Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES

advances IN freight rates ranging
from 81 to $3.50 a ton to Juneau and
ketchkan, Alaska, are announced.
Eight business houses in Post Falls
Idaho, We're broken into Saturday
night and money and goods were
taken.
The jury in the case of the govern.
ment against Max Fried, charged with
white slavery, failed to reach a verdict
at Butte and was discharged
At Juliaetta, Idaho, convention of
the farmers union was held Saturday
and it was decided to use cotton bags
next season. owing to the exorbitant
prices on jute bags.
Two masked men recently held up
the Sand house, Butte, robbing a bar
tender and two loungers of about $25.
They were later captured and identi-
fled as j. B. Harris and John Donovan.
Two robbers recently held up the
ELEVEN Mile house," a road resort
near Portland, Ore, shot the propri-
etor, Joe Charland, in the leg three
times, shot out an oil lamp and es-
capped with SIT.
A White Orpington pullet scoring
93a4, owned by Mrs. John Kennedy,
took the grand royal sweepstakes and
the silver loving cup at the recent Sec
ond annual show of the Northwestern
Poultry association at Kalispell, Mont.
Plans are now being perfected for
holding in Helena in the early part of
January the first state convention of
suffragists in Montana. Delegates to
the convention will be composed of
the chairmen of the county equality
leagues.
Negotiations are on for the sale of
the Salt Lake & Oregon electric rail-
way to eastern interests, says Simon
the president of the road.
The deal, if consummated, will involve
millions, and it is said by those inter-
ested that other millions will be forth
coming to extend the traction system
north from Ogden and south from Salt
Lake.
Major John B. Keefer, army pay
master in Oregon, Washington and Ida
no, in the early days, died at Harris
burg, Pa, where he resided. He was
paymaster in this northwest country
from 1877 till 1896, being first appoint
ed by President Grant. He is survived
by widow and five children, one of
whom, a daughter, Mrs. M. H. Paxton,
lives at Walla Walla.
Major Fred R. Reed, known in south
ern Idaho as "The Prince of Boosters"
has been appointed by Governor-elect
John M. Haines commissioner of immi-
grafton, labor and statistics. Also he
announced the appointment of the
of his staff as follows: Will
H. Gibson, Mountain Home; John r.
Henderson, Arco; Herbert Lemp,
Boise, and E. N. Higbo, New Meadows.
Kalispell, Month. w. Good has
closed contract with the Somers
lumber company for the delivery of
100000 feet of logs within the next
wo years. The contract is in addition
o one for 100000 feet made earlier
n the season. The logs for both con-
racts aggregating 100000 feet will
,e cut on the Upper Saltwater, chiefly
rom Mr.. Goods own land. He has
ublet work to number of contract
RS.
John Wilson, upon plea of guilty at
Dillon, Mont, was sentenced to two
erms in the penitentiary, the first
or 20 years for highway robbery, and
he second-to begin upon the compile
ion OF the first-10 years for shooting
oregon Short Line Officer Charles
dartin. Wilson was shot and partially ;
'aralyzed during sensational pistol
light with the officers, but not before
Re had shot down Martin, who has
ince recovered. {