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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-08-08

''lf you are nor using Princess flour you
are not using the best"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-08-08

Sheriff Gaffnev was an arrival Tues.
day from Lewiston, to which point he
conveyed Albert Gordy yesterday
Private money to loan on improved
real estate. See Chandler.
Mrs. Josephine Holt, has accepted
a position with the Clearwater Tele-
phone company and is now in charge
at the central office as hello girl.
Princess flour is hard wheat flour, abso-
lutely guaranteed
j. M. Bartlett has just finished his
seasons run OF brick making and has
now on hand 200, 900 first class brick on
hand for building purposes.
Princess flour is hard wheat flour,
absolutely guaranteed.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Powell, of the
Gilbert section visited friends here
this week Mr.. Powell contemplates
moving here this winter in order to
give his children the advantages of our
splendid schools.
Princess flour is hard wheat flour,
absolutely guaranteed.
Luttropp Brothers sold mixed car
load of hogs and cattle this week to
Tom Robertson, the veteran stock
buyer for shipment to outside markets.
This is the second carload of stock
sold by these boys during the past two
weeks.
''If you are not using Princess flour
you are not using the best"
James X. Lewis and wife and Charles
f. Moody and wife who have been
huckleberrying this week near Pierce
City, returned home this week. The
party secured So gallons of fine huck-
leberries and caught 40 fine fish as
result of the trip.
When your merchant tells you he
has flour as good as Princess he does
SO because he can buy inferior flour
much cheaper.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-08-08
ATTEMPTS MURDER
Albert Gordy Shoots Wife Twice and Fires
Five Shots at Clarence Pool, Her
Companion.

Albert Gordy, resident Of this place,
shot his wife, Rose Gordy, Sunday af-
ternoon, and attempted to kill Clarence
Pool her companion. 1t seems that
Gordy, who is separated from his wife,
had become jealous of the attentions
other men were paying her and had re-
peatedly sent her word that if she did
not come back and live with him and
leave other men alone he would kill
her and all her family. Upon her re-
fusal to live with him, and continueing
to accept the attentions of other men,
it is believed that Gordy deliberately
planned to kill his wife. Procuring
Colts automatic 81, he was seen prac-
ticing with the weapon Saturday On
Sunday Gordy started down the railroad
track and when at point just below
the station he observed his wife and
Clarence Poole seated on the river
bank. He Immediately turned and pro-
ceeded up the track to the camp of the
railroad laborers, where he purchased
the revolver he was seen practicing
with Saturday and Immediately pro-
ceeded to the point on the river bank,
where he had seen his wife and Poole
but short time before. AS he came
close up he remarked, "now damn you,
I've got you where | want you," and
Immediately pulled his gun and began
shooting at Poole, who was reclining on
the river bank. Poole jumped to his
feet and threw rock at Gordy and
started to run; Gordy in the meantime
emptying his automatic in vain effort
to kill Poole. Gordy then turned the
gun upon his wife who had started to
run. The first ball struck her in the
fhirh y>occinrr hot
flesh wound. This shot Knocked her
down and while in partly reclining
position, Gordy stepped close up to her
and fired the second time. This shot
entered the left side, back of the center
of the body, and penetrating the lung,
ranged back and no doubt struck rib,
which stopped its outward course
from the body. Thinking he had killed
his wife Gordy ran toward town fol-
lowed by several members of the rail-
road crew, who had heard the shooting
and had fastened in pursuit OF the
would.be slayer. On his way up town
he ran into the Snyder residence, still
grasping his revolver in his hand, and
called upon the residents to protect
him from those who were pursuing
him. He was promptly ordered from
the house by Vergie Snyder, and pro-
ceeded up the street, where he met
George Rape, who disarmed and took
him to the village jail His preliminary
hearing was set for Monday at eight
o'clock. Attorney Becker appeared for
the prisoner and waived examination
until the October term of court. His
bonds were fixed at 5000 and as he
was unable to furnish them he was TAX
en- to the county Jail in Lewiston,
to await trial at the district court. Mrs.
Gordy was taken to the hospital Mon
day at Lewiston, where she is resting
as well as her condition will permit.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-08-08

Miss Mix left Monday for Coeur d
Acne, where she win enjoy two
weeks vacation, visiting the family OF
Jerome Day, her brother-in-law.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-08-08
OUR LANDS BEST
Expert Horlicuiturist Enthusiastic Over the
Prospects of This Section. Good
Land for this Industry

g. W. Grant, Of the Oregon Nursery
company, OF Oronoca, Oregon, visited
our section this week and is loud in
loud III his praise OF the soil and the
possibilities of the hill sections as ureat
fruit producers for the future. This
section Of Idaho as Mr.. Grant expressed
it, with proper study and cultivation.
should surpass the famous districts OF
Hood River, White Salmon, Wenatchee,
Lewiston and the Snake River coup-
tries. Apples, cherries and plums
should be our best producers. If
peach can be secured, not subject to
curl, we can raise this fruit to perfec-
ton, producing a better colored and
Favored fruit than that OF the famous
Snake valley. The semi-timbcred
lands surrounding us are better adapt-
ed to fruit growing than prairie or
irrigated lands. Mr. Grant thinks
great mistake is made by persons
being careless as to the varieties of
apples raised. The apple culture here
should be the Winter Banana. The
Spitzenberg, the Wagner, the Deli
cious and the Vanderpool Red. These
varieties are all raised in the famous
Hood River country, of Oregon and
market is already created for them in
all parts Of the world. All the best
Hood River fruit goes to Europe and
Hood River apples find the top mark
cts in London. Berlin and St. Peters
berg. Cherries will also be profitable
fruit here as their arrival late on the
market leaves them without competi-
ton. Mr.. Grant thinks the Clearwater
country needs advertising, either with
money, or what is better way with
the fruit itself. He thinks few car
loads of our best apples shipped to the
Dakotas, and labelled as Clearwater
county fruit, the best means of Great
ing a market and advertising our
country. Mr.. Grant visited the Gill
bert section this week in company with
7. LaForest and thinks this country
simply wonderful. He visited the
fruit farm Of Albert White and there
saw what he considers the most won-
derful sight in the way Of fruit ever
witnessed by him. A Lambert cherry,
so laden with fruit that great blankets
OF it, as it were, covered the tree and
ground. This fruit he considers the
finest in quality and size, he has seen,
and he has spent the past 30 years in
fruit culture in all parts of the United
States. Mr.. Grant says when the Gil
bert section is once developed as it
will be, land will reach a valuation of
from $500 to $1,000 per acre. He con-
siders fruit raised without irrigation as
of better flavor and better keeping
quality than that raised by irrigation
and as such, commands the worlds
markets. English walnuts of the
Franquette variety, as they bloom late
should also be staple product with
our farmers. Mr. Grant thinks that with
proper understanding and develop
ment of our resources, we will have
one of the most prosperous countries
in the northwest
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-08-08
Local Fire Situation Good

The situation on the fire patrol
is highly satisfactory this year. No
fires of any consequence have as yet
occurred and the prospects are now
very bright for another fireless year
were burned over. Thee. Fohl, presi-
Association, deemed the situation
such that he discharged half his force
the present week and does not look for
any serious trouble along this line
the present season.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-08-08
Runaway Team.

A team belonging to the Orofino
Trading Company became frightened
Tuesday afternoon and ran away,
throwing the driver, Ralph Merrill,
from the front part of the rig, the vehi-
Gle passing over his body and bruising
him about the arms. The tongue OF the
spring wagon was broken, and the team
became tangled in the trees near the
Methodist church and were stopped in
their wild career Ralph considers
himself lucky in escaping with only a
few minor bruises.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-08-08

Miss Mix left Monday for Occur d
Alene, where she win enjoy a two
weeks vacation, visiting the family OF
Jerome Day, her brotherin-law.
Attorney Becker was in Moscow this
with the transfer TO the city of the
Austin water system.
Miss EXie Miller. daughter of +. w.
Miller, OF Gilbert, was an arrival Tues
day from Cheney, Washington, where
she has been attending the State
Normal.
Charles Myers, Dave Lutes and Reu-
ben Dennis, all of Fraser, visited Oro-
fino this week, on business connected
with the Independent School District,
recently created AT that point.
The funeral and burial of w. II. Hol-
man, who died recently at the insane
asylum, was held Monday afternoon
from the Stoddard Undertaking rooms,
in the Odd Fellows block.
"If you are not using Princess flour
you are not using the best"
c. w. Townsend, one OF the prosper
Gus ranchers of the Dent country Wis
lteu oIollHO lIllS week ana spent sew
eral days with our merchants and
townSmen.
If you are not using Princess flour
you are not using the best
Rev. w. A. Pratt, who occupied the
Methodist pulpit here last year, was an
arrival in Orofino Tuesday. He is sta
toned at present at Heppner, Oregon
and likes his new charge much better
than Deer Park, where he was trans
ferred upon leaving here last fall.
The best grocers handle Princess
flour.
The many friends of Raymond Givens
will be pleased to know that he was the
successful candidate for the county at.
torneyship of Ada county, on the repub
lican ticket. Mr.. Givens ran against
two opponents for the same position
and polled more votes than both com
bined and is consequently proud OF his
victory within the party.
House to Rent-Enquire of Wellmar
& McRoberts.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-08-08
Tunnel Caves In.

A cave-in occurred at the tunnel
above town Tuesday afternoon, which
resulted in the local passenger train
making Orofino its headquarters for
Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The
tunnel was being repaired and the old
timbers removed by force Of men
when a cave-in occurred which resulted
in the tunnel filling in with dirt and
boulders for about 60 feet.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-08-08
Moving Picture Show.

Orofino now enjoys one of the amuse-
ment features of the larger towns.
Frank Bonney, with characteristic pub
lie spiritedness has purchased a picture
machine and is nightly entertaining the
public at the Odd Fellows Hall. Throw
off the cares of life and visit the show
1t will do you good. Program changed
nightly.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-08-08
Save Your Best Specimens

The managers of the county fair
wish to impress it on the agricultural
public that now is the time to secure
the best specimens of garden stuffs,
grains, grasses etc. Secure this now
and lay II away. The best specimens
are wanted in all lines. Do it now.
Don't wait until it is hard to secure
these specimens.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-08-08
w. C. 7. U. Annual Meeting.

The w. C. T. U. will meet at the
Christian church Thursday, August 18th
2 p. m. sharp, for the election Of officers
Delegates will also be elected to the
State convention, which will convene
in Orofino September 18th to 18th.
Every member is urged to be present.
MINNIE j. CRISP,
Rec. Sec.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-08-08

Mrs. Josephine Holt, has accepted
a position with the Clearwater Tele
phone company and is now in charge
at the central office as hello girl.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-08-08

Sheriff Gaffney was an arrival Tues.
day from Lewiston, to which point he
conveyed Albert Gordy yesterday.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-08-08

Attorney Becker was in Moscow this
week attending to business connected
with the transfer to the city of the
Austin water system
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-08-08

Private money to loan on improved
real estate. See Chandler.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-08-08
First Annual Clearwater County Fair
C---------l September, 23d to 25th C-------1

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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-08-08
Cement Company Foreman Here

w. H. Hays of Spokane, was an ar
rival here Monday, to take charge of
the work OF clearing the grounds for
the site for the Cement company's
works at this point. Mr.. Hays has
been busy this week with blue prints,
maps and drawings. All the brush
and trees are being removed east of
Michigan avenue, and the ground got
ten in readiness for building. Engin-
GERS Hasson and Klososki are expected
this week and work upon the grounds
with large force of men is expected
to begin shortly.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-11-28
OAK KNOLL.

Sunday visitors at the T.. X. Taylor
home were Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Tay.
lOr, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Mccoy and Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Beach.
Miss Bernice PARCEL arrived home
Saturday after spending two months
visiting relatives in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wesson, of
Seattle. Wash, visited at the Frank
Clark home Tuesday.
Oak Knoll Grange will give degree
work at Six Mile church Friday even.
ing They have class of about for.
~ now ready for work in third and
fourth degrees.
Miss Phoebe Terrence and brother
Frank attended the funeral of Mr..
BrysOn last Sunday.
Miss Bertha Brown. of Evans. was
a caller at the Frank Clark home Sat.
urday.
Mrs. Hyett. of Searsboro, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Walter Stew
eng.
Mr. Green and family, of Oskaloosa.
visited at the NJ. C.. Macy home last
Sunday.
s. S. Aldrich moved his saw mill
home this week.
T.. K. Taylor was sent as a delegate
by the Mutual Insurance Co.. TO the
convention held in Des Moines this
week
Miss Lois Macy is at home this
week taking vacation from her
school work.
Oak Knoll Grange will give
program next Friday
evening at Six Mile church. Every
one invited.
Nov. 20. Greenfield
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-11-28
BLOOMFIELD.

Gathering corn is the order of the
day. ...
Ben Hoover Is reported better at
this writing.
Edith and John Gray returned home
Monday from Cedar Rapids hospital,
and they are getting along just fine.
Verl Perkins is under treatment at
the Williams hospital.
The new coal mine Is progressing
just fine. They have taken some coal
out.
Miss Emma Steward visited Tues.
day afternoon with Mrs. A. F. Deck.
Mrs. J. w. Sage and daughter at.
tended the w. C. T. Y. at Mrs. Riners
Thursday.
Mrs. Iva Hoover is visiting few
days at the J. II. Hoover home before
leaving for Leroy, MINI.
Miss Helen Hoover spent Monday
might with Esther Stanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. p A. Jewell are the
proud parents of a new baby girl
Carl Larson is putting in con.
crete foundation for a hog barn for
Mr.. Deck.
The Y. p D. met with WILDER Tys.
selling Nov. IL. Forty.three were
present and all reported having a
good time.
There will be boy supper at
Buckeye church Nov. 20, given by the
Buckeye Y. p. b.
Nov. 30 b.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-11-28
CEDAR ROUTE NO. I.

Mr. and Mrs. i. l.. Moore have re-
turned home from New Orleans and
other points in the South.
Mrs. Lucy Parks, Miss Bertha Nc
Glasson and Mrs. Grace Humble of
Aberdeen, Dakota, took dinner with
Mrs. T.. ]. Newell Thursday.
George s. Ward, who has been sui.
fering with rheumatism, is improving
Brush College will have box sup
per and an entertainment Wednesday,
November q.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Ross and chill
dren, of Wright, visited at the w
J. Brown home Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mrs Etna Newell and son Kirk Wis
tied at the Florence Arnold home near
Cedar Friday of last week
Isaac Cook was shopping in OF
tumwa one day last week.
Ode Newell Is husking corn for
Ebert Hearter. ..- ..... ....
J. d. Funk sold some hogs Wed.
nesday.
Charles Davidson was n business
caller in Ottumwa Saturday.
Mrs. John Ross and daughter Viola
were shopping in Kirkville Friday of
last week.
George Pike and T.. J. Newell were
business callers in Ottumwa Friday.
Mrs. w. F.. Millisack visited at the
John Ross home one afternoon last
week.
Everett johnson, of Kirkville, who
has been suffering with the humps,
Is improving.
Miss Anna Ross, who has been
working in Ottumwa, has returned
home. being sick with the mumps.
Farmers are very busy husking
corn.
The writer extends Thanksgiving
greetings to the Herald and cores.
pOndents.
Nov. %. -SnowdrOp.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-11-28

the batteries Mr. CoomeS was severe
ly wounded in the shoulder. The reb-
els swept over the outer works but
later were compelled to take shelter
in the ravines. where very many OF
them were captured. These captured
prisoners We're Immediately sent
north, where they remained until
April, 1865.
The speaker related Mr.. COomGS'
services with his regiment. on April
80, 1864, the battle OF jenkins Ferry
was fought. In tnat battle Captain
Comstock, Mr.. Coomes' company com.
mander, received q very dangerous
wound, and 1t became necessary to
leave him behind, where he would
fall into the hands of the enemy. Nurs-
ing by friendly hands was the only
chance for Captain ComstoCk's life.
He asked his old friend, Mr.. Coomes,
to stay with him.. General Rice had
also been severely wounded and Mr..
Lacey was adjutant general upon his
staff. Mr.. CoOmes went to Mr.. Lacey
and said:
Il do not think ought to volunteer
for this dangerous duty, as ] might
die in a rebel prison, hut | suggest an
oruer be made by General Rice de-
failing me for the service of saving
the life of my friend. Captain Com.
stock" The order was promptly
made in General Rice's name. and
after Steele's army left Reuben
uOOmes fell into the hands OF the
enemy, where he nursed his captain
back to life, and then was taken to
the prison stOckade at Tyler. Texas,
where he was confined ten long
months.
In April, 1865, the order came to
Tyler for the prisoners to be exChang'
ed. They were taken to the union
lines on the Mississippi, where they
were met by the confederate prison
ers, and were counted off In hundreds
on each Side-A exchanged.
Ben Cruzen, OF the 33rd Iowa, one OF
the pall-bearers at this funeral, was
wounded and left in the hands of the
enemy, and was exchanged at the
same time that Mr. CoOmes was.
When the two forces met for eX'
change they were counted Off and
while the exchange was going on
mingled freely.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-11-28

April 30, 1864, at the battle of Jen-
kins Ferry, on the Saline river, Arkan-
sas, and confined in the confederate
prison at Tyler, Texas. He was
mustered out of the service of the
United States at Davenport May %,
1855. Deceased became a member of
Phil kearney Post No. 40, of the G..
A. X. Oct. 5, 1897. The funeral SER
vices were held at the NJ. Z. church
in Lacey-there having been prayer
service before leaving the house-at
ii O'Clock n. m. Sunday, Nov. "a, 1912,
Rev. A. Brunker conducting the ser.
vices. Notwithstanding the sudden
cold following the weird snow storm
OF the evening before, the attendance
at the church filed it's capacity and
many were standing. The music was
furnished by Dorothy Boyd, Grace
Masteller, Howard Masteller and A.
T. Snyder, with Grace Boyd as accom-
PIANIST. PalEbearers were Major J. +.
Lacey, Robert Kissick, Ben Cruzen,
w. II. Patton and James Adair, all
being members of the same company
of the deceased also Ben Cruzen, of
the same regiment, who was taken
prisoner at the same time that de-
SSdocu was tuplultu anu WHO was
with him during their prison life OF
ten months at Tyler, Texas. The for
Ial tributes were many and beautiful.
Two dozen comrades of the Post met
at the court house and escorted the
funeral procession to Forest cemetery
for the burial ceremonies for their de-
ceased comrade. The G. A. II. ritual
service was said at the grave, with
John A. Shannon, commander of the
Post, in charge. When all was over,
per invitation of Mrs. Coomes, the
pall-bearers and special friends of the
family accompanied them to Dolls
restaurant for a nice dinner had been
ordered for the occasion.
At the request of the family Major
John +. Lacey, who had been COM
rade OF Reuben COOmes, gave Il sketch
Of Mr.. CoOmes' army service. He told
how. in 1862 the deceased, then a
Young man of twenty-three, enlisted In
Company G, 33rd Iowa infantry. All
the battle of Helena, July 4, 1863, Mr..
Coomes was with his company de-
tending Battery G, near the center of
the federal lines. In the charge upon
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-11-28
PUBLIC SALES
sssssxxy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Grover Cox and Mrs. Flora Holmes
will sell at public auction at the Chas
Holmes farm. 2 miles south of Eve
land bridge. on Wednesday, Dec. 4,
at 10 o'clock, pair of gray draft
horses, weight $500; bay work mare.
weight 1900; brown brood mare in
foal, weight 1900; brown brood mare
in foal, weight 1903; gray work mare,
weight 100; 2-year.Old black draft
mare; 2-year-Old dark gray road mare:
u yearling geldings. draft bred; suck
ing colt: mule colt; 10 milk cows.
giving milk, 2 to be fresh in winter,
the other in spring: 5 yearling steers.
g black and 2 red; ) yearling heifers,
all black; 2.yearold heifers; one
thoroughbred Short.Horn bull Q years
old: 6 spring calves, 8 steers and 8
heifers: a. summer and fall shoats:
90 tons hay in stack. straw stack,
200 bus corn, 200 bus. oats, so bus
spring wheat; farm implements, pow
er feed grinder, 8 sets work harness.
Easy terms. Free lunch at noon. j.
NJ. CoVey. auctioneer. f.. L. McFall
clerk.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-11-28
Charles Clark

viii sell at public auction at his resi-.
dence " miles southwest OF Olivet.
on Wednesday. Dec. II. at 10 o'clock,
bay mare years old. in foal. weight
1000; bay mare 8 years old, in foal,
weight 1900: bay mare ~ years old.
in foal, weight 1850: bay mare Z
years old. weight 1900: grey gelding,
3 years old weight 100: 2 bay geld
ings years old; bay yearling geld.
ing. spring horse colt; pony mare;
yearling Shetland pnoy; two head OF
milk. cows. both giving milk: so
head summer shoats; 1000 bushels OF
corn in crib; 50 tons OF hay in NOV:
$50 bushels apples: farm implements,
goods. etc. Free lunch at
noon. Terms made known on day OF
sale. J. NJ. Covey, auctioneer, Les
ter Butler, Clerk.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-11-28

prisoners were surprised to find that
the men for whom they were ex.
changed were the same confederates
whom they had helped capture in the
battle OF Helena year and a half be,
fore.
Mr.. Lacey spoke of the high charac-
ter and estimable qualities of Com.
rade Coomes, who, since 1851, has
been a citizen of this county and
whose honorable and blameless life
has just closed, loved by his family
and esteemed by his friends and
neighbors.