Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-09-14
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

ed September with rain.
"Muckie" Mcdonald, convicted by a
jury at Wallace of battery. was SEN
fenced to six months in the county
Jail and fined $500 and costs. The SEN
tence was a maximum.
Secretary Paul Clagstone Of the
Northwest Live Stock association is
busy distributing premium lists and
perfecting arrangements for the fall
show which opens November 8, at
Lewiston.
Clarke Bassett, Lewiston mail car
rier, was drowned Sunday in Snake,|
river when a canoe carrying four
people capsized. The body has not
been recovered. Bassett was 80 years
of age and leaves his widow and two
children.
Probably one of the most import
ant labor conferences in the history
of this state will be held shortly in
northern Idaho at the suggestion of
tho president Of the Occur dAlene
district miners union. Its purpose
Is to prevent possible strike in the
Occur d'Alene mining region.
A decree OF divorce has been grant
ed to Mrs. Thelma Wright, wife of
John Jay Wright, son, of the late M.
d. Wright, wealthy lumberman. Cruel
try and nonsupport were charged. Five
hundred dollars temporary alimony.
500 suit money, $500 attorney fees
and $4,000 permanent alimony was
granted the plaintiff.
John Vogel dairyman near b.
will was killed by an angry bull re-
Gently. The accident occurred in a
corral from which Vogel escaped, but
collapsed Immediately. He was taken
to hospital, but died upon arrival.
His ribs were torn loose from the
breast bone, some of them puncturing
his lungs. Nothing is known of his
relatives.
| To discuss the reclamation of 1900
acres of land overlooked by the Koote.
mai river in northern Idaho and Brit
ish Columbia, an important meeting
is to be held at Creston, B. c. Septem
Der %. At the melting will be en
gineers from Washington, D. c., and
from the Canadian government, an6
officials of the American and Canadian
governments also will be present.
! Fishermen who are operating thu
J fishing grounds on the Washington
side of the Salmon river just below
Lewiston are getting in readiness TO
the seasons run which they expect tt
open this week. Last year was yer,
'tlean" year in the fishing bushes
. and the fishermen expect heavy rul
of salmon this season. The price viii
, be started at 171a cents retail or 121
cents in hundred pound lots.
BY a vote of 5S5 for and 10 agains
!. it was decided at Occur d. Alene to Gre
! ate highway district for the improve
4 ment of Fourth of July canyon. Al
election will be held shortly to &c
, authorization for the issuing Of $500
, in bonds for the highway district. TIL
( federal government has appropriate
: $50, 900, the state $4,000 and .Shoshon
a county $4,000, which added to tn
Z $25, 900 in Kootenai county, will brin
the total to $4,000.
Richard F. Bicknell has entered vi
on his new duties as food administers
- tor for this state. He has disposed {
!, his live stock interests and, while tn
:. position he has accepted from Pres
. dent Wilson will be without salar.
! for patriotic reasons he has decided
devote all of his time to it. Mr.. Bicl
4 nell has had wide experience in tn
buying and selling of grain, feeding
buying and selling of live stock, an
for some years was engaged In tn
mercantile business.
t Elsie Hedlund, age 20. daughter
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Hedlund, VIII
s live near Moscow, died recently >frol
g effect of burns. The girl, who ma
s always been an invalid, was left alor
0 by her mother, while she went to tt
II mail box some little distance from til
d house. AS she was returning she sa
g the girl run screening from the hous
e her clothing enveloped in flames. b
,, fore she could reach her the clothiI
& was burned from the girls body, ar
q she was unconscious.
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