Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-04-10

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Ten thousand fruit trees will be set
out on the 100 acres of land immedi-
ately adjoining Gregson Hot Springs.
Burk Brothers of Great Falls, re-
Gently sold 100000 pounds of wool to
the eastern market at 10 cents a
pound.
The Anaconda high school has been
placed on the accredited list of the
North Central Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools.
Governor Stewart will not be able
to attend the governors conference at
Denver this week. owing to the contin-
uance of an attack of lumbago.
Representative Stout has recon-
mended the appointment of Ezelia Pc
pin as postmaster at Havre and Miss
Mary E. Meinhardt postmaster at Balm
Vile.
Word has just been received in Butte
of the death In Minneapolis last week
Of Hiram S. Libby who lived in Butte
when there were only seven cabins
there.
The intermountain good roads con-
vention, at which the states of Mon
tana. Idaho and Utah will be repre-
scented, will meet in Butte in the mid
die of July.
George Pirrie, for 80 years a promi-
nent sheepman Of Eastern Montana,
was thrown from wagon on his ranch
near Hedgesville last week, his neck
being broken.
Flathead lumbermen in recent
meeting took the steps toward a state.
wide organization of the employers to
fight the employers compensation bill
now being circulated as an initiative
measure.
Following the Butte race meeting OF
80 days, the opening days racing to
be July 4, the ponies at the Butte
track will be shipped to Anaconda
where IA days race meeting will
start about August IL.
Desiring to procure 20 pure bred, OF
approximately pure bred, Percheror
stations for breeding purposes on the
Blackfeet and Grow Indian reserva
lions in this state, the government il
advertising for bids for furnishing the
animals.
Rod Kendrick of Anaconda has &C
cepted the long-standing challenge o.
Bob Shamrock for swimming race fol
the championship fthe state. The
contest will be held in the Gregsor
tank Easter Sunday April IL, and i.
to be for 500 side bet.
The City Commercial club of Har
lowton held an interesting session Al
the new clubrooms recently and Post
master Henry Lannin was granted the
use Of the clubrooms for the examina
lions of fourth-class postmasters Il
be held in Harlowton May rs.
A discovery of galena ore in the
cellar of west side residence, the ore
assaying SOS to the ton, may lead the
owner of the premises to conduct mi
uiu6 OpcIdtAOuo. AC uAoCONCis wax
made by Mrs. w. e. Odem at her resi-
dence, 420 knight street, Helena.
Barred by orders Of State Auditor
Heating from .transacting business in
this state, the National Mercantile
company, limited, of Vancouver. B. C.
a loan concern, has brought suit in
the United States court at Butte to
test the validity of the Montana blue
sky law. requiring all foreign corpora
tions to be licensed.
Prof Carl Holiday of the English
department of the University of Mon
tana has received flattering offer
from the war department. Professor
Holiday has been selected, upon rec
ommendation of p. p. Claxton, United
States commissioner of education, as
hea dof the English department of the
National university in the Philippines.
Mike Barry. aged 81, and Tom Ryan,
confessed hOldups of the Bismarck sa-
loon in Butte, during which the BAN
dts forced eight men to lie on their
stomachs on the floor while they loot
ed the till, pleaded guilty In the dis
trict court and were sentenced to one
year each in prison. The court then
suspended sentence upon the young
men pending good behavior.