Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-04-25
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES

Elks' day in Occur d'Alene Fri.
day and fully 800 visiting Elks was in
attendance at the festivities.
The body of Milton Gamar, president
of Helena candy and confectionery
establishment, committed suicide by
shooting recently.
In Helena, Mont, John B. Wilson,
aged "a, and one of the best known pio-
neers of the state, died at his home fol-
lowing paralytic stroke two days ago.
Following close on the death of Chris
Murray came the sudden death Of Mrs
John Maloney, owner of the Palace ho-
tel, an old-time resident Of Standpoint,
Idaho.
At the regular meeting of the White
fish, Mont, volunteer fire department.
the following officers were elected: Roy
Young, president; G. M. Bonner, vice
president; c. F. Creiser, secretary; Fred
Bourassa, trustee.
The success Of pumping water from
the Snake river and the success realized
in cultivating the river bottom lands
has brought into consideration the use
Of the bars along the Snake river for
orchard purposes.
At Freewater, Ore, recently Mrs. L.
B. Kelly gave birth to twin girls, each
weighing five pounds. Arms Of the
little ones were joined together at the
shoulder, and DR.. Gowen had to per-
form surgical operation to separate
them. ,
In an opinion recently handed down
the supreme court of Montana holds
that foreign corporation doing bust
ness in Montana is not liable to taxa
ton upon its insolvent credits, SO far
as they arise out of business transacted
in this state. +,
By unanimous decision the Univer.
sity Of Montana debating team won the
decision over the Washington State COL
lege on the negative side of the ques-
ton: "Resolved, That the Judiciary
of the state court should be subject to
popular recall" A..
Lying face downward on a bed in
room of hotel in Spokane, a won
an who registered at the hotel on April
10 as Mrs. Charles Vors, aged 80 years,
Wallace, Idaho, was found dead recent
ly. A later report says her name is
Mrs. Ida Miller, and was accidental
death. -.
In the opinion of Charles H. Cooper,
the referee appointed by the Montana
supreme court in the matter of the dis
barment of J. H. Duffy, prominent at.
torney- of Anaconda, the charges pre-
ferred against Duffy by John Perkins
were~not sustained and it is recommend.
ed that the petition for disbarment be
denied.
Carl Johnson, aged ~, left Kelso, B.
c., with his father and two sisters re-
Gently for Montana. Word has been
received that he and George Banka
went shooting and that Carl accident
ally shot the contents of the gun into
Banka's leg and fearing to go. home he
struck out for the country and has not
been heard Of since.
Jacob Evans, a wealthy pioneer Fl ar
mer, was found recently murdered In
his home near Marshfeld, Oregon. H.
dlcatlons were that he had been shot
while sitting near a window. Evans,
1t IS said, recently had trouble with His
employees, and, in the opinion of the
authorities, this circumstance had CON
nection with the crime.
The Canadian Pacific transcontinen-
tai train running over the Northern
Pacific tracks from Seattle to Sumas
was wrecked Friday a mile south Of
Nooksaclt in Whatcom county, and En-
gineer T. Bevanes, Fireman FIR ed
Butts, Brakeman George IIadley Of
Seattle and one passenger, whose name
was not learned, were injured.
Michael J. Conboy, former captain of
police in San Francisco, was convict ed
Of manslaughter. Conboy shot a nd
killed Bernard Lagan, July 90, 1909.
The jury was out five hours and reco m
mended mercy, suggesting probation.
This was the fifth time Conboy had
been on trial for the murder Of Lagan,
the other hearings resulting in jury
disagreements.
Mrs. Marie Armstrong, who, it is
claimed, feigned insanity SO effectively
that she was committed six months sgo
to the insane asylum at Warm Sprin gs,
Mont, will not excape prosecution for
forgery change in Butte. Authorities
declare Mrs. Armstrong is wanted in
three northwestern states upon forgery
charges. Her chief field of operations
is said to have been Spokane, Wallace,
Harrison, Mullan and Butte.
Five hundred assembled in the school
auditorium at Mullan, Idaho, and
heard the championship debate between
the Wardner and Mullan high seho dis.
The question was whether representa-
tives should be apportioned among poll