Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-05-09
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.

An effort to obtain a band fol
Moscow is being made.
DR.. Woodward, a we'll known den
fist in Troy for nearly 20 years died
recently in Seattle.
H. C. Allen, state highway engineer
Of Idaho for the last year and half
dropped dead of heart disease al
Sprague, Wash, Sunday.
C. H., Sandberg and ]. A. Aim
quist, residents of Moscow, have
been selected for fellowships in the
University Of California next year.
]. G. Peterson of the United States
department of agriculture recently
conferred with 0. P. Hendershott, sec.
rotary of the northwest live stock
show. regarding the conditions of the
live stock industry in Idaho.
Miss Marguerite Tyler of the de-
partment of science at the Lewis
ton Normal Is in north Idaho on a
tour of the larger towns visiting
high schools and comforting with
high school senior classes with re-
gard to higher educational opportu-
mites in Idaho state schools.
John w. Bates, convicted in the dis
trict court of assault with deadly
weapon, was taken to Boise Sunday
to begin serving an indeterminate SEN
tence of from one to two years. Bates
shot Jack Hamilton at Dixie last Sep
TENDER when the two men quarraled
at sheep camp. Hamilton was the
principal prosecuting witness.
MOSCOW men may soon be max
ing engines for airplanes, in accord
ance with an invention Of James H.
Richardson of that place. He has
been granted patents on his inven.
ton, and corporation has been
formed for the manufacture of the
new engine. He has also invented
new steering gear for Ford auto
mobiles.
DR.. H. H. Powers. noted lecturer
and author, will deliver series of
lectures before the normal school at
Lewiston during the week of May 26,
and will also deliver the commence.
ment address on June 4. The lee
lures, which will concern the terms
of peace, will be open to the public.
Doctor Powers has travelled extern
sively in Europe and has kept in
close touch with the history and DO.
litical aspects of the belligerent coun-
tries. He has published four books
on subjects connected with the war.
Bert S. Varian Named judge.
Bert S. Varian, Weiser attorney
has been appointed by our COVER
nor as Judge of the Seventh Judicial
district to succeed the late Issac N
Smith, who died in Boise from the
after effects of Spanish influenza
Judge Varian will take up his du
ties Immediately. His appointment
Is for the remainder of Judge Smith s
term. which expires on the first
Monday in January, 1923. Judge Va
| rian has been practicing attorney
of Weiser for 20 years. He is the
son of Judge Varian of Salt Lake.
Victory Loan Report Saturday.
Reports received at Victory loan
headquarters of this state Saturday
indicate tremendous strides made by
Idaho toward the states Victory
bond quota. Bingham county was
the only county to report over the
top SO far. Others are expected
Chairman Flint of Idaho county re
ports 100000 subscribed Payette
county leads the state with an over.
subscription of $4,000.
Gold Star Day.
Shoshone county reports $7S3,OOO;
Valley county, $21,700; Jerome coun-
ty. $4,000; bingham county, $410,
600, its full quota; Washington coun'
ty, $4,000; Bingham county, $41O
OO0 with balance guaranteed; Carl
bou county. $135.000, with balance
guaranteed: Gooding county, 80 per
cent of quota subscribed; Bonner
county, full quota in sight, with
100000 Blaine county, $4,000 in
voluntary subscriptions and the bal
ance guaranteed Minidoka, Sc per
cent of quota raised; Clearwater
$4,000. Many counties made an in
tensive campaign in honor of Gold
Star day as a tribute to Idaho's 500
sons who gave their lives in the
great war.
Asks Injunction Against Burleson.
Postmaster General Albert S. Bur.
Lesson is. cited to appear in person or
through counsel, together with the
Mountain States Telephone and Tele-
graph company, before the Third
Judicial district court of this state to
show cause why permanent in.
junction should not be issued against
them prohibiting the order of the
postmaster general increasing tele-
phone rates for that company in
southern Idaho from going into eff
feet. Judges Charles p. McCarty and
Charles F. Reddoch issued a tenn
porary Injunction Saturday on appli-
cation of the public utilities com
mission Of Idaho. The order was
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