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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-02
UNIVERSITY REMOVAL BILL
KNOCKED IN THE HEAD

Boise. Idaho, Jan. 81. The bill
providing for the removal of the state
university from Moscow to Po.se,
introduced Monday morning by Find
ley, was killed this morning in the
house by a vote of 46 to 4. The fiat
tering vote for leaving the institution
unmolested was made up almost en-
tirely of the votes of members repre-
senting counties in southern Idaho, IL
northern members, including the en-
tire Latah delegation, being excused
from voting by the house. Excuse to
refrain from voting in lqe matter was
not asked by the northern members
until enough negative votes were re-
corded to defeat the bill. The mem
bers of the north felt that the meas
ure should be defeated by the votes
of the members from the southern
part of the state as rebuke to those
who were alleged to have been be-
hind the movement to remove the un-
iversity.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-02
PIERCE PEOPLE RESENT
OROF|NO TR|DUNE'S SLURS

The following came in from Pierce ::
The Orofno Tribul of January 26,
1917, publishes an article headed
1.-The Lewis and Clark Highway" a"
a highway which the writer believes
every citizen of Clearwater county is
anxious to have built thru Clearwater
county, but cannot see the consistency
of the vulture, whom the writer be-
lieves to be the author of sa ar
ticle, trying to knock said highway
by an unjustifable attack on Pierce
Highway District, the people there
of, and Mr.. Choate, member of the
Board of county commissioners of
Clearwater county, man whose in
tegrity have never heard questioned.
Had the vulture, when writing that
article, or instigating the writing
could have truthfully told the people
that he and his heelers, thru cam
paign of falsehood, succeeded in de-
feating the organization of the pro-
posed Lolo Highway District that it
was the purpose of the petitioners and
all those connected with the move to
organize Lolo Highway District to an
mex such road or roads leading from
Greer into said Lolo Highway District
as the people living along such roads
wished to have annexed to said dis
trict, as provided for in Section IL,
Chapter IS, 1911 Session laws. But
the bunch who use the Orofno Tribune
as their plaything. thru circulating
falsehoods, and misquoting of law,
created confusion in the minds of
the voters of the Weippe section,
thereby securing the defeat of the
proposed Lolo Highway district.
Then the people of Pierce and vic
unity proceeded to organize the Pierce
Highway District, taking the terri
tory Of the road district in which
Pierce was situated.
The Pierce Highway District, since
the date of its organization, has made
more permanent improvements in a
period of three years upon the high
ways within said district than were
made in fifty years prior to that time.
If the Orofino Tribune and its heelers
consider paying for necessary labor,
equipment and expense that it takes
to build roads and maintain them a
system of pensoning, so be it..
The writer believes the people of
Pierce Highway District capable Of
attending to their own business and
know they have no objection to the
Orofno Tribune and its heelers doing
the same.
7. B. REED.
D;o.oa Ilobo J,n,,,,,, 90 1o17
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-02
WAGON ROAD To ELK CITY
MINES A Bic ENTERPRISE

Phil Hartman of Sites, on his way
home from Moscow last week, stopped
off day in Orofino to visit his child
ren, two of whom are attending High
school here. He had been in Spokane
attending the annual session of the
Hardware men of the Inland Empire,
and at Moscow attending the Mer-
chant s and Bankers institute, at
both of which Mr.. Hartman took an
active part in the discussions. En-
Howed 10y nature with lot of hard
horse sense, and possessing a fund
pf wit, Mr.. Hartman never failed to
said someting that set the conventions
to thinking. If he is anything he is
a loyal booster for Sites and the up
per river section, never losing an OPP
portunity at both Spokane and Mos
COW to advertise the wonderful re-
sources in mineral wealth of his sec
tion, including the Elk City mines.
Mr.. Hartman created a sensation
as he earnestly talked with various
groups of men, many of them prom
inent in business affairs, when he
told of the immense tonnage of
freight and parcels post from Sites
to Elk City, and by the aid of map
showed the need of such wagon
road as the Federal government has
already planned to construct, and for
which it has set aside $50, 900. This
proposed road is known as project No.
|, and is to be water grade up the
South Fork. starting nine miles above
Sites and going 81 miles to Elk
City.
No railway exists between the two
towns ana heavy freight traffic
moves to and from the mines over
mountainous road, that costs the gov
ernment 81 per hundred for parcels
post. The government get some
81 .0s cents for the service, the loss
running into thousands of dollars an
nually. An idea Of the parcels post
business may be shown by review
of the tonnage for August, Septem-
ber, October and up to the Goth of
November, which aggregated 1853, 449
pounds of mail 1t cost the govern
ment over $7,06S to transport this
mail and the government received less
than half that amount. The wagon
road over which the stage drivers now
haul this immense tonnage touches
high spots as follows: 2600 feet,
2200 feet, 1000 feet, 6,700 feet, 3, 800
feet and $500 feet. Sites Eas an
elevation of | ,280 feet and Elk City
is 1000.
Such road as the government pro-
poses to construct, with grade of
one per cent, will reduce the rate
from 81 per hundred to 75c, and be a
Godsend to the mining interests of
the Elk City district. ''There is
now lying at Sites 300, 900 pounds
of mining machinery which must be
treighted to Elk City at cost of So
per hundred said Mr.. Hartman,
(which Will give one some idea of
the magnitude of the tonnage that
goes over the wagon road from Sites
to Elk City,"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-02
Pierce, Idaho, January 20, 191
N. P. Selects Land in Idaho.

Lewiston, Idaho, Jan. 27.-The
Northern Pacific railway this week
filed final selections on timber lands
within the Clearwater country, which
aggregate l57, 1877 acres, which will
pass to patent and will materially
increase the taxable property of
Clearwater county, Idaho and Sho-
shone counties. Of the land selected
l09, 757 acres lie within Clearwater
county, 1,440 within Idaho county
and 26,O within Shoshone county.
1t is estimated that the incre sed
taxable valuation of Clearwater
county by reason of these selections
will be fully 81, 900, 900 and of Idaho
and Shoshone counties approximately
$500, 900 each.
The lands extend along the Mon
tana- Idaho line, teginning at Graves
creek on the north to Crooked creek
on the south.
The strip selected is SO miles long
and from six to 20 miles in wi ith,
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-02

Too much snow for easy logging.
Glennie Pittwood returned to Lew
iston Saturday to resume his school
work, after several days at home
with the mumps.
Considerable timber activity here
this winter. Wood, tie making and
logging to the new saw mill make a
lot Of activity. Among those logging
is are Messrs. Pittwood, Houx,
Aiken, King, Mooers, Burnett and
Simpson.
A good, lively time was enjoyed by
big crowd at the dance at the school
house Friday night. People came for
miles around, Orofino, Canyon Creek,
Fords Creek, Russell, Ahsahka and
Echo. About IS were present.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-02
and contains valuable timber lands
and, it is believed. is mineralized.
LaForest An Able Representative.

According to reports coming from
Boise T. j. LaPorest is proving to be
one of the strong men in the House
when it comes to getting results. 1t
is said he has developed the happy
faculty of being a useful member,
making friends with every body, ard
can usually get anything within
reason he goes after. That being
the case we hope T. j. will make up
is mind to go after Nose Alexander s
goat-and gets it.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-02
PECK TAKES EXCEPTIONS
TO ELK RIVER SENTINEL

Peck. Idaho, January 26, 1917.
Clearwater Republican Il am en-
closing clipping from your paper,
taken from the Elk River Sentinel
with reference to the bridge here.
With reference to the article in the
Sentinel regarding the bridge at
Peck, permit me to say that Peck is
peculiarly situated, especially regard
ing county concessions. We asked to
be included in Clearwater county at
one time-and was double crossed.
AS it is we draw our trade from three
counties, and are in the most out
of the. way place in one of them. and
with one of the largest cities in nor
thern Idaho to compete for favors.
Clearwater county, after the first
trick, has even refused to build a de-
cent road to the warehouses on the
river, which do the largest business
in their line, and have the best
markets for the farmers of Clear
water county.
If the Sentinel should wake up and
inquire of few of his fellow citi-
zens in this part of Clearwater county
it might guess again, and at the
same price, referring to 'accommo1a-
tions, of course.
Perhaps the Sentinel, at some fu-
ture date, might come strolling down
the Lewis and Clark Highway-we
are pulling with Clearwater county
for it-and should the Sentinel editor
reach point opposite Peck, ah! "a
good ferry with very reasonable
prices !" For the Lewis and Clark
Highway, following the natural
course, must here cross to the south
side of the river. Suppose it is the
beautiful autumn! 1t is quite prob
able there would be SO grain teams
lined up on both sides of the river,
stopping all traffic; with thawing, ice
jams in the early spring, and with
the ice expected to loosen every MIN
ute, making it dangerous to ferry;
with the ferry tied up for weeks at
time, compelling the people to use
row boats for such traffic AS must go
perhaps, let US hope, the Sentinel
editor would walk on the water.
Perhaps the Sentinel editor would
come to his senses and hike back to
the woods and reflect on his rube like
selfishness.
The Sentinel should deal in facts.
If it wants them it can inquire of
the Peck Commercial Club, or any
live person out here in civilization.
Our people need this bridge. We
must have it even if we must build
it ourselves and make it toll bridge.
1t must come some time, and there
is nothing to be gained by delay.
We are also with Orofino for the east
and west highway.
E. F.. HOGE.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-02

Axel Ramstede has rendered his
resignation as a member of the Pub
lie Utilities commission of Idaho,
and asked to be relieved at the earl
lest time convenient. 1t is rumored
Mr.. Ramstede will accept position
with the Day interests at Northport,
where they recently built large
smelter.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-02
Fred Grasser Dies.

Fred Grasser, residing six miles be-
low Orohno near Peck, died at the
age of Is years Wednesday night.
Deceased came to this section in 1904
from North Dakota. Mrs. Geo. Will
fong of Orofno, is daughter of de-
ceased. Mr.. Grassar was an old sol
diar
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-02

Matter of dividing Idaho into two
states came up in Boise before the
Legislature Tuesday for real serious
discussion. Apparently the entire
solid north has lined up behind the
proposed division. The talk of NOV
ing the university to south Idaho, and
the resignation of DR.. Brannon from
the university at Moscow, have evil
IDENTIFY stirred up most bitter sec
tional fight. When men like Senator
M. f. Lewis of Latah county talk
seriously of dividing the state it is
time to sit up and take notice. Re-
ferring to the resolution to move the
University Senator Lewis is quoted
as saying:
"This is serious move. And this
is not the first serious aspect either.
The forced resignation of DR.. Bran
non was the first thing. That act
was purely political and has nothing
whatever to warrant it. We are
forced to do something in self-de-
fense. We have canvassed the sit
uation and are sure we can put a
measure thru for division of the
state. Even if the university is not
moved at this time, the proceedings
in connection with that institution
will so weaken it that its removal
later on will be inevitable.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-02
Wood Saw For Sale.

For sale or trade at sacrifice, my
5-horse power gasoline wood saw in
good running condition. Have other
work that must be attended to. H.
G. Hunt, phone 922. 3S-tf
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-02
A Literal Printer.

The telephone tintinnabulated. 'Is
this the Office of the Daily Squack 2"
a voice asked.
ut is.'
We'll, then, want you to insert
this death notice: Colonel Jones has
gone to rest, in an appropriate
place. > The next morning it read
Colonel Jones has gone to rest in an
appropriate place. Exchange.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-02
Mistake Corrected.

Excited Customer Look here |!
You gave me morphine for quinine
this morning. Druggist 'Ts that
so Then you owe me twenty five
cents -
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-02

Reliable dress making at reason
able prices. Misses Johnson, Bullock
Building 38-39-pd.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-02

According to the Congressional
Record Mrs. Roy Leeper has been
appointed post mistress at Elk River
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-02

WANTED To trade wagon and hack
for horse. d. J. Lundy, Ahsah-
ka, Idaho. 36-39- pd.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-04
Don't Let Your Cough Hang On.

A cough that racks and weake is
dangerous, 1t undermines your health
and thrives on neglect. Relieve it at
This soothing balsam remedy heals the
throat. loosens the phlegm, its antisep-
tic properties kill the germ and the cold
is quickly broken up. Children and
grown ups alike find DIR. Kings New
Discovery pleasant to take as well as
effective. Have a bottle handy i'm your
medicine chest for grippe, Group and all
bronchial affections. AT druggists, SO
cents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-04
STOCK YARDS
RECORD OF SIOUX CITY MARKET
FOR FOUR MONTHS.

Sioux City. May 4.-The penchant
of the Sioux City stock yards for
smashing records continues with ap-
parent vigor.
During the first four months of
1917-until May 1.-THE total values
of hogs received was approximately
S24, SOC, 900. while the total value of
all live stock received was in the
neighborhood of 1000, 900, ac-
cording to Y. A. Hartman, editor of
the Live Stock Record and Stats
tician of the stock yards.
The total value of all live stock
sold on the Sioux City market dur
ing the IL months of 1916, was ap-
proximately $50. 900, 600. Mr.. Hart
man predicted that the years value
at the end of 1917 will be about
500, 600, 900.
About 40, 900 hogs and 1000 head
of cattle We're received at the Sioux
City markets during the first four
months of the year. a much greater
amount than for the corresponding
period of last year.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-04
WIPE OUT BLACKLEG
DIR. G. G. LIPP GIVES DIRECTIONS
FOR STAMPING OUT DISEASES
AMONG THE CATTLE.

Brookings, May 4. - Blackleg
among cattle should be wiped out abb
solutely in western South Dakota.
Blackleg vaccine is so easy to apply
by any farmer, and it is so success
full in protecting against the disease
that the farmers of this state have
absolutely no excuse for sustaining
heavy losses this summer. So says
DIR. G. G. Lipp, veterinarian at State
college. who adds further that the
stockman with any patriotism what
ever will avail himself of this means
of helping to maintain the food sup
ply for the nation-as well as to add
handsomely to his own profits.
DR.. Lipp says that farmers may
obtain the blackleg vaccine free up
on application to State college and
that simple directions for use are
sent with each shipment. statistics
covering many years of vaccination
and covering the use of millions of
doses of government vaccine showed
so small a percentage of loss that the
collection of further statistics has
been discontinued. There is no dan
ger of spreading blackleg or any
other diseases with the vaccine.
neither is there any serious reaction
such as fever, swelling or loss of APP
petite following its use.
Then again the amount of time
required to yaccinate a herd of cattle
is small, in fact quite insignificant,
when compared with the saving that
is sure to result. One person alone
-. .....sA,f. aattla chat ayta gf9 h1aA
or are accustomed to handling. Sew
eral persons and suitable chutes will
be required to vaccinate range cat
tie. If, however, several stockmen
will cooperate, the necessary help
easily becomes available. One
squeezing chute and only one outfit
of instruments will be required and
the actual money outlay will be very
small indeed.
"Blackleg is a contagious disease
of cattle hat is widely prevalent over
extended areas in South Dakota.
The natural home Of the germs caus-
ing blackleg is in the soil, where
they or their spores may remain alive
from year to year, even under the
most ~unfavorable conditions. EX-
tremes of temperature or moisture
do not have a serious destructive eff
feet on them. For these reasons a
farm or pasture that once becomes
infected remains infected for a good
many years. because drought, sun
light or freezing weather does not
destroy the germs. neither can they
be destroyed in the fields by the use
Of Afufnfnptan tG R1f ne already
stated. vaccination against blackleg
has been proven a most satisfactory
means of protecting animals"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-04

well known residents of the BOLTON
territory, We're arrested on a charge
of adultery. The woman has a hus-
band in the old country, while it is
said the man in the case also has a
wife in Europe. 1t is charged that
they have been living together for
some time without the Formally of
having secured legal separations
from their former mates. Kuehn
was held for trial in the circuit court
while Mrs. Weiland was held on her
own pledged word because Of the fact
that she soon is to become a mother.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-04
OLDEST MAN IN SERVICE
st. Paul Mail Carrier Fired for In
iudicious War Talk.

st. Paul, May 81 njudicious talk
about the course of the government in
declaring war against Germany has
brought about the dismissal of the
Oldest mail carrier in st. Paul in point
of service, Gustave A. Hoffman, sixty
eight years old, a native of Germany.
He Joined the service in 1876 and
became a regular mail carrier, ac-
cording to the records, in August.
1873.
Statements made by Carrier Hoff-
man on and of duty while in uniform
were of such a nature that the post
Office department deemed his further
retention in the service unadvisable,"
Postmaster Raths said in regard to
the dismissal of Hoffman.
81 received telegraphic instructions
from j. C. Rooms. first assistant post
master general, to dismiss Hoffman"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-04
STATE NEWS.

Huron-With the birth of a baby
to Prof. and Mrs. l.. |. Day, OF Huron
college, there are now nine babies
keeping nine different members of
the faculty awake nights. This new
arrival makes the faculty "bawl'
team complete.
Pierre-State Land Commissioner
N. e. Knight has selected w. A. New
in, of Custer. for the position OF state
forester. Since the resignation of
Forester Roskie, e. jacobson has
been temporarily in charge OF the
work on the reserve, but Mr.. Nevin
will take up that work from this
time on.
Brookings-The agronomy depart
ment at State college is serving as a
clearing house for the distribution of
seed, and an emergency list of avail
able seed is being prepared. Farm
ers who have corn, flax, potatoes,
alfalfa, etc, that are satisfactory for
planting are urged to send this infor-
nation at once, giving name, variety
and price. 1t appears that the enor-
nous demand for seed this spring
will tap all available resources. The
experiment associations supply of
pure bred seed is about exhausted.
The main concern now is to plant
viable seed to insure the production
of foodstuffs.
Yankton-A sensation has been
caused here by the arrest of James
Thorson, of Irene, we'll known as a
student and seller Of washing ma
chimes. Thorson, who is well CON
nected, is charged with completely in
the robbery at the Portland hotel of
a travelling man named Lipscomb.
The last named claims several young
men employed in the hotel robbed
him of several hundred dollars, a
gold watch and a valuable diamond
ring while engaged in a crap game
in his room. After robbing their vic
tim Lipscomb was given a ride in
Thorson's car and was ditched at
Gayville, IL miles away.
Dolton-A sensation was created
in BOLTON and vicinity when August
Kuehn and Mrs. Huldah Weiland,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-04
Germans Sink 100000 Tons
Of Shipping in Week.
END OF WAR IS DISTANT
Secretary Lane Tells Conference Of
Governors and Other State Officials
That Germany Now Has Advantage
Of Fighting Defensive Warfare.

Washington, May 3.-Seoretary Lane
told the governors and other state
representatives comforting here with
the council Of national defense on the
part state governments will take In
the war that the federal government
heard 400, 900 tons of shipping had
been sunk in the past week by Ger
man submarines.
The destruction, Secretary Lane
said, not only was threatening the
existence of England and France, but
was alarming the United States.
Study OF inventions to combat the
submarine menac is being diligently
pursued in the interior department,
he said.
The United States must build ships
as rapidly as possible, he told the
delegates.
other SIDE" he said, I'VE shall have
TO fight it on this side of the Atlantic"
Secretary Lane declared he believed
the war would last several years and
that every OF the country
must be used to bring victory.
War Will Last Several Years.
Many persons thought" said Sec
rotary Lane, that all we had to do
was TO issue bonds and that Germany
would bow her head in submission.
Nothing could be farther from the
truth. We do not know when this
will end. | believe it will last sew
eTal years.
Germany has made the greatest
fight of history and she has the ad'
vantage of now fighting a defensive
warfare. Don't 90 back home and
inspire your people with the thought
that immediate action can bring this
war to an immediate end. Your peo-
pie must look to this years crop and
neXt years crop and the next after
that.
I'VE can't afford to fail in this war.
Every man in this country is involved
in this work, and every man in the
country is a soldier. The French hope
to break down the morale of the Ger
man armies. Our concern is to see
that our own morale rises"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-04
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
STATE CONVENTION ELECTS OF
FICERS FOR THE ENSU-
ING YEAR.

Aberdeen. May 4.-The annual
convention of the South Dakota Sun
day School association chose the fol
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
President, l.. w. Robinson, Parker,
reelected; vice president, j. X. Ores
sey, Sioux Falls, reelected; secretary
G. L.. Kemper, Aberdeen: recording
secretary, Walter LOOMS. Redfield
treasurer, M. d. Whisman, Huron.
The following compose the execu-
tive committee: Rev. r. l.. Kelley
Mitchell; j.. T.. Booth, Ramona; c
McKibbin., Madison; f.. w. Pigeon
Huron, and J. j. Engebrecht. Free
man
The next convention will be held
at Watertown.