Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-03-14
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.


Mrs. Caroline Bump, age So, who
| took a homestead with her husband,
| Lorenza, at Post Falls, 80 years ago,
| died recently.
Business conditions in the east are
| suffering from the reaction follow
| ing the war, but there is growing
demand for western timber products.
Occur d'Alene mine owners an
nounce that wages of miners will be
reduced one dollar a day, to take eff
feet March 16. This cuts the war
bonus from $1.75 day to rs cents a
day, and miners hereafter will be
paid $4.25.
The influenza situation at Moscow
is SO much improved that the city
health officer announces that the
high school will be permitted to open
and that picture shows may resume
by admitting only adults and occupy
ing only every alternate row of seats.
Boxing, wrestling and all sports are
to be CAREFUL regulated in Idaho UNI
der the terms of a bill which has
| passed both houses of the legislature.
A four-ounce minimum weight is fix
ed for boxing gloves and boxing con-
tests are limited to 20 rounds of three
minutes each.
The Idaho legislature adjourned
| sine die at $50 Saturday afternoon.
two days after it's sixtieth day and
| following a rush to get through i'm
portant pending legislation, including
measures carrying millions in appro-
priations and bonds. The closing GER
emonies were marked with simplicity.
Idaho state bonds amounting to ST.,
100000, consisting of 100000 for the
completion of the state capitol build
ing and the erection of memorials
concentrating the services of the
soldiers of Idaho in the European
war, and 100000 highway improve
ment bonds, have been authorized by
the Idaho legislature and have been
-approved by Governor Davis.
II. F. Samuels, who was democratic
candidate for governor of Idaho last
November, has been appointed spe-
cial agent of the department of labor.
His duties are to travel in Europe to
collect data on colonization and to
study industrial and economic condi-
tions. He will sail on the Caronia
March 10 for Liverpool. His pass
+ ports permit him to visit the British
isles, France, Belgium, Switzerland
! Italy, Denmark, Norway and Sweden
g States Mineral Output.
Despite several causes which re
tarded production, the mineral output
of Idaho mines during the year 1915
was not so far below previous year!
as had been expected, says the an
nual report of the state inspector o
, mines, just issued. The slackened out
put started with the early months o
the year, when severe floods in thu
Occur d'Alene district interrupted rail
II way transportation for two or tire
G weeks and partly destroyed severa
%. miles of track on two important rail
;, roads. The slack market for zinc or
A and the extreme scarcity OF labor, eS
- peeially good miners. the report says
II together with influenza troubles an
the sudden collapse Of the lead MAJ
- ket in December, resulted in de
cided decrease in total mineral yiel
for the year, which aggregated, i
gross metal contents, according to e'
Inmates, as follows:
dc. cil
9,572,214 ounces; zinc, 81 ,691 900 lbs.
copper, 5,240, 400 pounds; gold, $3.50
ounces. The total gross value, $37
100000 These figures compare wit
e@ the record output of 1917 as follows
Lead, 395 900, 900 pounds; silver, II
496, 900 ounces; zinc, 96,0O0,000 lbs.
u copper, 7,2S2,000 pounds; gold, $500
s. ounces. Total gross value, $56,292,2l'
lie Several of the mines operated wit
t. greatly reduced crews, due to arm
u drafts, enlistments and war indu
tries. AS result of this labor shor
age, the report continues, dead wor
development progress suffered ser
I ously.
I, Final Hours of Legislature.
V. The ad yalorem tax bill to rails
* 81, 100000 for support of the stat
a government during the next two year
,r was passed by the house and appro
At ed by the senate, together with
measure authorizing the state TO DO
row $1,S00,000 for financing the stat
road program and $4,OOO,OOO to I'll
i. ance the state government until theI
d is return on taxes, treasury cert'
g. icates to be issued in lieu thereof.
e. There was $4,000 more appropriate
" to defray the expense OF present LEI
10 islation. The bond issue bill OF $500
IS 600 for building the state capitol wa
lg approved. A tax levy was authorize
to raise sufficient funds to build t"
tuberculosis hospitals in the stat
one in the north and one in I'll
e. south; $4,000 was appropriated
d. build the state to Mccall road; $2S
te 900 for the Kootenai county drainae
IS work; the general deficiency bill ca