Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-11-21
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES

l.. M. Harris has sold 800 acres of
farm land near Grangeville, Idaho. to
j. M. McHugh for $25,500
During the last week the CRANKY
Smelter company of British Columbia
has treated 22,021 tons of ore.
The coming northwest live stock
show at Lewiston, Idaho, will be the
biggest institution of it's kind in the
northwest.
large searching party from Kalis-
pell, Mont, are out to find Joe Wag-
gel, who is reported to be lost in the
Fisher river country.
First Lieutenant John E. Franklin
OF the Seventh infantry, U S. A., has
been made commandant of cadets at
the University of Idaho.
The steamer Spokane has been
placed in service and will handle the
grain from the warehouses on the
Snake river above Lewiston, Idaho.
The commissioners of Clearwater
county, Idaho, have adopted plans for
the construction of a $4,000 bridge
across the Clearwater river at Orofino.
One of the entertainments provided
FOR the delegates to the American min
ing cangress at Spokane, on their visit
to Wardner-Kellogg, is a rock drilling
contest.
Logging operations in Lincoln coun-
r MI.
have been running night and day all
summer and prospects are good for big
business next season.
The Snowshoe mine, 20 miles south
OF Libby, Mont, has closed down for
the winter as the water is getting so
low that there is not enough power
with which to operate.
One hundred and ten ears of corn
Weighing 70 pounds, raised by George
kress, near Lewiston, Idaho, were
shipped to Portland to be exhibited at
the northwest land products show.
Howard G. Van Meter, former first
reader in the First Church of Christ.
scientist, and at present head of the
Christian Science board of publica-
ton in Portland, dropped dead recently
from heart trouble.
The steamer Harrison is back on
the regular run between Lakeview and
Harrison, on Lake Occur d'Alene, after
undergoing repairs. The Harrison is
an O.-W. r. & N. boat and has been
lnservice several years.
1t is reported that the Great North.
ems old Kalispell-Jennings right of
way will be again put into shape to
transport the passenger and fast mail
trains over this shorter route and leave
the longer main route for the freight
service.
A gross profit of more than $4,000
from 81 acres of flax, or a fraction
more than $35 per acre, was realized
this year by Jesse Marsh, who grew
the crop on non-irrigated bench land
near Hysham, Mont, a short distance
from Billings.
Brigadier General M. P. Maus of
vancouver, commander of the depart
ment of the Columbia, has sent a gen.
eral recommendation to the officers
and men of the Fort Wright garrison
that they should at all times, even
when off duty, wear their uniforms.
Hundreds of travelling men of the
northwest and numerous Oregonians
Saturday celebrated "Travelingmen's
day" and Oregon day" at the north
west products exposition at Minneap- |
oils, at which are on exhibition the
products of seven states of the north
west and Alaska.
At Nome, Alaska, another rich strike |
or placer gold has been made in the |
Bay State group opposite claims and |
5, below Anvil creek, adjoining the |
ground on which pay" was struck a |
few days ago. The pay" ran through |
80 acres. 1t is believed the long-sought |
continuation of the third line has been
found.
Captain John Osterhuis, convicted
OF smuggling Chinese into San Fran
cisco bay from Ensenada, Mexico, was
sentenced to one year in Jail and to
pay $1,000 fine or serve 500 days addi-
tional. The Cinnamon, convicted of |
helping to distribute the smuggled
Chinese after they had been minded,
were sentenced to serve nine months.
Ready to sacrifice his life if need be.
Father Joseph Venus, pastor of the Sa-
cred Heart church at Butte, made a
spectacular dash through the flames
that completely DESTROYED the Sacred
Heart cathedral Saturday night to save