Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-08-27
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Four men, dark complexioned, and
evidently foreigners, made an attempt
Saturday night to hold up the First
National bank at Mullan.
Shoshone county has 237 motor-driv-
en- vehicles in the form of automobiles.
motorcycles, jitney buses and auto
trucks, according to the records.
An epidemic of mountain fever
amongst the stock of the Potlatch
Lumber company has caused the death
of ~ of their best horses at Bovill.
Superintendent G. d. Brock Of the
Wallace high schools has announced
the corps of instructors who have been
selected for the coming school year.
T. A. Meeker, managing owner of
the Moscow Telephone & Telegraph
company, who purchased the Indepen-
dent Telephone company, has consoli-
dated the two offices at Moscow.
The 18th annual miners picnic un-
der the auspices of the industrial I'M
ion formally opened Saturday with
several thousand visitors in Kellogg
from all parts of the Occur d'Alenes.
Idaho will make big showing at the
Spokane Interstate fair the week Of
September 10. Entries have been re-
ceived from more than a dozen gran
ges, farmers unions and commercial
clubs already.
The railroads have issued letter
outlining the reduced rates granted for
the Northwest Live Stock show at
Lewiston November 20 to December
4 inclusive. The general premium list
is ready for distribution.
Payton Queener of Harvard, Latah
county, submitted to an operation for
TRANSMISSION OF pint of blood recent
ly to his brother, A. J. Queener, whose
life hung in the balance at the hos
pital The operation was successfully
performed by DR.. Gritman and the pa
tient is reported to be much improved.
John l.. Swicegood, mining man
we'll known in the northwest, was &C.
cidentally shot near Jarbridge, New.
recently He attempted to draw a load
ed gun from a wagon when it was &C
cidentally discharged. The bullet
struck his forehead and plowed
through the brain. Death followed an
hour later.
Reports of big yields of grain in the
Juliaetta section continue. Fred John
son, who farms on lower Potlatct
ridge, south Of Juliaetta, had As acres
of red Russian wheat that yielded 8
little more than 60 bushels to the
acre, and he had 81 acres of oats thai
averaged SO bushels. Frank Hoising
ton, whose summer fallow red Russian
wheat averaged &C 1-3 bushels to the
acre, had a field of oats that aver
aged SO bushels to the acre.
Five children, from to years old
were burned to death Monday in tn,
ranch home of Mr.. and Mrs. Johl
Tooth, IS miles southeastof Twil
Falls. Four of the children, the young
est 2 years and the oldest 8, belonged
to Mr.. and Mrs. Tooth. and the fifth
was the S-year-old daughter Of thei
neighbor, julius Harrison. All wer,
locked in the home Of the Tooths whil'
their parents went to party. Thu
bodies of the children we're found IL
various parts of the ruins, indicating
their attempt to escape. The body o
the 8-year-old Tooth girl was foun'
clasping in her arms that of the 2
year-old baby. Theorigin Of the fir,
Is unknown.
In . Commercial Way.
The Shumato grocery, Nampa, n
ported closing out.
A. 8. King, Parma general mel
chant, reported assigned.
In fire that recently swept Greer
Erb Bros, general merchants, sui
fered loss Of about $4,000. whicl
was only partially insured. They ar
at present doing business In ten
30xS0 feet and plan to erect q neV
concrete structure to replace the on
DESTROYED by fire..