Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-05-28
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Changes in the telephone service in
including changes
in the rates for phones, are being
made.
The spring term of the federal dis
trict court for the northern division
of Idaho convened Monday at Occur
d Alene, Judge F. s. Dietrich presid-
ing.
Fire at Bonners Ferry Sunday de-
stroyed the warehouse of the Bonner
Hardware company, as we'll as the
blacksmith shop of Meeker & Schwei-
CERT. The cause is unknown. Some
insurance.
The heaviest rainfall for lake pc
Rod in six years fell in the Nez Perez
country last week, 2.21 inches falling
during three days. The rainfall this
month was the heaviest since May,
1911 when Ats inches fell during the
month.
While reviewing the rose show pa
rade at Asotin Saturday. DR.. j. B. Nor
ris, mayor of Lewiston, and Mrs. Chas.
Woelflen of Lewiston, were severely
injured by the giving way Of an out
side stairway platform to Fryxell hail.
They fell IL feet.
Jas. Monk, farmer living at Black
Lake, while pumping water from a
dixie on the Occur d'Alene river with
caterpillar engine, slipped and fell.
One arm was ground off nearly to the
shoulder and the flesh was all torn
off his right leg by being caught in the
cogs Of the engine.
The first fatal automobile accident in
the Occur d'Alene district occurred
Saturday, when an auto bus, conduct
ed between Wallace and Mullan by
huron Topliff, turned turtle near the
Morning compressor, pinning Thomas
Owens, an old-time resident of the
district, under the upturned wreck.
Harry Steele, age about 80, employ
ed as a compressorman at the Hector
mine, two miles east of Wallace, was
found dead in the compressor room
Sunday. A large hole in the top of
the head brings the presumption that
in working about the machinery he
was struck by the swiftly revolving
flywheel of the compressor.
William j. Owen of Post Falls told
the Chicago police Saturday that he
had been robbed of a grip containing
rough sapphires and rubies he valued
at $4,000. He said he put the bag on
the floor while he bought railroad
ticket for Denver When he looked
around it was gone, he said Owen said
he owned number of mines in Idaho.
The attempt to GUST from office Klein
Wanamaker and A. w. Gordon, trus-
tees of Hope, Bonner county, failed in
the supreme court. Two unanimous
opinions handed down affirm the judg-
ment CT Judge Flynn Diminishing the
complaints. 1t was charged in both
cases that Wanamaker and Gordon VIC
lated their oath of office by author
izing payment to themselves of claims
against the town for merchandise they
sold to Hope.
Heavy rains in southern Idaho the
last two weeks have eliminated the
possibility of serious dry spell and
assures big crop. Reservoirs that
threatened to become dry are filling.
Wheat planted last fall will ripen the
latter part of June and promises an
exceptionally heavy yield. More wheat
is being raised than formerly. The
fruit crop is said to look like the best
in the history of the state. Blight is
only in the Jonathan apples. Other
wise the orchards seem to be free from
pests and blights of serious ma
ture.
Cabinet Office Inspecting.
Secretary David F. Houston of the
federal department of agriculture, ac-
companied by his private secretary,
Mr.. O'Neil, and a pirty consisting of
Mr.. Caffey, solicitor of the department
of agriculture; Mr.. MCGOWAN of Mis-
soula, assistant solicitor for this dis
. trict; F. A. Potter, assistant forester;
F. A. Silcox, district forester, and M
H. Wolf, supervisor of the Occur
d'AleDe office are inspecting the
Occur d'Alene forest reserve on a tour
of inspection.
Secretary Houston is travelling with
out an announced itinerary. The trip
is one for business only, the purpose
being to find out for himself to what
extent the timber, forage, water pow
err, recreational and agricultural re-
sources are being developed for the
public good and to make study of the
administration problems of the forest
service. During May Secretary Hous
ton will visit forests in several west
, ern states, spending almost the entire
time Of his trip in the wilds, seeking
first hand impressions of the condi
tions under which the forest service
works.
He will devote considerable time to
! fire conditions, also to the methods