Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-02-11

November 2S. was started here Mon
day.
Safe Crackers Loot Is Found.
RITZVILLE.-Notes valued $780,
900 recently taken by safe crackers
from the Meyers & Shepley depart
ment store, were found Sunday after.
noon by boys playing hide and seek.
Briggs and Waterbury.
WENATOHEE.-C of at
tempted blackmail and sentenced to-
the penitentiary, Peter Waterbury and
Kenneth Briggs are on their way to
Walla Walla to serve from two to five
years.
No Bonus for Widows.
Observation-Disclosures of veterans
of the world war who died after separ-
alton from the service and before
ratification of the additional compen-
sation act are not entitled to benefit
under the act.
Major r. p. Wehe Dies.
OROVILLE.-Majo Frederick p.
Wehe, age IS, pioneer of northern
Okanogan county and a veteran of the
civil war, died recently at his home
on Wanicut lake after a lingering ill
ness He was born in Prussia.
Confesses Arson.
SPOkANE.-A. p. West, age SO,
barber OF Lamont, Wash. is alleged
tn 11nx fsN ott v,r,t tn
burn a house owned by him at E8o4
Augusta avenue recently and was
turned over to the sheriff's office on
| a charge of arson
Reduce Wages Of Carpenters.
SEATTLE--Union carpenters here
| voted recently to voluntarily accept
| a 1914 per cent reduction in their
wage scale, it became known. The
new scale of 81 for eight hours work
I with a working week of A hours, be-
comes effective Immediately
$4,000 Fire Loss at Dryden.
DRYDEN.--Fire of unknown origin
totally destroyed the tile warehouse
of the Bohlke Fruit company here re.
Gently. About $4,000 boxes of apples,
ready for shipment were burned. The
total loss suffered by the destruction
of the building and it's contents is esti-
mated at from 100000 to $15O,OOO
which is partially covered by insur-
ance
Slump in Wool Prices.
WAILA WALLA.--Thirty-e pei
cent of the members of the Wenaha
Woolgrowers' association in business
in 1920 have withdrawn and engaged
in other lines of business as a result
of the slump in wool prices, it de
yeloped recently at the annual meet
ing of the association. twenty-five
of the 50 members have been forced
out of business, it was stated.
Water Right Contract Approved.
YARIMA-The Naturalization irri
cation district water right contract
has been approved as to form by the
reclamation service and land owners
of the district must now vote on ac
ceptance. 1t is expected the vote in
favor will be nearly unanimous. 1t is
anticipated that the contract will
eventually provide water for 10000
acres i'll the district, which was or
ganized ess than year ago.
Big Irrigation Project Talked.
WENATCHEE.-A new reclamma
ton district, including 10000 to $1,000
acres lying above canals in the We
natchee and Columbia valleys, will b,
formed here Immediately to develop
new gravity system. taking waite
/ from Lake Wenatchee and carryin,
, it down the valleys by pipe and con
crete flume. The estimated cost o
the project, including pipe lines
bridges and fumes. all of permanen
!, construction, is 100000. or less thai
$3.50 an acre.
Urge Retaining County Agent.
COLFAX.-At a recent meeting o
+ the Whitman county farm bureau ex
8 ecutiye committee plans were mad,
S for an organization campaign thi
month. Bureaus will be organized |,
! Rosalia, Oakesdale. Garfield, Palouse
: Pullman, Tekoa and Lacrosse. 1t wa
4 voted that the membership fee woul
!. be Is year. An extensive advertis
ing campaign will be conducte
through the Farm Bureau News an
L the papers. Such work as bette
/ sires, pure seed production, squire
:, eradication, weed control and smu
9 control will be taken up. The farr
l. income tax. in connection with a sy:
l. tenn of farm accounting. will be on
of the main problems to be handled
Will Have Meet on Disarmina.