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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
Commercial Club Meet.

There was meeting of the Oiofino
Commercial Club Wednesday evening
and matters of general interest dis
cussed. Some months ago the drec-
tors passed a resolution to the effect
that the club room should not be used
for other than club purposes, and it
was pointed out that the rule had
been disregarded in several instances.
The club has already installed a
beautiful exhibit, and is increasing
it, and hopes to make the Club
rooms real club room whexsVisitors
to the city may be sp@n products OF
the county, and entertained. If the
room is given 10 one it must be giver
to others, and the members are OPP
pe,sed to this
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
High Price For Pelts Of Coyotes.

If the ranchers and sheep growers
had their wish there would be no coy
otes in North America. The ranchers
and sheep growers think that the only
thirg coyotes were made for is to kill
cattle and sheep. This is a wrong
impression. The coyotes must have
some other calling in life or the good
book ''missed fire. when it said:
Nothing was made in vain. ''My
opinion of it," says A. B. Shu-
bert, president of A. B. Shubert,
Inc, Of Chicago. the largest house
in the world dealing excessively in
American raw furs, "is that the
coyote is here to give up the ghost
and surrender his pelt to the furrier,
who by the way, makes good use of
the good coyote pelt, but has little
use for the poor ones. The better
grades of coyote are being dressed
and dyed and used in imitation of
Fox, and on account of the great
popularity of the animal scarf, coy
otes are in strong demand and bring
ing higher prices than ever before.
The coyote is the only fur-bearer
that can be used in imitation of fox. F"
The European war created a de-
mand for the poorer grades of coyote
and they are being used for coat lin
ings for the man behind the gun and
in the trench. The skin is large and
requires but little work. 1t answers
the purpose.
Seventy-fye per cent. of the best
grades of the collection of the coyote
of the Northwest are used in Amer
lea. Our manufacturers know better
how to use them and our dyers dye
them better than the Europeans.
We make better and more attractive
articles out of coyote than are pro-
duced anywhere. A soft, silky
coyote, dressed and dyed, and made
into an animal scarf can hardly be
distinguished from fox, except by
an expert, so trappers should gel
after the coyote and trap as many az
they can, as the present high price fol
this article will pay them well fol
their time and efforts.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
Village Council Met

The village council met Monday
night to consider bids for the new
sewer and for the paving from john
son avenue on to the depot The
sewer contract had three bids as fol-
lows: H. w. Phelps, Orofno, 81,
0SS. so; Security Bridge Company
$685. G. M. Payne of Spokane. $500.
For the paving c.. M. Payne was the
only bidder, the price being practical
ly the same as the paving already
laid, and of the same character ex-
cept that the specifications call for
one inch thicker center, and one inch
thicker sidewalk. The council took
the bids urder advisement and will
meet Monday night and award the
contracts.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
The South Rolls Up a Solid Vote.

Although President Wilson has been
reelected and will serve another four
years in the white house, vet & study
of the election returns will show that
Hughes received large majority of
the ELECTORAL votes in those states
there was real political contest. In
eleven southern states, which consti-
tute the solid south, and which have
voted the democratic national ticket
without fail ever since the Civil war.
there are l26 electoral votes. 1t
would have been perfectly safe ten
years ago to make bet at the odds
of 100 to that all those states would
support the democratic national can
didate in 1916 regardless of who that
candidate might be.
With such situation presented, it
is absolutely true to say that there
was no political contest in those
states. The total electoral vote in
the country is 53l. Subtracting the
l26 votes in the south we have 405
electoral votes from states in which
lneTe WAS d C'HtSSl DetWttI tHt re-
publican and democratic parties. In
those states Hughes won 255 votes.
and Woodrow Wilson $50.
The republican candidate went into
the campaign with handicap of %
per cent. Every republican candi-
date for the presidency has exactly the
same handicap. For all practical
purposes, we could as we'll abandon
the national election in the southern
states and count the electoral votes
for the democratic nominees without
any formality. Neither the tariff
nor any foreign or domestic policies
of the administration, nor even the
kept us out of war; argument had
any influence whatever in the south
ern states this year. The election in
those states was decided in advance
of the adoption of platforms or the
nomination of candidates. In view
of these facts, Mr.. Wilson can hardly
) figure his. election an unqualified
victory. He received about three
eights of the electoral votes in the
states where there was real politi.
cal contest.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
Seattle Stock Market.
Under date of November 20, Sea
, 10 ~ orLat lottar coyo

Under date of November 20, Seat
tie market letter says
There has been fairly heavy
run of cattle this week and there has
been no change in prices or conditions.
The best steers are selling from TOO
to 7.25 and fair to good from 6.25 to
CTS, with off grade stuff and feeders
down lower, according to- quality.
The COW market is particularly strong
on all killing stuff and all offerings
are readily taken. The best are
bringing from 600 to 6.25 and fair to
good from 800 to 5.75. Bulls are
selling at steady prices. Thf, de-
mand is strong on all lines and we
look for continued steady to stronger
market from this time on. The hog
market is in good condition, and
prices are probably &c to l0c higher
than last week. A car of strictly
fancy ones shipped by Claude Officer
from Robinett, Oregon, topped the
market at $40. Is per hundred. These
hogs were thoroughly finished and
met the requirements of the packers
in every way The bulk of hogs
have sold from $50 to $50. The de-
mand is very keen on all lines of
finisneGi stuff and the market prom
ises to continue stloag. Sh .sf
continue scarce and all former prices
have been fully maintained.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
Men and Women Oppose Conseripsion in
Australia

The recent Australian referendum
on conscription is <fhe first INSTANCE
in history of ne people of Natioss
women asSSell as men, deciding a
military policy at the polls.s Con-
scrbption was defeated. Premier
Hughes, in a special appeal to the
women, whose opposition was espec-
tally feared by the supporters OF. the
measure, said:
ITO vote No would be to aban-
don those gallant Australian troops
who have fought and are fighting for
you so heroically. To vote No
would not only be to cover yourselves
and the nation with the mantle of
base ingratitude and dishonor, but to
destroy forever real liberty in this
country.
1t is reported that the diseased con-
dition of the troops returning from
Europe had strengthened the pacifist
sentiment among womer. 1t is an
nounced, however, that women's vote
was not the decisive factor in the de-
feat of conscription. The male vote
also was mo About 2, 700, ,o00
persons voted.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
Commerc ial Club VIII Celebrate.

The Commercial Club will cele-
brate New Years with its second an
nual reception. Last year the club
held a reception and large .numL
attended and enjoyed the evening.
1t is the intention to make this an an
nual affair of the Commercial club.
since it affords the citizens an op-
portunity.to meet and get acquainted
bury the hatchet, smoke the pipe OF
peace and forget that the world is not
altogether lovely Since New Year +:
eve comes on Sunday this year it i:
probable The Club will hold their re.
ception Monday night, That was the
wishes of those who had anything t.
say.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
Interesting Discovery.

A milestone and an AK. said to be
more than 100 years old We're found
.mbedded in the trunk of tree in
Sanduksy, O. The tree is known
to be ll5 years old. Edward Smith
found the articles in cutting down
the tree. 1t is believed the tree
once was hollow near the ground and
the articles We're placed in the in
terror for safe keeping, and that the
tree grew together around them.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
University President Coming.

At meeting of the Commercial
Club Wednesday evening President
f. Elliott Smith announced that DR..
Brannon, president of the University
of Idaho, had consented to deliver a
public address or lecture in Orofno
next week, and the date will probably
be Wednesday evening. December l3.
Watch for further announcement, and
make it your business to attend. DR..
Brannon is one of the able men of the
country, and his services are much in
demand for lectures. Mr.. Smith saw
DR.. Brannon in Lewiston at the STOCK
show and reminded him that he was tt
favor Orofino with lecture. H,
said he could come next week.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
Best Country on Earth.

sGrangeville Globe: Fred Mckin-
ney had litsie tract of eleven acres
of Marquis wheat this year al, e..
home place from which be took 295
sacks of grain. He sold 265 sacks for
SS698, reserving 30 sacks for seed.
Had he sold the entire crop it would
have brought him little over $40 an
acre, or practically the market value
of the land. Is there any country on
earth that can beat this in productive
ness? If so. we have failed to hear
of it in rather long period of inves-
tigation.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
Road Drag Makes Good Roads.

Grangeville Globe: Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Decker came in Monday from
their ranch II miles north of town,
and the next morning took the train
for the Lewiston Stock show, where
they will spend the week. They
came in in their car and Bert says
the road was fine urti he got to the
city limits, there being no mud, the
rain not having extended far from
town, the fine surface shedding the
water readily where it did rain.
Road dragging has done the work.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
Banquet Foot Ball Team.

The Domestic Science girls of the
High school gave banquet in honor
of the foot ball team Wednesday
night at the High School. Miss
Gladys Molloy acted the part. of hos
tess, and made a creditable toastmis-
tress Those responding to toasts,
and their ''Toasts,' were: "The
Game, Prof. w. M. Jolliffe; "The
Rooters," Edwin Carey; "Our Oppon-
ents," Edwin Curtis ''Our Team, "
Ralph Schetzle; "Our Coach, "
Harvey Newkirk; "The Pigskin, Lee
Buescher. At the close of the dinner
Ralph Johnson was elected captain fol
the 1917 team.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
The Gang Got Two.

A good story of local politics was
told the Republican this week. A
day or two after the recent election
a prominent farmer from the Fraser
section was in Orofino. Naturally he
inquired about the election, and
when told that Alexander and Will
son had been elected governor and
president, but that Clearwater county
had gone republican, he exclaimed
''Well, the Blake gang didn't
elect anything but Nose and Will
son 7,
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
Slide Makes Trouble.

A slide above Pardee. some two
miles this side of Greer, tied up rail
traffic Wednesday morning till almost
room. The train to Lewiston reached
Orofino about ten. The slide occurred
Tuesday night ard put the electric
system out of commission at Orofno
for few hours.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
Knights Of Pythias Elect.

Following are the newly elected
officers for the Knights of Pythias
lodge: Arthur Robinson, c C; Frank
Larkin, v C; A. E Hinckley, X of
R and S; A. F. McCullom, Prelate !;
j. M. Molloy. M of w; w. A. Shaw,
M of F; William Johnson, M Of A;
S. A. Dunlap, G; P. Noble, o G.:
A. F. McCullom, Jos. Kaufman, and
Frank Zelenka, trustees.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
Smaller Than A knothole.

Kendrick Gazette: The old eA-
preston 81 felt small enough to
crawl thru knot hole. has been
superseded by this one: II felt
smaller than five cent loaf of
bread. OF course this is fgura-
lively speaking for there amt no
such thing as a five cent loaf of bread.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
Bank Helps Farmers.

The First National back of Emmett
is shipping from western Missouri
to Emmett part of a rload of reg
istered Durham stock, which will be
sold to the farmers there on easy pay
ment the plan. II is probable the
bank will ship in mere cattle to be
sold to the farmers on the same plan.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
Open Home bakery.

Mrs. P. h. McRoberts will begin
tomorrow to supply the public with
homemade bread, buns. and pastry.
In other words she will try the
experiment of operating little
home bakery, and will be ready to
supply her customers tomorrow.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
Pierce Couple Wed,

J H. Wells and Miss Helen Vida
Lawson, both of Pierce, were in
Orofno Tuesday where they We're
united it marriage by Probate Judge
Todd. They left the same Wesdnes-
day morning for Spokane on their
honeymoon. The groom is employ
ed on dredge at Pierce, in which
place they will make their home.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
Milwaukee Surveyors at Mouth OF Elk Greek.

A packtrain of some dozen animals
left Orofno the FIRST of the week
loaded with supplies foy The Milwau-
kee surveyors cemped It the mouth of
Elk creek, and working W the North
Fork towards Big Island. 1t is said
as far as the mouth of Elk creea.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
Nezperce To lestall Sewer System.

Nezperce is planning the installa-
tion of a $35. 900 sewer system. Our
neighboring town is going at i'm
provements right and installing
sewerage before paving.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
A Letter From Rev. Morton.

The Republican is in receipt of a
letter from Rev. F. N. Morton, NJ.
E. pastor at Toppenish, Wash.
which contains some information of
general interest, and it will not be
violating a confidence 10 publish for
the general public. He says the
'aatian-s-ovey- u here was. tame COM
pared to the kind they have in Clear
water county. Speaking of Toppenish
he says: ''We have very pretty
town. think there has been more
produce such as potatoes, hay, fruits,
ETC., shipped from here than any
place of its size | have ever seen in
this Northwest. Not only carload
after carload, but trainload after
trainload of these products are ship
ped out. .
Toppenish has. he says, popula-
tion of about 1900, and every house
is full, with good demand for new
ones. There is not much building
yet. - he adds, ''but some say they
think it is now time for some new
buildings.
Evidently Rev. Morton's lot has
been cast among progressive people,
for he adds: ''The people here
bought me Studebaker runabout
for use in the work of the church,
and | am enjoying the use of it for
we have splendid roads here: We
have had very little rain
Is Topper h we presume, is good
deal like the Lewiston Orcli ard
Tracts, where the population is
somewhat scattered on highly Guilt
waited irrigatd tracts, so that the auto
is us essential to the preacher as il
is to the physician, and a progressive
young m mister like Rev. Morton vii
not overlook the added opportunity
that rapid tranist will afford him
His Orofino friends will join the
Republican in sending him and his
: family, our best wishes for sue
: cessful pastorate.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
Commissioners Didn't Pay.

The Republican is in receipt of
letter from farmer who wants to
know how it is that the county board
paid the Potlatch Lumber Company
Sc for meals for election judges. If
the author of the letter will refer to
the Republican of December l he will
discover that he failed to note that
the bill to which he refers was not
paid, and appears under the head :
''Claims disallowed by the Board.
Another bill about which the gentle
man asks for information is that for
$50 allowed H. F. Ridley for auto
hire for election expense. The bill
on file shows it was for an auto used
by County Auditor Kaufman in the
delivery of election ballots and other
supplies, including trip to Elk River,
the Teakean country and up to the
Weippe section. This work must
be done in hurry and came at time
when the roads were generally bad.
This charge for auto hire is con-
sidered very reasonable. The Repub-
lican is glad to furnish the informa-
tion, and invites others to make in.
quires at any time. The farmers
owe it to themselves to scrutinze
carefully the commissioners pro
ceedings, and should acquaint them
selves with such bills as are of ques
tionable outward appearance. Dom
Jump at conclusions but, like the
farmer who makes these inquiries,
get the facts. How easy it would be
to jump at conclusions and conclude
the auto was one used by the re
publicans for campaign purposes al
the expense of the people, and over
looking the heading conclude thu
comm, i,sioners did pay the Potlatcl
Lumter Company for the board o
eleeti n judges in violation of law.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08

j. G. Bullock, of the Orofino Trad
ing Company, left Tuesday morning
for Spokane.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
Homer for Old Soldier.

A Washington dispatc h of recent
date says that James w. Blake of
Orofino, Pres dent of the Fiddlet
Bunk, also democratic leader of
Idaho, is being seriously considered
BY the president for commissioner of
Pensions. Mr.. Blake is recon-
mended by Governor Alexander. The
national democratic party has DESIRED
for some time to reward Mr.. Blake
for his faithful service in behalf of
the party, and President Wilson will
discuss the appointment at a special
meeting of his cabinet called for
April L. Mr.. Blake is an old soldier,
having served il. the Clearwater
county Civil War, and is now draw
ing a pension for the loss of hide
in a skirmish with John Molloy.
If the President appoints Mr.. Blake
Commissioner of Pensions he will put
Orofino on the map since our town
will be represented in the President g
cabinet
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08
The Cats Paw

''The Catspaw. five reel Edison
Photoplay released through Kleine.
Edison Feature Service will be offered
at the Rex Theatre Saturday. Mir
lam Nesbitt and Marc MacDermott,
talented popular Edison film stars are
featLrsd int his picture.
1.-The Catspaw, an Edison phota-
drama, is we'll named, because as the
story developes on the film, an actor
who had agreed to act as double
for an employer, found he had been
used as dupe or catspaw, while the
man who hired him was robbing
banks.
By cor sent to serve as double,
he stirred up trouble not only for
himself, but also for charming girl
VINO had fallen in love with him.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08

A aveling evangelist named Rem
and a companion whose name we have
not learned, have started a series of
protracted meetings in the Duffy
school house two miles from town.
Del Pippenger and John Fraser,
Cavendish citizens, were in Orofinc
Wednesday looking after taxes.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08

Pearson brothers who live in the
Myrtle section have been in the Dent
country hunting.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-12-08

Drag the roads. Then drag them
some more. Do it on your time.
Read what that Nezperce farmer has
done to his road. Then get busy
after each rain-in the good old sum-
mer time.
j George Edwards was in from the
Dent country the FIRST of the week.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-18
ASK FOR RELEASE OF
ALLEGED MEMBER Of
. AUTO THEFT SYNDICATE

Minneapolis, MIMI, Aug. 17.-Local
automobile insurance concerns today
requested the release of C. A. Smith,
private detective of this city, who
was arrested in Davenport, Ia, yes
terday, suspected of being a men,
Der of an alleged automobile theft
syndicate.
Smith, who was taken into custody,
with Era Bond, Minneapolis invest
ment broker, has been conducting an
investigation of the alleged syndicate
in behalf of automobile insurance
firms for eight months, according to
friends and business associates of his
here. Smith claims to have gained
the confidence of Bond for the pur-
pose of bringing to light the activi-
ties of the alleged syndicate. Both
Smith and Bond were arrested at the
request of Chicago authorities, re-
ports to local police say.
Bond was made defendant today in
q $4,000 damage suit filed here. He
is charged with having misrepresent-
ed the value of certain properties
sold to G. B. Michel and w. L. Mech
tie of Rapid City, S. D.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-18

West Gives
Hughes Warm
Reception
Thousands Gather at Various Sta.
tions to Hear His Indictment
of Democratic Policies

Medford, Ore, Aug. 7.-Charles E.
Hughes, southbound, on his 35-hour
ride from Portland to San Francisco,
talked of the tariff and the national
honor today to crowds which assem-
bled at stations along the way From
the rear platform of his car, the nom
inee made four addresses at Riddle,
Roseburg, Grants Pass and here. In
each, he also summarized his stand on
preparedness, protection of American
rights, and industrial cooperation.
At Riddle, Mr.. Hughes declared that
depreciation il American repute,"
due to policy of vacillatiOn, had
brought the country nearer to war
than it would have been had firm
and consistent policy been maintain
ed. -r
Mr.. Hughes was accompanied on the
trip from Portland by Chester H.
RoWell, former Progressive national
committeeman from California, and
at present member of the Republi-
can national campaign committee.
Mr.. Rowell discussed with the nOmi-
nee the situation in California. After
his speech in San Francisco tonight,
Mr.. Hughes will remain in the city
until Sunday night, and will discuss
with Republican and Progressive
leaders campaign affairs, in which
the nominee feels there should be
close cooperation between Republi-
cans and Progrssives in California.
The nominee spent most of today
resting. He said he felt "bully" and
that his voice was improving.