Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-06-04
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Death Takes j. j. Hennessy.

Lewiston Registration Low.
A---WlSTON.-The total registration
lor the election of members of the |
city council, which will take place on
June IA, was only sos, May 80, which |
is about one-third of the usual reg
istration.
Convention at Lewiston.
LEWISTON.-In preparation for
the big state democratic convention
to be held here on June Is, recep-
ton is planned for the 316 delegates
expected to be in attendance from
all over the state
Sells 4oo,Acre Ranch.
| CULDESAC.-Theo. Mattson has
sold his 400-acre ranch near town to
Ed B. Paris for $4,000. The land
is planted in wheat and barley and
1t is considered one of the finest
farms in this section.
Pioneers to Meet
GRANGtEVILLE.-A. F. Parker
president, has called meeting OF
the executive committee of the Idaho
County Pioneer association for June
5 to arrange date and place of hold
ing the annual meeting and reunion
Normal Paper Issued.
The Elesenes, published annually
by the senior class of Lewiston state
normal school, volume of 200 pages,
has made its appearance on the
campus. The volume is dedicated to
Prof. Charles l.. Harlan, head of the
department of educational tests and
measurements, who has acted as fac
ulty adviser to the senior class
Boise Wants Daylight Saving.
BOISE.-The interstate commerce
commission has decided to conduct a
hearing on the application of the Idaho
public utilities commission to change
the time in Idaho from Pacific to
Mountain, giving this section an hours
more twilight. That is the informa-
tion that has been received here from
Washington. A special examiner will
probably take testimony in Boise with
in short time, 1t is believed here
sufficient showing will be made to
ant tLC CHouSC. "A llONcIucHl Is
also under way to get a legislative
daylight act.
Wheat Production.
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO.-Wheat
production costs in the Palouse region
} will be determined within the coming
) few weeks through the agency of a
joint investigation to be made by the
department of farm management of
the University of Idaho and Washing
ton State college and the farm man.
agement office of the United States
department of agriculture.
Arrangements already made con-
template a thorough investigation of
: crops grown, live stock kept and
: methods practiced on approximately
;. 300 farms in Latah county, Idaho, and
: Whitman county, Washington. The
:, farm business of an entire year will
be covered, so that, in addition to
arriving at wheat production costs,
it is believed the Investigators will be
: able to throw light on the questions
of what crops should be grown. what
= live stock kept and what cropping
systems followed in order to insure
uniform success.
II Series of Meetings.
If The first of series of q meet
ings of farmers of the Lewiston
It country for the purpose of organizing
d on a cooperative marketing basis was
II held at Genesee recently under the
J. direction of committee Of the Idaho
S Wheat Growers association. The
aim of the Idaho Wheat Growers
j. association, which is affiliated witt
e the Washington organization of sim
d liar name. is to assure the grower
of wheat larger net return for his
labor through cooperative selling
without profit.
Meetings will be held In the fol
. lowing places: Southwick, June 4;
: Clifford. June s; Melrose. June 8;
:. Reubens, June g. Craigmont. June 10;
, Nez Perez. June IL, Gilbert, June Ia,
= Winona, June TO- Cottonwood. June
y II; Grangeville June ~; Fem. June
! 81; Ferdinand. June 30, Winchester
, June 2S; Culdesac. June %, I.apwai
June 80, Tammany July |.
Delegate Fund in Tangle.
BOISE. First come, first served
y Is apparently the policy that is to be
: followed In the distribution of the
: $500 appropriation made by the last
b legislature to pay the expenses OF
: party delegates TO state political con
Q ventons in Idaho this year. The leg
d islature apparently did not take into
Il consideration that this Is Il presiden
tial year when ii made the appro
priation and had In mind only the
state nominating conventions The
. republican convention was held al
S Occur d'Alene and about 60 delegates
: have filed travelling expense claims
!. aggregating about $4,000 with the
$ state auditor.
g The democrats are to hold theil
convention at Lewiston June Is and
delegates to that convention will cal
for the balance of the appropriation