Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-04-30
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Owing to measles the schools at Wal.
lace have closed.
The Nez Perez Timber company has
filed amended articles of incorpora-
ton, increasing its capital stock from
$4,000 to 100000.
AS showing the possibilities for tree
growth in regions where irrigation has
to be depended on, it Is pointed out
that Boise has 81 kinds of ornamental
and shade trees.
Bovill village is using city water |
from the new pumping station, the
work upon which has been completed. |
The reservoir is 1870 feet above the
village, on the mountain side, giving
heavy pressure. One thousand feet of
hose has been received for fire pro-
lection.
Samuel Tilden, Nez Perez Indian po-
liceman, charged with murder and
convicted in Nez Perez county of man.
slaughter, was recently given new
trial by the supreme court Of this state
in an opinion made of record. The
judgment of Judge Steele of the Sec
ond judicial district Is reversed by the
court and the case remanded.
Governor Alexander of Idaho has an
nounced that he has plans formulated
for the construction Of state railroad
to parallel the state highway, to run
from the northern part of the state to
the southern part. He will appoint
commission to investigate the matter
thoroughly, and Aaron Parker of
Grangeville and Senator j. j. Day will
be members of the commission.
BY the terms of contract closed
Monday between the city of Moscow
and power company the manner of
street lighting is to be changed from
the old arc lights, which have done
service 20 years, to tungsten lights,
one of which is to be installed at every
street crossing. At present there are
in use SO arc lamps, so placed as tc
leave many spots almost dark.
A canvass of the warehousemen anG
: dealers shows that very small per
centage of the 1914 crop of grain rails
ed in the territory tributary to Lewis
ton remains in the country. The esti
q mates indicate that $4,000 bushels o
0 wheat, 10000 sacks of barley ant
/ $1,000 sacks of oats remain, of whicl
8 $4,000 bushels of wheat, 100000 sack
o of barley and $4,000 sacks Of oats ar
+ in the hands of the farmers, Very lii
tie of the holdings will be shipped, a
!. the local demand will practically cor
;. sumo them.
! The Columbia is the second larges
E river system in the United States
g second only to the Mississippi-an
n with the advantages Of river navigs
Q tion Lewiston in particular, and a
other points on the rivers and to
= greater or less extent all the Inlan
4 Empire will become both populous an
!. prosperous, for the country is rich |
!. natures great resources. Excursion
. to Lewiston will be run, and specis
!. rates given, from all points for tn
!. celebration May 8, when Lewisto
takes it's position in the world as Id
hos seaport.
:. Nat Brown, agent for John w. Mar
q ner of Milwaukee. purchased Satu
8, day at Orofino the timber from a.
Is proximately 1900 acres of state Ian
a. estimated at 3O,000.O0O feet, of whic
a. over 40 per cent is white pine. 1t
r. understood that Mariner Is connecte
. with the Schofield Timber compan
70 which. already owns in the neighbo
hood of 100000 feet of timber a
le jacent to that purchased Saturda
t. Under the terms of the sale the Gu
b. ting of the timber must be commence
n within three years and be fully col
Is pleted within IL years. The timb'
ID lies within three miles OF Weippe,
9, Clearwater county, and the plan
O. the purchasers is to install mill
to Weippe, and provide for the floodir
In of about 80 acres adjoining the tow
site for storage reservoir.