Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-11-20
Local News.

shot and killed two people. He was
arrested and charged with murder,
and is now out on $1,000 bonds. In
Clearwater county P. L. circuit was
arrested for going after gang of po-
litical crooks and he is out on $1,000
bonds, and had hard work keeping out
of Jail.
w. l.. Billows has rented the room
recently used for republican head
quarters, and is opening a cleaning
and pressing establishment. See his
add in this paper. He can make your
old clothes look like new. Special
attention to ladies apparel.
Read carefully the article by the
government dealing with the foot
and-mouth disease. It is imperative
that the people cooperate with the
government at this time. If the peo-
pie neglect this matter they may later
pay for their folly.
A weasel was seen playing around
the woodpile back Of the court house
Thursday. B. ]. Kline discovered
the chicken thief, but could not find
a gun with which to shoot it before
it disappeared.
! The Pocatello Tribune says: "Af-
ter accommodating five suits, three for
libel and two for damages, and aggre-
eating $50, 600, the Clearwater Repub-
lican of Orofino is entitled to some
satisfaction in that it politically
cleaned the county of the gang it was
fighting. The people helped Editor
circuit clean the slate in good shape. !"
Charles Swadener, father of Robert
Swadener of Orofino, died in Moscow
Tuesday from paralysis. Deceased
was born in 1850 in Liberytown, Md,
and located in Moscow in 1898. He
is survived by his widow, one son
Robert of Orofno, and daughter,
Mrs. Lyman Reed of Spokane.
We might suggest to the parents of
this district that they visit the public
schools occasionally, showing that
they have an interest in their child
rem. The teachers will appreciate
the cooperation of the parents.
Kamiah is to have a new single
mill. It means a payroll for that
place, a matter of vital Importance to
all the people. Orofino needs few
industries employing labor. That is
the thing needed to make things hum.
When things settle down again the
United States will enjoy the greatest
era of prosperity ever known in any
country on earth. It will be an easy
matter to open the cement factory in
Orofino then. Will all the people
boost if somebody comes here and
makes an effort to give our town a
payroll? Will we ever again have
knockers who will try to cripple it?
Let us hope not.
Miss Joanna Sinclair of Lewiston
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
sister, Miss Susan Sinclair, teacher
in the Orofino high school.
Mrs. G. o. Brown went Lewiston
Monday to visit for few days.
Mrs. John Becker and Mrs. C. A.
Fisher attended the lectures and de-
monstration work given by Miss Marie
Hofer at the Lewiston State Normal
Friday and Saturday. Miss Hofer is
a national authority on Fairgrounds
and recreation centers, and is now
principal of the Chicago playground
training school, and lectures in the
University of Chicago playground de-
partment.
The Tennis club is giving a dance
this evening, Nov. 20, in 1. O. o. F..
hall.
The Lewiston Tribune, quoting
some citizen whose name we do not
remember, says the north Fork road
up from Ahsahka is one of the most
important improvements that can be
pushed to completion. It is the opin-
ion of the gentleman quoted that the
road will benefit all of north Idaho,
and that it will be of immense value
to Clearwater county.
Mr.. Crow will make his annual
county fair report lin due course Ct
time, as usual. In the meantime
we would suggest that he put the un-
paid premium money out on interest,
and use the earnings to buy leather
medals for the suckers who were
foolish enough to re-elect an old fos-
sill to position he had the year be-
fore shown himself untitled to fill.
Here is something for the taxpayers
of Clearwater county to consider !:
The tax levy for county purposes in
Clearwater is II while in Latah
county it is only 6.s mills. The levy
in C1oorwotar county ia about fhroo