Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-12-03
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings in This state
Given In Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Rain Halts Fall Wheat Seeding

Rain Halts Fall Wheat Seeding
Seeding on Nez Perez prairie farms
was brought to an end Saturday
when heavy rains rendered he
ground too soft to work.
Gem Pupils Aid 'chiIdren's Home
GEM, Idaho-The pupils of the pub
lie school contributed $50 as a
Thanksgiving gift to the childreh's
home at Lewiston.
~" BEATS GoNZAGA.
SPOKANE.-With the score tied
TT and with three minutes to play
in the final quarter, Tom Kelley's
University of Idaho gridiron mach inc
Saturday snatched victory from the
plunging Gonzagan's when Neil 1rv-
ing's toe lifted the ball between the
goal posts from the 35-yard line and
made it Idaho 10, Gonzaga Z. -Four
thousand fans watched the struggle.
Bandit cts Stiff Term.
MOSCOW-Upon his plea of guilty
of holding up and robbing 80 men in
Winton Lumber company's camp No.
4, near Bowl, several weeks ago and
confessing to long criminal career,
Reuben Taylor, alias Joseph Dillon,
alias John Joseph, was sentenced to
the penitentiary for from five years
to life Taylor will be taken to Boise
as soon as a travelling guard CON es
for him.
Ferdinand Farmer Robbed.
LEWISTON-Marg Dowd, age
90, from Butte, Mont, was arrested
recently as she alighted from the
Grangeyille train. Her alleged con
federate, Harry Stone of Craigmont,
is in jail at Nez Perez. They are
charged with robbing William Nc
Murray, farmer, of Ferdinand, of
his wallet, containing $500. When
arrested Miss Dowd had $257 in her
possession, s160 of which was seWed
in the lining of her coat Shit hc-
cuses Stone of stealing the wallet
from under McMurray's pillow while
he slept.
Map Idaho Copper Deposits.
The most complete report ever pub
lished of the copper deposits of the
has just been issued by the school of
mines of the University of Idaho, of
which f. A. Thomson is dean Much
of the work of securing the data was
done by ID. c. Livingston and F. B.
Laney, biologists for the school of
mines. The book contains 1oS pages
and is profusely illustrated with
photographs of the districts, contour
maps and sectional sketches and
number of large maps showing the
mountain ranges of each district
Idaho University Head Arrives.
MOSCOW.-Dr. Upham, the new
president of the University of Idaho,
reached Miscow Wednesday morning
to take up his work here
Aged Miner Killed.
GRANGEVILLE.-.Ha Southa I'd ).
aged go years. was killed by cavein
in mining tunnel near Lucille re-
Gently.
Acquires Stage Route.
GRANGEVILLE.-Ll Day has
acquired the stage route of the
acknowledgements line from A.
A. Smith, and will continue the reSu-
lar daily mail service both ways be-
tween these points, distance of Is
miles.
Judge Steele at Wallace.
MOSCOW.--At the request of Gov
ernor Davis, Judge Edgar C. Steele
of the district court here has gone
to Wallace, Idaho, to hold court in
Snohomish county.
Northern Pacific Road to Extend.
GRANGEVILLE-Th Northern Pa
cific railway. it is reported, will OK
tend its line from Sites to meet the
South Fork highway upon it's compile
ton, and continue into the Elk City
basin via the South fork of the Clear
water as speedily as mining condi-
tons justify the new construction.
From the highway to Sites is 10
miles, and the railroad would then
follow the South fork to Harpster and
beyand.