Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-06-13
IDAHO NEWS NOTES
Flag day is Sunday, June Is.

The Wardner-Kellogg school board |
has decided to drop music from the
course of study.
A disastrous fire OF unknown origin |
recently completely destroyed three
fine homes at Wallace.
s. ]. Linden has received notice |
from the department that he has been
appointed postmaster at lilo.
The recent heavy rain. which was
general throughout the northern part
Of the state, did untold good to crops.
Lewiston sent roses in abundance to
the Idaho state university at Moscow
for use at the commencement exer-
cises.
The annual convention Of the grand
council of the United Commercial
Travellers Of Montana, Utah and Idaho
was in session at Boise this week.
Dorothy williams. the three-year-old
daughter OF Mrs. l. M. Williams, was
drowned near Salmon City recently
while playing on the banks Of Mus
grove creek.
One Of the worst storms Of the sea
son passed over Occur d'Alene Satur-
day night and considerable damage
was done by the strong wind which
prevailed 4or more than two hours.
At the recent meeting Of the Idaho
State Pharmaceutical association, held
at Boise, Idaho. the following ofncers
were elected: L. r. Wager. president:
Donald 8. Whitehead, secretary; +.
8. Smith. treasurer.
Representative Addison T. Smith,
was best man recently at the wedding
Of Francis Auguste Millot. formerly Of
Kellogg, Idaho. and Miss Mabel Lee
Powell Of the national capital Millot
now lives in Pittsburg.
| In the federal court at Occur d'Alene
City Judge F. 8. Dietrich sentenced
F. G. Norbeck. convicted Of having
misappropriated funds Of the Wallace
National bank. to serve five years in
the federal penitentiary at McNeil's
Island, giving him the minimum SEN
tence.
i The Intermountain Good Roads ASSOC
citation. comprising six western states,
met in it's fourth annual convention in
Boise Tuesday. Delegates were from
Montana, Utah. Oregon and Washing.
ton, including the delegation, 20
strong, from Salt Lake, Ogden and
other points In the state.
One Of the new processes for the
treatment Of Idaho timber when man
ufactured into lumber discovered by
Dr.. G. H. Shattuck. head Of the for
estry department of the University Of
Idaho, IL to make tamarack or larch
and fir lumber as light in weight as
white pine for shipping purposes
il DR.. 8. B. l.. Penrose Of Whitman
college at Walla Walla announces that
at commencement q degree of L. l.
D. will be conferred upon United
States Senator William e. Borah OF
Idaho and degrees Of .. D. upon the
Rev. Walter B. Hinson of Portland
and the Rev. Horace G. Mason Of Sc
attic.
4 A cloudburst near Orofino Saturday
afternoon swept such quantities Of
mud and rocks down on the tracks oI
the Clearwater Short Line that traffic
was delayed q few days. The cloud
burst emptied itself over q section II
miles long. No serious damage to hu
man life or crops was reported.
| Assessors in the state Of Idaho who
have failed 50 far and who continue
to fail to assess property at its full
cash value win be held liable under
their bands and their oath Of office
This IL the edict that goes forth from
the tax commission Of this state. The
reports that have come into the com
mission from its three agents now II
the field indicate that In q number 81
the counties the assessors are assess
ing property at reduction from Il
to 40 per cent basis Of its full cash
: value.
william Thompson. vice presiden,
Of the Lewiston National bank. wa.
elected president OF the Idaho Bank
ers' association just before one Of thu
most successful annual conclaves o
that association closed at Weiser. Guy
Bowerman Of st. Anthony, was elected
vice president; ]. C. Blackwell, Parma
treasurer, and J. w. Robinson, Boise
secretary. Twin Falls was selected
as the convention city for 1914, th<
date to be selected later by the execu
tive committee. The convention adopt
: ed the suggestion Of d. w. Davis, pres
ident Of the First National bank o.
American Falls, to speak Of the Snake
river only as the Lewis river, thu
original name this stream had in The
, territorial days.
Women Get New Styles
II Chicago. Trousers that are no
| trousers, skirts that are not skirts, bu