Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-12-23
IDAHO news PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Blaine County Mines Increase.

Blaine County Mines Increase.
Blaine county will adbance from
third or fourth to second place in the
mineral production table of Idaho this |
year, says Stewart Campbell of Boise. |
state mine inspector
Girl Hunter Kills Self.
OROFTNO.-Lillian NJ. LASTLY. age
II, residing with her mother on
Whisky creek, about 10 miles from
here, accidentally shot and killed her
self recently while hunting
Indian Accused of Murder
LEWISTON.--Amos Williams. an
Indian, whom a coroners jury charged
with having been the cause of the
death Of his wife at Spaulding, from
beating given her while he was
drunk, is under arrest
Moseow's New Creamery.
MOSCOW. The Purity creamery,
Robert Woods and H. e. Hamer, own
ers. has opened for business. Men
have been busy all fall constructing
the building and installing modern
machinery. 1t is estimated that the
completed plant cost $4,000.
$4,000 for Salmon River Roads.
GRANGEvlLLE-O official advices
received state that 100000 will he
| available for road construction dur
ing 1922 on the neutral zone. covering
the Salmon river canyon from White
| Bird to the falls of the little Salmon
| river, and contract for completion
Of this work will probably be let and
work iaugurated next February.
Idaho spuds VIM
Idaho potatoes took three OF four
| sweepstake prizes at the first annual
potato show of the Pacific Northwest
Potato Growers association at Spo
kane last week. The same Idaho
grower, J. J. Stutz of Dudley, Koo
tenai county, won all the big prizes
with his 20 Melted Gems; which were
given $50 points out of "a possible
1000 by Professor III. o.. Werner Of
Lincoln, Neb., chief judge.
Stock Shipments Decrease
| GRANGEVILLE.-Se d. Jones has
returned from Portland, Ore, where
he marketed two cars of cattle a
satisfactory prices. f. s. Sweet ship
ped three carloads of hogs to Spokane
one car being his own and the othel
community shipments. Usually TIVE
cars of hogs or cattle are sent on
every week, while from two to fou
years ago. Five years ago as man.
as 80 cars were sent out in "A singh
week Mr.. Sweets present shipmen
brought Ga cents, live weight, Will
his last brought S1a cents.
$780, 900 Mortgage Filed.
MOSCOW.-To secure loan of SO
100000, the Portland Flour Mills Ct
has mortgaged its property and tn
property of subsidiary companies t
the Security Savings and Trust Co. 1
Portland, according to a first NOR
gage filed recently in the office c
the Latah county recorder. The Por
land Flour Mills company system il
cludes the Puget Sound FIGURING Mill
Co., the Pacific Coast Elevator CO
the w. F. Hartrampt Co. and the Ha
rington Milling Co. According to ii
terms of the instrument. the agre
, ment was entered into February
1921, at Portland. The agraen 81
calls for interest at per cent Oh ti
! 15-year sinking fund COLA bonds, pa
able semi-annually liz February IN
. August The instrument is in boo
l ~, e 81 oil
property Of the Portland Flour Nil
company.
New Boise Guard Unit.
BOlSE.-Company X. lS6ta infal
: try, became an entity Thursday whe
81 enlisted men were examined an
) enrolled for the organization in tn
office of Adjutant General l..
Patch. Boise now has for the fir:
time in her history two separat
| national guard units, one of cavalr
, and one of infantry. Idaho now ha
, one squadron of cavalry and one ba
, talon of infantry, with artillery unit
in process of formation. The cayalT
squadron is part of regiment I
, which Utah troops form the remain
, which Utah troops form the r
J mainder. Oregon has the rest of Il
infantry regiment and its regiment
headquarters. Orders are eNpecte
shortly from the chief of the milit
bureau at Washington for the mu
tering into federal service of Il
newly formed infantry companies {,
follows; Company |, Soda Springs
Company X. Boise; Company l., Cal
we'll; Company NJ (machine gun
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