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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28
NOTICE OF SALE OF ESTRAY.

Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned will sell at public auction,
to the highest bidder for cash, on
Wednesday, the 9Th day of February
1918. at l O'Clock p. m., at Blain
Snyder's Feed Barn in Weippe, Idaho,
the following described property. to-
wit:
One pale red yearling heifer, no
visible marks or brands. Said ami
NAL was taken up on December 9 a.
Douglas Darden's.
One red 2-year-old heifer, under
slope In left ear; no visible brands.
Said animal was taken up on the 9th
day of December. 1917, at the Anton
Wohlen's farm.
Both animals taken up by Luther
Bonner, constable of Wsippe precinct
in Clearwater. county. Idaho
Dated at Weippe. Idaho, this cath
day of December, 1917. A
LUTHER BONNER. 8,
Constable Weippe Precinct, Clear
water County, Idaho. Dec. 2S-4t
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28
SHEEP KILLING DOGS
SLAUGHTER U. OF I. FLOCK.

Wednesdays Moscow Star Mirror
says. A tragedy was enacted at the
fair grounds in this city at an early
hour this morning when Rex" own
ed by w E. Wallace and Pat" own
ed by DR.. J. A. Mcdaniel, two of the
best-known dogs in this part of the
state, full blooded St Bernards, at
tackled two flocks of University of
Idaho sheep there, killed upwards of
20 animals outright and tore and in
Jured a number of others so badly
that some of them will die
The dogs are both dead. Rex
was caught in the act of killing sheep
and was shot to death right on the
ground. Pat was traced directly
to DR.. McDaniels Office at noon to-
day and was taken out and killed.
Among the sheep killed were II
head of pure bred lambs OF these
six were Southdowns, three Lin
coins and five Hampshires. In this
flock Is in all were killed and 40 or
SO more or less torn and bitten. In
addition to these another flock of
264 that were undergoing a feeding
test under Ross Howard was attack
ed. One section Of this flock of "a
sheep were attacked. The killed here
number from four to eight and in
addition 90 to 25 were more or less
injured.
1t seems tobe we'll established that
the two dogs were the only ones in
volved in the killing. The loss to
the University is estimated as high
as 800. The finest ewes were out in
the pasture or the loss might have
been much greater.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28
TROY MEN CHARGED WITH
VIOLATING GAME LAW

The State has case of alleged
violation of the game laws for the
county to prosecute Saturday. Some
three weeks ago a party of Troy hun-
ters went into the Big Island country
after deer. In the party was Eskel
Cord, Carl Newman and Chas. Coin p
all of Troy, Frank Jones. cougar
hunter of the Genesee section. ana
Elmer Compton, who is we'll known
in Orofino, and who has a married
sister in Troy. The party was I'M
ally marooned by the torrential rains
and Compton and GOthe struck out
on foot for home, via Ahsahka. and
Jones into the Headquarters section
after cougar, leaving Cord and New"
man with five deer to be taken out
as soon as the weather permitted. IL
seems that Jones tagged his deer, out
did not sign his naIae, and instructor
that it be delivered to his parents,
who were to be called by phone from
Troy aid who would come over from
near Lenville and get 1T. Compton
deer was to go to his sister, MIS-
Leonard Thorpe of Troy. Gothe was
says Cord and Newman, to get ms
deer when the meat was packed out,
Cord and Newman having horses.
The party had come In from the
Dent side, driven a sleigh up the riv-
er as far as they could, and then
forded the river near Big Island and
established camp. After getting their
deer. one each, according to the story
of Cord. they were forced by the rain
To seek shelter and they camped at
the Tom Howard cabin at Big Island.
Here Cord and Newman were arrest
ed by Game Warden j. R. Hanlon OF
Standpoint, who found the two men
with five deer.
Cord and Newman did not even
have hunting licenses, but they did
have a receipt signed by t. H Chris
tie of Troy. Latah county, who was
out of license when they applied, and
were told, according to Mr.. Christie,
to go ahead and he would issue the
license when they returned. There
fore MI Cord and Mr.. Newman had
no tags for their deer. All of which
the deputv game sleuth accepted As
bunk. for he took the deer and the
men and landed in Orofino Sunday.
Monday he swore out warrants and
tried to bluff Cord and Newman into
pleading guilty Instead Mr., Cord,
who is well to do farmer near Troy,
produced the cash, something more
than 5000, and put up the bond. Mr..
Cord also paid the Probate judge $40
for his own deer, under protest, and
Monday night hiked with Newman
on horseback for home, getting per-
nit from the deputy game warden to
ship his meat. If the state fails to
make the case stick Cord gets his $40
put up for his deer refunded
The state sold three of the deer at
public sale, and however the case
goes the boys lose most of their meat
One deer was thrown away, the depu-
ty saying it had started to taint.
If the case is lost the county must
stand the expense. Mr.. Cord said he
intended to bring lawyer with him
when he returns for trial Saturday,
and will have the entire party, five
in all, here to testify.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28
RED CROSS ES.

Put 1t down as a lie-whatever is
told rejecting on the Red Cross. Ii
is always story that somebody said
They say is not evidence. An ex-
ample will be made of some of the
liars one of these days. No matter
who they are or where you hear it
report it, Call them down hard and
talk straight from the shoulder.
Here is one of the lies that Ger
man intrisuers in the United States
are pulling off. and which some are
helping to circulate. woman in
Moscow. Latah county. Idaho. knit a
pair of socks for the Red Cross to be
sent to the soldiers. She pinned her
name to the socks. Later the story
was started that a miner in Shoshone
County had purchased the socks for
$5 which she had knitted for some
soldier. 1t was lie, for the Mos
COW authorities traced it down and
exposed it. The same lie, but the
purchaser of the socks this time was
q miner in Alaska. was to the effect
that socks and other knitted gar
ments made by women for the Red
Cross, to be sent to soldiers, had been
purchased in Alaska. The purpose
of this German propaganda is to stop
Red Cross work; to cause distrust of
the Red Cross and make as many as
possible believe there is graft in the
Red Cross; that the higher-ups are
selling the garments made by our
women, often at great sacrifice, and
profiting personally 1t is all lie.
The Government of the United States,
the best and most responsible citi-
zens of every city, town and hamlet,
are looking after the Red Cross, and
the organization is the most carefully
administered institution in the world
at this time. There is positively no
graft in the Red Cross. Not even the
higher officials get salaries. No Red
Cross worker in Clearwater County
gets one penny. All that anyone CON
tributes goes for the purpose it is
raised for, and not one knitted gar
ment but reaches a soldier. Nail the
liars and expose them. Report them
to the County Council of Defense at
once. Give them chance to PROVE
it.
"K-A-Z-A-N" is coming. Watch.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28
PETERSON AND OLSON
a ARE RELEASED ON BOND

Peterson and Olson, two, ,Ahsahka
men charged with horse stealing
who were tried and acquitted in the
District court at Lewiston last week,
and. who were Immediately arrested
On warrant from the Clearwater
county authorities, and. who have
been. in the Orofino jail for several
q Are to be released on a bond of
.x-.Seach, Sam Linton and a broth
>ef OF one Of the defendants going
surety. Attorney Clay McNamee of
Lewiston came up today and arrang-
ed for the release Of his clients.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28
INDIVIDUAL PLEDGE THAT
WILL HELP WIN THE WAR

l. / will keep myself so well in.
formed on the causes and progress OF
the world war thatI may be source
OF information and influence to 9th
erS.
2. l appreciate so thoroughly the
danger of internal enemies that
will report to the proper authorities
the name and location of every native
or alien citizen whose conduct or ut
terances indicate enmity to our coun-
try or lack Of sympathy with our al
lies.
8. l will cheerfully change my ha-
bits of eating so as to help conserve
wheat, meat, animal fats, dairy pro-
ducts and sugar.
4. l will do all in my power to
encourage increased production Of
food materials, both animal and veg
etable.
S. I will assist in every possible
way to make all succeeding Libert.
Loans success.
6. l will practice economy and de-
ny myself luxuries so l may contrib
ute to the various necessary war
philanthropies.
Z. l will help to stabilize public
opinion by showing the reasonable
ness and necessity of the govern
ment's demands and the baselessness
of the unfounded rumors relating to
the war
8. l will be friend and comfort
er to the families of soldiers, and
minister to their needs in every pos
sible way.
8. l will work harder and more
earnestly so l may contribute my
part to make up for the loss due to
the Withdrawals from industry Of
large numbers of men for the army
x l will try to meet all the var
red eNGnts of the war with patience
acalmneA and optomism.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28
''HYPoCRITEs."

F, "Hypocrites" is the story of differ
ent types Of people running through
the ages. 1t really illustrates the
truth about the minister, the society
woman, the banker. the politician,
and all other distinct classes, COM
pairing the similarity of thought of
those in the middle ages to those
found now in everyday life.
The story centers around the eff
1Ss$s Of minister to Lead his flock
to truth. Howhi message is receiv-
ed by different members of his con-
gregation Is graphically illustrated
both in the days gone by and in mod
ern times.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28
FRAUD WARNING.

This statement was made by Her.
bert Hoover on No&es. .tA-a..-f9:
THE United States Food Adminis-
tration has reports from various
parts of the country Of crooks,
thieves, and confidence operators who
are going from house to house pur-
porting to be authorized by the Food
Administration and other depart
ments of the Government to collect
or commander foodstuffs for the
Government or the Army.
II wish to say emphatically that
no department of the Government has
or will ever make such demands on
householders, and that all such peo-
pie are petty frauds and should be
held for the police The Govern
ment agencies are investigating var
ious cases and Information is sought
of all such persons by this depart
ment."
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28

The facts about the Orofino bridge
cause the Blake sewer to choke back
a sob and exclaim: "The Republi-
can is abusing the Blakes." What
about the outrageous abuse of the
people whose money has been thrown
away! Why not cuss the Clearwater
river for exposing the rottenness in
the piers? Why not cuss the recent
rains for butting in and stopping the
Jobbery on te repair of piers set in
the sana Even Nature and the ele-
9"ehts have combined to expose and
bring the rascals to the bar of public
seorn and subject them to condemna-
tion. The hand of God and man is
against the gang.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28

AS matter of fact did the Secur-
l'y Bridge people want to repair the
oronno bridge? Then why did the
work drag? But IL one is going to
speculate why not inquire why the
company built a bridge In a river of
the character of the Clearwater on
foundation that nobody expected
would stand? Would a reliable con-
tractor build thirteen story hotel
on one-story foundation?
A bridge OF sighs! Doesn't that
describe It? And II spans a schasm
OF despair for those responsible!
The platform Of the CRATER ia
always HONESTY"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28
M. f. CHURCH
December 80.

10 A. NJ. Sunday school.
IL A. NJ. Sermon: 'Is Christian
ity True?''
GAS Epworth League.
1880 Sermon: "A New Years
Meditation"
Welcome to ALL
The Christmas program given by
the Sunday school Sunday eveninc
was well attended. The church was
crowded to capacity. 1t was the
unanimous verdict that the program
was excellent. All did their parts
fine. The church was trimmed with
evergreen. and the Christmas tree
was beautiful in its splendor.
The thanks of the community are
due to the faithful ones who, with SO
many pressing duties, took time TO
prepare the program. We are apt to
think of these things as of secondary
Importance but are they?
The offering was $23.41 for the
Armenians.i $5.55 for the Army Y. M.
c. A. and 50 worth OF potatoes for
the old peoples home In Spokane.
Well done.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28

Let honor and criticism go where
It rightly belongs. The republican
county commissioners have no more
10 40 with county roads than has a
private citizen; they have no author
lty to so much as repair a culvert or
purchase, at county expense, one old
bridge plank. Nor is Samson Snyder
on the job in the Orofino highway.
Mr.. Hank Detmer is the man whom
Governor Alexander appointed. with
out consulting the people, and il vol,
nave any complaint or praise give It
to Mr. Detmer. He has represented
the interests of the taxpayers in the
repair of the bridge, in the contrac t
for its repair. and If the money has
not been properly spent don't blame
the county board, or the Clearwater
highway board. The Orofino high
way board is Hank Detmer, Jack
Dobson and S. A. Sutton. These men
nave been on the job so far as there
has been anyone on the job, during
all the fine summer and fall weather
and they are solely to blame if funds
have been wasted, if the repair of the
bridge has dragged, or the bridge is
lost through incompetency and DELAY
II you are satisfied with the way
things have gone; if your interests
have been well looked after, give
the gentlemen all the credit.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS AN
NuAL MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Clearwater County Abstract
Company. corporation, will be held
e. the Office of the said corporation
lin the Village of Orofno, State of
Idaho. on Wednesday. the 9th day
of January, A. D.. 1913. at the hour
of four O'Clock in the afternoon of
the said day. for the purpose of elect
ing members of the Board of Direc-
tors of said corporation for the ensu-
ing year, and for the transaction of
all other business that may properly
come before such meeting.
Dated at Orohno. Idaho. this 18th
day OF December, A. d. 1917.
w. NJ. PEATNAN.
Dec 2l-28 Secretary.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28
DISL0YAL TEACHING
CLOSE THE SCHOOL

Because Of alleged disloyal teach
ing parochial school in Twin Falls
county has been closed. This is the
word that has gone out to the state
1SeaEcii OF Defense, and the Council
Is passing the ord along. Complaints
against the German instructors
teachings were brought to the atten-
ton OF the council some time ago.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28
TO TAKE ALIEN CENSUS.

The Ada county council OF defense
VIII take an alien census. The state
council passed resolution asking
that this action be taken at the earl
lest possible moment All aliens will
be sisted and registered.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28
Is BELOW ZERO.

A. T. Rogers, who was born in
Hillsboro, N. H., and. lived there TO,
40 years, coming to Idaho, received 3
letter this week from a friend who
says:
We are having more than an old
fashioned winter. Over three feet OF
snow with the thermometer 25 below
zero several days. Beats anything our
oldest inhabitants remember for the
first half of December"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28

And what has an Odd Fellows
lodge got to do with the settling OF
the piers at the Orofino bridge? Did
the Odd Fellows buy the plans and
set the piers only two feet in the
gravel? No wonder the Blake gang
sewer begs the question and prefers
to discuss How old is ANN" or the
rings around Saturn. In the mean
time there is the bridge. and it's con-
dttion Is fact; there Is a waste of
$500 trying to repair it, and that
Is no joke to the people who are pay
ing six mill Orofino Highway tax.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28
ONE NEVER CAN TELL
WHAT DYNAMITE WILL DO!

The Orofino Tribune says the set
tling of the piers is a campaign joke;
that the piers we're put in alright,
hut We're dynamited and one end of
pier settled three and half feet as
the result of the explosion. How
truly wonderful, but one never can
tell what dynamite will do. For, you
must understand this terrific explo-
sion did not so much as scratch the
pier, nor leave a trace on the con.
crete. Now, let us inquire, since the
pier settled some three feet, how far
down that pier was before it was dy-
namited? And if it was originally
down to bedrock. or to a good, solid
footing, how terrible must have been
the force of the explosion that drove
one end into solid foundation three
feet farther! Marvellous! Wonder
full! And to think that nobody has
Yet appeared who heard the explo-
sion. Still more marvellous! At the
time of the ALLEGED explosion the wat
ei at the pier was not less than 25
feet deep. and running about fifteen
miles an hour. Still that pier, when
the terrible explosion went off, went
down three feet at one side, showing
that the dynamite was above it, but
the steel superstructure was not dis
turbed. Simply marvellous! But
suppose the explosion was exploded
in the water at one side of the pier?
How remarkable that the pier was
driven three feet into the bedrock or
formation, instead of away from the
force OF the powder, Still wonder
full! But the most wonderful fact is
this; The dynamite was exploded
III the dark hours of night when tim
Der tools do all their dirty deeds, and
the pier began settling about 8 q. m. !
the following morning, some hours
later, and while many people were
present and saw the first settling of
the bridge. Here the wonderful fact
is that the force of an explosion of
dynamite was held in suspension in
25 feet of water in current raging
past at race horse speed, and that
this suspended force furg around in
that water for several hours. finally
on the west end of the pier
like pile driver and showing that
end of the pier straight down, not in
a second, but during that day. about |
three feet Isn't it remarkable? But
one can never tell what dynamite
will do!
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28

The head of the German spy sys-
tenn in the United States is now said
to be a woman. Well, wasn't it
Woman that the Devil is supposed to
have employed to get mans goat in
the Garden of Eden?
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28

This is no time for labor strikes.
We take our best men and. whether
they like 1t or not. put them in the
Government fighting service. These
must risk life for their fellowmen
And 1t Is right and necessary. Then.
in the name of common sense. why
should the Government not draft the
man needed in any capacity as A
lsborer to support the man at the
front? If we need munitions or coal
or transportation or mineral, and la
Dor refnses to produce 1t. must the
boys in Uniform be Sacrificed or ham
pered because labor happens to feel
srouchy over something? 1t takes
an army at home to maintain an
army In the faeld. and one cannot ex-
list without the other.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28
NEW YEARS DANCE.

The local Odd Fellows will conduct
New Years dance. in their hall
Monday night. December 3lst. Don't
forget the date.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28

Miss Pearl Snyder is spending her
holiday vacation at her home. She
is student at the state University
at Moscow
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28

or course Pat would not report an
enemy! Didn't the Orofino Tribune
gang keep Hofstede hanging around
for a year?
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28

And didn't the 8lakes attempt
once before to use the Odd Fellows
lodge of Orofino to wash their dirty
linen? And Pat Blake is at 1t again.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28
101S---What Will He Do With 1t?

If the story of the Red Cross is ev-
er told in detail and there Is written
big the names of women, patient, de-
voted and sacrificing, in the cause of
humanity. there will appear some,
where among the patriots the names
of Mrs. George w. Cummings and her
daughter, Mrs. Fred Hammond, of
Orotino, Idaho. Without pay, but in
a spirit of love and devotion to duty,
these two women are stoiling long
hours day after day on Red Cross
work. They do all the cutting of
garniYl Is s-SaI-tla-army or other loyal
woiheff@to sew; they Knit ~ da-aio in
other work of the Red Cross. Early
and late, rain or shine. they work.
And some hound, seeing them at this
work, will tell you that they are get
ting something out of it,. They are.
but its not gold; its not Red Cross
money; its not salary or commission
or material thing. They are paid in
the joy of service to others, the big
Sest and best pay that Games to men
and women, and. if this government
ever gives it's heroes medals for pub
lie service we'll performed. Mrs. Cum
mings and Mrs. Hammond will not
be overlooked,
When someone tells you that one
penny of Red Cros funds goes for sal
ary for any person in the county, or
anywhere, for that matter. nail it as
lie, and report the party making
the assertion. A report has been cir
culated that Mrs. III. D. Britain, our
Red Cross chairwoman, gets $4,000
a month for her services. It's lie.
Mrs Britain not only does not get
cent of compensation, but In addition
to her time contributes largely of her
personal funds to the work 1t is a
cowardly, reasonable thing for peo-
pie to circulate such damaging stor-
les. calculated to slow down the Red
Cross work. and no loyal American
will be guilty of it. If you hear this
sort of talk nail it on the spot. Brand
1t as lie, and don't be afraid to do
1t anywhere and in any company.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-12-28

"K-A-Z-A-N" is coming. Watch.