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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-23
COUGAR SLAUGHTER
DEER BY HUNDREDS

number they will take to the trees if
hard pressed, instead Of uniting like
wolves, and fighting in packs. I have
seen as many as six of the brutes in
one bunch, and four, as ! said, this
winter, killing all OF them"
care you not afraid of them?" we
asked. . -, -.
"Afraid of cougar? , Not a bit. l
travel, through the timber at all times
of the night and day, sometimes with
out my dogs, and have no fear. The
cougar is afraid of man unless man
shows fear, for in that case they would
certainly attack you, if hard pressed or
very hungry. The only. cougar. that
take no chances with is the old ones,
where they have poor teeth and blunt
claws, being no longer able to catch
and hold deer: i would look out if l
ran onto one of these They must de-
pend on'what they. pick, up after the
younger cougar have killed and. eaten
their fill, and usually there is fight to
finish in which the younger kills the
old one.
"Last winter, 1928, found, in MAX
ing the rounds to my traps, no less
than 100. remains of deer. killed by
cougar, and the slaughter must have
been fearful. And covered but
little of the country. The snow
was from ten to sixty feet deep, max
ing it.almost impossible for the deer tic
travel, and the cougar caught and killed
without effort"
"And why do the cougar not exter-
inmate the deer?" we asked.
Because the deer multiply much
faster than the cougar, he said. THE
deer begin bearing at an early age the
does having twins after the first year.
while cougar kittens stay with the
mother and are cared for by her fol
two years, and it is four or five year.
before they get their growth. Their
the female cougar breeds only once in
two orthree years, bringing litter o.
from one to nine kittens. s.
"The' cougar follow the. deer. the
year. through, coming. out and going
back as the snow compels the deer t.
leave the forests. These brutes kill
probably one week during the sum
merjSand three week during the win
ter when the snow is deep. You know
the cougar, even 250 pound brute
can travel on the. snow where it will
not hold up a.man. They spread ou
their huge paws and use their fore leg
just like man does snowshoc. The,
can travel over deep snow while tn
deer, with its slender. legs, sinks in
and can travel only On a strong crust
The cougar works mostly at night. Fo
| forty or perhaps hundred yards he Cal
outrun a deer, and the wonder is; tina
any deer can SURVIVE" -
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-23

In nearly every community we find
class OF people vino can never see
anything but the evil and never la,. had a
good word for anybody or anything. II
the best individual in the community
has one bad trait of character they arc
always sure to mention that and.ignore
the good which they could say oil him.
When thesun is shining its brightest
to them tits n sure sign OF storm to
follow: These people are the chronic
pessimists. In their presence any
worthy undertaking will suffer xfrom
paralysis. They can see only the high
walls and, the giants. in the land OF
promise. When they are sent as some
Of the children OF Israel were, to spy
out the promised land they are certain
to bring back an unfavorable report
They are always idealizing the past
and telling how favorable things were
in some other place they. have been
but they can not see any hope for the
future in their own community. They
can some times see great things which
would be Of great benefit to the COM
munity and themselves IL they were
done but they are unwilling to try to dc
anything themselves. They can see
plenty of people in the community who
ought to be in the church and liyinf
the Christian life but they themselves
are unwilling to live as they believe''
p Christian should live. They pray some
times but seldom do anything to hell
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-23

the Nebaho Lumber Company lin
which prominent Democrats are in
terested) occupy the ground. The i'm
provements are assessed at $4,000.
Last year it was assessed at $225 aud
cut to $2O2. .50-about $55 an acre. See
if you can buy an acre of this ground
for ten times that amount
Tracts Nos. 4, 5, 6, and IS in the
same section and Tract No. in SECTION
6, are assessed as Residence Lots, at a
full valuation of 1884. From reading
the assessment entry one might infer
that these tracts contained, in the. ag-
gregate, only 20 acres. The correct ac-
reage is not shown on the rolls but on
referring to the plat on which these
various tracts are shown we find that
this assessment of 1884 covers, about Is
acres adjoining Blake Addition on the
north and German Addition on. the
East-AN AVERAGE VALUATION
PER ACRE OF $3.50. And then take
40 per cent Of that for the assessed val
uation.. Last year these tracts were
assessed in the aggregate at the same
amount, and cut to $255.6O. We chal-
lenge the Home Land Company to put
this land on the market for one week
at twenty times the amount OF the '.'full
cash valuation" shown on this Demo-
cratic Assessment Roll.
Tract No. II, in Section "a, in Town
ship 81 North, Range East is on the
flat north Of Thompson's saw, mill It
Ahsahka. According to the assessment
roll it contains 2 acres. This may, be
an error, but it is at least an acre, and
it is assessed at $1O5.OO this year. Last
year it was assessed at $50 and cut to
$72. The adjoining 6 1-2 acres sold two
years ago, at public sale, for $500 an
acre.
These are facts that can be verified
by anyone who can read and get near
enough to these books to examine
them. Possibly there is plausible ex-
planation for all Of these things. And
possibly after all, some taxpayers who
are paying taxes on timber lands on ,
valuation Of $500 per forty (back
where roads are few and voters are
even more so,) have right to object
not that their taxes are too high; but
that the Blakes are running the train
and riding FREE, while the people pay
the freight. s.
The Republican gives the above
taken from the county records, not as
our own research, but. for what it Is
worth, and assure the readers that i Is
all right. As things now stand the edt
tor of this paper is not permitted to
!. see public records, SO we must be ex
: cused if under this handicap we over
look some minor details. I
As soon as Blair Hoar will permit us
to enter the court house and look over
J county records, the Republican will g
, farther into Clearwater county assess
/ ments. We are too Thoroughly cowed
at this writing to venture out Of our
sanctum without an armed escort. We
} have our meals poked in through the
I keyhole.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-23
SOUND. SERMON BY
METHODIST PASTOR

answer their prayers. Like some of
the spies who came back from their
survey OF the promised land, they 90
down into tlfer camp and tell only Of
the discouraging things they see and
then there is a time sof general weep
ing. By their attitude they defeat
Gods planssfor the time and bring de-
spondency upon all about them. When
men and women are putting forth spec
ial efforts to lead Others to better
. lives they sit around downhearted and
discouraged and say it is no use to try.
They have no faith in themselves and
no faith in God and so. they lose all
faith in their fellow men. ...-..
What every community and. church
needs today is company of people
with the courage OF Caleb who said
"Let US go up and possess the land. .
Many man and woman 'loses the jo,
and blessings Of the Christian life
Simply because they are afraid Of diff
culties. They realize the value Of .
1 church in the community and wan
rothefs to live clean lives; but they ar,
not willing to put forth an effort tt
live the Christian life themselves. The,
lack faith and therefore they lack cour
age. They are afraid of difficulties
They can see nothing but the giants il
the promised land, and have been un
willing to put forth the. effort to owe
come them. Are you one Of this mum
ber or are you willing to put forth tn
effort necessary to possess the land?
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-23

There is no use wasting two columns
telling about the county printing graft.
Here is copy of the Clearwater Re-
publican bid:
January q, 1914.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners, Clearwater county,
Idaho. :t
:. Gentlemen: In accordance with your
request of this day the undersigned,
publisher Of the Clearwater Republi-
can, herewith submits the following bid
for all official printing, including county
board proceedings, auditor and other
official reports. and all notices of what
soever nature of an official character
to be printed the required legal number
of times for three cents per line, nom
pariel basis, for first insertion, and one
and one-half cents per line for each
subsequent insertion, single column
measure of l3 ems width.
And the said bidder herewith makes
tia part Of the agreement on his part,
in case the Republican or the Clear
water Republican,, is given the con-
tract as the official paper of said
Clearwater county. to circulate each
week, among bona fide taxpayers Of
said county, as great number Of cop
les Of the Republican weekly, contain
ing all official notices of whatsoever
nature, as is at this time circulated
weekly by any other paper in Clear
water county. 1t is further agreed that
at no time during the life OF any con-
tract entered into between the board Of
county commissioners of Clearwater
courtyard the undersigned shall the
circulation of the Clearwater Republi-
can be, regardless of how small prev
ious circulation OF official publication
has been, not less at any week, among
bona fide taxpayers, and bona fide resi-
dents of the county, less number thar
$50 each week.
For all JOB or commercial printing the
Republican hereby submits flat re-
duction, on such work as can, be done
by any office in the county, Of twenty
five per cent based on prices paid the
Orofino Tribune, or the Tribune Pub
fishing Co.,, of Orofino, Idaho, during
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-23

w. Wendell, whose home is forty
miles up the north fork of the Clear
water at Big Island, where he has
homestead, visited Orofino Tuesday,
bringing with him the pelts Of five
cougar, killed by him this winter. The
state pays bounty of $25 per cougar,-
and it was to get this that brought the
trapper down the river at this time.
Mr.. Wendell is very modest man,
having little to say, and it surprised
him to find the Republican editor ply
ing questions about the big game that
have become as nothing Of unusual in
terest to Wendell. In one day Mr..
Wendell killed three cougar, and the
next day bagged the fourth Of f'.these
ferocious beasts, feat that would, if
performed by an eastern gentleman, be
the subject of pages Of illustrated arti-
cles in the leading magazines. But Mr..
Wendell accepted it as nothing worth
while, and it required considerable
pumping to get the man to talk.
For fourteen years this man has
s'batched" away back in the heart of
the forests Of Idaho, and at times his
hunting and trapping expeditions have
taken him, alone. except his dogs, back
to the very submits Of the Rocky
Mountains up at, the divide between
Idaho and Montana, and there is not a
foot Of ground in all this vast, region
he'does not know; not a stream he has
not trapped, nor trail he has not trav-
eled. So we asked questions and will
give the readers some OF the informa
ton related. "Mr. Wendell said: 81
have not hunted: much. this year. owing
to an inju.y received some months ago,
but did get five cougar this spring.
have two thoroughbred Airdale dogs,
and with them we ran onto four large
cougar in a bunch a few days ago
One escaped, but the dogs put three o
the brutes up trees, where l SHOT ant
killed them. The following day'we go
the fourth. AT the spot where we raj
onto these fellows we found .catcasse'
of three deer, which they had slaught
cred. You know a cougar will kill {
deer and eat all he can, bury the rem
nant, and then lie down out Of sigh
nearby and sleep, sometimes for forty
eight hours. II another deer come
along he will kill that he may alway
: have warm, fresh meat II he can. Thes
cats, for that is all they arc, never ca
cold meat if they can kill fresh, an
they usually can in the C.earwate
country.
"Why," we inquired, ..did the 'fou
cougar not kill your two dogs?"
because. "said Mr.. Wendell, 9TH
cougar will not fight in packs. lie is
coward, and will sneak away if give
an opportunity. If the dogs run onto
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-23

Cl AuduO.
Idaho. The most important project
undertaken in Northern Idaho is the
construction Of wagon road from Mt,
Idaho, east of Grangeville, to q; point
on the South Fork of the Clearwater
river thirteen miles east of Mt. Idaho.
This road will cost approximately $780,
600 and will give good wagon road to
about twenty or twenty-five ranchers
who now have little more than 4 ira
upon which to travel. This is an ipte-.
gral part of larger project which will
undoubtedly be constructed at l&teH
date This is the long talked Of w&Qon
road up from Mt. Idaho to Elk Cjtys
The continuation of the road up from
Mt. Idaho to Elk City. The contfnuS.
ton of the road up the, South Fork of
the Clearwater river will be exceeds
ingly expensive. The next twenty
miles will probably cost at least $780,
600 and will require the cooperation Of
the mining interests; and must secure
the cooperation. of, federal state and
county authorities. ,,... !,
In Bonner County, Idaho, the most
important work so far completed was
the construction of the Moyie river
road between Addie. and .EAstport.
The further construction and improve
ment of this road will be- continued in
the spring. II is the intention to con,
meet Eastport and Bonners Ferry. In
work the county and Forest Service
shared the expense equally. In, the
Priest River Countrya number of the
roads were greatly improved through
the same MEANS. Next spring some
work will be done on wagon roads nea,
the south end Of Lake Pend Oreille-
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-23
TAXATION~.~-
UNDER GANG RULE

Now that the matter Of taxes is live
issue, why not get out your tax re-
ceipts for 1923, and do little figur-
ing.
In submitting, this, statement is
sued by the republican organization OF
Clearwater county last campaign, the
Republican does SO with apologies to all
decent democrats, for democratic
party" as used here, means, not demo-
cracy, as represented by real democrats,
but that kind of democracy as repre-
scented in New York by Tammany, and
in Clearwater county by the Blakes.
The Republican makes this explanation
because real democracy has nothing in
common with the graft, political rot,
and rank corruption from which Clear
water county is suffering. The state
ment, unheeded last campaign, may
now be received for what it is worth.
1t follows:
Look up your taxes and then com.
pare your assessment with the assess
ment Of Blake's property under Blake
rule. in Clearwater county. The fol-
lowing taken from the county records
in the fall of 1912, will prove interest
ing:
| Let us take peep at the assessment
roll for the year 1912-The Democratic
Bible from which our opponents have
been preaching. II is large book and
some interesting facts are almost lost in
it.
Let us look at the assessment OF the
Home Land Company, OF which j. w.
Blake is president and County Com
missioner p. H. Blake is secretary. This
is a corporation organized to buy land
from the Indians for song and sell il
to homebuilders for fortune. There
is very little timber on this land. II
there was this corporation would be Q
"trust" and its directors and officer.
would be climber barons" like usD
but timber is scarce on the lend. Some
of it is hilly and much of is flat and goot
to look at.
Here it is: Roll No. 1, page 95, Mum
ber 1902. Home Land Company.
Tract No. 10, in Section Z, Township
36 North, Range East. There is nj
finer land in Clearwater County thar
this five acres. No better building
sites in Orofino. Right at the inter
section Of johnson and Michigan Aven
ues, the two main thoroughfares in tn,
town, this would make good site fol
court house. Mr.. Blake, on behalf O
his company, offered .15Ox25O feet t,
the county Qess than one acre) TO
S3200.00. The five acres is assessed a
$1312.50 without improvements.) Las
year, 1911, it was assessed at 500 pc
acre, GULL CASH VALUE" and re
duced to $50 per acre.
, Tract Nos in the same section, is as
} sessed at $23625. This tract contain
about three and three-quarters acre
S and lies within the city limits, betweel
e the Northern Pacific right Of way an
station grounds and the Clearwate
I river, IN the vicinity Of the depot. Tn
{ planning mill and yards and sheds c
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-23
SERVICE i.
MAKES REPORT
las lust ern Idaho.

The Secretary OF Agriculture has just
issued "a statement showing the re-
ceipts from the National Forest activi-
ties for the year ending June 80, 1918,
and the proportion OF such receipts
which have been returned to the states
within which the National Forests are
located The total net receipts from all
sources was $2,39l, ,920.S5, 1886, ,596.7O
was returned to the several states for
schools and roads under the Is per
cent clause. $234, ,63S.6S was available
under the 10 per cent item for the con-
structlon of roads.
The total receipts for Montana
amounted to $500, $500. OF this amount
$65, Is was available to the counties
within which the National Forests are
located for school and road purposes.
s26, 095.26 was available for the con-
struction of wagon roads in the state of
Montana. This fund was handled di-
rectly by the Forest Service in Good
Grafton with the state and the several
counties.
The total net receipts for Idaho
amounted to s3l2, 2,655.61, SIS. 1890 was
returned to the counties in the state of
Idaho for school and road purposes
under the 25 per cent item. s3l, ,265, SO
was available under the 10 per cent
item for the construction of roads. Of
this road fund for Idaho approximately
$14, 600 was handled from the Misseula
office and is being expended in North
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-23
Respt. submitted,


Respt. submitted,
Clearwater Republican.
The ,Orofno Tribune bid ten cents
per line, first insertion, and five cents
per line for subsequent insertions. And
the taxpayer can do his own figuring.
Take 1000 lines. The people will pay,
as they have, ten cents per line, or
sl00. II published twice, add $50, ora
total Of $3.50. And, 1.-The Republican
would receive only $50 for one inser-
ton, and $45 for two insertions. Is
there any difference? The. people pay
the bill 80 n.,.sa
The. Republican submits that any
paper that will charge the taxpayers of
county greater price than the same
service usually. costs business firms, is
grating, anda county. board that will
be party to contract that means the
needless waste Of county funds are not
serving the best interests of the people,
The Tribune claimed $50 circulation
The Republican prints $50 papers
weekly now, starting six weeks ago
with AIS, and guaranteed, if given the
work for the people, to circulate as
great, or greater number of copies as
printed by any other. paper in the
county. ~,
Under the Tribune contract, now and
for the past year, the printing bills
haye totaled about 50, 600 per year. The
Republican bid, if accepted, would save
the taxpayers from $500 to $3.50 per
year. That is all there is to it.
County Commissioner Harrison op-
posed this graft, but Zelenka and Tor.
gerson, after two-hour. recess, put
fthe job through, and once more proved
that they love the t'dsar people," We
guess they do. If it were not for the
tax payers who foot the bills how would
the gang, exist? %, So does cougar love
deer. -.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-23

Mr.. John Hamcy and Miss Lavina
Jobes were married Monday evening
at the home of the brides sister Mrs.
Rodgers. Just few Of the immediate
friends and neighbors were present.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-23

According to Athe Lewiston Tribune
salmon are now running in the river,
and number have been caught with
hook and line.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-23

Chas. A. O'Connor, Of Spokane,
manager Of the Holland Bank branch
in the northwest, was in .0rofino Tues
day night looking after business in
Clearwater county. DeCourcey & Wal
ratha local agents for this company.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-23
COUNTY PRINTING GRAFT WILL CONTINUE

1913 and 1914.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
IGOLDSBORO CASHIER
SHORT IN ACCOUNTS

GOIDSBORO, N. c., March ls.---
Inspection of the books OF the Colds
boro Savings and Trust company and
the National bank disclosed shorte gees
in both banks. The Goldsboro Saw
.ngs and Trust company is short fifty
thousand and some few hundred dol
lars, and thes National bank u short
age of 5000. a defalcat!on by II. c.
Smith, an employe OF the National
bank and for two years cashier of
the Goldsboro Savings and Trust COM
pany.
The first shortage was discovered
In the National bank, but relatives of
young Smith promptly made good that
sum and the affair was kept quiet.
Yesterday an inspection of the books
of the Goldsboro Savings and Trust
company disclosed shortage OF $50,-
900, but the loss will only be $4,000,
as Smith was bonded by an insurance
company for $4,000.
George A. Norwood, president of the
two banks, deposited $4,000 in cash
with the stockholders as personal
guarantee of every depositor from loss
Of money or interest thereon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
RUSSIA PLACES BAN
ON EXPORT OF SABL ES
ACTION BY GOVERNMENT Is HE.
SUIT OF AMERICAN POACH-
Frs ACTIVITY.

LONDON, March lS.--~ThereS II
much fiuttering just now in the dove
cotes where sables are the main
source of income. This Is due to the
action of the Russiaa government in
putting down It's foot on the export OF
sables. due. it is sad. to the activ-
tiles of American poachers IN The dis
tr!cts of Kamtchatka
The head al a leading Arm of far
rjefs in Ionic n told a correspondent
that these was no touht that , sAch-:
ers had been at work in the Kamt-
chatka district Of late.
Last year" he said, the Russian
overnmert assed law providing Il
three-year close season, 50 the sahie9I
she uld have chance of multiplying.
Skins had steadily gone up In p:1ceS
and The hes. kinds are now Very ex-S
pe@sit e."
Only about $4,000 sables re.ched
Londen last yea. and the supply ~
getting lower and lower. and thu
are that the price witisxos
Up more and more. These KamtChdt-
ka skins are larger and fuller tlaAMs
these which come from Jajutsk. hye
the raid of recent years on 49,
has had the effect of hunting tina MI3-'
imal farther north.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
IN NORTH CAROLINA
ALLEGED kIDNAPERS
FOUND IN THE. WEST

ASHEvILLE, N. c., March 1S.-
Mrs. Hutchinson and Miss Carrie
Tingley together with little Betite
Edna Cole whom they are alleged to
have kidnapped several days ago have
been located at Centralia, Lewis coun.
ty, Wash. according to q message re-
oeived by Sheriff Charles F. Williams
The latter Immediately wired to the
Washington authorities. asking thai
the two women be placed under arrest
and said that the child be held pend
ing the arrival of an officer from
Buncombe county.
l.. G.. Mason, a. son-inl law of Z. c.
Cole, the father OF the little girl who
has been lost, WAS largely responsible
for the finding of the two women and
little girl, 1t is said Since one of the
women formerly resided at the Wash.
ington town, 1t was generally expected
that Centralia was the destination OF
the trio. Mr.. Mason. upon hearing Of
the alleged kidnapping Immediately
went there and wasted for the arrival
of the women and child.