White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-12
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

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At Moscow the postal receipts were
$7167 for December, compared with
1896 for December a year ago, an in
crease Of $500.
The resources of the Latah Coun.
ty State bank of Deary increased $780,
900 during 1916, standing at $4,000
on December 81.
Metals worth $4S,OOO,OOO were pro-
duced from Idaho mines in 1916, and
dividends aggregating about $11,50O,-
600 were declared in the same period,
according to estimates of Robert N.
Bell, state mine inspector.
A young lynx, measuring about 20
inches from tip to tip, was killed Sat-
urday in the business district by pc
destrians, who after chase cornered
the animal and dispatched it with a
club, in Occur d'Alene City.
The services of the police have
been asked to locate Lena Boyd, age
16, and Isabel Harris, age Is, who
have been missing over week from
Lewiston. The mothers of the girls
are widows, Mrs. Harris residing in
Lewiston and Mrs. Boyd at Anatone
Wash.
Charles M. Lukens, pioneer of Ne2
Perez and Latah counties, died re
Gently after a brief attack of pneu
monia Mr.. Lukens was well known
in both the counties, where he has re
sided for 80 years. For three terms
he served as probate judge Of Latat
county.
Monday morning the newly elected
county officers took their respective
places at Occur d'Alene City. The
new ones are: Commissioners, Hans
Johnson and George w. Flemings
prosecuting attorney, Bert A. Reed
probate judge, M. G. Whitney; coun
ty coroner, DR.. j. c. Dwyer.
A new postoffice has been estab
lished at the Thomas w. Carricl
store, on Craig mountain, under the
name of Zaza, and is being supplied
by weekly mail service from Waha
The distance from Waha is 20 miles
and the carrier is carrying mail ovel
four feet of snow between the two
points.
For the first time in the history o
Shoshone county complete set o
county officers, with the exception o
clerk and Judge of the district court
who are holdover officials, was swor1
in Monday at Wallace, and not new
official was among the 10 to take VI
their official duties for the next twt
years.
Olof A. Olson was given 1-to-1.
year indeterminte sentence by judge
Steele in district court at Moscow OF
a plea of guilty to the charge o
grand larceny, based on the stealing
of horse from William M. Blende1
near Kendrick June G. This sentence
is to run concurrently with the on,
pronounced the day before, six to l.
years, for stealing team from Pc
Swenson.
The departments of business admin
istration, agriculture, home econom
les and poultry are cooperating t.
make every day of farmers an,
housekeepers' week, January 1921
at the State University, Moscow, on
full of interest and profit. The frs
meeting of the bankers and mel
chants Of north Idaho has been Gale,
for this same week. The Panhandle
Poultry association will hold it's an
nual poultry show at the same time
Steamer Spokane of the Oregon
Washington Railroad & Navigation
company has resumed service be
tween Lewiston and the upper Snak,
river points after having been tiet
up on account of ice floes. The steam
er will be engaged in the movemen
of grain from the upper Snake rive
warehouses to the dock of the Int
rior Warehouse company where $4,000
bushels will be stored until cars are
available for its movement to tn,
markets.