Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-05-07
!UAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Expect Light Apple Crop.

~ INC "oouS near Prltchard.
Start Coop. Store.
SPIRIT LAKE.-Nearly $4,000 has
been subscribed, mostly by workers
IN the Milwaukee shops and the Pan
handle sawmill to finance and start a
general store on the cooperative plan
Cherries to Be Good Crop.
Observation-Disclosures of cherry
trees in the Lewiston-C Charleston valley
shows almost no damage from frost
and all signs point to a bumper crop
in this section.
Voss Admitted to Bail.
COEUR DALENE.-Henrv C. yoss
convicted of involuntary manslaughter,
has been admitted to bail in the dis
trict court in the sum of $500 and
released
Memorial Tree Planted.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. day was OBJ
served in Mullan recently. A tree
in honor of the boys of Mullan
who gave their lives during the war
was planted on the school grounds by
the war mothers.
Gail Tassart May Queen.
| MOSCOW.-Gail Taggart of Hay,
Wash, coed in the University of Ida
hos 1920 graduating class has been
elected queen Of the universitys an
nual May festivities to be held some
time within the coming fortnight.
To Try Home Management.
MOSCOW.--Senior girls in the Uni
versity of Idaho's department of home
economics are taking a three weeks
course of practical training in home
management. The laboratory to be
used is Moscow residence loaned to
the university for the purpise.
Has Unique Distinction.
COEUR DALENE.-This city is
now the owner of the only municipality
owned airplane landing field in the
United States. The city attorney has
given Mrs. Teresa Graham the $4,000
purchase price and the deed was is
sued to the city of Occur d'Alene for
the 160acre landing field.
Latah Roads Cost $4,000, 900.
MOSCOW.-Latah county is to have
SO miles of state highway in addi.
ton probably to twice that number
of miles OF highways built by the
eight highway districts organized in
the county which have voted $3.50,
600 bonds for highway building. This
with state and federal aid, will bring
the total expenditures for highways
in Latah county we'll above $4,000 900
Funeral Of James Moses.
LEWISTON.-Follow the death
of James Moses, age SO, patriarch
of the Nez Perez tribe, the Indians
of the Nez Perez reservation helt
last week one of the most impress
siye and elaborate ceremonies ever
seen on the reservation. The Nes
Perces were joined by representa-
tives from other tribes, including the
Umatillas, Yakimas and Coeul
dAlenes, in honoring the memory
of the deceased
Dick Vines Shot.
MISUNDERSTANDING Vines was sho
and seriously wounded by Eugene
Mulkahy recently in pool room here
There was quite crowd in the place
when Mulkahy entered and said to hi.
intended victim: II have something tt
say to you" Then, without annothel
word. he pulled gun and fired five
shots, three of which took effect OF
Vines. while two went wild. Vine.
was shot In the neck, the body ant
through the abdomen. Mulkahy wa.
lodged in the city jail to await the out
come of the injuries inflicted on Vines
He made no statement. and nothin,
is known as to the trouble between
the two men. laborers, and without
families here.
May Save Large Tract.
WASHINGTON. - Plans for tn,
great drainage and flood control prof
ect in the Kootenai valley of Idaho
and British Columbia, which were
making progress In 1914. again have
been taken UP by Representative
French Of Idaho.
The department of agriculture has
concluded n drainage district must be
organized In cooperation with Canada
Reclamation by drainage and floot
control Of about $4,000 acres In Bon
ner and Boundary counties, Idaho
and probably an equal area in Brit
ish Columbia, Is planned The Ca
madam lands have not been surveyed
completely. The agricultural depart
ment completed a survey of the Idaho
lands before the war and prepared
plans for the work.
The work would be paid for largely
by the private owners of the lands
American and Canadian engineers
would cooperate.
The engineers discarded the plan Of
diverting waters from the uppel
kOOtenai into the Columhio r;yor IN.