Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-09-21
IDAHO NEWS NOTES


The war has not affected building
activities in Kellogg, more new
homes and business blocks being
built than last year.
The explosion of kerosene oil can,
the contents of which he used to start
fire recently, resulted in the death of
w. G. Noe near Sarrento station.
John Cook, miner, is held in
the Wallace Jail as the result of
serious stabbing affray recently and
Joseph O'Brien is at the hospital
in serious condition.
The Red Cross society at Lewiston
is now settled in its new quarters and
ready for the winter work. Statements
of the membership of the Red Cross
society, show that there are 1926 men,
bers enrolled in Lewiston chapters and
auxiliaries.
Walter Freeman was shot three times
Saturday night at Caldwell and serious
ly wounded by Frank Grim, l4-year-
old boy who told the authorities that
Freeman and man named Henry Lab
by made insulting remarks to Grim's
sister and another young woman. Grim
and the two girls were returning home
when the were accosted by the two
men. Labby was arrested. The She
lriff, who investigated the shooting, said
young Grim would not be prosecuted
The school trustees appeared be-
fore the county county commissioner
at Occur d'Alene city asking a
higher school levy. They seek 5.4
mills in the place of the 3.6 mills
set by the county. They say that
under the law passed by the last
legislature that they are entitled to
SIS per capita based on the census
Of the school children of this county.
The 3.6 mills would raise slightly
more than $40 per capita. The com.
missioners took the matter under ad
visement
Mrs. F. S. Randall, as chairman
OF the Nez Perez county branch OF
the Idaho division of the women's
committee of the national defense
council, is taking up the work of the
registration of all women in the
county who are able to devote their
services in aid of the government
either gratuitously or for pay. A card
system is being used, giving com
plete data relative to the ability and
equipment of the registrant for the
various departments of work in
which womens help is liable to be
needed.
The Shoshone county exemption
board has called 87S men for examina.
ton out of 3025 conscripts registered
in the county to make up the county's
quota of 3l9 in the first national ar
my, and from present appearances a
third call will be necessary to fill the
quota. Of the 1878 called under the
first and second calls, 1888 are accun-
ted for either by presenting themselves
for examination before the local board
a nonresident board, or have enlisted
in various branches of the service Ac-
cording to these figures there are &C
slackers among the first 87S called.
Stock Growers Organize
The initial meeting of the Koote.
mai County Stock Growers associa.
ton was held Saturday. Officers
were selected as follows:
E. r. Whitla. president.
Nick La Frenz, vice president.
H. H. Beir, county farm agent,
secretary-treasurer
The purpose of the stockmen is
to help each other and the entire
country along the lines of coopera-
tive buying and selling stock.
Immediate enrolment of members
will be started by Mr.. Beir.
Send Tobacco to Soldiers.
One hundred dollars worth of to-
bacco and cigarette papers were
sent to France Monday by parcel
post for distribution among the mem
bers Of company e, Eighteenth
railway engineers, of whom H. w
Young, formerly assistant engineer
for the O.-W. R. & N company, is
captain. The shipment was sent by
the employees of the O.-W. R. & N
company and Twohy Bros. company
at Beaver, Idaho. A number of the
members of this company were EN-
ployed at Beaver prior to their en-
listment in company E, Eighteenth
railway engineers.