Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-07-25
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES

county cherry fair was held last week.
The entire south side Of Zortman,
Mont, was destroyed by fire recently.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Guy L. Dunbar of Ashland, Calf
engineer OF light utility locomotive
running between Weed and klamath
Fails, was killed recently when his en-.
gine was derailed near Doris.
Three thousand farmers of the Nez
Perce and Camas prairies attended the
hrst annual live stock show held at
Nez Perez, Idaho, under the auspices
of the Nez Perez Commercial club.
The committee from the Helena lodge
OF the Sons Of Hermann are now max.
ing arrangements for the annual meet.
ing of the grand lodge, which is to be
held there Friday and Saturday, August
8 and 10.
g. II. Brown, age IS, proprietor Of
the Lake hotel, Poison, Mont, was
found at the point Of death Sunday. He
was in bed unconscious, 80 caliber re-
volver nearby, and there was wound
in the right temple. For 16 years
Brown has been a sufferer from locomo.
tor ataxia.
Z. q. Endersby, an employee of the
Dick Peloquin ranch at Valcour, Mont,
was struck and killed by a passenger
train Friday night. Endersby had been
to Warland to a picnic and dance and
was on his way home. 1t is supposed
that he lay down on the track to rest
Endersby's home was at Homer, Neb.,
years ago.
With the receipt Of the $4,000 fur
nished by August Paulsen, Stanley A.
Easton and the Greenough estate to the
defunct Bank Of Commerce, at Wallace,
Receiver l.. G. Wilson will be able to
pay 16 per cent dividend to the de-
positors. This will make the disburse-
ments to the depositors total 46 cents
on the dollar.
One of the worst harvest storms in
recent years swept down upon Una
tllla county, Oregon, Saturday night
and wrought damage amounting to
many thousands of dollars. Grain was
beaten down and shattered. Bridges
were washed out, several houses and
much machinery washed away. A num-
Der of horses were drowned. Wires
were blown down and considerable 9TH
er damage done.
One of the most disastrous fires which
has occurred in Palouse city in years,
in so far as individual loss is concerned,
broke out about clock Sunday morn
ing in the blacksmith shop of w. J.
Breed and destroyed frame buildings
on 1875 feet of frontage on East Main
street, the total loss being estimated at
$4,000, with no insurance, the rate,
because Of the frame buildings, being
almost prohibitive.
Robert e. Strahorn, vice president of
the Oregon Washington Railroad & Nav
igation company, of which the former
North Coast railroad, organized and
promoted by him, is part, on Satur-
day was chosen president of the Harri-
man electric lines in Oregon, known
under the name of the Portland, Eugene
y Eastern railway. He has been
charged with the duty of looking after
all the Oregon lines of the company.
Public sales of dairy stock will be
a big feature of the Pacific Interna-
tional dairy show, to be held at the
Portland Union stockyards November
Is to 23. The directors have decided
to hold two and one-half days of public
sales, allowing dairy cattle from all
parts of the world to be sold. The di-
rectors have decided to offer $4,000 for
prizes and trophies. No entry fee will
be charged for cattle placed in COM
petition, and admission to the show
will be free.
AS result of the land sales held last
week in Missoula and Sanders coun-
ties the state will receive more than
100000 At the Sanders county sale
1870 acres were disposed of, bringing
total of $95,779, an average of $50
IN acre. The highest price per acre
was $3.50. At the Missoula sale 5015
acres were sold for 500, 623, an average
If SIG an acre. In addition to the
acreage Deputy Land Registrar O'Keer,
who conducted both sales, disposed of
IS lots in Missoula for $13,3s2, an
average of $196.75 lot. The state
and at Missoula, which has been plat
ed into lots, has yielded the state SO
FAR 100000.
At the county school convention held
recently at Grangeville, Idaho, dele
gates were present from Grangeville,
Sunnyside, Milk Springs, Whitebird,
Doumicq, Kooskia, Meadow Creek, Ka-
niah and Westlake. The newly elected
officers are: President, the Rev. George
James, Grangeville; vice president,
The Rev. James Hayes, Kamiah; secre-
tary-treasurer, the Rev. w. A. McCur-
ray, Westlake; elementary superin-
Miss Myrtle Telcher, Grange
Vile; teen age superintendent, Mrs.
L. f. Triplett, Grangeville; adult super
ntendent, c. NJ. Butler, Sites; home
and visitation, Mrs. A. v. Overman,