Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-02-26
Local News.

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Mrs. C. O.. Brown left Friday
morning for Los Angeles to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Steve Griffith.
Bruce Thomas, one sf the boosters
of the Weippe country, was in Orofno
Wednesday,
Rev. Tom holland of Lapwai has
closed successful revival meeting in
the M. E. church south at Gilbert.
Governor Alexander vetoed the bill
appropriating $40, 900 for the North
west Livestock show at Lewiston.
This leaves the governor only 1890, 600
more to save to make good that cam
paign promise,
County Assessor Hinckley has an
nounced as his field deputies for the
coming spring Frank Harrison, E. A.
Patterson and P. E. McRoberts. II
is possible another deputy will be APP
pointed for Elk River, although the
assessor will go there in few days
and personally look after this work.
The first meeting of the Clearwater
county fair directors will be held in
Orofino Saturday, March 10, when q
secretary and other officers will be
chosen. The meeting will be held
after noon and all interested will
keep the date in mind.
The Friday morning passenger train
coming down from Sites. hit q large
boulder that had slid down the noun
tain, stripping the side of the train
Of steps and otherwise smashing
things. Fog hanging in the valley
above Greer obscured the view, and
the engineer did not see the rock
which raked the train from end to
end. The cars were repaired in
Lewiston.
Walter Davis and mother are pre-
pairing, it is reported, to leave Orofino
for their home in Knoxville, Tenn,
ewing to the failing health of Mrs.
Davis. Mr. Davis has for some time
been bookkeeper for Mr.. Zelenka, and
during his stay has made host Of
friends. Mrs. Davis will be missed
by her many friends, who will hope
for her speedy recovery and good
health.
Street Commissioner Bullock
changed the appearance of Orofino
surprisingly Tuesday when he started
the big grader to scraping the mud to
the middle of the streets. The gut
tiers were opened and the streets
crowned, which should improve drain
age, and put them in the best of con-
dition.
According to reports from the
Cavendish country the farmers are
selling seed wheat for fancy prices.
No. ! oats are bringing one and
three-quarters and two cents and seed
barley cent and three quarters. The
fellow who sold off too closely at rs
or 80 cents will now wish he hadn t.
The seventh in the series Of
sermons on the Apostolic Greed will
be given at the Methodist church
Sunday morning at II o'clock. The
value of religious training in the
home will be a subject of great in
terest for discussion at the Epworth
league at 6 80. The subject at Z 80
will be Winning Souls Come
prepared to take part in all of these
services
The Elk River Sentinel says that
Mrs. E. H. Hilton left Saturday for a
two months visit with relatives in
Priest River. Mr.. hilton, who is
post master of Elk River, arrived in
0rofino Monday evening to visit old
friends.
Saturday night, February 27, at the
Rex picture theatre, will be shown
JOHN BARLEYCORN,' the Ia
nous production of Jack London.
Don't fail to see this masterful hand
ling of the true story of Jack Lon
don's life. The details of the fight
between reason in man and the evil
spirit in alcohol have never been por-
trayed with greater truthfulness than
in this famous story of Jack London.
The settings are all taken from
nature itself. John Barleycorn"
is not drama. 1t is a record of