Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-05-30
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

II IDAHO NEWS NOTES
School bonds for a $4,000 building
at Priest River will soon be issued.
At Moscow. recently. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Eustler celebrated their golden
wedding.
A steel bridge Is to be erected
across the Palouse river in Idaho three
and one half miles from Palouse City.
Grangeville's hose show, the last of
this week. is going to be one of the
most elaborate ever attempted in the
state.
Judge Woods, at Wallace, has set
June 81 as the date for settling all
business of the defunct State Bank Of
Commerce of that city.
A large planting project is being
carried on by the government in the
Occur d'Alene national forest, south
Of Wallace, under direction Of Chief
of Planting H. H. Farquhar.
| John Louma, the alleged slayer Of
John Lundquist. near Enaville. last
September. waived his preliminary ex-
animation in the probate court at
Wallace and was bound over to the
district court without bail.
The Idaho district court has decided
in favor Of Mayor Arthur Hodges Of
Boise in the case brought against him
by J. I. Miles. in which it was asked
that Hodges be ousted from office be-
cause Of his alleged failure to enforce
certain laws.
Owing to the warm weather recently
both the Snake and Clearwater rivers
are rising rapidly, the Clearwater be.
ing higher than at any time this sea.
son. Pier No. 3 Of the new Clearwater
bridge, which was washed otu Of line
during the last high water, went out
entirely.
! A woman's day at the Spirit Lake
ChautauQua, with q woman presiding
officer, women speakers, women sing
ers and topics of special interest to
women bids fair to be the most popular
event Of the whole Chautauqua season
which opens July 10 and lasts until
August 10.
The Clearwater Short line, which ID
q subsidiary of the Northern Pacific
has been notified by the general land
office authorities at Washington that
go dayss' time will be given 1t to make
final choice on which OF the two
routes 1t has surveyed over the Bittel
Roots will be accepted. One route al
surveyed comes down the north forl
Of the Clearwater, the other down thu
middle fork.
The annual convention of the Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs held its fina
session at st. Maries, heard report,
and elected officers. Those chosen
were: President, Mrs. A. Rogan, ST
Maries; first vice president, Mrs. A. H
Oversmith, Troy; second vice presi
dent. Mrs. Fnney, Occur d'Alene; sec
rotary, Mrs. A. Stickney, St. Maries
treasurer, Mrs. Eshaver, Occur d'Alene
Next years meeting will be in Mos
COW.
!, The forest service has made an an
: nouncement Of its policy In the sal
of green live timber from the Coeu
d'Alene national forest, which will h
effective for the next five years. TIL
. total amount Of timber to be cut Ii
any year will not exceed 100000
board feet and the sale contracts will
mt oYaaoA In -,
except In unusual circumstances. Al
annual cut Of not to exceed 100000
board feet will be permitted in an
one sale.
!. One Of the largest and most impol
tant filings on government lands b
!. the state Of Idaho was recently mad
at Occur d'Alene by George A. Day
secretary Of the state land board, an
Ben e. Bush, state land selector, VIII
filed upon 100000 acres, GOVERN,
much of the valuable timber east @
Priest lake and the country draine
by Priest river not already patented.
This land was portion Of that e1
q changed by the government with tn
state Of Idaho for school sections 16 t
SO In the national forest reserves will
in the state.
Superintendent Francis Poole an
the attendants Of the South Idaho II
J. sane asylum at Blackfoot are CON
pletely exonerated by the board Q
3 trustees Of that institution through
report they submitted Saturday to GOV
! ernor John NJ. Haines, who had r.
: Quested that a complete and searchin
Investigation be made Of the killing Q
five Of the inmates by Peter Brade
J. witch, convict and insane man, VIII
Drained his victims. The board find
that the present condition Of tn
asylum should be remedied. Failur
on the part Of the legislature to max
an appropriation II given as the caus
of the lack Of necessary space.
Training the Japanese Child
According to Frances Little. autho
. of 1.-THE Lady OF the Decoration an,