Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29
IDAHO NEWS NOTES
Camas Prairie ranchers are sending
out an urgent call for field laborers.

out an urgent call for field laborers.
Grangeville will have telegraphic
communication with the outside world
before November 10.
Interest manifested by farmers
throughout Clearwater county assures
the success of the fair to be held at
Orofino September 8, 9 and TO-
The, North Idaho Pharmaceutical
association will hold its annual con-
vention at Occur d'Alene Sept. Is, 16
and II. Druggists from all North
Idaho are expected and many from
eastern Washington.
A steel crossing Lapwai creek near
Lapwai will be constructed by the
county commissioners at once. Dur
ing the floods Of the past winter the
creek changed its course, making the
new bridge necessity.
The Moscow school board at q re-
cent meeting adopted resolution pro-
viding that tuition must hereafter
be paid by students who come into
town during the school months for the
purpose of attending school only.
The threshing machine owned by
the Anderson Brothers of Thorn Creek
was recently completely burned in a
fire caused by smut explosion. This
is the second machine that these men
have lost in the last two years from
the same cause.
Governor John M. Haines, command
er in chief Of the second infantry,
Idaho National Guard, officially re-
viewed the regiment in camp at the
Boise barracks Sunday. The review
was one OF the important events of
the encampment.
Idaho gained over $1,0OO,O0O in as
sessed valuations this week as the re-
suit Of the action of the state board Of
equalization in raising the reported as
sessments on the branch lines of main
line railroads and raising the assess
ments Of telegraph lines.
c. ]. Hayden. 1913 graduate of the
department OF horticulture, has left
for Mississippi, where he has been
chosen an an assistant professor of
horticulture in the University of Missi-
|sippi. He is one of the three 1918
Idaho graduates to teach in eastern
and southern universities.
Upon the superstition that there is
illicit traffic in intoxicating liquors in
the clubrooms OF the Eagles lodge of
Lewiston seven barrels OF beer shipped
from a Spokane brewing company to
individual members of the lodge were
seized Saturday by Chief OF Police
James F. Rice. while q drayman was
preparing to take the load to the
rooms.
The beer seized Saturday, billed to
individual members of the lodge. will
be returned to the men to whom it was
shipped and they will be allowed to
have it in their own residences. Those
arrested were dismissed.
The plans and specifications of the
new $4,000 high school building at
Wallace, which is to contain a fully
equipped gymnasium and plunge. have
just been received by the trustees.
The building will be handsome struc-
ture. 1t will be 100 by 100 feet, with
two stories and full basement, built of
concrete blocks, brick and terra Gotta
construction.
L. L. Lewis, referee in bankruptcy
at Occur d'Alene, Idaho, has entered
an order authorizing Trustee L. L.
Boyd to offer for public sale at auction
the remaining property Of the defunct
Lane Lumber Co., which aggregates
1000 acres Of timber land in Kootenai
and Shoshone counties, and has been
appraised at close to $4,000. The sale
is set for September 8 at 10 q. m. at
Occur d,Alene.
The state board of equalization has
decided to make cut Of from to 10
per cent in the timber assessments as
eight northern counties. 1t was given
out by the board that the 5 per cent
cuts will be made In the counties con-
tanning the smallest assessed timber
values and the 10 per cent cut will be
made in the counties which have the
largest timber value.
Cuunty Superintendent of Public In
struction ]. w. Ramsey has sent his
annual report to Miss Grace M. Shep-
ard. state superintendent, showing
that there were 1923 teachers employed
In Bonner county this last year, Of
whom 20 were men. The average sal
airy paid male teachers was $101.35
and female ST, the total amount paid
in salaries being $86.219.16. There
were 3847 white children between the
ages of 6 and q in the county, 1865 |
boys and 1883 girls. The total ex.
penditures for all school purposes dur