Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-08-06
Schools Open September s.

SCOW.-Moscow schools will
open on Monday, September 6.
Troy Plans Harvest Festival.
TROY.-This town is planning
fall fair and harvest festival on DC.
tober 6, and 8.
Idaho Timber Well Guarded.
MOSCOW.-"Not a stick of state
timber has been reported burned" Ben
Bush, state timber cruiser, says.
Lewiston Matron Succumbs.
LEWISTON.-Mrs.J ]. A. Wilkins on,
age 20, of this place, died recently at
Long Beach, Cal.
Highway Work Started.
LEWISTON-An important piece of
highway construction was commenced
this week when Contractor John
Evans began grading on the link of
the Clearwater river road betw cen
Arrow junction and Myrtle.
Killed in Auto Smash.
Acknowledgement beneath a Cole
car owned by Miss Beryl Fiske, of
Wallace, formerly of Spokane, when
the vehicle went off the grade near
Cataldo recently, Mrs. George Clark,
age 4S, suite AGO Chemical building,
Spokane, was instantly killed.
Thunderstorm at Moscow.
MOSCOW-One of the heaviest
thunder storms this country has ex-
perienced swept over this section re-
Gently. Several trees were struck in
the mountains east of here. A light
rain fell and laid the dust, cooled the
atmosphere and was highly beneficial
to all kinds of crops.
Dentists Found Guilty.
BOISE.-The state won its first
conviction under the dental fraud law
when jury in district court here
returned a verdict of guilty against
DR.. V. A. Fitzgerald, northwest man
ager at Portland Of system of
| dentistry and DR.. W. A. Myers, for
| mer secretary of the state dental
board, on the charge of conspiracy to
defraud.
Fatally Hurt Digging Well.
NDPOINT.-William S. Conklin
was killed recently while working in a
well on the j. w. Buckley ranch, north
of Selle, when J. F. Jeppeson, who
was working on top, accidentally loos-
ened plank at the surface. the plank
falling into the well and striking
Conklin just above the temple. His
skull was crushed like an eggshell
at the point of contact.
Foreign Laborers Cause Comment.
MOSCOW.--Invasio of this state
by foreign laborers is causing the
department of labor and immigration
much concern. The sugar beet in
dustry Of the state is responsible
for bringing immigrants from Mex
leo under special ruling by the
department which permits these
laborers, although ineligible to re
main in the United States, to come
here for the purpose of doing agri
cultural work only
Shot During Quarrel.
| CALDWELL.-In a quarrel to set
tie an old controversy between F. e
Trotter. newspaper man and state
legislator, and Theodore Nye, Home
dale banker, Trotter was MORALLY
wounded. 1t is alleged that upor
meeting Nye Trotter opened fire upon
him and inflicted several flesh wounds
after which Nye shot Trotter's gun
frem his hand. Trotter was vel
known throughout southwestern Ida
no and was state representative Of
| Owyhee county.
Rathdrum Lad a Hero.
RATHDRUM.-Rolli Hurrell, Is
! year-old Rathdrum boy recently savet
Miss Nina Pilkinton and Miss Cor;
Brophy from drowning in Lower Twir
lake here. rescuing the girls after the.
had gone down in deep pool for thu
last time and bringing them ashore
unconscious. The lad performed thu
daring feat unassisted, but was un
able to resuscitate the young womer
and after bringing them to land h
rowed considerable distance and oh
i tdIuCu oiuCi pSioohc w AootoiU thVAA
to consciousness.
U. Of I. Soldiers Win honors.
| MOSCOW-Univers of Idaho tool
second honors In the reserve officers
training corps camp work at Cam
Kearney, recently. "The names Of the
Idaho boys are: Carl A. Burke, J
Fred Cline, J. +. Chod. p. 7. Rowel
and Il. II. Shrontz.
In the senior basic course the
Idaho students stood above all Other
universities and colleges OF the west
ern department. They are g. w
Friedman, G. J. Gill. J. s. Gill. 0. w
Lemon, II. M Matthieson, s w. Rob
inson, S. l., Smson, II. Schroeder
nd II. w. Ohomson.
This gives Idaho first place
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