Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-01
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

cars Oh ITull Luib 5Cdoch.
Jerome held a two days agricultural
fair October l and 2.
This years freshman class of the
Twin Falls high school numbers 167.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jensen of st. Charles
committed suicide by hanging recent
| ly.
grocer of Weiser has on exhibit |
II peaches which measured one yard
when placed side by side.
The Caldwell city tax levy will be
IS mills for the ensuing year. This
assessment will lraise $39,509
The mean temperature for the
month of August in Idaho was the
highest ever recorded in the state.
e. H. Dewey announces he will not
be candidate for governor subject
to the republican primaries in 1915.
The forest reserves Of Idaho consist
of 17,712,444 acres. This Is 1872 per
cent of the entire area of the state.
Ninety-six bears have been killed
in Idaho county since last May when
the new bounty law went into effect.
Patrick G. Murphy who murdered
DOC" Crane at Kellogg on the night
of August 10, received life sentence.
The 5-year-old daughter of Mrt and
Mrs Petty of Weiser, fell from a
swing recently and died from her in
juries.
The county commissioners of Can
yon county have levy of 2h cents
on each 800 valuation of taxable
property.
There were 2049 pensioners in the
state of Idaho last year, to whom the
, government paid in pensions the total
;, sum of $453,561.
A resolution was recently passed
9 by the state land board providing that
no personal checks will be received
r by the board from lessees of state
Q land.
: The people of north Idaho are
pleased to learn that the dwelling
8 house and barn for the state expert
9 mental farm at Standpoint are soon tt
be erected.
I Lee Moorhead, farm hand at Tim
u othy Spur on the Idaho Northern lin'
o of the Oregon Short Line, was recent
g. ly literally ground to pieces in
u threshing machine.
m The Boise assay office recent
a shipped gold brick worth $4,000 t
the Denver mint The receipts at tn
p Boise office for the past two month
% have been $225,O00.
IN Failure of company K, Idaho natiol
IL al guard, stationed at Idaho Falls,
n show any interest in the organization
10 have decided Adjutant General Gro
4 to muster the company out.
Dennis O'Leary at Standpoint
charged with killing o. S. Hossler Su
day. It is said O'Leary found Hossl,
= in Mrs. O'Learys bedroom. O'Leal
. telephoned to the sheriff to come al
get him. No inquest was held.
A statement was made by busine
tn man of Fairfield that $125,000 wor
es- of hogs, $4,000 worth of cattle al
500 carloads of sheep have been shi
~ ped from that city this summer.
ce Many Idaho town officials are
receipt of request for assistan
no from H. M. Steely Of Danville. ILL.,, WI
nv seeks the whereabouts of his broths
Is. Mark Steely. formerly cattleman
Tavac oud Naw Mexico
G The cost of the recent encampme
A of the Idaho national guard was 81
80 1882, it is announced. The princiI
item was $10,304.95 for the pay of t
officers and men. The next large
Ok was $4,000 for transportation.
de-
Ist More than 500 Pacific Fruit EXPIRE
cars are being held in the Salt La
yards of the Oregon Short Line to 9
mt in the shipping of the fruit crops
OF Utah and Idaho to the east. At Po
leo tello, Nampa, Glenn's Ferry, Ida., a
J. Huntington, Ore, cars also are bel
at held in reserve.
In The salmon fishing along the Sna
ace river within three miles of Lewist
'ty. is now at Its height and hundreds
= onlookers watch the hauling Of
o nets. The catch at each haul Of
ents averages about IL salmon VIII
@'e % was the largest haul made duri
the day Saturday.
for
taa Announcement is made of the
.ha gagement of Miss Leah Alexand
o.a daughter of Governor Moses Alex
ON. der, to Michael e. Spiro, busin
Vim. man Oh oah fiane,s
n is to take place October rs and '
IN be followed by a honeymoon trip
&c. the Hawaiian islands.
lred Sheriff Simmons of Blackfoot,
tied no, and Captain Davis of the Id
fter attorney generals office, were in
hen Francisco Monday with extradition
+ OF pers for the return of Franklin III,