Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-11-20
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

The official count of the vote OF
Idaho is to be made November 81.
The grip of king winter has held off
longer this year than any fall in the
history of the state.
Allan McKinnon, for six years agent
for the Interior Warehouse company
at Cottonwood, was arrested recently
warrant issued at Grangeville charg-
ing embezzlement.
Jacob l.. Gross, ex-banker of Koos-
kia, convicted of introducing liquor on
the Nez Perez reservation, was SEN
fenced to eight months in jail at Lew.
iston and fined $3.50.
Oliver Harrison, 12-year-old son Of
Enoch Harrison, living five miles south
OF Kendrick, was shot and instantly
killed by his brother. two years young
er, while playing with a repeating
rifle
Moses Alexander, democrat, our
newly elected governor, has started on
tour of the state to meet the people
of the different sections and ascertain
their needs. Starting in the north, he
expects to tour the entire state.
Word from the southern part of the
state indicates that Victor o. Johnson
of Shoshone may be appointed by Gov
ernor Haines to the state public utili-
ties commission to take the place for
merly occupied by Judge Standrod.
A mortgage for 111,652,5OO given
by the Northern Pacific Railroad Co.
to the Guarantee Trust Co. of New
York was fled at Lewiston, Idaho. last
week. The instrument bears date OF
July and is given to secure funds to
retire outstanding bonds.
Idaho newspapers and politicians are
keenly interested as to the kind OF
legislation the newly elected legisla
ture will give to the citizens of the
commonwealth and are specializing az
to whether this legislation will smack
loudly OF reform measures.
Forecast is made that because Of
the complexion of the new Legislature
statewide prohibition for Idaho Ii
likely to come before similar legisla
ton becomes operative in Washisgtor
and Oregon. In the latter states thu
prohibition law becomes operative
January /, 1915.
Charles Erperback, wealthy ranch
er of Idaho, Is to be tried at the mex
term of the federal court in Sheridan
on the charge of having held up |
number of stage coaches in Yellow
stone park last summer and Robin,
the passengers, the holdups being tn
most sensational in the history of tn
park.
Through plan proposed by tn
commercial club at Twin Falls it
proposed to make 500 subscribed 70
; Belgian relief also Of benefit to tn
people of southern Idaho. AS this fun
would be used for buying supplies
proposes that the entire amount be g,
pended on the Twin Falls tract 70
flour, beans. peas. etc.
The purchase of the Gilmore /
Pittsburg railroad in Montana an
Idaho, will give the Northern Pacifi
railway the shortest line from tn
Twin Cities to the Pacific coast TIL
road was built short time ago at
cost of more than $15,0O0,COO. TIL
road runs between Armstead, Mont, o.
the Oregon Short Line, and Salmon
Idaho. With branch line the mile
age is about 12O.
Frank Hye, accused of murderin
Hugh Kennedy, the court bound tn
accused over to the district court OF
the charge of murder in the first dc
gree, and over the protest of the stat
ruled that Mr.. Hye should be allowe
bail, and fixed the amount at $4,000
This is the second charge of murder Il
the first degree lodged against Fran
Hye as the result of the tragedy tina
occurred in Elk City on the night @
October 4, in which Hye is accused O
having shot to death his wife Aim
and Hugh Kennedy.