Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-04-12
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Frank Stickner committed suicide
at Elk City recently.
The cadet corps of the University of
Idaho have returned after weeks drill
in maneuvers and target practice at
Fort George Wright.
James F. Howarth, of Wallace, the
blind broker" and one of the best
known mining men in the northwest,
died recently at Spokane.
Wallace is to have citizens train
ing school for the purpose. of recruit
ing and drilling those who desire to fit
themselves for service should they be
needed.
AS result of the tl1aw the smaller
streams throughout the Clearwater val
ley are reaching the flood stage, and the
Snake and Clearwater rivers are show
ing marked rise.
Arthur Blake, government trapper, To-
Gated at Three Forks, 60 miles from Elk
City, says deer and elk are starving to
death by the hundreds owing to deep
snow. Hay has been gone for some
time, and the cattle and horses had all
died but few head.
The condition of starving stock in the
state of Idaho is so serious that B. H.
Alfred, director of the state farm mar
kets' bureau, is considering the advisa-
bility Of urging farmers in some parts
of the state to secure gasoline tractor
engines to take the place of farm
horses.
Recruiting for the National Guard
was stopped on orders from the war
department owing to the lack of funds.
Recruiting had increased the strength
of the regiment from about 800 to
nearly 1900 since March 81, and early
increase to war strength of 20O2 was
expected.
The trip of the University of Ida
no glee club through southern Ida
no was tragically terminated at Boise
Sunday when Vernon Henry, student
manager of the organization and son
of Superintendent Henry of the Mos
COW city schools, died as the result
of injuries and shock received from
an automobile accident.
Company F of the Idaho national
guard of Boise, under the command of
Captain Jones and numbering about
$50 men, arrived at Pasco Saturday
A detachment was ordered to Riparia
to guard the railroad bridge there, a
second was sent to Portland, while
third, composed of about 60 sol
diers, is stationed at Pasco
/. The new state office of parole officer
has been filled through appointment by
the state board of pardons of preacher
James Leitch of Filler. The new officer
will check all prisoners in the penitenti-
airy, who will report to him as to their
occupation and location at state periods.
The board granted the following par
dons: M. E. Anderson, sentenced from
Idaho county to serve from eight
months to five years for second degree
burglary, pardon to become effective
July 4, 1917; Clifford Chase, SEN
fenced from Ada county to from six
months to five years for grand larceny,
who has been on parole; E. M. Lucas,
sentenced from Bingham county to
served from one to IA years for grand
larceny, pardon effective September l.,
1917. Applications for pardon were de-
MED a great many.
New Auto License Law.
The new automobile license law goes
into effect in this state. Cars are Ii
censed in proportion to their weight.
The new law provides that automo-
biles weighing 1000 pounds or less must
pay a license of SIS. If the weight is
1000 pounds and not more than 5000
ponds, the license is $40; if 5000
pounds and not over 1000, $50, and if
over 1000 the license is $40.
Dealers must pay license of S35 if
they carry but one make of car and
if more than one make, S35 for the first
and SIS for each additional. Hereto
fore they have been paying a blanket
license of S35 for all makes. The deal
ers license is placed at Sis for motor
cycles.
Where a car is used five years the
owner is required to pay but two-thirds
of the annual license for the class in
the weight it is listed. If the car is
purchased between January and Aug
ust /, the owner must pay the full an
nual license; if purchased between Aug
ust I and November /, half the license