Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

The Pend Oreille river is rising
rapidly.
Loss to lumber mills on the Spo-
kane, st. Joe and st. Maries rivers,
due to the flood waters, will be close
to 100000.
Former Governor James III. Hawley
announces that he will be a candidate
for the democratic nomination for Uni
ted States senator at the next election
to succeed Senator Borah.
George A. Loop, property holder
of Wallace purchased recently from
Mrs. Hattie w. McVay 500 acres nine
miles northeast of Ritzville, Wash
ington for reported consideration
of $4,000.
Rising water in the Clearwater
river has made the Peck crossing by
the ferryboat impossible and pas
sengers are being carried over the
stream in a large steel bucket run
ming on a cable.
Mrs. Charles Estes, living south
of Culdesac, recently, reached down
to gather a bunch Of flowers, when a
rattlesnake fastened it's fangs in her
finger so that she had to pull it a.
way with the other hand. Her con-
dition is serious.
Although a slight drop in the level
of Lake Occur d'Alene indicates that
further high water need not be feared
Immediately, no Harrison mills will be
able to resume cutting for some time.
Part of the city is without water SER
vice as the pumping system has been
put out of commission by the high
water.
The supreme court adjourned May
IS at Lewiston and left for Boise.
The following were admitted to the
bar: William H. Bonneville of Occur
d'Allene, j. 2. Greenwood of Sand
point, Lloyd A. Fem of Kooskia,
Frank Martin of Boise, Ernest E.
Teachnor of Lewiston, George Wads.
worth of Grangeville and George T
Warren of Moscow.
DR.. Enoch A. Bryan, who for &c
years was president of Washington
State College and is an educator Of
national reputation, was offered and
accepted the state commissioner
ship of education, to succeed e. o
SESSION, resigned. Mr.. Sisson will re
ain in charge until DR.. Bryan take.
the reins, which will be soon In the
hands of DR.. Bryan will be placed thu
task of selecting successor to Pres
ident Brannon of the state universit!
of Idaho, and it is said he will b,
given broad powers.
Malcolm Bentley, 14-year old stepsol
of Oliver Mcbride of Moreland wa
found in the lava beds near Blackfoo
recently in condition that indicate
foul play. He had been beaten on tn
head with some heavy instrumen
and thrown into a crevice in the rock
for dead, but recovered and dragge,
himself mile over the lava beds tc
ward a sheep camp, where he wa
trailed and found.
A sheep herder is under arrest 70
the crime. No motive has as we
been found. The boy is not expecte,
to live. He had been missing sine
Monday.
Information comes from Boise tina
Dean C. H. Shattuck, of the forestr
department, and Dean George d. Az
ers, of the department of law, of tn
University of Idaho, had been reno,
ed by the state board of education
No reason is assigned by the boar
for singing out these two men fror
the faculty, and only inference draw
by them and their friends, is tina
they have been too loyal to Presiden
M. A. Brannon, who handed in hi
resignation to the board severs
weeks ago, and perhaps too outspol
en- in expressing their opinions c
men high up in the politics of tn
state.