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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02
COMMISSIONERS CAN STOP
ANY PRINTING GRAFT

The people of Clearwater county are
paying an exhorbitant price for their
public printing, and to prove it, the Re
publican submits:
twill, beginning right now, publish
all proceedings of the board, and all
other legal notices for FIVE CENTS
per line for first insertion, and two and
one-half cents per line for all succeed
ing insertions, against ten cents for
first, and five cents for each subse quent
insertion as now being paid to the
Tribune by the Blake gang. In other
words, the people can have this work
done for just half the price now paid,
or at saving Of more than $500 per
annum.
Nor is this all. If the county board,
that was elected because Pat Blake as
sured the voters they would lopk after
the interests of the people, and the tax
payers believed it, will let the county
job work to the lowest bidder, each to
put up bond guaranteeing quality and
honest quantity, the people will save
several hundred additional dollars on
this work every year.
The Republican makes this PROPOSE
ton public SO there can be no question
about it. Let the people, the taxpay'
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02

ers, who pay the bills, ask the Blake
gang what they propose to do about it.
And let the taxpayers understand
another thing. Accept no excuses.
The Republican office is amply equip
ped to turn out the work, and to carry
out the proposed contract.
Let it be remembered that Commits
sioner Harrison wanted to have the
county printing done by bid when he
was first elected, and he is still in favor
Of working for the taxpayers, rather
than to use the taxpayers money to
support and feed party organ main-
tanned as necessary adjunct and rot
ten politics.
II the county knowingly pays two
prices for printing isn't it getting awful
close to graft? And II the commits
sioners, when shown how to save hum
dreds Of dollars annually for the people,
refuse to do so, what are they?
The Republican is ready to begin to-
day to make good on this proposition,
and If the county board, ignores this,
they must answer to the taxpayers for
their useless squandering Of county
funds. It is up to Messrs. Zelenka and
Torgerson, for one of them, joining with
Mr.. Harrison, can protect the taxpay-
orS s.f
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02
AGOOD BOOST FOR
CLEARWATER r co.

The way to build up town is for all
the people to get behind 1t and both
work and talk for it, spirit that will
compel favorable attention, and force
the material advancement Of any town.
OF course any man can knock, and,
there is no discounting the fact that it
hurts when citizen of town, at home
or abroad, cannot say good word for
his home community, and when the
reports spread are discouraging the
damage is incalculable. Adversely, a
good, enthusiastic word for the home
town or county does good.
Cashier A. L. Thiele, of the Bank of
Orofino, was in Spokane a few days
the past week. Evidently he appreci-
ates the value of a good word for
Clearwater county, and overlooks no
opportunity to boost, for when re-
porter of the Spokesman Review in
quired about Mr.. Thiele's home county,
he at once proceeded to say something
that will help in the campaign to ''put
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02

serve timber, paying, we believe, as
high as $500 stumpage. The claims in
an area Towering $1,000 acres average
about two and three-quarter million
feet per hundred and sixty acres. If
we take $2 per thousand as fair
stumpage value for timber that is one
quarter white pine, we have value of
over $1,000 per claim while the Pot
latch holdings in Clearwater county are
assessed at $224O per claim.
The Republican does not know much
about timber, and the Potlatch assess
ment may be alright, but if SO then
there is something rotten in the assess
ment of the other timber companies in
this county, and it does not require
very smart man to know this much.
Nor need one have any considerable
amount OF common sense to know that
if the Holland & Rupp assessment at
more than $22 per acre is just, that
there is something radically wrong
with that $14 per acre assessment Of
timber that is just as good, and probably
more valuable at this time. OF course
the Blake gang, the friends Of the peo-
pie that went out last fall and fairly ate
up timber companies, hide, horns and
tail, are not, after all, doing what they
! swore only they would never do.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02
PLANT A MILLION
CHERRY TREES

Call it joke, but the facts will justify
the assertion that some day Clearwater
county will be the real home of the
finest sweet cherries in the world,
and thousands Of people will be en-
ployed to pick, pack, ship, can and
dry this lucious fruit that grows here
more nearly to perfection than any
place in the world.
So the movement now on foot to
organize "Million Cherry Trees" club
here in Clearwater county is not joke
at all, but real organization, that may
invite you to become member. And
all you have to do is to agree to plant
few, more or less, cherry trees.
The slogan is, million cherry trees
for Clearwater county, and few figures
will be submitted to show that here is
something really worth while.
A ten-year-old Lambert or Bing cher
ry tree will, here in the cherry belt,
produce annually 1000 pounds Of fruit
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02
PURE
SEED PRODUCTION

selection and that they are marketed
to the best advantage. These ques-
tions will be discussed at the Seed
Growers Convention by men who
have made themselves famous by their
investigations and teachings. Solu-
tions will be offered for many of the
farmers problems and an opportunity
will be given for all to present their
seed grain and weed difficulties before
a body of persons deeply interested
in these things. All concerned in bet
ter seed and better markets for the
same are earnestly invited to send ex-
hibits to the Seed Fair and attend the
Convention. For further information
and premium list address r. B. Coglon,
Secretary, Boise, Idaho.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02

worth five cents a pound on the tree,
or $50 tree. Fake! did you say? Not
bit. Orofino Lamberts and Bings
sell readily in Minneapolis for 40 cents
pound, and last year one Minneapolis
merchant ordered 100000 pounds and
could not get them. This merchant
saw box of Orofino Lambert cherries
sent to the secretary of the Northwest
Lumberman's association, and the or
der followed. This merchant wanted
all he could buy, and that at 40 cents
a pound.
So million trees at $50 per tree, is
going to open up some industry, for it
will require hundred thousand peo-
pie to pick this crop, and great trains
of cars to handle them, and bring into
Clearwater county $50, ,OOO, 600 annually
for labor and growers.
Clearwater county has the soil, the
climate and thousands of acres of ideal
cherry land that can be bought for $25
per acre. Let us wake up.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02

Orofino and Clearwater county on the
map" The following is taken from
Saturdays Review:
Cigars, manufactured from tobacco
grown in Clearwater county, Idaho,
were distributed by A. L. Thiele, cash.
ier of the Bank of Orofino, Orofino,
Idaho, who was in the city on business.
Local 'smoke" connoisseurs declare
the tabacco is the finest quality.
Several people in the vicinity of
OrofIno have been producing all the
tobacco they need for their own
use for two or three years." said Mr..
Thiele. They have demonstrated
clearly that good tobacco can be
grown successfully in Clearwater coun-
ty. Some Of then. have difficulty in
curing it, but when this is done proper
ly, the tobacco is as good as any.
"The country is awaiting anxiously
the sale of timber land in that section
by government, said Mr. Thiele. can
area OF many billion feet has been ap-
praised and will be sold in the near
future. 1t has not yet been advertised
and will have to run six months before
cutting can begin. Parties are ready
to buy and begin work as soon as this
is possible"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02

to offer?" No wonder the people Of a
progressive town not far away once
applied tar and feathers to one OF these
knockers, and that another was run
out Of south Idaho town not far from
Weiser.
Today there is standing on a side
track IN Spokane four cars of expen-
sive machiery for the Orofino cement
factory, and as soon as other shipments
arrive from the East, will be forwarded
to Orofino to be installed in the big
machine shop already completed. Yet
the Blake gang call this company a
"fake."
As soon as the weather will permit
the work on other structures will begin,
the funds for which are now available
and this great industry, representing
an investment, when completed. ol
Continued on page A.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02

On January 19-20-21 at Pocatello the
Annual Convention of Idaho Seed
Growers and the State Seed Fair will
be held. 1t is the purpose of these
events to give New Years impetus
to the campaign for better seed in Ida
no. 1t is a well known fact and one
which is fully recognized by the seed
markets of the continent, that the
quality Of Idaho grown seed of all
kinds is the highest. Nature has en-
dowed the farmers of our state with
all the conditions of soil, sunshine and
climate to give plumpness and quality
to all their farm seeds. 1t is the farm
er's part to see that his crops are free
from weeds, that they may improve by
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02

nifty call public meeting when all in
terested farmers may get together and
discuss the proposition A committee
might be appointed and definite infor.
nation gathered. The present avail
able milk supply, together with the
possible increase in the immediate fu-
ture, together with cost Of suitable
creamery plant, would help get the
proposition under way.
In this connection permit the Repub-
lican to suggest that under no circum-
stances the farmers have anything to
do with creamery plant promoters who
come into community and work off
S2,500 creamery onto local stock com
pany at $1,000. This graft was worked
at Troy and there is no reason why it
should be repeated at Orofino. All
necessary information may be obtained
free Of cost by getting in touch with
the agricultural college at Moscow.
1t is probable. arrangements can be
made to have the college send one Of
its dairy experts here to discuss a
creamery and the dairy business with
the farmers some time during the
winter, and if the interest will Justify
the Republican will undertake to ar
range such meeting. Are you inter-
ested? II SO get in touch at once over
the phone with Mr. Kavanaugh, or ex-
press your wishes to the editor OF the
Republican.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02
Finds Tarantula in Bananas.

Nezperce Herald:-On Tuesday,
while pulling some bananas from
a bunch for customer Mr..
Bagley of the Bagley g. Humphrey
mercantile establishment, at this place,
discovered tarantula nestled in close
to the stalk. The hideous insect was
extracted by pair of pliers and placed
in glass candy jar and presented to
Prof. Mcmahon by B. j. Fike, who as
sisted in the capture, for use by the
nature study class at the public schools.
The tarantula (of which this is large
specimen, measuring four inches
across) is a dark brown, hairy, re-
pulsive looking lmember OF the spider
family, and its sting is said to be
deadly.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02
100000 ACRES LAND
FOR SETTLEMENT

The state of Idaho owns over OO,OOO
acres of land in Clearwater county,
that can be sold to settlers ON twenty
years time, with low interest, and only
one-tenth down. Most this land is fer
tile, although timbered, and when
cleared makes the finest of farm, J.
The soil cannot be surpassed, produc-
ing abundantly all kinds of grains,
fruits and grasses, and generally is not
rough. Wagon roads are already
opened up through great deal of this
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02
Basket Bail.

In speedy, hotly contested game of
basketball last Monday night the local
high-school team defeated the Weippe
team on the latter's floor by score Of
p to IA. The play was rough through
out and fumbles were not infrequent,
but these faults may be attributed to
the small and dimly lighted gymnasium.
Neither team proved superior during
the first half and at the end of the
twenty minutes the score was tied, 8
too. Orofino played much better ball
for the rest OF the game and left a
margin of eight points at the close.
The Weippc forwards did not
get field basket and the center
succeeded in getting but two-a fact
which points toward close guarding on
Orofno's part.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02
Lost a Mare.

Nezperce Herald:-Jas. Wimpy, of
this vicinity, lost fine mare Saturday
while dragging logs up the grade from
the Clearwater river on the Strickfaden
ranch below the tramway. The mare
and horse were hitched tandem to a
log and when they came to steep
point the mare lost her footing and the
log started down the hill with both
animals. The horse was cut loose and
saved, but the mare went down, and
rolling over and over with the log, was
crushed to death.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02
Mr. Taxpayer, This Hits You.

On the first Monday OF January
there is a ten per cent penalty added
to all delinquent taxes.
On the second Monday of January the
tax collector makes out delinquency
certificate, dated as to the second Mon
day in January for each description OF
real property on which no part of the
taxes have been paid before the first
Monday Of January.
The certificates are issued to the
county auditor as granted III trust for
the county.
If the remaining one-half of any
taxes are not paid by the first Monday
OF the next July there is penalty OF
six per cent added ID said remaining
one-half and the collector, on the
second Monday OF July issues delin-
quency certificate for the same, to be
dated as to the second Monday Of. the
proceeding January.
All delinquent taxes and penalties as
shown in the delinquency certificates,
bear interest, from the date Of such
certificate until paid, at the rate OF one
and one half per centum per month.
The county auditor can sell any de-
linquency certificate after the fourth
Monday OF January in the year in
which said certificate is issued, to any
one that wishes to buy.
The purchase price of any such Ger.
tifcates shall be the amount OF taxes,
penalty accrued, interest thereon and
delinquent taxes OF prior years.
These certificates can be redeemed
within two years from the date
thereon.
The point we would call the attention
OF the taxpayers to, especially, is tina
If your taxes go delinquent it costs yo'
ten per cent on said tax as starter
Then within week after they go de
linquent, you have to pay interest on thu
amount OF taxes and penalty at the rate
Of eighteen per cent per annum unit
the certificate is reduced.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02
School Notes.

The grade pupils receiving an aver
age Of so per cent for the 4th month
are as follows: Helen Pepple, 4th;
Gladys Blake, 9Th; John Carey, 7th;
Maybell Larkin, Paulner Soderberg,
Gladys Molloy, Violet Gleason, Muriel
Saunders, Maud Baker, Sadie Wellman
and Lolo Snyder, 8th grade.
School opens on Monday, Jan. 5th.
Don't forget that the library is open
to the public on Wednesdays from
$3.50 to p. M.
The basketball team plays Weippe
here on Saturday, Jan. 3rd.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02
The High Cost Of High Living.

Inc Hlgn Lost OF f1lgn Living.
A Mrs. Palmer, of Baraboo, Wis, re-
Gently added mirth and sense to a SYM
postum on the causes of high living:
costs: She says:
"We throw away ashes and buy soap.
We raise dogs and buy hogs. We
grow weeds and buy vegetables. We
catch five cent fish with ten dollar
rod. We build school houses and send
our children away to school to be edu-
Gated, SO that the boys will be able to
hunt ten cent rabbits with 5000 gun
and $1,000 dog, and that the girls may
be sufficiently accomplished to do
fancy work and play the piano while
mother washes the dishes.
eyes these are hard times"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02

land, and some Of it is near established
schools.
The country is just beginning to de-
velop, and the opportunity will soon
pass when land of this character can be
had at present prices and on such rea-
sonable terms.
For stock and dairying there is
nothing anywhere to beat the territory
tributary to Orofino, and it would seem
that very little publicity should result
in big and rapid increase in Clear
water county population.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02
Deaths.

Mrs. Mary j. Kiddcr was born in
Wapato Co., Iowa, Feb. q, l642, and
died Dec. Is, 1913, at the age of seven
ty one years, ten months and one day.
She was united in marriage to George
w. Casteel, Jan. 4, 1869. To this
union four children were born. Mrs.
Sarah Meek, of Orofino; Mrs. Nettie
Blalock, of Alberta, Canada; Mrs. Hes
ter Shelburn, Of Orofino and Mrs. So
phia Rice, Of Gilbert, Idaho. There is
an adopted son, Mr.. George Casteel Of
Orofno,
Thirteen years Of her life were spent
in Idaho. Her first husband died June
10, 1903 and she was married again in
1907 to Albert j. Kidder, who, with al
the children, survives her.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02

Plenty of clean straw on the floors
and plenty of the right sort of food
does more to fill the egg basket than
anything else we know about. Too
many people are Of the opinion that q
full egg basket is the product Of some
element of sluck" or chance.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02
Another Boost. /"

Mr.. editor
l seen in the Republican last weak
that theys going 2 bid nu rail rode
frum Orofeno to Ford krick. Well /
am agin it. That THAR road wud haf
2 be blasted out Wv the rok and blastin
wud stir up dust and maik lot NV us
pepul six. Inn agin that railroad.
A. KNOCKER,
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02
St. Maries Creamery Starts.

The st. Maries creamery, recently
organized, has subscribers for all of
the stock and the construction of the
plant will start at once. Cream from
320 cows has been pledged. This is
considered sufficient to make the plant
a paying one from the start. The
farmers subscribed heavily for the
stock, and each subscriber pledged the
cream from SO many cows.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02
Dec. 30, 1918

s. Patent. U. S. to August H.
Juhre. Sea se4 sec. 2S-37-5 e.
w. Coed. August H. Juhre ct. ux.
to Mary E. Ross. $l.O0. Same.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02

Paul Wohlen, Jas. Aspoas and J. w.
Jacobson, all Of Weippe, were in Oro-
fino yesterday and today. These fel-
lows are good boosters for Clearwater
county, especially that part up around
Weippe.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02

1t will be recalled that the Republi-
can, in its issue early in December,
published an interview from E. V. Kav-
anaugh, a local farmer, formerly citi-
zen of Clear Lake, and that Mr.. Kava-
naugh told OF the wonderful record be-
ing made by this Wisconsin creamery,
and how the farmers of his state were
making good in the creamery business.
The above itemizcd statement from
the Clear Lake Star viii therefore be
OF interest.
The Republican would suggest that
the farmers tributary to Orofino take
this matter up and the earliest opportu-
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02

NCICTCC. NuIpH McrrIII.
Field goals;--Durant 2, Marshall 3,
Dermott l, Kinne 6, Wilfong2.
Foul throw:-F. Gaffney2, j. Gaff.
ney ., Kline 4.
The Weippe team will play Orofino
again here next Saturday, Jan. 3, with
highest hopes of regaining their lost
laurcls.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02
ARE YOU INTERESTED
IN LOCAL CREAMERY
In its issue of September 4, 1918 the
Cloov. 7 oLn WISCONSIN, Cfor

In its issue of September 4, 1918 the
Clear Lake, Wisconsin, Star says:
The Clear Lake Farmers creamery
had another big month when 1t did
$o2, 20640 worth of business in July,
equaling almost the month of June.
Secretary A. Ryder submits the follow
ing report for last month.
Milk received .... ............ 81, 119 lbs.
Cream received ed........ 274, 1863 lbs.
Fat in milk k.,............... 1888 lbs.
Fat in cream m....................... 81, 1903 lbs.
Total fat ............. Il, ,251 lbs.
Butter made - M..................94,S4 S43 lbs.
Overrun 2l0 per cent.
Paid patron ioi' huttcryat, First
half Of month, % Act; Znd, % 1-2c.
Received for butter r.,......,....... $22, 206. 40
Paid patrons, including but
ter sold to them.....-.-.s2 $50, 539.91
Sinking fund ................$ 424.92
Expense (estimated) .................S 1,24l 81
1 i " H. Y
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-02

Continued on page A.
The daily sentinel., 1914-06-30
! = EDIT ORIAL i
NO THANKS, ONCE is ENOUGH

HE two daily papers financed grand opera PROGRAM, far
Grand Junction. r. |& ~
we were deluded with the idea that something really fine
along this line would appreciated bv the pe f 5 % 70 h
extent that 1t would be literally patronized.
Well we missed guess. What needed was rare and
aoy leg show, with lot of tt hadressed broers and
series OF suggestive little and exnpcation some Of
c n0Sone dances hen would have gotten money lt
grand opera, Oh, My, Mol - -
The papers put handsome cash guarantee and we went
down INTO the Golfers of the print shops last night and made good
deficit he company all that claimed for it. 1t was
brilliant high class program, but less than hundred peoc
were there. --t ff
We sorry didn't have all attended register so we
could publish the list today that might have record
Just who really will support such programs Grand Junction
was cultured audience and apprecatve audi
ence he quality was all right but the quantity woeuy
meagre.
Again would like publish that list lust to show Our
selves those dear people who told the newspapers
have been longing for something like that and will
there"
There conspicuous absence part of some
musical hghbrows who have wept such tears in DAYS
gone by because of the lack of classical in our town.
OF there people who weren't there last
because they didn't but because
couldn't go. We aren't talking about them.
No, thanks, grand opera enterprises The News
or The Sentinel We aren't phlanthropistS all the time
As said before it's the leg show that gets big
the packed houses Don't you know that lot of people here
boan the woeu absence grand opera and kindred
fractions the first purchase tickets for the gygry shows,
rcve in such charming evang lyrics 'f had Somebody
Home Like You Wouldn't Any More "Everybodys Do
ing 1t Down by the Sea- and then go and with fur
rowed brow express the chagm the fact that have
anything worth while here" You know the kind do and
they didn't hear David Duggan last night
No, it's not David Duggan Nine Adams their kind that
get the big audiences here it's EoSse and esse and Rosie
Nobody made the papers take the risk We did cheer
able give the hundred people who and who really
want such entertainment delightful evening.