Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-15
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Game Warden Gowen is planning to
ask the legislature to pass an entirely
new game law.
Herrick, Idaho, was the scene Sun
day of the drowning of Ben Johnson,
who broke through the ice.
More than 100000 stood to the
credit of the various state funds in
this state at the end of December.
The state board of education has
adopted a rule against any school Of
iicer lobbying before the legislature.
1t is, reported Senator Borah has
declared he would not be a candidate
for the republican nomination for
president
The federal government has decided
to give Idaho so elk. These elk are to
be removed from the Yellowstone
National Park to the Weiser forest
reserve 'n.
coroner's jury at Kellogg held Eli
Labus responsible for the death of
Pete Sain. who died of knife wounds
January 8, the result of celebration
of the Servian Christmas.
James II. Wallis, former pure food
commissioner of this state, was Arrest
ed at Salt Lake recently on two indict-
ments returned against him by the
grand jury, which is investigating the
state Affairs. Irregularities in office
are alleged in the indictments.
The house has decided to follow the
spetiaT grand jury and the corps of
expert accountants and conduct an
investigator into the treasury scan
dali soathree independent bodies are
now,' in vsstigating conditions under
the dbNa of ldaho's new capitol
Miss Grace NJ. Shepherd, state sup
erintsrdeht of public instruction, has
accommodated that the 18th legislature
take hhH office out of politics by call
ing f0r "a. unconstitutional amendment to
that effect and that the state super
intendept be appointed by the board Of
education.
Thirty thousand bushels of club,
10000 bushels of fortyfold 1000 bush
els of red Russian, 500 tons of barley
and 500 hundred tons of oats were sold
January to Spokane grain buyers by
e. Allen, representing Allen Brothers,
Milling company, of Lewiston. The
price was not made public.
The mineral output of Idaho had
tn, hov
in 1913. Gold, ounces, 62,6S5; silver.
ounces, 13,246,000; copper, lbs. 1885,
900; zinc. lbs 49,207 900; lead, lbs,
34O, 461 900. Total value, 1914, $24. 649,-
056.S0; total value, 1918, $24,572,-
396.47. Increase, 1914. $76,66O.33.
Corporations who failed to file their
annual statements with the secretary
of state as required by law are in the
annual scramble to secure reinstate-
ments. The secretary reports $50 do.
nestle and foreign corporations as de-
linquent December 1, Of which 101
were doing business in Shoshone
county.
Notice of bill to prohibit race track
gambling is among the number that
promise to precipitate lively fight
when 1t comes up later for final ac-
ton. Should such law be passed it
will interfere seriously with the Mon.
tana state fair and all county fairs
and on that account is meeting with
much opposition.
In compliance with the constitution
District Judge c. P. Mccarthy has rec
commended four new laws. He recon-
mends that the right to parole con.
victed offenders be given to the dis
trict Judge; that new method OF
sentencing prisoners be had; that the
method of introducing expert testi
mony be changed, and that the Iowa
redlght abatement law be adopted.
The board of directors of the nortf
Idaho sanitarium at Orofino, consist
ing OF Nj. A. Means of Lewiston, w. B
kinniel of Orofino and j. Rosensteir
OF Genesee, after a sweeping inyesti
cation, have exonerated DR.. ]. w
Giyens, superintendent of the institu
ton. of charges of neglect of duty, mis-
management and cruelty to patients
preferred by Attorney Edward Hofe
stede of Orofino.
Governor Alexander has acepte,
the designations of r. c. Beach o
Lewiston as member of the Panama
Pacific exposition commission and O
Insurance Commissioner E. F. Walker
burg, and that he had notified tn
| superintendent of Hepburn park tina
he would accept his resignation TO
economy sake. He ordered commits
sions to Harry l.. Day of Wallac
and Timothy Regain of Boise as expo
i sition commissioner.
State Auditor Fred l.. Huston ha
been indicted by the grand jury a
Boise. He is out on $4,000 bond,
: While the specific charge was nj
: made public it is supposed to hav
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