Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-16

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Walter fIiarkness Vas hgsiness
visitor in Orofno this week,
w. S. Holmes,-T. j. iichaels and Ghas..
Long were visitors fron. Greer this
week.
Leo Buescher VS. up from the ranch
the forepart OF the week visiting with
friends.
VIM. M. Hall, recently oil this place,
has moved onto his ranch on upper
Whisley creek.
M. L. Hatch packed in load Of
freight this week for the Gold Creek
Mining company:
,EGGS-Mottled Ancona, pure bred
81 per setting Of 10. E. |. Wurman,
Idle Hour Pool Hall.
Silas Bashaw, accompanied by his
son Augustus, moved to his Whskey
creek ranch this week.
Walter Harkness, has moved from
his winter quarters on the Orofino
brakes to his place on Whiskey creek.
R. E. Lee, who has been employed at
the State Insane asylum resigned from
the institution this week and left Mon
day for Lewiston where he will visit
friends and acquaintances.
Thomas Harris Of Reds prairie visited
Orofino the first Of the week. He re-
ports the ground as sufficiently dry to
begin farming operations and every
body busy in that direction,
Arthur Stewart Of Kamiah was an
Orofino visitor Tuesday. He is en-
gagged at present in painting the Beth
man residence at Pardee, one Of the
finest private residences in Idaho.
The Orofino Club will meet at the
home OF Mrs. P. E. McRoberts Friday,
May oath. As this is the last meeting
1 Of the year all members are requested
to be there, MRS. J. c. Bullock, Sec'y.
DR.. j. F. Hurlbut Of Lewiston was an
Orofino visitor over Sunday with the
family Of w. A. Wellman. He wds ac-
companied home Monday with Mrs.
'Hurlbut who has been visiting here for
the past week.
The First M. E, Church will send Mrs.
w. p. Remy, Mrs. Mamie A, Hogue
and Lewis Rashaw a. delegates to the
Inland Empire Sunday School Conven-
tion which meets OF Lewiston, today,
: continuing in session for three days.
Mrs. Emma Atherton and Miss Anna
Holland 60 as delegates from the
Christian Church.
Blair Hoar has drawn plans for an ad-
vertising sign to be placed at Arrow, the
junction OF the Spokane-Lewiston and
Clearwater Short Line Railway. The
sign will be l6 feet high and IS feet
j. long and will,contain in the center, mat
ter pertaining to Orofino as the county
seat, surrounded by advertising of diff
ferent towns and business firms OF the
county. This will be the largest among
several big boards now displayed at the
junction. Roy Leeper has the con-
struction in charge, and the painting
viii be done by Mr.. Hoar.
John Buescher Of Ahsahka, was q
pleasant caller at the Republican office
this week. John is always busy with
affairs Of local movement and is also 9
close student Of things national. He
has been engaged Of late in circulating
petitions to be presented to the boare
Of county commissioners asking for al
appropriation for bridge across thu
North Fork at Ahsahka. Since thu
discontinuance OF the ferry at Ahsahk'
the residents Of that section have M
way Of getting to the county seat 4
bridge is the logical solution OF thi!
problem and to show their feelings il
this matter the petitions were signet
and presented to the board for consid
Grafton. The people are now going t.
Peck and Kendrick from this localit.
but would much prefer to come to thu
county seat il they could cross tn,
river by bridge or ferry.