Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-02-13
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

ia, committed suicide on the train near
Standpoint Sunday.
Joseph s. Harris of Wardner was
the lucky applicant for the position as
county deputy state game warden.
The Chase National bank, New York,
has been approved as reserve agent
for the First National bank, Moscow.
Lewiston sheepmen on the river re-
port their flocks in good condition, al
though they still regard the situation
as serious.
The removal of State Bank Com
missioner V. w. Platt as receiver of
the defunct Boise State bank has been
made permanent.
st. Maries citizens have formed
poultry association and are planning
for poultry show to take place Feb
ruary 20 to February 30, inclusive
Petitions have been presented to
the board of trustees at ST. Maries,
signed by property owners and vot-
ers. asking them to take the neces-
sary steps toward putting this city in
the second class.
The Potlatch Lumber Co.'s mill at
Potlatch, Idaho, which shut down for
a few days owing to shortage Of
| logs, due to the deep snow, has re-
commenced operations and will soon
be running full time.
A fire, the origin of which is I'M
fol
tile establishment of Perry Buckley at
Myrtle Sunday morning. The loss is
$4,000 on building and stock, which is
partially covered by insurance.
Wholesale Strengthening of deer by
coyotes, cougars and hunters is being
reported from every part of the Occur
d Alene section and it is a question
whether the hunters or the wild ami
mails are committing the greater dep
relations.
Edward Payne, former president Of
the defunct Boise State bank, was
found guilty of having made false re-
ports to the state banking department
by a jury here tonight. Eugene d.
Payne, son, jointly indicted with his
father, was acquitted
| b. T.. O'Neil, the Wallace banker, an
inmate Of the county Jail at Occur
d'Alene city during his trial for the
alleged signing OF a false report of the
condition of his bank, received draft
Saturday for $25 from man whom
he had befriended at Latah, Wash, 20
years ago.
The railroad was exonerated Satur-
day at Kellogg by the coroner's jury
which probed into the death of William
L. Sheehy, the 16-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. James Sheehy. The verdict
attributed the death of the lad to his
own negligence in attempting to board
a moving train.
The new $500 caterpillar engine of
the Canyon City Lumber company at
Port Hill was destroyed by fire re-
Gently. The fire caught from the
flame of gasoline torch in the hands
of some men who were trying to thaw
out a gasoline engine in the same
building which contained the cater
pillar.
The State Legislature.
A new bill in the senate is proposed
to prohibit minors in pool rooms, and
making minors equally responsible
with proprietors.
The house has passed a resolution
congratulating Ireland and the house
of commons on the passage by the
latter of the home rule bill.
The house has passed the following
bills: Allowing an extension of time
to purchasers of state lands when i'm.
| provements to the amount of One-tenth
: the purchase price are made each year
For the protection of school districts
affected by new county division mea
sures
The probability of the enactment
into law of the bill proposing the crea
tion of new judicial district, to be
made up of Idaho, Nez Perez and
Lewis counties, is considerably in
creased now that the senate commit
tee of the whole has recommended the
measure for passage.
Sitting in committee of the whole
the house has recommended the fol
lowing bills for passage: Creating the
county of Jefferson out of part Of
; Fremont county Prohibiting the sale
of gunpowder or fire arms to persons
under Is years of age. Creating a
state board of geology and appropriat
ing $4,000 for it's use