Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-02
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Saturday.
Bonnie Burch, age 5, only child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Burch, was
drowned Saturday afternoon in Priest
lake by falling from a dock in front
of houseboat
A certificate of the increase of the
capital stock of the Camas Prairie
Railway company from $4,000 to
100000 has been filed with the coun-
ty recorder at Lewiston.
Sheepmen in the Reubens, Idaho,
section marketed their wool last week
at prices ranging from 22c to csc per
pound. The average weight per fleece
was from to IL pounds.
B. C. Barber, former receiver of the
United States land office at Lewiston,
Idaho, has secured an interest in the
Ferdinand State bank, at Ferdinand,
Idaho, and has assumed the duties of
cashier.
A coroner's inquest found that Thos.
Schmidt met his death by falling In
to an ore chute on the 1100-foot level
of the Success mine last Friday, his
back being broken. No exoneration
or blame was mentioned in the YER
dict
Governor Moses Alexander arrived
Saturday at Standpoint on the invita-
ton Of the farmers unions of the
county. The governor addressed the
farmers. Sunday he occupied the pull
pit in the Methodist church, giving
short talk.
The Western Milling & Elevator
Co. of Denver, Colo, will construct a
5OO-barrel -four mill and terminal ele-
vators at Idaho Falls, Idaho. The
company will also build elevators at
Pocatello, Twin Falls, American Falls,
Camas, Roberts, Sterling, Dubois,
Iona, Newdale and Ririe, Idaho.
| Control of the Success mine, one of
the active zinc properties in the Nine
Mile district of the Occur d'Alenes,
passed from H. F. Samuels, president
and general manager, Thursday to a
company of capitalists of Duluth,
Mimi, 100000 shares being sold for
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cash.
Minimum wage commission closed
its investigation at Wallace Saturday.
No witnesses were called by the COM
mission, but the members visited res
taurants, department stores, telephone
offices and laundries where women
are employed, took first-hand evidence
from employees and investigated work
ing conditions.
j Fire recently destroyed the barn of
John Lisa and four head of horses at
Southwick. The flames spread to the
United Brethren church and totally
destroyed it, the inadequate facilities
for fighting the flames rendering the
citizens powerless. The loss to the
church is estimated at $1,000, with no
insurance, while the barn was valued
at $500.
At the special election held recently
at Upper Tammany the plan of form
ing highway district was carried by
unanimous vote. A massmeeting will
be held this week to decide on the
commissioners to be recommended to
the governor for appointment and i'm
mediate steps will be taken to issue
100000 in bonds for the Improvement
Of the highway.
The district meeting of the Daugh-
ters of Rebekah at Clifford recently
elected officers as follows: First
chairman, Mrs. Blanche Nelson, Lew.
iston; chairman, Mrs. Elsie Sogard OF
Culdesac; vice chairman. Mrs. Lottie
Wicks of Clifford; secretary. Mrs.
Mary Christie of Culdesac. The dis.
trict includes Lewiston, Clifford, Cul-
desac, Winchester and Forest. Guide
sac was selected as the place of the
next meeting.
I Plans are being made for the north
and south railroad commission, con.
sisting Of Senator Jerome J. Day of
Moscow, Aaron F.. Parker of Grange.
vile and DR.. Paddock of Weiser, to
make another inspection of the pro-
posed route in about 80 days. Senator
Day was unable to make the trip last
month with the state public utilities
commission. Governor Alexander will
accompany the commission. He be.
lieves the proposed railroad can be
built and financed without an, amend.
ment to the state constitution.
The well-organized campaign to Gre
ate Pine county, recently launched
would divorce from Latah county most
J of the valuable holdings of the Pot
latch Lumber company and the Wash
ington, Idaho & Montana Railway
company, extending from the Idaho
Washington line on the west to the
Idaho-Montana state. line on the east
an area about 120 miles long and "a
miles wide. The move has caused a
great sensation. The plan Is to take
the largest part of Latah county, with
small portion of land of limited val
lie of Kootenai, Shoshone and Clear
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