Show ASKING FOR IWEA1 AD Appeal From Settlers in Idaho for Craln lon tV V Perkins of Soldier Logan Co Idaho is In the city on an errand commendable jet peculiar nature in Uieto limes of plenty Hc is asking for grain with which t furnish food to the settlers of Cantos Prairie Idaho and t supply them with sufliclent seed to plant their fields this spring The circumstances which brlu about this call for lstul are in brief as follows For two Mon host Cantos Prairie embracing a fertile tract about 40 by 93 miles in extent has ben sul jected t ravages rav-ages by grasshopper Ill n the pest cleared oil all vegetation 1 Iur and 1 no crops at all were raised In this region there are about III families fami-lies and their misfortune left them In acomparalltely destitute condition condi-tion The winter came on very severe and in order t save their stock those who had grain fed It t tlio animal S this spring found the entire district without grain either for seeding or for bieadstuff A m meeting was called and a committee appointed to ask assistance assist-ance from those more fortunately situated I t Horace W A Sifers II J Watson and A J Fletcher were selected as the committee and the Board of Trade at Halley engaged t cooperate wits them Relief ajpplles cent t the Board of Trade will t receipted for and will 0 equitably distributed among the neeJy A canvass tens made t ascertain Uiu amount necessary t carry them over till next harvest aud it was learned Uiat ISO tons of grain would b anted in addition to that already on hand The Union Pacific Railway have agreed I to give free transportation for all supplies Mr Perkins was a member of the last Idaho Legislature I devoting devot-ing a portion uf i time to soliciting l J J oai EubscripUons He has already met with success and Mill not go away from here empty handed lIe will pay a brief visit t Kansas and py Nebraska in the same business If he is unable to rat sufficient without with-out going tICn |