Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-02-14
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings in This state
Given in Brief items for
Busy Readers.

ID. w. Clark. age 60, for many years
a resident of the Lewiston district
died recently.
The report of the postmaster at
Lewiston for 1918, as compared with
1917, shows an increase in receipts OF
approximately 1870. During 1917 the
receipts amounted to $44,01S while for
the year just closed they were SCI, 100
That 10000 acres in Latah county
will be planted to peas this year is the
estimate of conservative men who
have been watching the growth of the
industry. which started few years
ago as an experiment, has developed
until last fall more than $4,000 was
paid by a Moscow firm for peas grown
in the immediate vicinity of Moscow.
The peas went to France, England,
Alaska and the orient.
DR.. j. A. Adams, who was recently
appointed state veterinarian, after
trip over southern Idaho where he has
been investigating live stock condi-
tions with special reference to the pre-
valence of scab among sheep, says
conditions are causing alarm in south
Idaho and that the live stock sanitary
board has ordered q counties placed
under strict quarantine and that a
campaign be inaugurated at once for
dipping all infected flocks of sheep.
Benewah Farm Bureau Meets.
The annual meeting of the Benewah
county farm bureau was held at st.
Maries recently with members repre-
senting every district in the county.
| The morning was devoted to member
ship and squirrel poison campaign re-
ports. The membership showed great
increase over 1918 and $465 was depos-
tied by farmers for purchase of strych-
nine by the bureau direct from the
government. The project committee
met and Endorsed plans for roads, pest
control, land clearing and live stock
Improvement. Addresses were deliv-
cred by Mr.. Vandewalker, superintend-
ent of the st. Maries schools, and Dean
Iddings of the department of agricul
ture of the University of Idaho. The
following officers were elected: r. X
Marshall, president; Herman Saxton
vice president; w. f. Sargent, treas
urer; II. G. Garland, secretary.
Reoreanize State Militia.
Boise-That Idaho should be pre-
pared for any emergency in face Of
industrial unrest and other agitation
now going on is the opinion of mem
bers of the house of representatives
For that reason the pending bill there
in accepting the terms of the nationa
defense act and authorizing the COVER
nor forthwith to reorganiZe the STATE
militia, was passed under suspension
of the rules Saturday and at the SAM
time there was introduced a memoria
to congress urging that pending legis
lation before that body calling for tn,
deportation of aliens, who waived theil
citizenship rights during the period o
the war, so that they would not hay,
: to fight for the country of their adop
ton be deported.
Following a heated debate, the house
amended and recommended for pass
age a measure which provides tina
women shall not work longer thai
eight hours a day nor more than 81,
days a week.
The measure applies to all mechar
. ical and mercantile establishments
! canning factories, laundries, hotel
= and restaurants, telephone and telt
. graph offices. express and transpol
tation companies.
The Caribou county division bi
creating a new county of Bannocl
n amended to carry an enabling ac
i was passed by the senate. TIL
il amendments We're approved by tn
/ house, which sent it to the governor
e The house passed house Joint M
l. mortal No. by Patterson asking tn;
e the Thunder mountain section in Id
n no county be included in forest r
# serve.