Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-25
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Moscow was visited by cloudburst
Saturday evening, which deluged that
portion of the town on the flat
The associated students of the high
school at Wallace have organized by
electing Wesley Miller president
Fire Sunday destroyed the vollmer
livery stable and residence adjoin-
ing, loss of about $500, without in
surance The cause is unknown.
Mrs. Kathleen Hopkins of Herrick,
Idaho, wife of DR.. Robert G. Hopkins,
dentist, recently committed suicide
by shooting herself in the right tenn
pie, BY her side was found note
saying that she was disappointed with
life.
At recent meeting of the Lewis
ton Commercial club President Shep-
hard appointed the following dele
gates to attend the national irrigation
congress at Calgary. Alta. October s.
8. II. l.. Powers, H. G. Darwin, r. A,
Foster, S. d. White and S b. Sted-
man.
1t Is estimated under the levy for
taxes just made by the county cont
missioners that 1t will require $4,000
to conduct the affairs of Latah county
the coming year. For state and coun-
ty purposes the levy is nine and two,
tenths mills. There are 100 school dis
tricts exclusive of Moscow.
The South Fork Orchard company at
Grangeville which was incorporated
with capital of 100000, is reported
to own 5000 acres of land on Camas
prairie. Although no official state
ment can be obtained as yet the pur-
pose of the corporation is said to be
for the cultivation of large CONNER
cial orchard.
At largely attended meeting re-
Gently the Nez Perez County Automo-
bile association adopted a constitution
and bylaws, chose officers and COM
pleted final organization. The dues
were fixed at So annually. The Off
GERS follow: Frank Thompson, presi-
dent; H. X. Fountain, vice president;
Jesse Adam, secretarl-treasurer
The Century company of New York
has Just published a history of '"The
Renaissance and Reformation in Con-
tinental Europe" by Professor Edw.
M. Hume of the University OF lhado.
The work was undertaken several
years ago at the suggestion of Prof
George Lincoln Burr of Cornell uni.
versity, who was one of Prof. Hume 1
teachers.
Carl Johnson, N. II. Klaus, editor OF
Lapwai Post, Miss Irene Cate and
Miss Lucia Rosenkranz, while on .
boat ride Sunday on a slough neal
Charleston, when short way from
shore the canoe capsized, throwing
both couples into the icy water, Miss
Cate being caught under the boat, blu
We're soon all rescued. While riding {
short distance the auto, which contain
ed besides the four who were rushing
to shelter, Mr.. Beard and two little
girls, turned turtle while running 81
miles an hour, injuring everybody.
In a Commercial Way.
Frank Chastick of Thompson Falls
Mont, has opened drug store a
Burke.
w. E. Drake of Fort Benton, Mont
| is plannig to open a jewelry store a
| Bonners- Ferry.
A. F. Larson of Johnson, Wash, hal
purchased the general store of c. A
Broman at Troy. Mr.. Broman will
go to Moscow.
Charles A. Graham, proprietor o
the Bear Creek Flour and Saw mil
at Peck, Idaho, is building an addition
to his warehouse and will soon install
a machine for rolling barley and oats
]. T. Ray, proprietor of the Ow
Drug Co. at Lewiston, has leased ad
ditional store room and will add IS
square feet to his floor space. In tn
Encouragement a number of change
will be made to the interior of tn
store.