Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-07-30

sition with her husband in the auto
tire shop. Mr. Davis will in future
devote more of his time pushing the
sale of his electric light and water
plants for farms
| quiet wedding took place at
the Methodist parsonage "Wednesday
OF his week, when Miss Edith Hew-
EFT became the wife of Raymond
Blankenship. Rev. j. A. Hoffman
officiating. The young couple cam
down from Southwick. where the
groom is farmer.
Deputy Game Warden IN L. Wal
rath reports the receipt from the
state fish hatchery at Sand Point of
fine shipment of 10000 trout fry
consisting of Eastern Brook and
Rainbow varieties. These were
planted in the closed streams, Mus
sleshell, Reeds Creek and the tribu-
traies of Orc Grande, Elk Creek.
Silver Creek and Crystal Creek.
H. B. Garrison, Supt of the Sand
Point State Fish Hatchery, spent
Game Warden Walrath making a
survey of a number of the trout
streams Of the county with view
of escertaining the needs of the
district. The fish and game de-
partment contemplate extensive con-
servation work along the lines of re-
stocking our trout streams. and is
obtaining very valuable assistance
and cooperation from the Forest
Service and Fire Protective Associa-
ton.
Lee Davis has sold to ]. F. Den
nison of Weippe a complete electric
light and water system. The light
ing system is built especially for
farm use. Power for the generating
of electricity is furnished by gas
oline engine. There is a sufficient
number of batteries to store an am
pie amount of Juice" for use when
the engine is not running. The
water system is composed of a pump,
tank and electric motor, driven by
the same engine that furnishes
power for the lighting system. Mr..
Dennison is an old time resident of
the Weippe country his farm being
located about seven miles east of
that town. He is .one of the most
prosperous farmers of that section
w. Hall. State Highway Commits
sioner. passed through Orofino this
week. after insnecting highway con-
struction in this section. Mr.. Hall
is anxious to have the river road
constructed between Orofino and
Greer and is endeavoring to IN
duce the government engineer to
change the specifications to a IA
foot highway from Greer toward
Orofino, in oder to make a hole
, through with the funds available.
With the proposed modification of
specifications Mr.. Hall thinks the
road could be opened from Greer to
connect with the present road along
the liver and passable highway be
secured along the survey of the
Lewis and Clark highway between
-he points above named.
c. F. Long, prosperous farmer
of the Fraser section, was in Oro-
fino last Saturday and paid the Re-
publican a call. Mr.. Long states the
outlook for good grain crop fol
this year is better than it ever was
before. 1.-The farmers of our sec
ton entertain no fears from anything
r, affecting the grain. excepting hail
and it is almost too late in the sea
son for that The meadows are no
UP to the usual standard but ar
much better than were expected
some weeks ago. With the prospect
we have for crops and the lumbe
output of our section bids fair t.
give us most posperous year. W.
have had more inquiries for Lane
and timber than we ever had before
and the Geer- Bungalow road, nov
under construction. will do more TO
the upbuilding of our section thai
anything that has happened for
long time
A L. Stalnaker farmer living on
and one-half miles north Of Ahsah
ka. called on the Republican tn
other day and exhibited two sample
of Canadian Hybrid wheat from hi
field 1t was the best wheat W
have ever seen and is now on ex
hibition at the Bank of Orofino an
at the Mix Walrath Realty Co. of
fice Mr.. Stalnaker stated he ex
poets to harvest so bushels to tn
acres from this yield. He has 8
acres to harvest and is cutting i
now. In 1918 Mr. Stalnaker pai
S1.93 per bushel for this seed an,
hauled it II miles. He planted
acres that year and got crop of 3
bushels per acre. Last fall he use
his own seed. Sc bushels for 3
acres, and expects to harvest 1870
bushels He stated he is the onl
one raising Hybrid wheat in his sec
ton. He uses the diversified sys
tenn of farming. If anyone has whea
that will beat Mr.. Stalnaker's h
would like to see 1t.