Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-05-23
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.

The biggest celebration in the his
tory of Boundary county is being
planned for May 80 at Boomers Ferry
In the bond election held in the
Lakeside highway district Saturday
the vote in Harrison was 2S6 for and
3 against.
The discovery of copper ore in Ida
no county, and the development of a
camp similar to Butte is considered
probable by George ]. Bancroft, a
mining engineer and operator of Den
yer, Col, in an interview at Sites.
Work Immediately is to get under
way for the rehabilitation of Lava
Hot Springs, near Pocatello, so far
as the states interests in the famous
baths and medicinal plunges is con-
cerned. The last state legislature
appropriated $4,000 for building pur-
poses, as against the previous adj
ministrations $4,000 appropriation.
Addison T. Smith of Twin Falls, Ida,
congressman from southern Idaho, has
gone to Washington after visit in
Moscow, where he has been visiting
his son at the University of Idaho.
from France, where he and his col
league, Burton L. French, were men,
bers of the congressional party that
made the trip to Europe after the ad-
journment of the last congress.
The Nez Perez county commission
ers have made an appropriation of
$500 for the employment of coun-
ty agricultural agent to be supple
mented by $1,000 available through
the federal department of agriculture,
the state university department, and
the state farm markets bureau. w.
B. Kjosness, of the extension depart
ment of the state university, has re-
commended for the new position, F.
Skuse, who has been successful in
county agent work in Montana
Lewiston high school won the an
nual interscholastic track meet at
Moscow with 80 points. Boise was
second with % IL; Orofino third,
with 81; Occur d'Alene, fourth, with
1872, and Genesee fifth with II. A.
Cooley of Boise was the high point
winner, making "a points for his
team. Johannsen of Orofino made
all 81 points that his team scored.
yard dashes and the shot put, high
jump and discus. Nortan and Wright
er were Lewiston's best point win
ners
To Test Validity of States Notes.
The validity of millions of dollars
OF treasury certificates or notes to
raise the necessary funds to meet the
expenses of state government and to
carry on the program of state high
way Improvements is involved in liti-
cation instituted in the supreme court
of Idaho at Boise Saturday. Attorney
General Roy L. Black individually and
as attorney general, and w. j. Hall
commissioner of public works, APP
piled for alternative writs of mandate
against State Treasurer John w. Ea-
gleson, citing him to appear before
the court to show cause why he
should not call for bids for the treas.
ury notes and sell them forthwith
that the necessary money will be
made available for state maintenance
and highway work.
State Treasurer Eageson said he
was anxious to see the money needed
raised through the sale of the treas
ury notes, for it will mean the state
can go ahead with it's progressive
program of improvements, but like
other state officials, he believes it is
wise to test out the validity OF the
sale of the notes first, and for that
reason agreed to the friendly suit
April 3 the state board of exam
iners passed a resolution in com
pliance with an act passed by the
last legislature directing the sale oil
81 100000 par value treasury notes
because the general fund out of which
state expenses are paid was exhaust
ed. While s2,000,0O0 :. in taxes viii
be due the state in 1920 the money is
not now available and funds must BIZ
had to meet the cost of operating the
state government, paying salaries
purchasing supplies, etc. In addition
there is revenue accruing to the gen
eral fund from other sources thar
taxation.
Construction has been started or