Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-22
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Owing to the high price of grain
farmers are selling hogs.
A. B. Clark, pioneer, died recent
ly at the age of IS at Moscow.
The North Idaho District Medical
society meeting was held in Lewis
ton January 20.
Governor Alexander has appointed
J. J. Keene of Moscow deputy game
worden for North Idaho.
Mrs. Ada Dysart, the pioneer rural
mail carrier out of Juliaetta, has re-
signed after eight years service.
The Washington Water Power Co.,
of Spokane is opposed to showing it's
books to officials of the Federal min
ing company. but not to the members
of the Idaho Public Utilities Commits
sion.
j. E. Moran and l.. M. Parker have
sold the c. M. Parker place of 1000
acres, near Port Hill to Sam Slensen
of Great Falls, Mont, for $4,000.
Mr.. Senson will stock the ranch with
cattle.
The Eagle lodge of Occur d'Alene
has decided to participate in the inter-
national convention in Spokane Aug
ust 2 to g. A float representing the
timber industry of north Idaho will
be entered and about 200 members
plan to attend.
Willis and Andrew Gibson, brothers,
were killed when an avalanche OF
snow, rocks and debris swept down
upon them in canyon near Franklin
recently. The bodies were recover
ed by searching party.
A Caesarean operation was perform
ed on Mrs. w. A. Montgomery of Aso-
tin at Lewiston, healthy baby girl
being born. This is the first operation
Of this kind performed in Lewiston,
i and according to physicians was en-
tirely successful, mother and child do
ing nicely
One of the largest recent sales OF
grain was made at Lewiston Satur
day by Daniels & Wallace, who sold
!, to Kerr-Gifford & Co. $4,000 bushels
|, of club from their $4,000 crop of wheat
at $127h per bushel. The Vollmer
Clearwater company bought from the
same firm 1900 sacks of barley at $1.3s
per hundredweight and 1000 bushels
of club at $1.30.
The grand jury at Boise returned
indictments against Attorney Genera
Joseph H. Peterson, State Auditor
Fred w. Huston, H. F. Allen, broth
er of ex-State Treasurer l. v. Allen
inspector, and R. W. Wark, clerk il
!. the state auditors office, all charging
, embezzlement in various items men
toned in Accountant Ramstedt's re
{ port as making up the total Of ex
, Treasurer Aliens shortage. Bonds
! were furnished in each case in the sun
of $4,000.
Features of the legislature session
last week were: The opening of the
Legislative probe into state depart
ments and the transactions of state
officials, the filing of Expert Gleason's
first report showing how the state
lost money ON the handling of te pub
lie endowment fund, the passage
with practically no opposition Of
} Boundary, Benewah and Tetor
| county-creation bills in the house, and
an attack on the public utilities com
mission. Boundary county is to be
the north half of Bonner Benewal
county. part of old Kootenai; Teton
the east half of Madison county. Bon
ners Ferry Is to be the county seat OF
Boundary county, and st. Maries OF
Benewah county.
Idaho mines produced gold, silver
copper. lead and zinc during 1914 val
ued at $24. 900, as compared with
$24, 149,049 in 1913, according to the
preliminary estimate of the United
States geological survey. The actual
tonnage was greater last year than in
1913. The gold output decreased from
$1.344,559 in 1913 to $1,115,000 in
1914. Although gold production from
siliceous ore decreased, that from
placers operated by dredges increased
considerably in Lemhi and Boise
counties.
The production of silver increased
from 9,S89,193 ounces in 1913 to 49,.
100000 ounces in 1914, or 80 per cent,
and Idaho was probably the second
silver producer in the United States
in 1914 Nevada being first. Though
the price per ounce was lower, the
value of the total silver increase from
$6.033.4I3 to $7,115,000. Nearly all
this output came from lead ore and
concentrate, most of which is mined
in the Occur d'Alene district
The copper production of Idaho was
greatly affected by market conditions,
and decreased from 9,592,O66 pounds
in 1913 to 100000 pounds in 1914.