Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-05-21
IDAHO NEWS NOTES


ment office in Butte, was found guilty
of sending girls to an alleged house of
i'll repute in Diamondville, Wyo.
John Campbell, a miner, of Potsville,
above Mullan, was lodged in the coun.
ty Jail at Kellogg Sunday after an un-
successful attempt to shoot himself.
Theodore Martinson, assessor of
Latah county was arrested after he
resigned office recently, and was
charged with appropriating $137 from
the tax receipts.
While driving a party in the Thorn
creek section about six miles south OF
Moscow, John Vossburgs auto turned
over and besides badly wrecking the
car Mr.. Vossburg's leg was broken.
James l.. Nolan, farmer at Voll
mer, was convicted in the federal
court recently of introducing liquor on
the Indian reservation. His son, Ear
c. Nolan, jointly indicted with him
pleaded guilty.
While an audience watched the
show two masked bandits entered the
Butte, at 10 o'clock Sunday night, held
up Manager William Swartz, and got
away with $500. An exciting chase
through one of Butte's main streets
followed. The thieves escaped.
The state utilities commission
closed its hearing of the application
of the city of Wallace against the
Northwest Light and Water company
for reduction of light rates, reserv
ing decision. The city is given until
June 20 to file brief and the light
company until July to file an an
swering brief.
Recent rains have been of inesti
mable benefit to the logging contrac
tors operating in northern Idaho, hav
ing swelled the mountain streams suf
ficient to float millions OF feet O
logs that would have remained on thu
sideways until next year, or beer
transported to the mills by train, &C
cording to lumbermen.
Frank j. Mcbride, Standpoint, is il
receipt Of an announcement from Gov
ernor Alexander that he has been ap
pointed county commissioner in plac
of Don C. McColl. McColl is chair
man of the county commissioners o
Bonner county. He resides in tn
newly created county of Boundar
and has been appointed by the COVER
nor as commissioner of that count
whose legal existence starts July
In serious fire at the Washingto
Water Power company's warehouse
about mile above Wallace, on Canyo
creek, Sunday, A Wuppe, an employt
received serious burns about the heat
arms and hands when he saved tn
company's auto truck from the burr
ing building. The loss to the compan
; will approximate $4,000, as the ware
house was used as a storehouse fo
supplies for the Occur d'Alene dis
trict.
Now that winter has definitel
, passed the work of preparation fo
the busy spring and summer season
for the forest service is being take
up by rangers, who, during the las
few months, have been keeping lont
ly vigil in the forests. Though ther
are many activities with the comm
of spring, most of them center o
preparations for the fire-fighting pc
iod that is sure to come each dr.
season.
w. A. Kelly, United States enginee
in charge of drainage investigation
stationed at North Yakima, but for tn
last two months on the survey of &C
900 acres of low-lying land along tn
Kootenai river in Idaho, north Of Bol
ners Ferry, which extends into Cal
ada, has completed the preliminar
work. The report on the feasibility {
the proposed project will not be con
plete for several months, or until tn
photographic work is finished. Charlie
e. Ramser Of the government eng
neering force Is expected in Bonner
Ferry in a few days to start this worl
The Canadian forces, who have q
ready completed preliminary su
. vey, will now finish their photograph
. work in connection with Mr.. Ramse
The final plans for the project will /
, prepared by conference of the eng
neering forces of the two government
this fall If the plans are found feas
BILE work should start soon, but Il
war in Europe may be factor in
laying the work.