Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-06-19
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

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robbed in a daring manner shortly aft
err midnight Sunday. The lone robber
secured $S7 and gold watch and
made his escape.
II. A. Frowick has two acres of
Strawberries of the Clarks Seeding
(Hood River) variety on his farm up
the Middle Potlatch, about two miles
above Juliaetta, that are paying him
about $3.50 the acre, according to re-
port.
The secretary of the interior has
authorized the reclamation service to
execute a contract with the Morrison
knudson company of Boise, for con-
structon of the Three Mile Falls div
ision works, in connection with the
Umatilla irrigation project, Oregon at
$31,S65
The Idaho Northern railroad, from
Nampa to Mccall, through Long Val
ley, has commenced laying rails from
the terminus of the work of last fan,
10 miles below Mccall, and expects to
have the track laid to the lake during
the coming week. More than 200 men
are at work.
DR.. Sullivan, cholera expert, en-
ployed by the government, is at Twin
Falls to aid the ranchers in eradicat-
ing hog cholera He will experiment
with the new serum, and other pre-
yentive measures for stamping out
this disease. Meetings will be held at
Bull, Kimberly and Filler, at which
DR.. Sullivan will address hog raisers.
| By the delivery of a warrant for
1924 to County Treasurer Kercheval
by Bonner county recently the differ.
ence with Kootenai county was ad
justed When Bonner county was
created the new county assumed "a
per cent of the bonded debt of Koot.
enai county. The payment discharges
Bonner county's Indebtedness in full.
The state convention of the Ma.
sonic order was held at Lewiston this
week The divisions which will be
Royal Arch Masons, the grand com.
mandery. knights Templar, and the
Ancient Arabic Order, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine. The conclave of the
Royal Arch Masons and of the * nights
Templar is a state affair, and more
than 100 high in the councils of the
order will be present.
The largest remaining district Of
untouched white pine timber in the
world is to be Jointly inspected by
agents of the Idaho state land board
the University of Idaho and represen
tatives of the largest timber compan
les in the country. Benjamin Il. Busl
of Moscow, agent of the state lane
board. and W. d. Humston will
act as guides. The agricultural de
partment of the university will be
represented by Dean w. l.. Carlyle
director of all state experimental sta
tions, and the forestry department O
the university by Dean G. H. Shattuck
whose recent discoveries in wood by
products induced a special appropri
alton of $4,000 by congress for fur
Their research.
j State Commissioner of Education
Edward o. Sisson and the board 0
publication, with the approval of tn,
state board OF education, have mad,
public an official report and recon-
mendation which proposes revolution
izing the educational system of Idaho
The Lewiston state normal, the Albiol
, state normal and the Pocatello acad
envy are to be abolished or merged
into a system of so-called "junior col
leges," in connection with high school
of the larger cities of the state, excep
that it recommends that the Lewiston
+ normal be linked with the universit
, in such a way as to prevent duplica
ton of work. System is sought. TIL
state board about a year ago selecte
DIR. Sisson as commissioner of educs
ton and board of publication wa
organized. Most of this year has bee
given by commissioner and members Q
the state board to investigating sever
! al institutions with view to unifyin
: and systematizing work of all stat
educational institutions with the pull
lie school system. The school fC
/. defective children at Gooding and tn
/, state industrial school at st. Anthem
a are to stand as constituted.
:, The st. Naries Cremary Co., ne
= industry at ST. Maries, Idaho, has on
of the most modern and sanitar
= creameries in northern Idaho.
t The contract for the construction {
; the terminal buildings for the Nortl
ern Pacific Railway company at Lev
iston, Ida, consisting Of an eight-sta
j roundhouse, coal bunkers Of capacit
e of 500 tons, machine shop, oil nous
sand house. ice house, turn table, eli
. der pit, car repair shop, scales, wat'
tank and storehouse and platform, ws
. awarded to the e. j. Rounds Constru
: ton company of Seattle.
}, At a special meeting of the ne
e stockholders of the First Bank
Troy, Idaho, officers to fill offic
$ made vacant when the bank change
. hands we're elected as follows:
Q Bohman, Oscar Larson, Fred X. Bres
Q Ter, August Johnson, John Olson, En-