Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-11
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Falling down the steps at Spokane
store William Dolan, bookbinder, of
Occur dAlene City, was almost in
stantly killed Saturday.
The supreme court convened at
Lewiston Monday and expects to be
in session until May 49, The examina-
ton of applicants for admission to the
bar is set for May II.
Owing to the fact that so many
school children have been stricken
with measles at Spirit Lake, the school
board ordered schools closed perma-
nently for this year. This is two
weeks earlier than regular closing
time.
War conditions have made it out of
the question to operate the G. N. land
clearing demonstration train through
the logged-off lands of the Inland EN-
pire this year as planned. The origin
al dates were in March and April and
later the dates were set over until
May and June.
Activities of the Wallace chapter of
the Red Cross, formed month ago.
are being centered on the purchase
of $50 hospital beds and which will
entail the securing of voluntary sub
scriptioRs of approximately $4,000.
Plans are now being formed for rails
ing this amount.
News of the appointment of d. R.
! HIIh hpr 6 pf Rnio NJ aicnr fNr If,
Spokane federal land bank was re-
ceived by ID. G. O'Shea, president of
the bank, Saturday, from the board in
Washington, d. c. Mr.. Hubbard who
is the second appraiser named in Ida
no, is an extensive land holder
Robert A. Christianson, aged 10, a
resident of Laclede, was struck and
killed by Great Northern freight
train near that town Saturday night.
The boy was walking on the track
behind the train, when it started to
back up. Owing to the darkness he
did not realize his danger and shouts
from his brother Victor, who wit
messed the accident from a short dis
lance, failed to attract his attention.
Merriam Suhonen, 3-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Suhonen of
Mullan, was drowned in Mill creek
Saturday while playing with other
children near her home. The front
yard of her home extends over the
creek, which is flumed under ground
Precautions had been taken to pro-
oh Pol IN
, the stream, which is swollen at this
: time of the year, by building ratings
around both ends of the flume. While
playing in the yard, the earth gave
way and the little girl was precipi
tated into the water.
/ In the district court at Lewiston
, Judge Scales pronounced sentence as
: follows: Jewel Freng, found guilty OF
} murder in the first degree for the slay
: ing of Lester Clifford in the Ilanha
pharmacy on December 16, was sen
fenced to Imprisonment for the term
of his natural life in the state peni
Tertiary. Duncan Mckenzie, found
guilty of burglary in the first degree
for felonious entering with intent tC
commit larceny of the residence OF
William Mum at Culdesac on Decem
Der 20, was sentenced to serve an in
, determinate sentence of from three tc
, Is years in the state penitentiary.
Aid Tourist Travel.
At meeting held recently at Lew
/, iston steps were taken to organize ar
Evergreen Highway association. The
object of the organization will be tt
give publicity to the scenic and nat
ural attractions for tourist travel.
The route to be exploited will BIZ
the north and south Idaho state high
way from Salt Lake to Lewiston
thence the Evergreen highway from
Lewiston-C Charleston via Pomeroy, Day
ton, Walla Walla to Pasco and thence
down the Columbia to the coast fol
winter route or from Pasco via Nortl
Yakima and Mcclellan pass to Taco
ma for a summer route.
In addition to this will in the flu
ture be added the summer route cas-
and west from Lewiston up the Clear
water river to Orofino, Kamiah, Koos
kia and Lolo Pass to Missoula ant
connection with the Yellowstone route
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the offices of the Interstate Highwa,
association to take steps to perfec
such an organization by the naming o
, board of trustees from the various
!, communities, assigning to each pro
portionate amount of the attendan
expense.