Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-12
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
The w. n. Bailey Funeral.

COEUR D'ALENE,-The funeral of :
". II Bailey. resident of northern
IDAHO for the last 80 years, was held
Monday.
Thomas kerl Disbarred.
BOISE-Thomas T. kerl Il wealthy
attorney OF Occur 'Alene, at one time
, candidate for congress from this
state. was Saturday disbarred.
To Start Health Survey.
LEWISTON.--Mis Minnie Huer-
mann of Battle Creek. Neb., newly ap-
pointed public health nurse for Nez
Perce county began a health survey
of the city schools Monday.
Alleged /. w. w. Freed.
SANDPOlNT-The jury in the trial
of the is men charged with criminal
returned verdict of not |
guilty as to all of the defendants with |
the exception of William Dingman,
whom they found guilty
Plan for Summer Session.
OSCOW-Definitel planned for
six weeks from June Ia to July %,
the University of Idaho 1920 summer
session is expected to draw students
from all parts of the state, according
to DR.. J. G. Eldridge, dean OF the uni
versity faculty, who will serve as sum
mer session director.
Latah Population Less.
MOSCOW evidence that
Latah county has lost population has
been received from Boise in the form
of notice that the county loses one
third of it's representation in the
lower house of the state legislature
because of the falling off of the vote
in the last election.
Stems G. Carlson to Build Highways.
BOISE--A contract for the building
of S.4 miles of the Clearwater high
way from Greer toward Fraser, known
as the Greer grade. will be awarded
to Stems q Carlson of Spokane II
they consent to alterations in the
specifications to bring the cost with
in the appropriation. The price will
be about $150,000.
Borah Approves.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-The course
of President Wilson in condemnine
the proposed Adriatic settlement was
approved recently by Senator Borah
of Idaho He declared the president
was right in asserting that the Uni
ted States could not join in European
settlements unless they were to bt
based upon a new rule of justice II
international contracts.
} Lewiston and Twin Falls Win.
MOSCOW.-Lewiston gets the dem
ocratic state convention to selec
delegates to the national convention
/. and the date was fixed at June |
2 by the democratic state central con
mittee here Friday, only five days b.
. fore the convention at San Francisco
8 Idaho Falls won the nominating cor
t vention, to be held the fourth Tues
. day in August.
: Nez Perez Valuation.
y LEWISTON.-The county audito
: has prepared his annual report 70
Nez Perez county. That Nez Perc
i county is in good financial conditio
is indicated by figures showing cas-
Il on hand amounting to $53,975. Tots
resources are $25S,255, and the Mt
debt is $34,743. The assessed valu'
l. ton of the county was $16,830,045
e 1919, and that of the city of Lewisto
y $5,226,S07 There are five cities
d the county-Lapwai, Culdesac, Giffor
and Peck-being listed in addition
d Lewiston in the order of size.
is Urges Western Reclamation.
D. WASHINGTON, d. CA mo
comprehensive reclamation poll
,g must be adopted by the governme
IS If the full needs OF the west are
be met, the senate banking commit
= was told recently by ID. w. Ro
former state engineer of Idaho.
The opening up of more tn
100000 acres annually is necessa
to meet the needs of the countr
increased farming population,
Ross said, but under present pla
not more than 100000 addition
acres will be improved in the M
25 years Reclamation is necessa
he added, as all free agricultu
land has been appropriated. Mr.. r.
appeared in support OF Sena
Fletcher's bill providing for reclaI
, ton through state and federal
: with government funds derived fl
? the sale of bonds
y $1,2OO,OOO in Timber Deal.
COEUR DALENE.-One MILL
two hundred thousand dollars is
!. consideration that Fred Herrick '
' pay the Occur d'Alene Lumber e
pany for all it's right and title to tn
timber holdings and property in Be
wah and Kootenai counties, accord
: to an agreement filed in the cou
;, auditors office.
: The transfer includes all the
a Der, standing and down. owned