Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-24
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Frank Gaffney, aged 81, pioneer
of the Pierce City district in Clear
water county, died recently.
The funeral of Mrs. Jefferson Bart
lett, aged SO years. who died near
| Weippe, was held at Lewiston Sun
day.
A new threshing outfit belonging to
Boiler brothers was destroyed by fire
recently near Potlatch. About 300
sacks of wheat burned. The cause
of the fire is not known.
On account of the uncertainty in
the matter of the handling of the
wheat crop by the government there
is little activity in the grain markets
at Lewiston. Saturday market. $40
$2.O5.
Jack Flanagan. wanted at Wallace
for the murder of Thomas Solee, and
who made daring escape from the
county Jail on July 81 by saving the
bars, was taken into custody at Butte
Saturday.
OF the four sons of b. o. Olson, a
Swedish American rancher from near
Malo, three are in military service.
one being in the marines, one in the
forestry regiment and one a sergeant
in the regular army at Fort Smelling.
Among the applicants for the Sec
ond officers training camp selected
to report at Preside are George W..
Edgerton, mayor of Idaho Falls, for
mer state senator from Bonneville
county, and o. w. Worthwise Of
Boise.
Decoyed by his own letter of in
quiry, George Ash, now in Los An
geles, CAL, will be returned to Idaho
to face the charge of felony in dis
posing of chattels under a mortgage.
Our governor has issued requisi-
ton papers for Ash to be brought
back. Some years ago Ash was a res
ident Of Caldwell. He sold the chat
tells under mortgage, for which he re-
ceived 1910, and with this money he
left the state.
| The Al counties reporting their as
sessed valuations in real and personal
property to the state board of equal
ization show gain in a majority of
instances and losses in few others.
The fact that the grand total assessed
valuation this year is an increase of
over 100000 over last lear is graft
flying to those Unidentified with the
problems of equalization. They be-
lieve the valuations reflect the gen.
eral prosperity of the state.
John Nevin, manager of a chain OF
stores for the Salmon River Stores
company, with headquarters at White
bird was shot and instantly killed al
Whitebird Saturday by Arthur Free
man. Freeman, after killing Nevin
walked across the street to the
church and shot himself. He lived
shooting is to the effect that Nevir
was on his way home to lunch and
that he was walking along the street
reading a newspaper when Freeman
accosted him. 1t is reported thai
Freeman held the belief that Nevir
as a member of the school board al
Whitebird had failed, year ago, tt
approve the reelection of sister Of
Freeman's to position on the schoo
board.
Will Stop As:tators.
That a plan is under way to de
port labor agitators is we'll known
among state officials. They approve
of it. In the stockade of st. Maries
500 agitators can be safely interned
The western governors at the re
cent conference in Portland, are sale
to have worked out this plan.
The troubles of Idaho and othel
northwestern states, which threaten
to develop into a general strike be
cause the officials refuse to bow t.
the ultimatum of the leaders to re
lease all prisoners at present in jail
is attracting the attention of the en-
tire west. Governor Alexander ant
other state officials view the situa
ton calmly. They say they will have
the situation well in hand, both BY
cooperation with the government ant
through county sheriffs.
Railway Earnings Gaining.
), The four main railroads Of Idaho
the Oregon Short Line, Northern Pac
ific, Great Northern and Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul-made NOR,
money in 1916 than they did in 1915
This fact developed from an inspec
ton of their annual statements whicl
was filed recently with the state aud
itor for the use of the state board O
equalization in equalizing their take
this year. The increase in the ne
earnings of that part of the Oregon
Short line system in Idaho, for In
stance was 57.67 per cent. In dollar
it was $2,736.38O.
These four roads show by their re
, ports that business in Idaho was prof
liable. The Northern Pacific earne,
a surplus of $3S4377 on that portion
Of its systems in Idaho in 1916 owe
1915; the Great Northern, $S5.S72 an
the Chicago Milwaukee & st. Pau
$26,758. Combined with the earning