Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-20
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.

Joseph Robson, a former well-known
Occur d'Alene man. was drowned near
Salida, Col, recently.
A general rain through the Lewiston
country June Is relieved the dryness
to a considerable extent Crops are
badly in need or more moisture.
George Elkins, age 70, died at his
home at Westmond recently. He was
a pioneer farmer of the west having
settled in Whitman county in the early
| sos.
Application was made in district
court at Wallace for appointment of a
receiver to take over the management
of the Ryan hotel, one of the principal
| hostelries Of the city
Captain l.. ]. Perkins of the United
States army medical corps has return
ed from overseas and received his
discharge. Captain Perkins was for
merly mayorlof Lewiston.
A delegation from the Lewis Clark
H.,
will attend the big welcome celebra-
ton for the 146th field artillery. which
is to be held in Walla Walla
The Tame sawmill boiler at Orofino
blew up recently, demolishing the
plant. No one was injured, but the
concussion broke windows in farm
| houses half mile distant from the
mill.
G.. r. Scott, grand keeper of records
and seals, T. r. Gerdes, grand trustee
and e. V. Boughton, Leroy Weston
| and X. ID. Swain comprise the delega-
ton from Occur d'Alene to the knights
of Pythias grand lodge convention in
Twin Falls this week.
Members of the G.. A. r., Woman
Relief Corps, campfire girls and boy
scouts of Occur d'Alene assisted in the
erected by b. M. Ross in memory of
Mrs. Elizabeth Griscom Ross, known
in American history as Betsy" Ross,
in Forest cemetery.
chapter of the Red Cross shows the
organization in robust financial condi-
ton. The cash balance June / was
$11 ,5S2.S5. Harrison, Post Falls, Rath-
drum, Rose Lake and Lane are the
branches which completed their quotas
of work during the month.
Sheriff Prentiss Wolfe OF ST. Maries
has six warrants for arrest OF men al
legged to have tarred and feathered
Johann Huffman at his cabin eight
miles east of Tekoa, Wash, recently
The. sheriff had legal questions set
tied and he obtained the locations of
the accused men.
Violent Hail Storm.
A hail storm of unusual violence Wis
tied an area miles west of Moscow
June 13. J. p. Weiden, NJ Boyd and
J. w. Nyquist lost all of their fall
wheat. Mr.. Boyd recently bought the
HeringtOn farm, for which he paid
$135 an acre, and on this serious dam
age was done. Gardens were COM
pletely destroyed, fruit trees stripped
of leaves and fruit and fall grain beat
en- into the ground. Covering a strip
mile wide, the storm swept in a
northeasterly direction toward Viola
Only the fall wheat was seriously dam
aged. 1t is thought that possibly one.
third of a crop may be harvested from
the fall wheat of favorable weather
conditions follow. Some of the wheat
may straighten up and make hay, but
the loss of such good crop with
wheat prices at 50 a bushel is a serious
one to the many farmers.
Further reports fbrom the storm
swept district show that the damage
was much greater than earlier reports
indicated. 1t is estimated that at least
1000 acres of fine fall wheat were de-
stroyed or badly damaged across the
line in Whitman county. The storm
extended over the state line into La
tab county.