Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-06-13
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES

AHc PioHecis reunion at weston,
Ore, was attended by $500 people.
The planning mill of the Patrick Lum.
Der company at Crescent Valley, B. G.,
burned recently.
Several thousand dollars damage was
done the light plant at Grants Pass,
Ore, by lightning recently.
Bigger and better was the verdict of
the throng that visited the live stock
show at Union, Ore, last week.
At Pocatello, Idaho, contracts for
bitulithic paving on 20 blocks in the
business heart Of the city were let re.
Gently.
Charles Strassburg, well-known
farmer living near Jessup's mill east
OF Kalispell, Mont, committed suicide
recently.
Gabriel Rousselle, one of the early
settlers of the Flathead, and perhaps
the best known Of Flathead pioneers,
died recently.
Members Of the United Commercial
Travellers from Idaho, Utah and Mon.
tana met in convention in Pocatello.
Idaho, this week.
At San Francisco L. r. Stockwell,
for many years a well-known actor man.
ager, died after long illness. He had
been blind for several years.
At klamath Falls, Ore, recently six
persons were struck by lightning during
a storm which preceded the most severe
downpour Of hail ever recorded in
klamath county.
At Portland, Ore, fire of unknown
origin Quilted the three upper stories
of the new Crown mills, a -four mill
owned by Balfour, Guthrie 6 Co. Loss
100000, covered by insurance.
Raymond, the 6-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Connors, who reside at
Fernan lake, about two miles from
Occur d'Alene city, was drowned re-.
Gently while rowing with his brother
Robert, years.
Between 5000 and 10000 Elks from
practically every large city in the
United States will be the guests of
cities in the northwest, either before
or after the grand lodge reunion at
Portland July to 10.
A fire, the origin of which is not
known, destroyed the Vollmer Clear
water company's warehouse at Kooskia.
Idaho. The large tramway was also
damaged. The loss is approximately
$4,000, covered by insurance.
Military bands, nonunion bands, anna.
teur bands and union bands accompany.
ing visiting lodges to the Elks' national
convention in Portland will be placed
on common footing in the annual pa
rade on Thursday, July 8. All will be
allowed to enter, regardless of the atti-
tude of the American Federation of
Musicians.
At Chinook, Mont.-The jury in the
case of Joseph Bixby, accused of the
murder of George Crist, brought in a
verdict of not guilty. The defendant
made the claim that the shooting was in
The killing occurred at
Riedel. in the Bear Paw mountains,
south of here, last March. Bixby is the
second mand acquitted of murder here.
this week, on plea of lf-defense.
The body of man found in the
North Park country, Montana, has been
identified as that of Edward Link.
known among his associates as "Slim.
Mr.. Link left Ike Chances cabin Nav
to do some trapping on Kushenehn
'reek, in Canada, taking dog with
lin. The dog returned May IA, arous-
ng the suspicion that harm had be.
ALLEN Link.
The bond of former Banker B. F.
)'Neil, now in Jail at Wallace await.
ng trial on Is charges in connection
With the failure Of the closed State
Sank of Commerce, recently reduced
rom $4,000 to $s1 900, was still fur.
her shaved Saturday and now stands
t $4,000.
What is stated by eastern wool buy
rs to be the largest clip of wool ever
"a" az oHo timc WAS SOLO at Billings
aturday by the Rae Brothers Sheep
ompany of that city. The clip con-
lists of 100000 pounds and is the
roduct of 100000 sheep. The removing
the wool from the sheep represents
months work Of 12c shearing ma
hines. The price per pound was not
ade public, but the aggregate amounts
little less than $750,000. The larg.
It clip ever sold in Montana before
as 100000 pounds. /,
Preparations are now practically
mpleted for Tacoma 3 big annual fete,
% Montamara Festo, which starts the
st day Of June and extends over the l
'urth of July. The program to be J
FRIED through at the big high school
adium promises to be one of the most
ectacular and entertaining ever pro-
iced in the Northwest, while a feature
the occasion will be the big automo- b
lie races, to be held upon a track pre- n
red on the prairie south of the city, t
r which business men have subscribed "
guarantee of $4,000, and in which i,
tries are being made by some of the a