Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

GOOd ROADS committees have BEEF
appointed at Lapwai to push the worl
of improving the highways.
The Peck Farmers union, through
their manager, Mr. Teats, has place.
an order for $4,000 grain bags.
Not over Is per cent of the wheat il
the Lewiston, Clearwater and Cama
Prairie districts still remains in tn,
farmers hands, according to grair
dealers figures.
Billy Powell, formerly of Spirit
Lake, and associates have purchased
line Of lumber yards in and around
Butte, Montana. The deal involved
the expenditure of 100000.
The soliciting committee which is
now at work securing the balance OF
100000 for the Johnson railroad re-
ports that it is meeting with a hearty
response from the citizens.
The Occur d'Alene city council now
permits the opening of the motion pic
ture theaters on Sundays. The pro-
prietors will pay license of $25 a
year which will allow them to remain
open seven days a week.
Governor Haines has appointed the
state horticultural inspection board as
follows: Robert Schleicher, Lewiston;
B. F. Hurst, Boise; d. l.. Ingard, Pay
cite; John d. G. Kruger, st. Anthony;
Henry w. Dorman, Caldwell.
Jay Kerlee, aged 20, of Grangeville,
is dead and his brother Dee, aged IS,
is seriously i'll, caused by strychnine,
supposed to have been mixed in
package of wheat flakes, some of
which was eaten by the boys for break
fast January 81.
James A. Murray, owner of the Poca-
tello Water company and multi-mil-
lionaire of Butte has been cited to ap-
pear before the supreme court of Idaho
to show cause why he should not be
found guilty of contempt of court for
failure to obey the mandates of the
highest tribunal of that state.
A large number of settlers on the
public domain and smaller number
of settlers within the Occur d'Alene
National forest will have an oppor-
tunity March 10 to file on lands within
the Occur d'Alene land district, the
plats of survey of which will be filed
in the Occur d'Alene land office on
that date.
The final chapter in the famous
newspaper contempt case of Boise, in
which the supreme court of Idaho was
accuser, judge and jury in the trial OF |
Storey Sheridan, G. o. Broxon
and A. r. Cruzen, was closed February |
when the newspaper men paid their
ines of $500 each, assessed by the
court, with 17S,300 penny donations re-
,eived from every state in the Union
Ind many parts of Canada. The de-
endants also served 10 days in Jail
They were found guilty of contempt
or criticizing the courts decision in
striking the Roosevelt electors from
he general election ballot.
The State Legislature.
The Fields anti-gambling measure
designed to abolish the Alan race.
rack. will be favorably reported by
he senate committee.
Thomas H. Goodin and Walter A.
ieiss have been appointed county COM
nissiOners for Lincoln county to fill
caused by the county divi-
ion.
The senate has postponed action pro-
-iding for submitting to the voters
amendment to increase
he number of supreme court judges
rom three to five, which passed the
louise and was favored by the gov
rnor.
Representative Lawson of Ada coun-
y has introduced a mothers pension
ill. 1t provides that the pension shall
pply to mothers whose husbands are
cad or in the penitentiary and who
ave children not over IA years of age.
he pension is $40 month for the
irst child and SIS month for each
dditional child.
The governor has appointed the fol
owing officers of new Gooding coun-
y: County commissioners, Frank r.
flooding. Fred w. Hastings and Charles
4. Dilatush; sheriff, Fred A. Bliss;
Jerk, Frank l.. Bower; assessor. w. p.
kennedy; county treasurer, Fred A.
lark; coroner, ]. H. Cromwell; sur
eyor, E. S. Smith; probate judge,
IRA e. Brandt; county school superin-
endent, Mrs. Louise NJ. Dodge; prose-
uting attorney. Percy T. Sutphin
1t is reported considerable pressure
J being brought to bear against the
ppointment of Dwight e. Hodge as
ldge of the new judicial district of
Iez Perez and Lewis counties, provid
ng the bill for making two districts
ut of the present district passes.