Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-12-02
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Ex.Hecja Foreman Dead.


GRANGEVILLE.-A. f. Parker
has received word Of the death OF
Bob Devine, pioneer miner OF
Idaho county, who died at the Ore
gon City sanitarium recently, age "a.
He was in the first rush to Florence
and later mined in Elk City ana
Red River.
Southland Wants Divorce.
TWI FALLS.-Paul Vincent South
ard will ask for divorce from his wife,
LYDIA NJ Southland, who was con-
yicted in district court here of Sec
ond degree murder of her fourth hus-
band, Edward F. Meyer, and who is
now serving term of from 10 years
to life Imprisonment in the state
prison.
Says He Killed Idaho Man.
IDAHO FALLS.-Ed Nelson was
arrested at the home of his brother,
Guy, is said to have confessed to
the Staying and attempted robbery
of Stephen A. Browning, merchant,
at his grocery store. Guy Nelson
was also arrested, although his
brother maintains he was alone in
the crime. Browning fought a pistol
duel with the bandits before he fell
fatally wounded.
Commerce Meet.
MOSCOW.-The North Idaho Cham
Der of Commerce opened the first
session of its sixth annual meeting
Friday last in the University of Idaho
administration building with 80 dele
gates representative of nearly every
town in northern Idaho.
President Perry w. Mitchell of Nez
Perez asked for the cooperation of
all northern Idaho chambers of com
merce in bringing settlers and in
vestors to the state. He said that
northern Idaho had been at stand
still on population during the last 10
years and that in the next 10 years
the population should be doubled.
j.. Wallace Man President.
Plat P. Morrow of Wallace was
unanimously elected president of the
North Idaho Chamber of Commerce
and George Weeks of Occur d'Alene
was reelected OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at
the last session of the two-day con-
vention. Wallace was chosen as the
meeting place for the semi-annual
convention in June, 1922, and Lewis
ton was named as the convention city
for the next meeting. A resolution
favOring the earliest possible compile
ton of the North and South highway
all in Idaho, with the elimination of
the half mile Of highway in Washing
ton, was adopted. A general resolu-
ton empowered the executive COM
mittee to formulate definite policies
for the organization in regard to the
interests most vital to northern Idaho.
More than % delegates, representa-
tive Of eight of the 10 northern Idaho
counties, were present at the sessions
Bridge Crews Set Camps.
LEWISTON.-F. w. Straw, man
ager for the Security Bridge COM
pany, states that camps for the work
men and equipment to be used in the
construction Of the new bridge across
the Clearwater river at Myrtle, are
established. This company has the
contract for building the bridge at
Cherrylanes also, and Mr.. Straw ex-
poets to have most of the work on the
Myrtle bridge completed and the
foundations in place for the Cherry
lanes bridge before high water in May
These bridges are to be a part of
the Lewis and Clark highway from
Lewiston to Missoula, Mont.
Idaho Schools Employ ASP Persons
BOISE.-The Idaho State Teachers
Association closed it's annual session
here Saturday. Reports of committees
including nomination of officers, oc-
cupied the attention of the members
at the closing business session. Nom
nations are as follows:
President-Mrs. Caroline w. Flood,
Bonner county; Miss Dora Thompson,
Boise.
Vice President-Willis A. Smith,
Rexburg; Frank E. Howard, Albion.
vi HcT, Idy6ltG,
Mrs. Gertrude Nunemaker, Pocatello
Miss Alice Beach of Montpelier
secretary, was elected last year for a
term of three years. The officers will
be elected by postal ballot.
A particularly interesting report on
teacher shortage and teachers sal
aries was given by G. ID. Dienst, chair.
man of the committee on those sub
jects. The report contained a review
OF conditions in 1919, 1920 and 1921.
The report this year covered % coun.
ties and 10 Independent school dis.
tricts, 3,430 teachers being included
The report showed that 365 of these
were new to the profession, while
1898 were new to their present DO
sitions. OF the total number ASP were
new to the state. There was a short
age at the present time of one-halt
OF one per cent, according to the re
port.
Salaries remained the same as las,
year with few changes.