Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-03-21
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.

Joseph Caccamonno, age SO years,
one of the oldest members of the Ital-
ian colony in Priest River, died from
a paralytic stroke recently.
Judge Lycurgus Vineyard, age 10, a
well-known north Idaho pioneer, died
of paralysis recently at Lewiston. His
home was In Grangeville. He spent
most of his time in the state. After
some years in law practice in South
Idaho, he came north. He was a men,
Der Of the Idaho constitutional conven-
ton in 1887, and served later as a
member of the legislature.
A popular subscription has been
raised in Bonner county, former
to employ an attorney to defend Mr..
Moody in the criminal action brought
against him. Former Lieutenant Gov
ernor III. Fl. Taylor has been retained.
Miss Vesta Nepean, a, young wom-
an residing with her parents on Dou-
mecca plains, in the Salmon river
country, was shot recently by Mrs.
Newton Otto, a neighbor The shoot
ing followed a quarrel in which Miss
Nepean's brother and George Lynch.
Mrs. Otto's brother, are said to have
participated. The bullet entered the
leg and unless blood poisoning should
develop serious results are not an
ticipated.
Lewiston. - Miss Bernice Mccoy,
dean of women at the Lewiston nor
NAL school, will leave April l to take
up important work under the direction
of the war camp community service
bureau. Miss Mccoy will travel
throughout the United States aiding in
the solution of community problems of
rehabilitation and reconstruction, es-
pecially as regards the organization of
women and girls in industry. She will
be subject to call from any cities or
small communities in the districts as
signed to her
Governor Signs Tax Levy Measure.
Idahos ambitious good roads pro-
gram for 1919-192O was given impetus
and started on its way when Governor
Davis Saturday signed the bill passed
by the legislature authorizing a two
mill levy on the assessed valuation OF
the state to raise 81 100000, which will
be used, together with federal and
county funds, for the building of the
states highways. The governor had
previously signed the bill submitting
to the people for ratification a pro
posed bond issue for $2,000,OO0 at the
general election in 1920.
1t is estimated that between federal
state and county aid close to $4,000,
900 will be spent in this state within
the next few years. Added to this
amount is $4,000, which makes avail
able additional federal money for the
construction of "a highway from Star
in Ada county, to the Payette lakes
and Mccall, in Valley county.
Governor Davis also signed a bill re
Quiring public utilities to file annually
an inventory of physical valuation that
the commission may have this data on
which to adjust rates.
uc Ilou anu 6duic Dili leNlSlHS the
fish and game laws, was also approved
together with number of other meas
ures of minor importance.
The act authorizing a tax levy to
raise funds to build and support tn.
berculosis hospitals, one in northern
and another in southern Idaho, was
signed. Governor Davis said the meas.
ure would be a "blessing to mankind.
New Game Laws.
The new game code contains re-