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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23

After all how many times do we
find that the reason we didn't like
some person was because we were
really not acquainted with them or
misunderstood them. How often has
it been just plain prejudice? Orofino
has furnished many illustrations of
this in the past two years. How
many times have we all been mis-
taken, discovering, to our mortifica-
ton, that the other fellow, perl APPS it
was some estimable lady. was really
all right? What havoc time has
wrought in our pre-conceived miscon-
ceptions, and how far we have missed
the mark time after time. What
truth there is in the following:
There is so much bad in the best
of US,
And so much good in the worst of us
That it hardy behooves any of us
To talk about the rest of US. -
American independence was te
work of not one or few but of all !;
and was ratified not by congress only,
but by the instincts and intuitions of
the nation, just as the sunny smile of
the ocean comes from every one of its
millions of waves. Bancroft.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23
SUMMONS

In the District Court of the Second Judicial Dis
trlct of the State of idaho in and for the
County OF Clearwater.
Potatch Lumber Company, CORPORATION.
Clearwater Land. Log and Lumber Company. a
corporation; Northland Pine. Company.
corporation. A. G. Mclean. S. A. Mclean and
:. A. Mclean, formerly trading and doing
business under the firm name and style OF
M Sstb MI Bros A. &c; G. Mclean and Eliza
Mclean and Marian w. Mclean his wife
watee fta, s q Idaho sends greetings to Clear
poration. Northland Pine Company. a corpora
ton, A; c; Mclean. s. A. Mclean. J. A, Mclean.
trading a6d and dS.F bushes: under the
Lean and Elizabeth Mclean, his wife, S. A. Nc
Lean, 7. A. Mclean and Marian W. McLeanshis
wife, the above named defendants.
You are hereby notified that a complaint has
the Second Judicial District Of the State Of Idaho
above named plaintiff. of the nature in general
Terms as follows: To obtain a decree Of the
soove entitled Court auieting. as against you
and each OF yOu plaintiffs title to
Inc West one-half Of the South-ea quarter,
and the Southeast quarter Of the Southeast
the 2 the "
township Al, North Of range /. East Of Boise
Meridian.
And you are hereby directed to appear and
'hS Saiu CVHpiHlut WltNln twenty uuys
OF the service Of this summons II served within
said Judicial District. and within forty days IL
served elsewhere. And you are further notified
lHat uhiess you so appear and answer said COM
paint within the time herein specified, the
plaintiff will take Judgment against you as
prayed In said complaint
witness my hand and seal of the District
Court OF the Second Judicial District Of the State
81 Idaho, in and for Clearwater County. this 25th
day OF June A. ID. 1916
JOSEPH KAUFMAN. Clerk.
Seal
A. L. Morgan, residence Moscow. Idaho.
J2-Ab Attorney for Plaintiff.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23

The cooperation of the ladies of
Orofino, through an organization, in
the work of improving and boosting
Orofino, is now in order. This may
be called Village Improvement
Club, or the "City Beautiful" or
whatever may be suggested, but the
object and purpose will suggest itself
Particularly could the ladies take
charge of that most important and
essential labor-the identifying of the
village, the cleanliness of streets and
alleys, and the the planting Of trees
and flowers.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23
Notice Of Redemption Of Comfy Warrants

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing Clearwater county warrants
are subject to payment on presenta-
tion to the County Treasurer of Clear
water County, Idaho:
All warrants drawn on the Cur
rent Expense" Fund of the 1916
series, registered prior to April 20,
1915.
All warrants drawn on the general
road fund. 1918 series, not heretofore
called, registered prior o April 10,
1914
All warrants drawn on the general
road fund, 1914 series, registered
prior to August IL, 1914, and warrants
Nos. 942, 952, 955. $50, 957, 959, 1853,
9s2, 1856, 1878, 1874. 1884, 1918, 1926,
1409, lab, 1873, l440 1892, 1893, 1894
of the 1914 series registered Aug. IL,
1914.
All outstanding warrants drawn
against the funds of School districts
Nos. 3, 8, lS, 81, %, %, "a, %, 26,
registered prior to July Is, 1915. All
warrants drawn against the funds of
Consolidated school district No. l,
registered prior to June l, 1915.
Interest on all above warrants will
cease on July "a, 1915.
Warrants No. 432, 436, 444, SOL,
5O4, 533 and l478 on the general road
fund, heretofore called, on which in
terest has ceased, will be paid.
OREN CROCKETT,
County Treasurer.
Orofino, Idaho, July Is, 1915.
July l6-2t,
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23
Why not set date for that good

Why not set date for that good
roads day in Orofino, and fix the
streets from the Eide .ity Bank to the
Feed Store, and on east to the public
school property? Would this i'm
provement not be source of pride to
every citizen Of Orofno? Who of us
would not give one or two days to
have these pr minent streets put into
presentable condition? And in THIS
the N. P. railroad company is to be
urged to cooperate. The railroad is
to be asked to supply enough gravel
to surface the street along their spur
for this block. President Smith Of
the Comercial Cub has appointed a
committee to take this matter up i'm
mediately with the railroad company.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23
Notwithstanding all of Governo

Notwithstanding all of Governor
Alexander's gallery playing last fall
in reference to the state bearing the
expense of bee inspector, his horti-
cultural Inspector appointed such an
official for Owyhee county last week,
say Boise dispatch of July 3. Thus
one by one the governors promise and
advocates are being evidenced to
mean nothing, it is being shown that
in order to build up his political
machine, he is resorting to any and
all kinds of breaches Of faith with the
people. All of his play is game of
deception. Never before perhaps in
the history of the state has one of its
governors so often broken his word,
but his articles are becoming so we'll
understood that it is not probable the
people of the state will continue to
be deceived by the wiles and snares of
this sly old fox.
After an absence Of two weeks de-
livering speeches and church lectures,
Governor Alexander is back at his
Office once more, but he has announced
that he will resume his gabfest next
week. More than half of his time
appears to be spent in the delivery of
his church lectures and picnic talks,
and as result of his continued
absence, board meetings are delayed
for days at time and work demand
ing immediate attention neglected at
the cost of the citizens of the state.
The governors self-approbation, of
which he has an inexhaustible fund,
has become a matter of of general
comment. In going over the state he
is.giving himself the most marvellous
testimony, but the ranks Of the gull
lible are fast decreasing.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23

1t is rather peculiar, to say the
least, that democratic administra-
tinons and hard times always happen
to inf1ict this nation at the same time
1t was so with Cleveland and free
trade; it is so with Wilson and free
trade. The European war is the only
things that has saved us from as tough
fate as followed the election of
Cleveland, and the Inauguration of
democratic policies. Were it not for
war demands American farmers would
be selling wheat for something like
thirty cents per bushel. In Cleve-
lands time wheat sold in the Palouse
country as low as 81 cents per bushel
and the writer was glad to get SO
cents per day and board for farm labor
of the hardest kind. There WASH t
any eight hour day then either.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23

At the Nez Perez Indian celebra-
tion next year, which will be held at
Reubens, the old myth dances of the
tribe will be revived. These dances
were forbidden by the government a
few years ago, but it is announced
that they, as we'll as some of the old
time sports, such as archery. toma-
hawk throwing and wild racing, will
be features of next seasons two
weeks festivities.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23
THE DIRECT PRIMARY


going on as to whether the direct
primary is better than the convention
system for selecting officers for the
public service and for determining
what issues shall be voted upon at the
elections. Is not the important ques-
ton what is the best method we can
adopt?
Would not combination of the
direct primary system and the con-
vention system give us better
method of selecting our public officers
than either system alone? 1t is inn
possible for all the voters to get
together in council or convention, but
could not groups come together and
choose delegates to convention and
these delegates inquire into the quail
fications of different persons, recon-
mending three or four to the voters to
select the candidates from? Might
not this plan weed out the dishonest
and incompetent? While the voters
might not select the best one would
they not more likely at least select
good candidate than under the present
system?
The convention system was defec-
tive but it was not wholly and always
bad. When some Of the best citizens
of the state met and counciled togeth-
er as TO the best men and measures
for good government good ought to
have resulted, and it did result, at
least sometimes. 1t may be said the
best citizens did not meet. If so why
not?
Becau the convention system was
defective was it necessary to abandon
it altogether? Could not the defects
have been correctei?
1t has been known for centuries
that Tin multitude of counselors
there is safety" When we abandon
the convention system did we not
make the mistake of abandoning a
helpful plan of meeting together and
counseling with one another about
men and measures in the problem of
government? Is not the council, the
convention, or whatever it may be
called one of the oldest and most help
full things in affairs of men? Would
not the party that would once again
put the convention system with some
notifications into operation to sup
plant the direct primary serve good
government in most helpful way?
When the people can vote directly
upon who shall be their party candit
dates the result ought to be good.
But the people can not always know
the candidate. Would it not be
good plan for the people to have rep
resentatives look up the qualifications
of various candidates and submit the
names of three, four, or more, from
whom candidate might be chosen
1t is said that last year there were
bad men on the state tickets who coulo
not have been there if their records
had been looked into by representa-
tives of the people.
1t is true that bad men got onto the
various tickets under the corve ntion
system, but can we not get combin-
alton OF the convention and the pri-
mary system by which only good men
can be gotten onto the tickets, and |
all bad men kept off the tickets?
Things are no so frighttfully bad in
the public service. The great mass
of persons in the public service are
good, competent men and women.
Can we improve our system of select /
ing them so that more of them will be I
good and competent and can we not
get such system that will give us
one of the best state go ernments in
the Union?
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23

The Elk River Sentinel would have
us believe that 1t costs no more to
support two sets of county officials
than to support one, and that the ex-
pense of two counties is no greater
than one county. Which reminds US
of the saying that 1.-TWO can live as
cheap as one" And by simple
process of mathematics one has only to
increase the family by the addition of
dozen healthy, hungry children,
with their ability to wear out shoes
trousers and dresses, to reach that
haven of rest where the family is
self-supporting, and father don t
save to work.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23
Notice To Creditors

In the matter OF the estate OF Lucretia Mar
Raret Snyder, Deceased
Notice Is hereby given by the undersigned Ad-
ministrator OF the estate OF Lucretia Margaret
snyder deceased, to the creditors of. and all
persons having claims against the said deceased
10 exhibit them with the necessary vouchers.
witnin four months after the first publication
OF TINS notice to the said administrator at Room
number two, Burns Block. Orofino. Idaho. the
same being the place for the transaction OF the
business OF said estate. In Orofino. County OF
Clearwater. State of Idaho.
Signed and dated at Orofino. Idaho. this sixth
day Of July, A. D. 1915
JSA8 George w. Snyder. Administrator.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23

competition above the appraised value.
l, $50 acres were disposed of, and of
this the state received Sill, 593.1 spot
cash. The Potlatch Lumber Company
paid cash for their purchases, W ID.
Humiston, who represented that COM
pany, delivering to Messrs. Daggett
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23
Eighth Grade Examinations

A special eighth grade examination
will be held in Orofino August 26, q,
20. Pupils who failed in the spring
examinations will have an opportun-
ity at that time to raise their grades
and obtain the average required for a
diploma.
MAYME l. FISHER,
Supt. of Schools, Clearwater County,
Idaho. July 2-4t.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23

The character of any community
may be accurately measured by its pub
lie roads. A progressive community
will tolerate nothing short of the best
possible highways, and never hesitates
to spend the necessary money to pro
vide them. After good roads have
been provided progressive community
sees that they are maintained.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23

If the Mexicans had some of the
European war equipment that scrap
wouldn't last more than thirty min
utes. Why not substitute a few
machine guns and AZ cemtimeter
siege piece for grape juice and
"watchful waiting, and have an end
to it?
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23

The land sale held in Orofino Sat-
urday, by the State of Idaho, was we'll
attended, and while not all the land
was sold, most of it was, and the
prices were exceptionally good. Of
the AZ forties advertised, 38 were dis
posed of, some going under lively
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23

Even if the editor of the Cgearwat-
er Republican is crazy as certain
gentlemen allege, we are constrained
to insist that we still have enough
sense to hold our own with these fell
lows when it comes to a contest requi-
ring brains. So we should worry.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23

Oronfio is today one of the most
united communities in the great
Northwest The business men have
joined ha I'd and are pulling together
in way that will count for much in
the future.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23
GOOD DEMAND FOR STATE LAND
AT SATURDAYS PUBLIC SALE.

and Bush, who condcuted the sale, a
check for $40, 428. The other bidders
took advantage of the long time pay
ments, paying one tenth down. Fol-
lowing is the complete details of the
sale, giving the price after the name
of purchaser, where more than the an
praised value was bid:
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23

Theodore Foil left Wednesday for
Elk River, enroute to the timber,
where he will spend two weeks.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-23


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Lands SOLIDS ut o On leased
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
BRITISH BLOW Up A
TRENCH IN FLANDERS
Field Marshal French Reports
Severe Fighting Near Neuge
Chappelle.

LONDON, Feb. 10. - The blowing
up of a German trench in West
Flanders. southeast of Ypres. where
a number OF prisoners were taken by
the British, is reported in the BIZ
weekly communication from Field
Marshal Sir John French, which was
issued by the government press bu-
Teau today. The statement mentions
severe fighting near Neuve Chappelle
in Franch which indicates that the
Germans have made a gain in that
region.
"Neuve Chappelle lies about four
miles north of LaBassee, near the Lys
river and near the LaBassee- Haze
brouck turnpike"
The communication follows:
The enemy displayed considerable
activity during the past few days
this part OF the line was very severe
at times. ON two opints the enemy
succeeded in occupying some of our
trenches. but was driven out by cOun-
ter attacks. At one place 90 Ger
mans were left dead upon the deld.
one of their trenches was blown up
and many prisoners taken. on the
night of Feb. 1915, an attack was
made against our line north of the
Ypres canal. On the following night
a similar attack was made against
our lines near Neuve Chappelle. Both
were easily repulsed with losses to the
enemy. All the ground recently gain
ed has been strengthened and held
without difficulty. South of the Lys
our guns have dealt very effectively
with the enemy's artillery whose fire
has greatly increased recently.
"Our aircraft carried out valuable
Reconnaissance. Also successfully
engaged hostile aerOplaneS One of
our aviators attacked two German
machines in succession. The first was
driven off by our air craft; the second
was brought down by our artillery in
the enemy's lines"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
PRIVATE
SAYS HORRIBLE
AF TER SCISSORS
Sees Nothing But CorpSeS
After Bloody All Day Strug-
gle For Possess ion of
Trench.

PARIS, Feb. 19.-The following let
ter from a French private describes
the desperate battle of scissors. The
simplicity Of II, and its sincerity, re-
veal the character of this fighting
more wildly than could be written in
official dispatches:
My very dear YvOnne:
Thanks to God, i am still here and
my health is good. AS everyone ex-
pected, the days of sacrifice have
come. I know my YvOnne is strong
in spirit and that she has no false IL
lusions. So that you may understand
1 am going to tell you frankly about
the terrible days OF the eighth and
ninth.
AS 1 told you we were at N
from the evening of the first of IAN
uary. Happy and calm we enjoyed
a well-earned rest. On the evening
comes along: Everybody TO be ready,
without haversack and with 200 cart
ridges"
At about O'Clock in the evening
off we go, cross s. and get on the
plateau, the rest of the night being
spent in the grOttoes. Here we are
then fixed up; we have got to attack
and take the German trenches.
That night / did not sleep. BY the
small affairs, and was not alone in
this work. Nearly the whole COM
pany felt the need of writing and of
self-eXpression. Between the COM
rades there was a gripping of hands,
and we cOmfOrted each other. Eight
o'clock in the morning comes. Our
artillery opens fire and for an hour
sprinkles the enemys trenches with
more than 1000 shells. During this
time our own batteries get into the
trenches. The German trenches are
only so meters away. The artillery
comes TO a dead stop; it is now 3
o'clock.
Charge Is Sounded.
But our commandant, a man with a
soul. wants to profit by the moral eff
feet which our artillery has produced
on the Germans He orders the
charge TO be sounded, and darts for
ward first. followed by the two COM
panies. In 20 minutes the first line
of trenches was captured. The fine
example given by our cOmmandant is
great. but it Cost him his life. and his
adjutant was killed by his side.
Our losses in the attack were not
very large. But the counter attack of
the Germans was inevitable. 1t was
then that the ninth and 10th COM
panies came into action. 1t is 10
o'clock at night. The order comes to
occupy the captured trenches Until
3 o'clock in the morning the positions
are strengthened. The crumbhng
trenches are dug out and we get rid
of all cOrpses. German and French.
BOcheS Attack.
All of sudden a great cry is raised
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19

All of a sudden great cry is raised
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
WISDOM OF YOUTH.

"My boy" said the old man when
1 was your age 1 thought, like you,
that l knew it all, but now l have
reached the conclusion that L know
nothing"
The youth, lighting a cigaret,
answered carelessly:
HIM! 1 reached that conclusion
about you years ago."-Top-Not
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
LARGE RAT.

Pop what is a fertilization ?"
"A fertilization, my boy is a big
fort"
Then a ratification is a big
willie, go TO bed at oncer'-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19

by a thousand voices:
The Boches are coming on al the
charge"
Everybody leaps up. The Germans
are already on the edge of the
trench. F.. Oh. dear Yvonne! oh,
the horrible vision, the horrible car
mage, Everyone has understood,
and knows that he has ID defend his
life. At every turn the Germans are
killed, the bayonet works. They are
impaled. For my part, l saw red.
Death scared over my head, and /
did not think about it.
The edge of the trench is liberated.
But how am L to describe this scene
TO you, and how is AZ that / am not
mad? 1t is terrifying; the crying of
the wounded. the shouting of defend
ers and assailants. At last the
Germans fall back. The lieutenant
proves himself worthy of his task; in
a clear voice he orders volley firing.
But the "BOches' reply, and they
come crawling back on all tours. How
many Of us fell under the bullets!
Sec Only COrpses.
In our corner there is nothing but
a heap of COrpseS There is the
smell of blood The screaming of the
ali that puts us in a rage. In volleys
we keep firing. Dawn comes to de-
liver us. The enemy was thrust back.
OH How our dead were revengedi
over the parapet of the trench IN the
field one can only see corpses, corpses
which are going to stay where they
lie. This savage war does not allow
the burial of the dead.
About midday the Germans renew
/ hnfr w
them advancing in close order. With
grip on our rifles we wait for them.
for they were too far away to be
fired at. They are going to swarm
dpon us. but we shall defend our
selves. Suddenly our 70 begins to
vomit. the German column having
been signalled. All, Fine work! The
shells are well directed and fall into
the middle of things-arms, legs,
bodies, bits of men were scattered
about. Thanks to our artillery we
were saved this time.
But they are obstinate devils, those
| ''Boches." At about A o'clock in the
evening they began another attack,
but it was feeble, and our shells
stopped them. At Z o'clock we were
! relieved.
No Food for Two Days.
We returned to " the same
evening. For two days of battle ]
had eaten nothing. Like most of us
l had horrible stomach pains and
fever.
Today all ones nerves are relaxed
| am daZed TO find myself here, aliV e
1t is true that my confidence had not
abandoned me. The hand-to-hand
fighting. which ] had feared so much
had come and 1 had survived.
Most OF my comrades had stuck the
enemy On their bayOnetS. 1, for some
reason not to be defined. had not
brought myself TO do this; but every
time my lucky aim foored the mar
who leapt at me. More than 20 times
in 10 minutes this incident was re-
peated. Every time my eye was quick
err than my enemy's. I had MOI
budged from my place. l don't wish
TO boast. but l did not think of death
because on the eve Of battle 1 had pre-
pared myself we'll for it.
oh. this war! how horrible it is
But God will pardon me the things
have done because the right is on oul
side. l wish to say no more about it
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
1t Now

Take time by the fore
lock. Prepare yourself
now for early spring
activities. This means
if you must buy new farm
implements, for instance.
buy them now. You
get better selection,
quicker delivery and
certainly lower prices.
You can start work on
the dot. You'll be too
busy soon, maybe, to
attend to details.