Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-02-20
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings In This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Frank Campbell Dies.

Frank Campbell Dies.
PALOUSE.-Fra Campbell, one
of the earliest pioneers of the dis
trict east of Palouse, across the Ida
no line died here recently
Goes to Educational Meet
LEWISTON. -President o. NJ. FL
lott of the state normal school has
gone to Cleveland, o., to attend the
meeting of the National Educational
association
Death of Mrs. Woody.
JULIETTA.-At the home of her
daughter, Mrs. John Glenn on Big
Potlatch ridge. Thursday Mrs. Mar
tina Woody passed away at the age
of almost "a years.
Gets Fine Water Supply.
MOSCOW.-The University of Ida
| no has at last secured what is be.
lieved to be an abundant supply OF
pure water for all purposes The big
| well is finished at depth of $50 feet.
kiger Would Be Governor.
BOISE.-A Kiger. representative
| from Kootenai county and speaker of
nounces his candidacy for governor
and his name will go before the re-
publican state convention at Pocatello
August "a.
Idaho Tourney March 1919.
MOSCOW.-Idahos eight best high
school basket ball etams will be pit.
championship laurels when the Uni
versity of Idaho holds it's annual all
state interscholastic tournament here
| March Is and 49,
| Wallace Pioneer Dies.
| WALLACE-Word was received
here recently that Edward H. Moffitt,
pioneer business and mining man of
the Occur dAlenes, had died at Los
Angeles, where he was spending the
winter for the benefit of his health.
He was a veteran of the Civil war,
enlisting in 1864 and serving two
years with the Second Illinois cav
airy
Opens New Logging Camp.
DEARY.-The Potlatch Lumber
company has opened new camp on
the John Benson place, one mile east
of Deary creek to tap a large body
of timber. The camp will be main
tanned for several months and will
employ Is men. Camp No. 6, three
miles further east, will remain gen
eral headquarters for the railway
crews, repair shops and camp supply
point
Hecla Dividend Totals $4,000.
WALLACE.-The Hecla Mining
company declared dividend Feb. IA
of 10 cents a share, totaling $3.50, 900.
1t will be paid March % to stock
holders of record at the close of bust
ness March l.
With this payment the total amount
of dividends OF the company will be
$S,O05 900.
Complete New Memorial Bridge.
LEWISTON-The beautiful new me-
mortal bridge erected by the citizens |
of Asotin county Washington, in
honor of the boys who served in the |
world war is completed The con
crete bridge with the memorial tab |
lets and the bronze electric light fix
do inc hn of l,,
approaches cost approximately SIT 800, |
about half of this being raised by pop |
ular subscription and the remainder |
by the city OF Asotin and |
the county jointly. The bridge spans |
Asotin creek on the road entering |
Given Highway Aid.
MOSGOW.-Latah county has as
surance of getting St47,Sl5 federal aid
Tor highway improvements. This an
nouncement has been received by Ho
mer e. Estes. county auditor, from
Was hngton, ID. c. This is federal
post road aid and is to be applied on
pa miles of highway from the south
east corner of Latah county, where the
Lewiston highway enters the county,
through Genesee and Thorn Creek
highway districts, to the south line
of Moscow highway district (No. p,
according to the announcement re-
ceived.
Possible Candidates.
BOISE.-Colonel l.. " Patch, adj
jutant general, will be candidate for
either United States senator or gov
ernor.
Governor d " Davis may be a