Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES

alIace IuanO, is boosting lot city
gymnasium. The council, school board
and many citizens are united in urging
the plan for the young men and boys.
Miss f. L. Rice, school teacher of
Portland, was killed Sunday eight miles
east of Oregon City, when the automo-
bile in which she was riding went over
a steep cmbankment.
Prosecuting Attorney James A.
Wayne Of Shoshone county expects to
be able to have B. F. O'Neil, former
president of the State Bank Of Com
merce, Wallace, brought back for trial
by June 1.
Edward Johnson, Of Clancy, was
found guilty of manslaughter by jury
for the killing of Robert Hill, at
Clancy, Mont. Hill was stabbed by
johnson with pocket-knife during
saloon brawl.
The Canadian Pacific railroad has
purchased the Kootenai Valley railway
from the Great Northern and that the
operation will be turned over on June
/, when through trains will be run from
Kootenai lakes to Spokane.
The body of Lola, the 3 year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Ander.
son, living northeast of Kalispell,
Mont, was recovered from shallow
slough near the city. It had been in
the water several minutes.
s. A. Stevens, a pioneer merchant
of the Occur d'Alenes, died Saturday
at Wallace from abscess Of the liver.
The deceased leaves a fortune Of be-
tween $4,000 and 100000. 1t is left
to the widow. The funeral was held
in Spokane Tuesday.
After wandering over the open
prairie for AZ hours, clad only in his
underclothes, Mike Sullivan, a we'll
known Butte man, who had located a
homestead near Broadview, Mont, was
found by searching party of neigh
bors, and died shortly after.
Judson Mather, musical director for
the chautauqua at Spirit Lake, Idaho,
July 10 to August /, is in correspond
ence with number Of prominent mu-
steal people for engagements and has
already secured the services Of Gus.
tav Holmquist, the eminent basso OF
Chicago, Ill.
DR.. E. B. Craighead, president Of the
Tulane university of Louisiana. has
been rendered the presidency of Mon
tana university, made vacant by the
resignation of DR.. G. A. Duniway. The
compensation fixed for DR.. CraigheaG
is $4,000 a year, $500 more than DIR
Duniway is receiving.
The Inland Empire Sunday schoo
convention, which convened at Lewis
ton, Idaho, May 16, closed Saturday
an unqualified success. There wer
present 25 ministers, As Sunday schoo
Isuperintendents, SO other officers, II
teachers, and 343 delegates, and 10
schools were represented.
Mrs. Weldon B. Hepburn, wife o
Senator Hepburn Of idaho, and Mrs
W. E. Humphrey, wife of Representa-
tive Humphrey of Washington, ar
members of the executive committe
of the. national congressional section o
the women g welfare department of tn
National Civic Federation, just OF
ganized.
At Kalispell, Mont, William Black
a wealthy and prominent citizen, owe
whose head charge of assault with in
tent to kill has been hanging for NOR
than year as the result Of his shoot
ing of I. L. Flinchpaugh in contrc
yersy over an irrigation ditch las
spring. was acquitted by a jury in tn
district court.
District Judge J. B. McClernan o
Butte has granted an injunction re
straining the Butte Clerks union fror
picketing or interfering in any wis
with the conduct of the business o
Elizabeth o Boyle, widow, who ope,
ates grocery store. The woman
determination to keep open after
0 clock in the evening aroused the OF
position of the clerks.
The military authorities, city detet
tlves and county sheriff's offices a
Helena admit the theft of $1,000 fror
the private safe of Col. r. II. Wilson
Fourteenth infantry, U. s. A., CON
manding Fort William Henry Harrison
is the most battling robbery with whic
they have ever had to deal. Accordin
to statement of Colonel Wilson, h
alone had the combination and the onl
known key to the safe in which h
placed the money, May IS, which wa
to be used in paying the first batallio
lof the regiment.
| Crazed by jealousy Frank Truck
Saturday shot and killed his wife i
full view of many people, on one o
the principal streets of Hamilton
Mont, and then made dash for lib
erty. Jumping into an automobile an
holding revolver to the drivers hea
he threatened to kill the chauffeur un
less he hurried him away from tn
scene of the shooting. Policemen il
automobiles and on motorcycles fol
lowed the murderer and when he foun
himself cornered 80 minutes later, afte