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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-23
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

COMMISSIONERS PROCtED|MCS
Orofino, Idaho, Feb. s, 1917.
Board met in special session pur-
suant to call of January 81, 1917.
All members of the Board present
and Joseph Kaufman. clerk by F. N.
Shreve, Deputy.
The Board after discussing the mat
ter of leasing rooms for court house
purposes, adjourned to meet February
6, 1917, at the hour of 9 o'clock A.
M.
Orofino, Idaho, Feb. 6, 1917.
Board met in special session pur-
suant to adjournment of February 5,
1917.
All members of the Board present
and joseph Kaufman, Clerk by F. N.
Shreve deputy.
At this time the following proceed
ings were had to-wit:
Whereas this Board at its meeting
on the 18th day of January 1917, en-.
tered into tentative agreement with
W. j. Hannah, receiver of the Orofino
Lodge l. o. o. F., for the leasing Of
certain rooms in the l. o. o. F.
building at Orofino for court house
I'd county purposes, and
Whereas the Judge of the District
Court having jurisdiction of said re-
ceiver and of said subject matter re-
fused to authorize said lease for the
reason that the period therein men,
toned, towit: two years, was insu-
fficient to pay said receiver in making
the necessary repairs and alterations
to make said rooms suit able for the
purposes aforesaid, and for the fur
Their reason that the rental therein
specified was not sufficient to make
said lease desirable or profitable;
Whereas, it is, in the judgement of
this Board, essential that the county
have greater security for its records,
the present quarters having entirely
inadequate vault room and security.
ard
Whereas the proposition made by
w. j. Hannah, receiver as aforesaid
is the only available and which pro-
vided the necessary security, and
Whereas it is impossible to secure
said quarters for less period t Pan
five years, and i
Whereas no other ,propostiou Which
involves the furnishing 6f sofiicient
room and security for Jas low sum
has been made Board, and thi.
Board regards Mas necessary to sale
county so e dpS
ThffGs, Be it resolved, that the
agreGkt entered into on the 18th Of
January )sl7, between W. J. Hannah,
receiver, and this Board, be and is
hereby rsscinded. That this Boarc
entered into an agreement with sale
w. j. Hannah, receiver, for the tern
of five years beginning on the 18th
day of April 1917 and ending on the
18th day of April 1922, in consider.
alton of said lease the Board Of
County Commissioners agree to pay
the sum of twenty-five hundred dol
lars annually and furnish janitor ser
vice for quarters occupied BY count,
officers.
Board adjourned special session sin,
die.
FRED CHOATE, Chairman
Attest: JOSEPH KAUFMAN
Clerk,
By F. N. SHREVE, Deputy
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-23
Night Service

We endeavor to make our night SER
vice dependable for the emergency
that may face YOU. Wouldn't you
choose to have the night operator feel
that your signal after nine p. m.
means something urgent, rather than
an insistance on a small favor or some
little convenience? Until such time
as the business will justify continuous
service, We maintain night service
from P. M. to A. M. for emerg-
ency calls ONLY. May we ask your
cooperation
SAMSON SNYDER.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-23
Remodling Odd Fellows Hall.
Work has started on the remodel

WORK mas STARTED on the remOQeIlnR
Of l. o. o. F. hall which has been
leased by the county for court house
purposes. The Tribune will vacate
the rear end of the lower floor today
or tomorrow, and the work of tearing
out the partitions and the old stairs
will be rushed. A portion of flooring
has been removed where vaults are to
be constructed putting it in readiness
for the contractor. With the excep-
tions of the joist at the rear wall,
where no ventlationh as been pro-
vided the timbers and foundations
are in perfect condition. The Odd
Fellows will continue to use the court
room on the second floor for lodge
purposes, also will have control of
the hall except when used by the
court. The new hall or court room
will be considerably smaller than the
main hall as it now stands. The
front of the second story is to be used
for county Offices. As planned the
county will have ample vault room to
accommodate any need that could pos
sibly arise for many years to come.
The County Auditor will occupy the
lower cornor, fronting on the street.
Lewiston Normal To Extend Its Influence.
Mrs. Louise M. Dodge, director of
education for teacher in service of the
Lewiston State Normal School, visit
ed Orotino Friday in the interest of
that department. President Elliott
feels that all of the fine things that
the Normal has to offer the schools
and communities of the state should
be expended not only around Lewiston
locally, but all thru the state. In
accordance with this idea a plan has
been formulated by which the Normal
School can offer its resources for the
Improvement of teachers in service,
and for the benefit of con munity ac-
Invites.
Briefly the plan is as follows :
Scholarship courses in Agriculture,
MANUAL ATtS, huTdl DAHL tdIiOu, plays
and games, methoj subjects. or in any
line of study a teacher or group of
teachers may be Interested are offer
ed thru correspondence. In case a
group cal get together for the same
study a Lewiston instructor will come
once month to the agreed center for
conference and instruction. The Nor
NAL School may grant credit for such
work, the amount of credit to be de-
termined by the nature of the work
done. For community meetings
Normal instructors will present edu-
cational subjects, topics for consider
alton to be determined by the local
needs.
Mrs. Dodge is an enthusiastic pro-
moter of this plan, having had much
experience with rural schools and
their needs, and hopes that many will
avail themselves of this helpful offer
which for the present year is limited
to the four counties of Nez Perce,
Lewis, Latah and Clearwater.
Geo. w. Beloit, OF Clifford. was in
Orofno Wednesday NIGHT conferino
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-23

WANTED-Some chickens, one
good COW, one horse. Inquire
at Republican office quick.
WANTED-Girl for general house
work. Mrs. P. l.. circuit.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-23

J. T. Ferree of Weirpe visited Oro-
fino yesterday.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-23

Geo. w. Beloit, OF Clifford. was in
Orofino, Wednesday night confering
with local Socialists.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-03
NOT BROUGHT IN BY
SECRET COMMITMENT
Jewett of English Labor Party
Comments on Americas En-
trance Into World War.
ACTION is COMMENDED

Correspondence of The Associated Press)
Leeds, Tngland, April 30.--Amer-
ica's reasons for going to war, as out
lined in President Wilson's address,
occupied almost the whole of the
opening remarks OF F. w. Jowett. at
the twenty-hfth annual business con-
ference of the independent labor
party, of which he is president. This is
this pacihst branch of the labor party
in this country and it was this body
which passed resolution in favor Of
All early peace conference. Il
Mr.. Jowett placed the total casual
ties in the war at 100000. The
killed alone he estimated at 100000,
and deaths from wounds and other
causes at $4,000.
IF in the years preceding the war"
Mr.. Jowett continued, the British
government has been as careful to
keep the nation as informed concern
ing the nations affairs as President
Wilson has done in his country, there
would have been no ties to bind us
to the late Russian government
But for the existence of such ties
that corrupt government would have
toppled into the dust years ago. But
its destruction did not justify the war
1t would have been infinitely less
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-03
Hearing of Suit Against
DrjVjnu Club is DELAYED

Hearing Of the injunction suit
brought by several Benson property
owners against the Omaha Driving
club. seeking to restrain the harness
racing organization from holding race
meetings in Omaha because of the
crowds which will be attracted to the
track" has been set for next Wednes-
day. The case was originally set for
today before Judge Estelle, sitting in
law court. 1t was postponed on mo-
ton of attorneys.
The driving club, sponsored by
prominent Omaha business men and
sportsmen, recently took over the
holdings OF the Douglas County Agri-
cultural society at the Benson racing
plant. Though the agricultural So
ciety is named as cod :fendant in the
suit, the driving club is the one which
any court action would affect. The
driving CLUB holds memberships in the
Great Western circuit, the Iowa-Ne-
braska- Minnesota circuit and the Ne
braska Speed association A race
meeting is scheduled for early in
June. Driving club officials says the
suit is absurd" in view OF the fact
that the basis of the suit would apply
also to base ball games, wrestling
matches, track meets or any other
branch of outdoor sport staged in
Omaha. Harness racing alone is to
be staged at the Benson track,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-03
OMAHA IS SEPARATE
LABOR BUREAU ZONE
immigration Commissioner
Creates New District for
Employment Agency.
sUBsTATIoNs IN THE STATE

Commissioner Caminetti of the
bureau OF immigration has advised
NJ. A. Coykendall, local federal agent,
that Omaha had been created a sep
arate labor zone for Nebraska. with
authority to create sub-offices
throughout the state.
Mr.. Coykendall has notified Mr..
Caminetti that he will require an
other Inspector and stenographer
at the Omaha Office under the new
regime making Nebraska separate
labor zone.
Nebraska has been under the St.
Louis Office" he said, together with
Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Okla
homa. About year ago Missouri was
made a separate zone with headquar-
tiers at ST. Louis, Now Nebraska be-
comes separate zone with head
quarters at Omaha
"The growth and importance OF the
government employment bureau is
shown by the fact that the bureau
here, with Offices in the court house,
placed 1892 people in positions DUR
ing April"
Mr.. Coykendall does not know yet
at what points sub-offlces will be
placed in Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-03
Life Saver Trains Hard
For the Swimming Season

In order to be in good form for a
job as life guard at some Of the
swimming resorts in Omaha again
this summer Al Grigsby, the one
armed wonder OF the water, is taking
nightly workouts in the swimming
pool at the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION. Grigsby believes in pre-
paredness, so he does not wait until
summer to get into form. He prac-
ticed swimming and diving all win
ter and is now practicing the latest
holds in the Sylvester system OF life
saving.
The lad is but 70 years old and al
though he lost a hand years ago he is
so handy in the water and so strong
a swimmer that he dragged thirty
two persons from the water last sum-
mer in his capacity as lifeguard at
Spring Lake on the South Side and
other swimming resorts in the city.
Asked il his stub arm was not ham
Adieap, he replied, ITS just like an
oar in the water"
Grigsby is employed during the day
in The Bee advertising department.
After working hours he marches
straight to the nearest swimming pool
for long hard workout.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-03
Omaha Men Are Inventors
OF Fljvver SeIf-Starter

A new electric self-starter particu-
larly suited for attachment TO "tIlv-
yers." has been invented in Omaha,
and Industrial Commissioner Gillian
of the Commercial club says there is
a possibility that factory will be
established here for the manufacture
Of these.
A. L. Strahle and H. B, Noyes, both
of the electrical firm OF Strahle &
Anderson, are the inventors OF the
new device. 1t is said there are sew
eral distinct advantages over the or
binary starter. Tests of the device
have been made during the last three
months, with marked success. aeeord-
ing to Industrial Commissioner Gil
Ian. A number OF Oman: people are
now testing them on their cars. To
make these tests severe, some left
their cars out all night on the coolest
nights OF the winter to see if the
starter could move them in the morn
ing. 1t is said the invention stood
even this test.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-03
Water Of ManaWa Higher
Than il Was Last Year

The street railway people have
about completed the work on the dixie
at the west end OF Lake Manawa. The
stage OF water is nearly two feet
above that OF last year. 1t is suffl-
GENTLY high to put Manhattan beach
in the best condition in its history.
The date for the opening Of the
season at Manawa will depend largely
upon weather conditions. Should the
weather warm up the opening will oc-
cur Memorial day, otherwise it may
not be until the middle OF June. Dur
ing the season this year, as last, there
will be through car service from
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-03
FonteneIIe Parkers Put
Ban On Fireworks July 4

The Fontenelle Park Independence
Day Celebration association will have
no fireworks at its annual picnic to
be held on July 4.
A telegram to President Wilson
from the association reads: For pa
triotic reasons and in line Of conserva-
ion as recently expressed in your APP
peal to the people, the Fontenelle
Park independence Day Celebration
association of Omaha voted to dis.
pense With all fireworks at 4our an
nual celebration on July T."
Features OF the picnic will be in.
strumenial and vocal music, addresses
and a large commissary. Governor
Neville, Senator Hitchcock and Nor.
ris Brown will speak.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-03
Men Found in DisorderIy
House Are Not Arrested

Police Judge Madden Wednesday
fined Mabel Playter for keeping
disorderly house at 424, North Sew
enteenth street, ;...>
Two women, held as inmates, the
court discharged. ~..,
I'VE made the raid on the house"
said Paul Sutton. member of the po-
lice morals squad, "in response to
complaints. One man has repeatedly
told County Attorney Magney that
myself and partner, Andersen, dared
not raid the place"
Officers Andersen and Sutton tes-
tilted that when they raided the Play
ter home they found four women and
two men drinking wine in one room.
"Where are the inen?" asked Judge
Madden. ~.-.,'
ut is not customary to arrest men
found in houses" answered Sutton.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-03
AWakens to Find His
Wet Stock All Gone

Thomas Manion, Seward, and Frank
Moore, independence, and third man
celebrated the departure OF King Al
cohol by absorbing more moisture
than their over-saturated condition
could stand. Tuesday Moore came
to long enough to find that Lis HI.
teen quarts Of whisky and a case OF
beer had all evaporated.
give it back" he insisted OF Man
ion and the third man.
The latter refused to accommodate
and instead took the liberty of beat
ing him up.
Moore reported to the police that
in the scufie one Of the two men
tilted him for S2l. Manion is being
held for investigation. The third man
departed, police believe, for wet ter
ritory,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-03
Society Buds Sign Many
Members for Red Cross

Twenty-Five new members were Sc
cured for the Red Cross chapter and
$50 was added to the fund from the
roses sold by the bevy Of young So
ciety girls, attired as Red Cross
nurses, at the Red Cross bali at the
Hotel Fontenclle.
Enough money was raised from
The sale Of flowers to detray all neces-
sary expenses, so that the entire sum
raised from the admission tickets,
which amounted to over $4,000. will
be kept in the treasury for emergency
needs" said Gould Dietz this morn
ing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-03
Crop Prospects Fine
In the Northern States

The Milwaukee railway seeding re-
port says: Small grain seeding is
completed in all territory as far north
as southern Minnesota. In other parts
Of the state the seeding is Is to 100
per cent completed; in South Dakota
50 to rs per cent completed; west Of
the Missouri in South and North Da-
kota 40 per cent of the seeding is
done. --....
Practically all sections report in
crease in acreage, especially in oats
and barley. Weather for the last
week has been cool and wet and has
delayed blowing for corn. Those Sec
tons which produce winter wheat re-
port about one-half OF the acreage
abandoned and resown to spring
grains. Winter rye promises very
good crop.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-03
FIeharty Has Some Lots
All Ready for Gardens

City Garden Director Fleharty has
list OF sixty vacant lots which will
be assigned to citizens who will indi-
cate their willingness to cultivate
these tracts.
The Rock Island Railroad company
offered the use of thirty-acre tract
on West Pacific street.
A garden census OF the city will be
made at once through cooperation
CT policemen, mail carriers, health in
spectors and school children.
Citizens having vacant lots o. tracts
to offer for cultivation, or who will
do the cultivation and need the land,
are requested to make themselves
known at the municipal garden head
quarters in the city hall. b
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-03
PAYS FINE WHEN HE
BREAKS DRY LAW
Anton Menus Loses Money for
Fine and His Wet Goods
as Well.
CHAUFFEUR HAS GOODS

Anton Menus, erstwhile saloon
keeper at 6l0 South Tenth street not
only has the distinction of being the
first Omahan to be arrested for vio-
lating the prohibition law, but he also
paid the first $l00 fine levied for that
offense in the state Of Nebraska. He
gained the last privilege in police
court. ,E.
Menus was arrested Tuesday after
noon by Sergeants Msdsen and Dill
lon, who found much beer ON ice in
his place. They conhsdated the out
Law liquid and charged Menus with
having beer in his possession.
George Telford, chauffeur, was
fined 500 and costs for selling liquor
illegally. He sold booze to two mem
bers of the Nebraska National Guard,
who gave him marked money for the
wet goods. Dave Bolker, proprietor
of the Brunswick hotel, is said to
have had the marked bills in his pos
session later in the evening. Bolker
was arrested with Telford, but the
court found him innocent.
Charged Too Much.
William Milder, druggist, was ar
rested on the charge of selling liquor
illegally to Charles A. Clyde o. Coun-
Gil Bluffs, member OF Company B,
Fourth regiment, Nebraska National
Guard. He was discharged.
Clyde testified that he twas pretty
well shot-up" when he bought the
booze and couldn't swear where l
got the bottle"
II was peeved, anyway" said the
witness. because | was charged $3.50
for a pint of the stuff. That's why |
told police about the purchase"
Lieutenant J. r. Connolly appeared
at the station to ask police to throw
into Jail any OF the guardsmen who
are found intoxicated or in any other
way breaking the law.
1--WE have a good bunch of boys in
the Nebraska guard and we want to
weed out those who reflect discredit
upon u.s." he said.
Lieutenant Connolly explained that
Guardsman Clyde had filed an appli-
cation for withdrawal from the Ne
braska guard. Clyde failed to pass
the federal examination.
Joe Pvonka was fined 500 for hav-
ing beer in his store, a former saloon,
at l402 South Thirteenth street.
II forgot it was there" he said after
Sergeant Madsen had testified that
he found ten quarts of beer on ice in
the place.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-03
Tighten the house

keeping by serving a
ready-cooked, ready-to-eat
food that contains the max
inum of nutrinent at low
est cost, and with the least
tax on the digestion, Shred.
ded Wheat Biscuit is the
real autocrat of the break
fast table-the one cereal
food that holds its own
against all corners, with
increasing sales every year.
1t is a boon to the busy
housewife, a welcome relief
to the jaded stomach that
has wrestled with meat
and other heavy Winter
foods. Try it for breakfast
with milk or cream; for
luncheon or dinner with ber-
ries or other fruits. Made
at Niagara Falls. N. Y.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-03
Farm Lecturers Will
Cover Most of State

A battery of twenty-five lecturers
will accompany the Union Pacihc's
farm preparedness special train that
starts on its trip through Nebraska
next Monday morning. remaining out
all week. Nearly every Union Pa
cihc station on the main line and
north of the Platte river will be
visited. $751;
The itinerary of the Union Paei.
fc's special provides for 247 meetings
at which SIS lectures will be deliv-
cred. The lectures will all have to
do with farm topics, including every
thing from increased crop production
to home economics. -sf
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-03

wasteiul OF life to have withheld the
loans we advanced in defiance OF the
wishes OF the leaders OF the Russian
people nine years ago. The Russian
government would then have been
compelled to make terms with its own
people to save itself from bankruptcy.
THE British government denied the
people OF Russia their revolution then,
as France had previously denied it to
them, and, in my belief the British
government would have denied it to
them again on this occasion if it had
been possible.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-03
Frank Judson is
Membership Leader
OF Red Cross Drive

Frank Judsor has been chosen
chairman 81 the Red Cross member
ship campaign and Ward Burgess
treasurer, the latter TO fill the vacancy
of the late w. H. Bucholz
Two hundred and fifty women are
enrolled in the first aid and home
nursing classes at the present time,
but new classes are being formed
daily, especially among the church
women OF the city.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-03
Cash Wheat Takes Slump
OF Three to Seven Cents

Cash wheat at Omaha dropped 3@7
cents and July options 15@l7 cents
from the high Of Tuesday. The de-
cline followed Chicago and Is attrib-
uted to lack Of demand. Omaha re-
ceipts were light, sixteen, carloads,
and prices were $2.78@2.82 per bushel.
Corn fell off 1902 cents, selling at
Si.49@1.50K per trshel,e with the re-
cepits fifty-eight carloads,
There was decline Of IDLY cents
a bushel on oats, sales being at Goa
20 cents, with twenty-seven cars on
the market.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-03

. Rifleman Appieby of the Royal Irish
Rifles lost his sight at the 'front.' besides
being gassed and severely wounded In the
head and after months In hospital In Eng
land was sent TO the home for blind soldiers
at Bournbrook Torquay
One Sunday recently he was guest at
dinner al boarding house when a black
Persian cat. which had been asleep on the
sofa, sprang on Appleby's hand. causing him
10 drop glass he held in his hand on to
plate, both being broken,
What a lovely Persian scRtl% the soldier
exclaimed whom the animal was taken off
MIN. and he discovered that by the shock
he had regained. the sight Of his left eye
London Chrouiele