Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-09
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES

The setting OF the cases has been
lett till the coming terra which begins
in February
1t is estimated that 800 Pendleton-
ians joutneyed to Staniield by special
train New Yer's day 10 participate in
the big rabbit drive there.
On account Of not receiving the heat
ing and ventilating apparatus in time
1t VIII be impossible to start school in
the new Whitelish, Mont Central
building this week
The O.-W. Il. a. N. companv is ey-
perimenting with Filipino labor and SO
lar the results have been so satisfac
TORY that the railroad officials are OF
the opinion that the islanders will be
retained.
Inc suit between the Stewart Min
ing company and the Ontario involy-
ing the right OF the owners OF the
latter to mine ore from the property.
VIII come before Judge ". w. Woods
at Wallace January 6.
Mrs. George w. Irwin, aged Ga, wild
ow of George w. Irwin, and one of the
oest known pioneer women of Mon
tana' died OF cancer Saturday at Butte.
she came overland to Montana in n
prairie schooner in 1865.
A special train containing $50 Roval
Rosarians, whose mission is to plant
rose bushes on the sites on which tho
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 d'Alene
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
smelters 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. ]. Mcconnell of
Idaho has issued letter protesting
against the adoption of the eight
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 II
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 its en-
tirety The differences in the eight
other complaints were detailed. AS
each of the number was called he
pleaded not guilty.
a dozen votes.
Five Canadians spent Saturday ir
Walla Walla visiting the state peniten-
tiary and county Jail for the purpose Of
securing ideas which will be used in
the construction of a new prison at
B. c. The party consisted Of
l.. Z. 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
couver, B. c.; Colon S. Campbell. SUI
perintendent of provincial police.
Frank Hall, of Salt Lake City, spe-
cial assistant to the United States at
torney general, has received instruc-
tons to leave for San Francisco Jan
uary IA to take part in the govern
ments 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 tn recOver 50 510Q6A