Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-05-16
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

lilo annual picnic June ~ this year.
Several pelican were seen recently
near Terrell.
A. ]. Lucas. On old-timer of Ken
drick, Is dead.
A new county directory is to be
issued in Idaho county.
Hendricks new 100000 school build.
ing il practically finished.
The Camas Prairie horse show is to
be held in Grangeville May 30-31.
The graduating class at the Lewis
ton high school this year numbers ~,
The Idaho County Odd Fellows asso.
citation will hold its annual meeting at
Kamiah.
"A giant sturgeon was caught at Bon
ners Ferry recently. The fish weighed
800 pounds.
Experimental village mail delivery
service Is ordered established at St
Maries. effective June /.
John Dawson, aged about so years,
was drowned recently on the west forl
Of Pine creek while logging.
Sunday Bishop Funston Of tine Epis
copal church Of Idaho was present al
confirmation services at Lewiston.
Frank Corbett, . cook. age As. acci
dentally fell from a footbridge into
Canyon creek Saturday and wa
drowned.
George A. Bush. age 45. q ranctel
near Caldwell, was found dead recent
~. Excessive drinking OF hard cider
II given as the cause.
Pier No. 3 Of the new bridge In the
course Of erection across the Clear
water river above Lewiston ID leaning
upstream about a foot out Of line.
President e. A.. Bryan Of Washing
ton State college will deliver the an
nual c~onvocation address at the Idaho
university this coming commencement
The recent rain gave the grount
throughout the Potlatch section Z
much needed soaking and much bene
fit to the fall and spring sown grair
will result.
Denied = new trial on q chargs o.
falsifying accounts Of the defunct Stat
Bank Of Commerce OF Wallace. B. E
O'Neil has filed in appeal to the gu
preme court.
A fatal stajbing affray occurred re
Gently near Macksy. Idaho. in which
Harry Humphreys, a rancher, wa
killed. It Is alleged BY Ernest Deutsch
Ter, q carpenter.
The Kellogg city council in recen
session passed q sewer ordinance an,
called for an election to be held Jun
16. at which time q bond issue Of $50
900 will be passed upon by the voters
Joe Arseneau. q French-Ca nadial
lmberjack, noted around Standpoint 70
his great strength. died recently from
excessive alcoholism. His favorit,
trick was to straighten out q heav,
horseshoe with his bare hands.
The governors In attendance at TIL
Western Governors association cor
ference, to be held In Salt Lake Cit,
the first week in June, will, after tn,
close Of their conference. speed t,
Boise on q special train to attend til.
Inter.Mountain Good Roads conventiOl
which opens in that city on June 10.
That $343.63 per acre can be mad,
In net profits from ground In the Pa
louise country planted to tomatoes 4
the fact brought out by q bulletin jus
published by Professor w. II. Wicks o
the horticultural department Of tn
University Of Idaho. The bulletin con
tains 81 pages and 10 entitled "Tomat,
Culture In Idaho"
Because Of the passage Of the Webb
bill In congress. prohibiting interstate
shipment Of liquors to dry territory
the American Express company ha,
issued . circular listing SO towns ii
Idaho which have heretofore depended
largely on Salt Lake TOR their supplies
No shipments Of liquor viii be accept
ed for any Of the towns.
The Idaho state highway con.missio,
has organized and discussed q system
Of state highways to be established
They are In the northern part Of tn
state. They are also inspecting thu
national highway link that traversel
Shoshone. Bonner and Kootenai coun
ties and will confer with good road
enthusiasts Of the north.
osfaultln0 Bank President Sentenced
Newark, N. J.--Robert H. Petty. de
faulting ex-president Of the Washing
ton National bank, Washington. N. J.
was sentenced to eight years at hare
labor in the state prison. Petty's thefti
amounted to about $40. 900.