Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-09-19
IDAHO NEWS NOTES


The Northern Pacific is making
many improvements OF it's depot and
yards at Hope.
Joe Procha's threshing machine was
destroyed by fire on the Rob Thomp.
son place, one mile south of Athol.
The Princeton fair was big sue
cess. The exhibits of high standard
were more extensive than expected.
Frank Smith, aged 80. is under ar
rest at Standpoint, charged with at
tempting to pass a bogus check for
$50.
Acting President w. L. Carlyle Of
the Idaho University has been invited to
Judge live stock at the Utah state fair
and has accepted.
The cornerstone for the new Nor
wegian Evangelical Lutheran church
at Occur d'Alene city was laid Sunday
with appropriate ceremonies.
A grand jury will be called at
to investigate the mysteri-
GUS murder of George bearing near
Mount Hope, Idaho, on June 10.
A suit for $4,000 damages has been
filed in the superior court at Sand
point by the widow of Henry Nauck,
a millwright Of the Dover Lumber Co.,
who was killed in April by breaking
belt.
An epidemic or runaways at Wal
lace recently has caused a warning
from the police, requesting citizens to
observe the ordinance requiring all
horses to be careflly hitched while in
the city.
Pat Mccartney and wife Bertha, ar
rested in a raid on their Bovill place,
said by officers to be headquarters for
bootlegging. pleaded guilty. He got
5000 fine. She was ordered out Of
the country.
A fine of $3.50 and Elk months each
was the sentence given to William
Hall and Charles Harris, the two con-
victed grain thieves caught stealing
wheat and oats in sacks left in the
fields near Moscow.
Occur d'Alene, Idaho.-It is learned
that 100000 has been appropriated
for the building of the big Rutledge
lumber mill plant here on the site d.
rectly east of the Occur d'Alene Lum-
Der company's plant. Construction
will start early in January.
The faculty of the University of
Idaho. with the consent and approval
of the directors Of the Latah County
Fair association have challenged the
faculty members Of the Washington
State college for tug-of-war contest
Saturday, September q.
Just after laying off the fire fight
ing crew the chief ranger at Wallace
received notice Of a severe fire at
Birk Pick road, near Fourth of July
canyon, Saturday, and Immediately re-
employed the fire fighters and left for
the scene Of the fire. This season has
been exceptionally free from forest
fires.
Failure on the part of Miss Adella
Hermann, q school teacher, to return
notice of her election as an instructor
in the high hchool at Standpoint makes
it impossible for her to recover dam
ages Of $202.50 from the directors Of
Independent shoool district No. /, Bon
ner county, according to an opinion
handed down by the supreme court Of
Idaho.
| Harvesting in the Lewiston district
is practically completed. The yield is
about 20 per cent below the average.
The quality is good. but some barley
Is stained on account of the late rains.
! Winter barley yielded from 40 to so
bushels to the acre, while the spring
barley yielded IS to 40 bushels. The
winter wheat yield is about IS bushels
to the acre. and the spring yield about
rs bushels. It is reported about As
per cent Of this district was planted
with wheat and 10 per cent oats.
The application for pardon of Har
~ Orchard, arch conspirator, self-con.
fessed murderer Of Is men, who il
serving life Imprisonment sentence
for the murder OF Ex-Governor Frank
Steunenberg Of this state, has created
statewide interest. The application
will come before the pardon board Of
this state at its October meeting. Il
has the backing. and. In fact. was filet
on the request Of the metropolitan
Church Association Of Waukesha
Wis.,. Orchard claiming he gave con
sent only after being urged to do q
the association.
Federal League Ends Season.