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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08
cials, on needless expense, instead
of spending the funds on the roads,

cials, on needless expense, instead
of spending the funds on the roads,
we are not going TO have roads.
We have, by voting ourselves in
to highway, lost 25 per cent of
the taxes collected in the Pierce
highway. Get this fact into your
head and think ii over
WHERE WAS THIS 25 PER
CENT. SPENT, WHEN WE WERE
UNDER A COUNTY BOARD, AND
BEFORE WE WE'RE CURSED
WITH OUR HIGHWAYS2
RIGHT HERE AT OROFINO on
the Gilbert and other grades leading
INFO oar town. And Tor the privi-
lege of living in a highway, under
incompetent commissioners paying
l. r. Crow a salary for work that
to lawyers for advice that the coun-
ty attorney is paid to do, we are
remaining in highway.
Every cent that has been paid for
legal advice; every penny that is
going to Mr. Becker or to Mr. Grow
for service, or to any person for
rent for highway Offices, is just that
mush that is lost to the road funds
for repairs. Do you wonder, then,
that our roads are not being work ed
and will not be worked? Do you
understand why Mr.. Becker and T.
]. LaForest tried to knock out the
highway and get back into the
county?
Who is fighting this? l. R. Grow
and the Blakes and the oud Blake
gang bunch who have been given
control of our highway, without the
consent of the people, but at the
dictation of the Blakes who speak
through your governor" ladies and
gentlemen of Idaho.
1t will not make great deal OF
difference who happens to be the
Orofino highway board. The point
of the issue lies inthe fact that the
only way out of the tangle; the
only way to ever have roads in this
| county is to get back into the
county. And this is what Attorney
Geo. w. Tannahill, just before his
| death, advised the Orofino highway
! commissioners. in the presence Of
the county commissioners and 9th
ers. And this what the Republican
was given to understand was to bt
done. For, mark the prediction
we cannot, with all levies for road
to the limit, maintain our roads II
our district. And to those who d.
not realize this we ask that the.
go to Mr.. Shreve, deputy auditor
who has the records, and find ou
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08
Our Highway Tangle.

There is much dissatisfaction on
the part of the farmers and others
who travel the public roads ever the
very bad condition of the highways,
and the people are anxious to know
when they may expect the highway
commissioners to have them repaired
so they may be travelled The Re
publican has tried to get the facts
as to the road situation and these
inquiries naturally interest us. So
we are amused. and disgusted, when
we find the people are being told
that the Orofino Highway funds are
short because John Becker and T. ].
IaForest blew in the money, or
made the Orofino Highway Board
waste all the road funds fighting a
suit that was brought to determine
the legal status of the highway tan
gle. This is a lie. We called Dep
uty Auditor Frank Shreve over the
phone and asked if there was any
record of the cost of the litigation.
He said there was none on file with
the county board, but in his opinion
the case could not have cost the
highway district but few dollars.
Another lie the Orofino Highway
boosters are telling to cover up their
own deficiencies is that the Becker
LaForest test case was responsible
for the failure to get the Orofino
bridge repaired because the suit de-
layed the work. This is blankety
blank lie. That suit was filed on
Saturday and the contract let for tn
repair of the bridge the following
week, on Tuesday, we believe. And
yet we heard a local business man,
who ought to know better, make this
identical statement. It's lie
That suit did not cost the taxpay-
practically anything, nor did it de-
lay one single second the repair OF
the Orofino bridge.
That suit has never interfered in
anyway with the repair of the roads
and there lis no evidence that will
justify such an assertion.
The thing that will prevent road
repair is the loss of almost $4,000
that f1oated down the river because
Highway Commissioners Dobson, Sui
ton and Detmer did not look after
the work, but permitted the taxpay
ers to be skinned. That is one ol
the things that is hurting.
Another thing that hurts and in
terferes with road repair is thu
highway itself. And SO long as w,
are in any highway; so long as W,
waste our funds on duplicated off
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08
1t Doesn't Pay To Advertise.

IL 1t does not pay to advertise
why in the Sam Hii do people rdr
to the local paper with everything
that they want given publicity 7
The Government simply oyerwhelms
us with matter needing publicity.
But IT II does not pay to advertise
Thy bother with it? We should
Worry about advertising Oroino
We should care lot about givini,
Clearwater publicity! Why should
we care whether this section is ad
vertised? Why should we dig up
real money for newspaper cuts
showing our strawberries, or our
fine farms. or our bean ranches?
Why should we worry? Why worry
when the Orofino business men do
not believe it pays to advertise? If
it does not pay then why do it? II
advertising does not pay why waste
the space? Why not let the outside
world discover Clearwater county
Why not let the newspaper really be
a true and correct boromoter of the
town in which 1t is published? That
is exactly what we are doing this
week. Look 1t over and see how
well we have succeeded. And yet 1t
is all Orofino business men are will
ing to pay for. Therefore, why
should we worry? For it costs lit
tie or nothing to issue this kind of
a paper, and instead of gathering
material that might boost, that will
advertise our section, we can do
our job work ourselves, and get on
alright. Why not? For, remember,
1t does not pay to advertise. and the
bushes men of Orofino will all tell
you that this is correct. If we give
Orofino as good a paper as the town
pays for that Is all Orofino is entitl-
ed to. and we are. hereafter, going
to do that. Now remember, we are
convinced we are doing the Orofino
business men no injustice for it does
not pay to advertise
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08
AUCTION SALE.

On Saturday. March is, l will
sell at public auction, beginning at
1:30 p. M. the following property
at my place in Orofino. l bay mare
yrs. old, VT. 400. extra good; l
gray horse. years old. VT. 100.
| bay mare and | bay horse. we'll
mated. Both coming 10 years old
and weigh $500 lbs A good team
! set of hack harness with collars
complete: dozen young Plymouth
Rock hens; l 2-section steel lever
harrow; / sack clean Marquis
wheat. Proceeds go to Red Cross.
| Ford car. run one season, good
shape. A good car, l Krag- Jorge
sen rifle. good as new. A s35 gun.
also full box of cartridges. One-half
proceeds from this will be given to
Red Cross. l dining room table,
stand table. 6 dining room chairs
leather upholstered rocking
chairs; iron bedsteads and springs
and one "a edstbead and springs
. mattresses. dressers; 2 picture
| frames: l new Columbia range:
| good parlor stove: lots of dishes 9
| lot of empty jars-3 dozen qts.
/ dozen pints; | dozen 2-quart l0I
| quarts of sweetened fruit. Gooc
variety.
Sums over $40 bankable notes
due Nov. 10. 1918. c. H. Eide will
clerk this sale, Abe Hill will cry it
JACK CRABB, Owner.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08
Chicken Mystery.

Pearl and Stanley, six ard four. re-
spectively. had buried "a dead chicken
in their garden. A week later out
of curiosity they went to dig 1t up, III
the wrong place, and did not find It..
Excited, they ran together to mother
and cried. Ma. that chicken must
have gone to heaven. because it isn't
there any more"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08
Daily AVERAGE Of Wind.

Some builders of windmills estimate
that wind 16 miles an hour may be
expected for eight hours per day on
the average for every day in the year.
can be relied upon every day in the
year, but that the average wind all the
year round would equal 16 miles an
hour for eight hours every day.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08
Early DAY Buttons.

The ancients lacked buttons-one
wonders. indeed. how they got along
without them-but evidently they pos.
sessed studs of modern pattern, such
as those with which we fasten our
cuffs and collars. And. In truth, they
d'd even have = kind Of button (though
not sewn on), which fastened garments
with a pin and hook exactly in the
way our brooches and clasp pins oper-
ate.-Exchange.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08
All He Had Time to Do,

My grandson, four years old. was
knocked over by motor bicycle few
months ago. He was unconscious, but
not hurt seriously. A few days later.
when he was feeling pretty good,
asked him why he did not think Of 1t
that his papa had forbidden him to
go across the street. "Oh. grandma,
had no time to think. i could only
quick close my eyes," he answered.
Cleveland Leader.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08

The Peck Concert band will give
public dance in the Ahsahka halI
Friday evening, March Is. Dancing
will begin at $3.50. The Red Cross
OF Ahsahka are to serve the supper
This should be dance worth while
for the music should be very good
The annual Glee Club concert BY
the Orofino high school will be Civ
en- Thursday evening, March IA. i'm
the Rex theatre. The program win
include orchestra, choruses. vocal
solos, instrumental pieces, readings
and an operetta. 1t promises to be
worth while. Better CO.
The Junior Endeavor of the Chris
tan church will give a Cantata en-
titled The Brownie Band" at the
CHRISTIAN church Friday evening,
March Is. The proceeds will bt
used for Red Cross work. Admis-
sion Csc.
The Ladies Aid of the M. 10.
church will serve lunch Wednesday,
March 13. from 4 O'Clock at the
church. Beef noodles, apple salad,
sandwiches, cake. coffee All for
loc You will be welcome
Harold Munck was made a FUN
nedged American citizen i'm the dis
trict court. That is what brought
Mr. Munck to Orofino at this time
He wants to fight for his country.
T. j. LaForest was deputized to
take one Arestedes Reintgas, 4
Greek brought in from Elk River as
a Stacker, to Camp Lewis and deliv-
er him to the military authorities.
Harold Munck, one of the X. Of
P. boys at Camp Lewis. who is at
home on a visit, will give a talk to
the Knights of Pythias Saturday
night at their regular meeting.
There will be business meeting
of the the w. c. T. u at Mrs. Shoe
makers Thursday, March IA, at b.
m. All members should be present
Word reached Orofino that Mrs
E. J. Sullivan's father died in Ab-
botsford, Wis, on Feb %, and the
funeral held on the 25.
P. H. Blake is in a Lewiston hos
pital at the point of death. It Is
reported that the end is but a mat
ter of hours.
Keep your eye on Holmberg'.
window for new ideas in sprins
hats. First showing Saturday, tn,
| 10th.
d. V. Garner of Peck and J. P
McFadden of Lenore were Orofin,
visitors the first of the week.
Portfors and White have made
great many improvements in thei
garage, and will open it's doors witt
the spring sunshine and show one D
the best is the district The reh
of the lower floor has been equippe
with a cement floor and converte
into a repair shop. The capacit
has been greatly enlarged by truss
ing the roof and removing the tim
bers from the floor that supporte
the roof. This firm is preparing I
look after their patrons in first clas
manner. q
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08
The BUSY GAIA.

In almost every particular the mod
ern GAIA Is an Egyptian rather than
a Syrian town. 1t is full of rich vege-
tation. and Its many glistening nina
rets show up against the duh green OF
innumerable olive trees. GAIA is still
MS of old, a place of trade. of camels
and caravans, and its bazaars are loud
with traffic and filed with merchan-
disc.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08
Difference in Bread Making.

Little Oscar called on neighbor's boy
one morning and was invited In to
wait for his friend, who was not quite
ready The neighbOr was kneading
bread and asked: "Does you mother
make bread?' "Yes'm," replied Oscar.
"only she don't play with it like you
do"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08
Prefer IRREGULAR Lines.

The straight line is an abomina-
tion to the Chinese. They endeavor
to avoid ii in their streets and build
ings. and have banished /: completely
where country field paths are CON
cerned. They will always substitute
a curve wherever possible or they
will torture ii with a zigzag. To the
Chinese mind the straight line Is sug-
FESTIVE OF death and demons.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08
Queen Of Hearts.

The name, Queen of Hearts. was
given In the low countries to Eliza
beth, daughter of James | and the
unfortunate queen of Bohemia. When
her fortune was at the lowest ebb she
never lost her dignity of spirit. ana
poverty and distress only rendered her
the more an object of admiration.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08

H. Munck, who has been training
at Camp Lewis, is in Orofino for a
few days, having been granted a
ten-day furlough. Military training
has added one and a half inches to
Mr.. Munck's height. not that he has
really grown, but by merely taking
the stoop out of him. He is anx-
ious to be sent to the trenches in
France, and is great booster for
Uncle Sam.
Nell Small has sold the old John
Wells homestead to Tom Harding of
Lapwai. who is taking immediate
possession. There are thirteen chill
dren in the Harding family. the old
est being 20, which adds consider
ably to the school population of his
district.
Mrs. Horace Noble ard Mrs. P
NJ. Johnson gave their Sunday
school classes a party Monday even
ing in the League parlor The youne
people enjoyed the evening with
games and lunch was served and
heartily enjoyed. All had goot
time.
FOR SALE-One Vaughn wood saw
god as new, 4-horse power R
b. Donaldson, Orofino, Idaho. 2tpc
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08

Homer cohun. automobile expert.
has ordered the equipment for Il
complete automobile tire yulcaniz-
ing outfit, and will install this at
the Ripley garage. This will be a
valuable thing for all auto owners
in this territory, where tire wear Is
excessive and facilities for repair
heretofore not easily available
j. W. Henderson, farmer from
the Nezperce section. Is in town
today in the interest of the farm
expert movement. He says 1t is a
good thing.
Have you bought Thrift Stamps
Il WILL DO MY BEST"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08
Great Fire Loss.

The annual loss by fire in New York
city is said t" amount n 8,OOOOOO-
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08

Dan Carr brought in fine bunch
of cattle from his ranch for ship
ment during the week.
w. B. Wiley returned today from
Great Falls, Mont, where he has
been the past two weeks.
Miss Valentine visited Spokane this
week
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08

the facts. Look up the valuations,
the possible levies, and the roads to
be maintained. and see for yourself
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08
Eureka Ridge.

Shows at night and thaws off in
the daytime.
c. A. Pittwood is putting in logs
at the mill
Chas. Myers and family have
moved to the lower country where
he takes the management of large
farm. Geo. Myers will take his
place on the O'Hara ranch
John Lewis was on the ridge this
week
Misfortune never comes singly as
w. e. King can testify. He has lost
three cows, two yearlings and one
calf, had two colts cut in the barb
wire, and Mrs. King has been sick
several days. However he is living
in hopes that the turning point has
been reached, and that the sun will
shine again.
We understand the Mrs. Walters
place has been sold.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08

d. V. Garner of Peck and J. p.
McFadden of Lenore were Orofino
visitors the first of the week.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-08

Keep your eye on Holmberg's
window for new ideas in sprin e
hats. First showing Saturday. the
| 18th.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04
FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS
National Problems Discussed
Authoritative Writers-A Daily Editorial
WHY TURKEY is OUT OBJ 1T.
by FRANK HAMPTON EoX,
Noted Traveller and Lecturer.

General Allenby's order To- his Arab
ally; adding: Let no Turk escape."
the Jordan that have been the gateway
through which the invaders have en-
tered Palestine from the East for
that way: but the ever alert Auenby
shut the door and cut off his escape.
Seize the fords OF the Jordan and
cut off the escape OF the Mdianites."
was the call Of Gideon to the men OF
Ephraim when he had the enemy on the
rLn. more than 5000 years ago. A hun
dred years later Jepththnh commanded
the Gileadites TO take the fords of the
Jordan and cut off the fugitive Ephra-
II ties whom he had defeated In Mount
G:iead His famous pass word. "Shb-
all who could pronounce the magic
wcrd with the East Jordan accent; the
fatal "Sibbolcth" Of the wcsterncr was
rho Vale OF Jezreel is narrow val
Icy running from Beban. near the Jor-
Can, a few miles south of the Sea Of
Galilee and extending thirty-hve miles
northwest to the Bay of Acre. Be!san
is squalid Turkish town on the Ia
:aitic plain. built on the ruins OF the
famous city OF Bethshean. a great
present village are covered with the
ruins of the temples and "A large am
rhitheater. These. with the outline OF
to the Importance OF this city and for
tress, 800 feet above the Jordan VAL
Icy. that long guarded the gateway
into Palestine. House OF Security" Is
certainly misnomer. for the city has
fallen to every determined assailant.
TiSlath Pileser, Sargon, Pompey. the
Crusaders ana Saladin each in turn oc-
cuDied this strong position for a time.
NaS,asIan caused his Roman legion3 TO
winter In its warmth.
Military critics claim that Bethshean
has always fallen because OF the stu
pid!ty OF its defenders. In the year
i43 4. u. the byzantine army. having
suffered defeat on the east side of the
Jordan, fell back to the defenses of
the city. They flooded the marshes in
lens to enter. The enemy began
siege. hoping that the heat of summer
would dry up the water and permit
them to attack. The Byzantine army.
uverconfident Of success. recrossed the
Jordan and attacked the Mos!ems on
their own ground and were again over
whelin.ngiy defeated: Bcisan. as the
Turks called the city. was compelled
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04

tc surrender. The day lives In the his
Tory OF Islam as Belsan day. 1t Set
tied the fate OF Western Palestine for
many centuries
small army under an able com.
mander could easily hold the fords AZ
the Jordan and defend the entrance
Sul army.
The fact that Allenby captured
h .iss $50 SO easily Is evidence thar an.
natural strength OF his position.
The Israelites pitched their camp by
tqonsa defea, sz ss ba ., 6ir
camped. From it nows a stream. sur
from his stream Gideon selected so
men of courage. with whom he won his
yictory over the Midianltes. BY this
Ahab.
Up this highway of the conquerors
swept the British cavalry. while tho
onto the nlnin nf distraction through
the pass OF Megiddo. bringing dismay
and o,.r" "eiini"s uefe.. ~ .ne iurh,
this much-conquered country. Willis
cavalry swept up the valley or Jezrerl
rom the east with ten times the fury
horsemcn turned the enemys flank on
the shores OF the Mediterranean, and
the Infantry broke into the valley on
which never can be replaced. and sur
rendered by the thousands.
The historic plain OF Esdra elon, over
whish ages ago rushed the war chaflots
OF Thutmose. Sennacherib and Nebu-
chadnczzar: over which Alexander.
AntiochuS Pompcy and Vcspasiop led
their legions the plain over which
crusader and Saracen charged. Witness
ed new shock when British tanks
and armored cars rushed over it, tear
Ing through the barbed wire entangle-
ments. cutting off the flight OF thou
Polling them to surrender.
AZ Afuleh. near the center of the
PLAIN. III s,snt VI the BAY VI Acfe ".
the same ground where Napoleon with
5000 Frenchmen fought five times that
many Turks. but WAS forced to retire
without taking Acre, the victorious,
Ailenhy killed and captured more Turks
than he~had men engaged on that front
The victory In the Valley OF Jezreel,
and A!lenby's later triumphs. undoubt-
coy put turkey QUE oI The Wat
Copyright, 1918.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04

ana never does
anything n haif-way or slip 81 cd manner.
OF October were; white wheat. 2C.646 bushels;
bushels Is; yellow, BIG bushels: mixed 7oa3
bushels corn on the cob. IS barrels GA Is oS5SS
bushels rye. 6.5G4 bushels
The total amount of internal revenue col!ec-
tons FOR this district in the month Of October
foots UP S7f.ai9.l9. to which is added sr0.1UO
received for stamps. making n grand total Of
SSS,Ol9.10. This amount collect ell for the cor
responding period of last year WAS S27 64SS5
ON saturday about O'Clock in the afternoon
two negro boys went into the front porch of
Dr. w. III. Gibbs and carried off cage contain
in, fine mocking bird What will the young
freedom steal"nest?
\ negro named Ned Tompkins was arrested on
Saturday for. "butlerizing' four silver table
spoons from j. II. Woodward.
-, The High Bridge pre;sbY;tsrian Church
extended call to Rev. l.. L. Price. OF this city
10 become .their pastor.
We have some more OF the new issue"
Michael Doyle, James Roach and James n Nav
we're on Saturday appointed TO positions on thc
police force by Mayor Chahoon. "
Married: On the 2Sth OF October by Rev. l. NJ.
W. Plummer Gretter to Miss NJ L:Zlic dauchtcr
OF w - Il. Taylor. No cards e'
General Grant on Saturday, by order OF the
President, issued an order calling the attention
Of persons engaged In military and naval ser
vice of the United States to the laws iorbiddinc,
their interference In elections.
The First Presbyterian Church OF PhiIadc
phia has chosen and set apart Ave lndics n
deaconcsscs,in that church. 80
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04
The Army md IN. Mo,,.

or ne eS-Dispatch.)
Meone YOU fin my cousin Antonc,
So much I!Fc n year now he hin ~
We been for. dead -" so"e'
lie i.latter shn said
She looks for lett', an DONE eitt.
sine " 6" LOT TO
She write me heap lettr; she all time
lie coma to France
No hear from him sance.
foor seecka OF nutter, she know h.
bin dyip' no
I write UNI lcsp Istt.r an don't ,,,
! gnesss dem Che,'nan dcy give i'm a
Flo" frli-r can teIl
When IN: Sam st.dier gi. shot t., g
Youse, guys in de " bin soldiers hes.
Ir' Ink youse maybe some kin, lettr
kin SEN 80,
Fin out when he die
An write OF sceck mutter in scratch
o de- PEN" -.
So the guy in the ''Y" wrote the c. r. o.
And asked for the status OF Anton,o
SchiaSone. Of the urnpty-eth Battery r.
Ana the y. q. answered In regular form.
On referring to, statistical card index
.ind proved that the Army's heart is
warm
And comforting mothers is worth its
while. 30
Your letter inquir!ng-so forth and SO
This soldier is on duty. the records saw
And his Commanding Officer is directed
That he writes to his mother without
HENRY E. BENNETT. seeretary.
y M. c. A. France FI'i :;