Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-04-16
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Governor Alexander was at Lewis.
ton Saturday last and visited the up
per part of the state the first of the
week.
Philip Weisgerber has been ap.
pointed to the position of ordnance
officer on the staff of the adjutant
general, with the rank of major.
Hugh Porter, pioneer resident of
the vicinity of Clifford, met death
suddenly Saturday at his farm
home of cerebral hemorrhage Mr.
Porter was in his usual health until
stricken.
The Rev Grant b. Wilder, county
probation officer at Wallace, after
conferences with the sheriff, the chief
OF police and the prosecuting attor-
ney, decided that minors must stop
frequenting resorts.
The club women of Lewiston will
interest themselves in encouraging
the "buy-at-home" movement this
having been designated as special
women of Idaho to that purpose.
''Browny" Robbins, son of Chief of
Police Grant Robbins of Moscow fell
from tree in which he had climbed
onto the roof of porch and from
there to the ground injuring himself
seriously. The extent of his injuries
could not be fully determined, but
the attending physician said he would
recover.
President Melvin A. Brannon will
remain with the University of Idaho.
He announces that he had agreed to
do so, following action by the state
board of education in refusing to ac-
cept his resignation to become effec-
tive July |, 1915. DR.. Brannon's de-
cision to remain as the head of Idaho's
leading educational institution is be-
lieved to close the resignation Incl
dent.
A largely signed petition to the
public school board of Moscow was
presented Monday night requesting
that Professor Otis Randall be re-
tanned as superintendent another year.
The school board recently reelected
the same staff of teachers without
taking action on the superintendency.
The petition is signed by parents
only and is said to represent large
majority.
After four years litigation the cur.
tnt 1,nc
fairs of the defunct State Bank of
Commerce, at Wallace, Idaho. which
closed it's doors May 12, 1911, with
liabilities of more than 100000. B.
F. O'Neil was president of the bank
Final report and petition for dis
charge of Receiver l.. G. Wilson was
approved by Judge Woods. During the
receivership depositors received $685.
345, or 971s per cent. of their deposits
The Shoshone County Sunday
School association adjourned Satur-
day, following three sessions, the
work concluding with the election of
these officers: Mrs. w. e. Kittrell of
Burke, president; r. l.. Brainard,
Wardner, vice-president; Delos l..
Foster, Kellogg, secretary-treasurer !;
Mrs. Helen Mcintosh, Kellogg, ele-
mentaries; Mrs. T. r. Mason, Kellogg,
teen age; Richard Roberts. sr.,
Wardner, adults; Mrs. r. A. Brock
man. Kellogg, missions; the Rev. A.
F. Kroneman, Kellogg. evangelism;
the Rev. H. w. Driver, Kellogg, tenn
perance; Mrs. c. H. Thurman, Burke,
teacher training; Mrs. M. e. Barnhart,
Osburn, home and visitation.
President E. S. Sweet of Grange
vile, D. S. Wallace of Tammany,
James II. Roberts of Spokane, and j.
Hastings of Kamiah, officers of the
Northwest Live Stock association, held
a conference recently with citizens
of Lewiston to arrange for the 1915
show. President Sweet expressed
himself as believing that the 1915
show would be the best yet held and
that from expressions received there
would be greater and more wide
spread interest in the exhibit. He
said the chances for disposing of first
class pure bred stock was never bet
ter the stOckmen realizing that to
keep up with the procession they
must breed and raise the best