Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-04-18
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES


dropped dead in his office recently.
An entire new lighting system for
Wardner and Kellogg, Idaho, has been
proposed.
At Butte, Mont, recently NJ. Adams
aged 60, mine Waterman, was killed
by a train.
The funeral of w. II. johnson, who
committed suicide near Medimont, was
held recently at Occur d'Alene.
By decision of two to one Flathead
county high school lost to Fergus in the
interdistrict debate of the Montana
state series.
Montana pharmacists found guilty of
illegally selling drugs and narcotics will
have their licenses revoked by the state
board of pharmacy.
In a fire which destroyed the City
hotel at Candy, Ore, E. Rosencrans
aged so, a wealthy farmer, was over.
come by smoke and burned to death.
Chief of Police Jerry Murphy OF
Butte was shot at recently by I. w
Moore, who had recently been released
from the insane asylum at Weiser, Ida
The Nelson firebug, after few
weeks inactivity, resumed work Sat
urday, when two fires broke out at an
early hour, doing considerable damage
Three armed men entered the branch
bank at Lumby, near Vernon, B. c.,
recently and attempted to hold up the
clerks. The police captured the bandits
While cooking his supper in his cabin
near Clarks Fork, Idaho, William Cor
coran was severely injured by the ex-
plosion of nitroglycerin placed in the
stove oven during the afternoon.
The comptroller Of the currency has
authorized payment of second divi-
dend of 10 per cent to creditors of the
First National bank at Salmon, Idaho,
which closed its doors June 8, 1911.
Federal Judge George M. Bouruin, at
Helena, has revoked the commission of
G. E. Biggs as United States commits
sioner at Chester on the ground that
Biggs had made overcharges of fees.
While working his 18th shift in the
employ of the Snowstorm Mining COM
pany, Andrew Donville, carpenter,
fell from the roof of new mill, near
Wallace, and was probably fatally in
jured.
At San Francisco Elmer Schmidt, who
says that he is mechanic, was ar
rested recently on a fugitive from just
ice warrant from Salt Lake. He is ac-
cused of the murder of Maria Croft in
that city.
At Wallace, Idaho, Frank Callahan,
claiming to be state pure food inspec-
tor with headquarters at Boise, was ar
rested after he had passed more than
SIS worth of checks ON a bank in
which he apparently has no funds.
The funeral Of Mrs. T. K. Hireen,
aged 20 years, the Spokane pioneer, was
held Tuesday. Mrs. Hireen was born
in Iowa City, Iowa. She crossed the
plains with members of her family, set
Ting at Virginia City, Mont, in 1865.
After celebrating four. hours, the
jury at Glendive decided that Max M.
Leakey, twice tried for the murder Of
Frank Nelson at Wibaux in 1910, should
not hand for the crime, bringing in a
verdict of second degree murder. The
defense pleaded insanity. Sentence
will be pronounced this week. !; =, -.
All three county commissioners. of
Cascade, Mont, X. B. McIver, Thomas
Curry and Peter johnson, resigned to-
day on account of the recent decision
by the supreme court of Montana to the
effect that county commissioners in this
state are personally liable on account of
damages sustained on account of the
bad condition of county roads.
One Of the largest timber deals ever
made in Idaho, involving one and half
billion feet, is being closed at Moscow,
Idaho. Besides including the Ketten-
bach and Kester holdings, out of which
grew the land litigation at Lewiston,
it will represent sales by individuals Of
Moscow amounting to 100000, and
about the same amount to people OF
Troy. L. M. Steelsmith, pioneer of Troy,
and J. l.. Naylor of Moscow, are gath
ering options from individuals owning
timber anywhere between the St.
Maries river on the north and the
Salmon river on the south, providing
there is a good percentage Of white
pine. The options are being taken by
the White Pine syndicate, corpora
ton said to have been formed for this
purpose, so as not to disclose the real