Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-02
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES

The setting of the cases has teen
left till the coming term Which begAs
in February
1t is estimated that 300 Pendleton,
ians journeyed TO Staniield by special
train New ler's day to participate in
the big rabbit drive there.
On account of not receiving the heat
ing and Ventilating apparatus in time
it will be impossible TO start school in
the new Whitefish, Mont, Central
building this week.
The O.-W r. & N. company is ex-
pelimenting with Filipino labor and so
lar the results have been so satislac-
tory that the railroad officials are of
the opinion that the islanders will be
retained.
The suit between the Stewart Min
ing company and the Ontario, involv-
Ing the right of the owners of the
latter to mine ore from the property.
will come before Judge w. w. Woods
at Wallace January 6.
Mrs. George w. Irwin, aged GA, wild
ow OF George w. Irwin. and one of the
best known pioneer women of Mon
tana, died Of cancer Saturday at Butte.
She came overland to Montana in a
prairie schooner in 1865.
A special train containing $50 Royal
ROgnrjDnc Nuhn
rose bushes on the sites on which the
Oregon buildings will be erected at
the Panama-Pacific exposition at San
Diego, left Portland Saturday over the
Southern Pacific railroad
Mining men who have been watch
ing conditions in the Occur dAlene
region very closely in recent months
believe that gigantic combination, of
number of Independent companies
with the Federal Mining and Smelling
company Is under consideration.
}. w. Stack, foreman at the Washoe
shelters in Anaconda, Saturday was
served with two warrants charging ex-
tortion in the matter of giving men
under him positions. Numerous other
warrants are in the course of prepare
ton alleging similar offenses against
other foremen at the smelter.
Ex-Governor w. J. Mcconnell of
Idaho has issued letter protesting
against the adoption of the eight
amendments, voted upon at the last
election, to the constitution of Idaho,
and points out the fact that under the
rule by which all these amendments
have been declared carried that IL
would be possible to amend the consti-
tuition II the amendment only received
The arraignment at Wallace, Idaho,
Saturday, of B. F. O'Neil, former Wal
lace banker, on nine complaints charg-
ing the receiving of deposits after he
knew his institution to be nsolvent oc-
cupied but 10 minutes in district court.
With formality and superfluity omitted
by the prisoners consent, but one of
the nine charges were read in it's en-
tirety. The differences in the eight
other complaints were detailed. AS
SNSAA VI SAC AuAUcI Was Cdll6O ne
pleaded not guilty.
a dozen votes.
Five Canadians spent Saturday in
Walla Walla visiting the state peniten-
tiary and county Jail for the purpose of
securing ideas which will be used in
the construction of new prison at
Oakalla, B. c. The party consisted of
L. G. Hall of Vancouver, B. c., w. Ridg-
way Wilson of Victoria, Warden VIII
liam G. McMynn of the Oakalla prison,
Hugh A. Hodson, an architect of Van
couyer, B. c.; Colon S. Campbell. SUI
perintendent of provincial police.
Frank Hall. of Salt Lake City. spe-
clal assistant to the United States at
torney general, has received instruc-
lions to leave for San Francisco jan
uary IA to take part in the govern.
ment's case against A. w. McCune and
others accused of selling timber cut
illegally from government lands. The
case to come up in San Francisco is
against A. B. Hamblin, involving tim
Der grabs alleged to have been made
by the defendant in Montana during
the early construction of the Northern
Pacific railroad. In all the govern
ment seeks to recover $2,512,954.