Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-14
IN THE PANHANDLE OF
THE STATE

Moscow-That Moscow may have a
100000 hotel for students Is the pros
pect held out by the Rev. w. H. Bridge,
rector of st. Marks Episcopal church.
who has been working since the ma
tion-wide campaign for church extern
sion began to get that sum for Mos
cow. The Rev. Mr.. Bridge told Of the
plans which are as yet only tentative,
but he has hopes that a good sum
will be given by the church extension
department to erect a large church
rectory and student hotel.
The Rev. Dean Hamilton, pastor of
the Moscow Baptist church, announced
that his church is planning similar
work and has asked that $4,000 be
appropriated for Moscow.
Moscow-Decayed wood has been
found at depth of more than so
feet in the well being drilled for the
University of Idaho. The we'll is 10
inches in diameter, the largest drilled
well in northern Idaho. and 1t is
hoped to get a supply of artesian wa
ter. The drill went through 9S feet
clay before striking bedrock, and the
last Is feet were through the hardest
that II. H. Quarles, the contractor, has
ever encountered, he says.
Orofino--The Clearwater Timber
Protective association lost over $4,000
worth of property Saturday by the
burning of the main building at head
quarters-on Reeds creek 40 miles
northeast of Orofino. Provisions, blan-
kets tents, cooking utensils and equip
ment sufficient for<-100 fire fighters
We're stored in the building, and all
destroyed. No one was on the prem
ises at the time, although parties had
lodged in the building over night,
leaving everything in good condition.
apparently. No insurance was carried.
The building was erected in 1911 when
Nat Brown was fire warden for this
district, which is now under the SUI
pervision of Theodore Fohl.
Lewiston--A man signing himself
"A Tom Beal Creek Farmer" has sent
a check for $1,000 toward the fund
which the Knights of Pythias have
been raising to purchase an additional
residence building to be used as an
annex to the overcrowded children's
home. The unknown donor of the big
gift was formerly a member of the
X. p. lodge. and hearing OF the SPLEEN
did work being done by Lewiston
members of the order, he sent in the
check to the treasurer The soliciting
committee had completed the securing
of $4,000 toward $4,000 necessary to
purchase the home, and the remainder
was to be subscribed by other lodges
in north Idaho. However, the sum has
now been increased by unexpected do
nations to $4,000.
Wallace-The county commissioners
have let contracts for construction of
two bridges near Enaville, one being
between Fnaville and Pine Creek and
,, the other between Enayille and Kings
ton. Thoas III. Peler of Osburn was
| awarded the cNntract for the Enaville-
Pine creek bridge on his bid of $1,000,
and the Turner Lumber company for
the Enaville- Kingston bridge at $1,000.
Construction in both Instances is to
! commence as soon as materials can be
secured.
Bonners Ferry-At a meeting of the
executive council of the Boundary
| county Red Cross chapter 1t was de-
cided to send Mrs. S. r. Faucet as
representative to Standpoint for the
course of instruction that Is being Of
fered there in Red Cross organization
work.
Sandpoint-Sandpoi lodge of Elks
was instituted Thursday by District
Deputy F. r. Venable of Wallace, SO
being initiated by a team from Occur
dAlene, of which r. II. Hall acted as
exalted ruler, making total local
, membership of 200. Visiting Elks were