Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-31
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

The funeral Of J. B. West wa
held at Lewiston Friday and the bod
shipped to Moscow for burial.
The Right Rev. Alphonsus Josep
Clorieux, Catholic bishop of the Sc
OF Boise, Idaho, died recently in PORT
| land.
Thirty-six hundred sacks of barIe,
almost equally divided between brew
ing and feed, were sold at Lewisto
Saturday. The price paid was S2.4
per hundredweight for the brewing an
$3.50 for the feed.
Michael Desy, aged 40, a fores
ranger, was found dead in bed at hi
cabin about 80 miles south of Grange
vile recently. Death had evidently re
suited from heart trouble. Deasy, hi.
wife and family resided near Lucille.
The demand for all the potatoes
grown in this country is going to be
heavy, for large per cent of them
Will go toward feeding the allies, and
growers, therefore. have no reason
to feel depressed over the temporary
drop in prices.
The state board of equalization has
raised the assessed valuations OF the
Utah Power and Light company, the
Idaho Power company and the Wash
!ngton Water Power company, the three
large hydro-electric concerns that con-
troll the electrical field in this state.
total of $3,339,31O.
waiter 5. Brown of Lewiston has
bought the 341-acre farm of Jesse Rich
ocated in Garden gulch, near Lap
val. for consideration estimated at
Mr.. Rich took in exchange
Is part of the purchase price a 16O-
'cre farm near Leland on the Big Pot
atch ridge, valued at $500.
Protest Food Man.
Pressure is being brought on Her.
ert c. Hoover, national food admins
rator, to hold up the appointment of
F. Bicknell, vice president of
he Overland National bank of Boise.
s food administrator for Idaho. It is
Kelly to precipitate a rumpus before
resident Wilcon confirms the ap-
ointment. Mayor Hays of Boise is be-
ng urged as rival candidate. Gov.
Ilexander recommended Bicknell. He
republican and prominent sheep
IAN in this state. Before accepting
he offer Bicknell disposed of his
heep interests. Governor Alexander
avs he urged Bicknell to take the DO
ltion, which pays no salary, because
e was financially able to handle it.
icknell accepted for patriotic reasons
nd is now in Washington.
State Yearly Needs.
The state board of equalization fixed
$4,000 as the amount necessary to
ln the state for 1918. To raise this
mount general tax levy of IL mills
ill be levied on last years assessed
aluation Of $429, 100000. Last year
here was raised under the levy to
leet state expenses $6S6,342 SO that
34,342 less will be raised this year.
he general interest and sinking tax
IVY was set at .OOO2 and the public
Hiding tax levy at .OOO1.
The legislative appropriations au-
lorized by the last legislature amount
$3,726,O3O, of which $1,383,983 has
zen paid.
There are funds on hand amounting
$1.535.256. This leaves $776,1OO to
paid, If this amount is scaled by
'opping 100000 from the total of
1880 for state institutions which
Ill not be needed next year because
the retrenchment policy adopted, to-
'ther with other items, leaving but
O6,1O0 actually needed. This amount
as increased to the amount named
provide against any emergency.
The board allowed the valuation of
the large railroads to stand as they
ere last year. and lowered the value
IN of some of the smaller The West
n Union, Postal Telegraph and Con-
rental Telegraph companies were
ven an assessment OF $50 per wire
lie. The Pacific Telephone & Tel
,raph. Mountain States and Inter-
ate Utilities companies were assess
at $48 per wire mile. The valuation
the Lewiston Traction Transit COM
NY was fixed at $4,000 per mile.
The attorney general held that net
Gifts of mines could not be accepted
the basis of valuation for mines, SO
e net profits of $12,810,00O reported
Is allowed to stand. Assessments on
lelters was raised 20 per cent; con-
ntrators 10 per cent. The valuations
quartz mills were allowed to stand
reported.