Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-29
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Ben r. Gray of HALEY, was appoint
ed register of the land office there.
Occur d'Alene city won the location
for the 1916 l. o. o. F. state grand
lodge.
Justin H. Wixom, prosecuting attor-
pey of Shoshone county since last jan
uary, has resigned.
A train of 81 cars of cattle and hogs
passed through Kamiah last week en-
route to Anaconda, Mont.
]. e. Wilson and H. j. Mitchell, re-
Gently from Illinois, have put in opera
ton the Moscow creamery, equipped
with modern machinery.
Milos Perovich was almost instantly
killed at Wallace Sunday when he at
tempted to alight or was thrown from
a moving automobile as 1t turned the
corner.
Henry Dernham, a former pioneer
merchant of Moscow, who went to San
Francisco with William Kaufman and
operated the Emporium, a large de-
partment store, has suffered stroke
of opoplexy.
The state board of education has
authorized the construction of steel
tower to support a huge tank with a
capacity of 10000 gallons to afford a
better water supply and protection to
the campus and the buildings at Mos
COW.
The commissioners of the Tammany-
Waha highway district have canvassed
and declared the vote for bonds as Al
to 20 against the issuance of 100000
highway bonds, the necessary two
thirds having been secured by mar
gin of one vote.
The Rev. Joseph William Mann, age
68 years, at Omak, Wash. died OF
paralysis recently. He had been in the
ministry for 40 years, came west four
years ago, preached for time at Gull
desac, Idaho, and was a member OF the
Walla Walla presbytery.
The Snake river valley tributary to
Idaho Falls, will ship in the neighbor.
hood of 10000 carloads Of potatoes this
year. In addition, the district sugar
beet industry, which is the main one
of the country, supplies two factories
|-one at Sugar City, four miles east
of Idaho Falls, and the other at Black
foot, 20 miles south.
The Idaho supreme court has grant
ed an application for writ of errol
to the suprtme court of the United
States, which will be asked to pass
upon the constitutionality of Idaho'i
drastic liquor law, which makes pos
session of liquor felony on secont
conviction. This law was upheld b.
J the state supreme court.
In a talk to Occur dAlene business
men recently w. G. Scholz of Boise
manager of the state farm market
: bureau, told how this new department
. is bringing farmers in more direc
! touch with consumers. He recon
r lmended public markets and commente
on the lack of a creamery there. H
9 said that a plant should not cost abov
$4,000, and that he would be glad t
aid when such plant is decided on TO
this vicinity.
Farmers in the Peck, Idaho, cour
try are reporting some fine whea
: yields. w. Clugstone has 80 acre
: that ran over so bushels to the acre
:. and John McFadden realized an ave.
. age of about so bushels on a 90-acr
patch, with some spots running 6
) bushels to the acre. And there ar
several others about as good. Til
. total grain crop tributary to Peck
? estimated at about 225,0OO bushels.
The Grangeville Qdaho) Milling G.
has made its first run on new whes
and will begin regular grinding ne1
week. The mill has been recent
improved with new machinery, Is {
= 1875 barrels capacity and enjoys
good trade on the prairie. This plar
e also receives and grinds considerabl
Q corn. The wheat crop tributary is g
d timated at $4,000 bushels, nearl
t. twice the normal crop.
Y. Estimates of this seasons graf
q crop tributary to Cottonwood, Idah
8. vary considerably, ranging from 6Ot
If 900 to 100000 bushels, of which pro
r, ably As per cent Is wheat, AS per Gel
II barley and 10 per cent oats. TT
4. wheat crop will probably average
n bushels to the acre. This Is orc
n narily a heavy barley-producing ce
= ter, but the high wheat prices of la
~ season restricted the barley and
creased the wheat acreage.
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