Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-12-31
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings In This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Moscow to Drill for Oil.


MOSCOW.--Actual work for organi-
cation of home company to drill for
oil or gas near Moscow has begun.
The promoters are Moscow citizens
and farmers living near town.
Miners Wages Down.
Miners and nuckers' wages in the
Occur d'Alenes on January will be
cut 81 and 1925 day, respectively,
according to the general understand
ing, although no announcement has
been made. This will reduce miners
wages to $4.75 day and muckers'
wages to $3.50.
Laborer Shot Dead.
BONNEYS FERRY-Gus Lazos,
Greek, was shot once through the
breast and instantly killed following
an alteration at Naples, near here,
Saturday, by Section Foreman Bell of
the Spokane International railroad.
Bell was brought here and locked in
the county Jail.
Wheat Growers Meet.
NEE PIERCE, Idaho-The farmers
meeting held here recently for the
purpose Of considering the PROPOSE
ton of joining the national wheat
growers association was largely at
tended. The meeting was addressed
by A. A. Gilmore. president Of the farm
ers' union for Washington and Idaho.
and Il. l.. Langdon, organizer for the
| association.
Smallpox at Troy.
TROY, Idaho-The county physician
| DR.. Stevenson of Moscow, has made
several trips to Troy and quarantined
several families for smallpox. The
citizens have fitted up small isola-
ton hospital to which one case has
been transferred. The disease is in
light form and the strict quarantine is
expected to be effective in immedi-
ately stamping it out.
Senator Nugent Gets Fine Job.
WASHINGTON John F..
Nugent recently telegraphed his resig-
nation as United States senator to
Governor Davis to take effect Janu-
airy 15 On that date Senator Nugent
will step into office as a member Of
the federal tarde commission, to which
he was appointed few days ago by
President Wilson. It is understood
here that. Frank r. Gooding, elected
to succeed Senator Nugent, will be
appointed. The term that Senator
Nugent has accepted is for six year
The salary is $4,000 a year, or better
pay than a senator receives. 1t is I'M
derstood that Nugent is to be given
the craftsmanship of the commission
when it reorganizes.
$1,000, 900 Electrolytic Zinc Plant.
That the Bunker Hill and Sullivan
company will erect million dollar
electrolytic zinc refinery at Kellogg,
Idaho, and throuhg the purchase of
an interest in the Northwest Lead
company of Seattle has entered into
the manufacture of lead plumbing ma
terial, were announced recently. The
company has definitely decided to go
into the zinc field" says F. M. Smith.
| AL eleClTOlylC ZluC pldHL is 10 De
built at Kellogg to treat the Star ores.
We are making arrangements with the
owners Of the Star mine that when the
market conditions are favorable, the
mine will be operated and the ores
treated at the Bunker Hill and Sulli.
van plant. The ore is a complex zinc
lead ore from which two classes of
concentrates will be made-lead,
which will be treated at the smelter,
aud zinc, which will be handled, by
the proposed new electrolytic plant.
The initial capacity will be % tons
of metallic zinc per day, so arranged
that the capacity can be increased to
80 tons per day when the market
conditions warrant. This plant will
cost approximately $1,O00,000 for the
first unit. We are going ahead with
the plans so as to have them in readi
ness for use as early next year as
building costs justify. 1t probably will
be two years before the plant is in op
| Grafton"