Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-01-21
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
William Bell Not Guilty

Busy Readers.
William Bell Not Guilty.
BONNERS FERRY Mot guilty
was the verdict returned by jury Fri
day in the case of William Bell, tried
for the murder of Gust Lazos, at
Naples on Christmas morning.
Approve Jap Land Leases.
TWIN FALLS.-Resolution ap-
proving the leasing of land to Jap
anese farmers for terms not to ex-
coed five years were adopted re-
Gently at a meeting of the Rotary
Club and the Chamber of Commerce.
See Plenty Of Water.
BOISE.-The exceptionally moist
weather the arid section of Idaho has
so far experienced this winter has as
sured beyond any question of doubt,
a great supply of water for irrigation
purposes this year.
Gooding Takes Oath.
WASHINGTON.-F Governor
Gooding of Idaho took his oath Satur-
NAy W LII lAC uhSAPii GU WI LII VI SSh7
ator Nugent, democrat, who resigned
after his appointment to the federal
trade commission.
Woman Gets Back Pension.
RANGEVILLE.-Mrs Eta Van
sise of this city has received 1854
back pension money for service rem.
dered the federal government dur
ing the Chief Joseph Indian war in
1877. She receives in addition a
monthly pension of $12
Harry RAIDER Killed.
MOSCOW.-His body beaten to a
pulp when hic coat caught on rapidly
revolving shaft on the third floor of
the Mark P. Miller company's big flour
mill here, Harry RAIDER was whirled
to terrible death recently.
Propose State Bond Guarantee.
BOISE.-An amendment to the con-
stitution to place behind irrigation
bonds the guarantee of the state was
introduced in the house recently. 1t
is said to be the first step in the plan
OF Governor Davis for greater irri.
cation development program
Asks Tariff On Lead.
Jerome Day, prominent mining man
OF the Occur d'Alenes, and Ravenal
McBeth, secretary of the Idaho Min
ing association. recently appeared be-
fore the house ways and means com.
mittee at Washington, d. c., to ask
for an increased tariff on lead.
Union Men Want Primary.
BOlSE.--Return of the direct pri-
mary law was demanded at the clos.
ing meeting of the state federation of
labor. Resolutions also were passed
asking adjustment of the state con-
stabulary. r.. H. Parks was reelected
president of the federation and A. l..
Reynolds. secretary.
Shut Off Navigation.
KELLOGG.-Report coming from
Rose Lake and Dudley are that jam
OF the Rose Lake Lumber company
logs has shut off navigation in the
Occur d'Alene river from below Dudley
to about a half mile above, where, it
is said. the logs are packed solidly
from the bottom of the river to
height of four logs above the water.
Heads Farm Bureau.
RANGEVILLE.-At the annual
meeting of the Idaho county farm
bureau at Cottonwood, Edwin Nelson
was elected president and Howard
Mckinley, secretary-treasurer Ac-
cording to the report of the farm
agent, $224,O00 was saved to the
farmers of the county in 1920 by
the work of the bureau in eradicat-
ing squirrels and grasshoppers.
Idaho Engineers Elect.
NAMPA.-The Idaho chapter of the
American Associationrof Engineers at
it's annual convention here recently
elected the following officers: Presi.
dent, Lee r. Cook of Nampa; first vice
president, E. E. Moberly of Pocatello;
second vice president, ]. H. Wilson of
Idaho Falls; secretary and treasurer,
E. F. Ayers Of Boise; members of the
executive committee, e. b. Darlington
of Jerome. Barry Dibble of American
Falls and DR.. C. M. Little of the Idaho
university.
Mine Realized Over Million.
James F. Callahan, who was the
victim OF embezzlement to the extent
OF about 100000, committed by the
defunct bond firm of Milholland &
Hough of Spokane. has received to-
tai OF $1,345,500 in dividends from the
Callahan mine since April l. 1916,
when the first dividend was paid, ac-
cording to figures which Mr.. Callahan
mas given out at Wallace, Idaho. Mr..
Callahan is the owner of $4,000 shares
OF stock in Callahan Zinc. formerly the
interstate-Callah and the stock has
paid a total of $17.25 a share.
Sun Parlors for Women "cops."
bOSTON.-Prepara for bou.