Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-09-24
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings In This State
Given In Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Logging Camps to Resume.

1900 Acres Bring $4,000.
GRANGEVILLE. - Thomas Wren
has sold 1900 acres of his large hold
ings on Camas prairie to George
Chase and A. Rhode for $4,000. The
land adjoins the town of Denver
Electrician Badly Burne,i.
AVERY.-W e. Brantigam, head
electrician of the Milwaukee railway
shops here, was painfully burned re-
Gently while working on a motor. He
received 5000 volts in his right arm,
badly burning the back of his hand
and his elbow.
Ranger Course, 49," Study.
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, MOS
COW.-F. G. Miller dean of the school
of forestry, University of Idaho, an
nounces that the 192O-21 session of the
university ranger course will be held
November l to March 81. The work
has been planned for young men anx-
ious for advancement in the timber
industry.
Realtors Meet at Boise.
BOISE.-The biggest conference of
real estate men in the history of
Idaho was held Sept. IL in Boise. The
purpose of the gathering was to inter.
est real estate dealers in the fOrma-
tion OF local associations in the inter
state association and to promote and
place on a higher standard the pro,
fession of the realtor.
Heavy Rains at GransevilIe.
GRANGEVILLE.-Tw OF the heav-
lest rain storms ever recorded here
occurred Friday. Much wheat has been
sold at 1928 to 1927 bushel, but the
larger number of farmers will hold for
further advances. The yield is more
than expected and of a heavier weight
than normally. The soil is now in
splendid shape for fall blowing.
Moscow Wheat Prices Advance.
MOSCOW.-Club wheat prices are
quoted at 1925 bushel, with cores
ponding prices for the other grades.
Oats are quoted at $3.50 a 100 pounds
ed at 21a to 3 cents a pound, with no
one buying, except an occasional sale
of small lot for hog feed. The pea
crop in this section is the largest in
the history Of the county.
Shoshone Tax Levy.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. county's tax
levy for the current year has been
fixed at 20 mills by the county. The
levy is rs mills for state purposes
and OPP for county purposes. While
the county's proportion of state taxes
was reduced $S7,O35 by sthe state
board. the decrease of $5,317,979 in
the assessment and the extensive
road work carried out during the
year made it necessary to increase
the total county levy two mills over
1919
Meek Heads Idaho Masons-
BOISE.-The Masonic grand lodge
OF Idaho closed its three-day session
here Sept. II with the election of of.
Ulcers and the selection of the meet.
ing place for 1921.
Edgar Meek was elected grand mas
ter; Floyd IN. Scott, senior warden;
Victor Peterson, junior warden; Cur
It's Pike, treasurer; George r. Knep-
per, secretary, and Wilbert H. Tyer,
grand lecturer.
st. Maries was chosen as the place |
for the holding of the grand lodge
sessions next year.
Fire at Filler.
F1LER.-Fire of mysterious origin |
here recently destroyed business build |
ings and merchandise stocks valued at
100000, and for time the blaze |
threatened the entire town. Almost |
an entire business block was wiped |
out. The hardware and drug store |
were destroyed. The blaze is thought
to have been Of incendiary origin.
Filler called upon Twin Falls for as
sistance and the Twin Falls depart.
ment made the run of seven miles ar
irving In time to be of material aid in
checking the flames.
Disease Raids Sheep.
OioE.-oIOCh men OF idahO are
somewhat worried over the appear.
lnce of scab among sheep in the Saw.
Doth national forest. Lambs shipped
o Omaha from the flock kept in this
'eserve were found to have scabs. Up-
IN investigation it was found that the
'aWtooth reserve and adjacent terri
DRY Is SO thoroughly exposed that
he authorities had the sheep dipped.
Many of these sheep are fed on
anches in the Twin Falls irrigated
lection and the general dipping of all
heep on these projects is being done
o eradicate the disease before the ar
ival of the range sheep for winter
eeding.
Record Crops In State.
Although practically all of Idaho's
taple crops registered losses from
heir August l prospects, still they
ave a comfortable lead over their
sls performance and present indi-
atoms are that the total volume of
rop production will be the largest
OF Al. |