Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-04-29
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent happenings in This state
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Rancher Shot and Killed.

Rancher Shot and Killed.
BOISE,-John G. Bleak, Wendell.
Idaho, rancher, was shot and instantly
killed by an unknown assailant at his
home recently. Gooding county au-
thorities have failed to find a clue to
the assailant or motive.
Holmbers Is Bark Receiver.
| NO.-Announcement is mad
by State Bank Commissioner J. G..
Fralick that o. NJ Holmberg of Orc
tino had been appointed receiver of
the Fidelity State bank one Of the five
institutions of the Waterman group
that suspended short time ago, and
Will assume charge OF it's affairs at
| once.
May Get Big Timber Tract.
BOlSE.-Three hundred and fifty
million feet of timber on the south
fork of the Payette river may be pur-
chased from the government by an
eastern lumber concern. it was an
nounced by forestry officials here re-
Gently The company also proposes 10
build huge sawmills at Horseshoe
Bend
Ellard Goes To Canal Zone.
MULLAN.-H. F. Ellard, manager
of the Morning club, has resigned and
gone to Washington, ID. c.. The gov
eminent has recently called for a.
large increase in the club and social
facilities In the canal zone at Panama
and Scion and Mr.. Ellard has been
chosen to assume entire direction of
the work.
Lumber Mill Resumes.
COEuR D'ALENE.--Th Blackwell
Lumber company resumed operations
April q in the sawmill and yards az
ter being shut down nearly all winter
and spring for repairs The machinery
has been overhauled and no more shut
downs are expected for many months.
The planer has been running continu-
ously The day shift only was started
and about IT'S men are employed in the
mill and yards. The Occur d'Alene
mill is running steadily with day and
night shifts in the planning mill.
Bankers Freed On Bonds.
NEZ PERCE.-George II. Water
man. president: Ward Dempsey, cash
!, Ter, and Leslie Roth, assistant cashier
of the State Bank Of Kamiah, arrested
on the charge of making false report
to the state bank department, the
charge also involving allegation Of
! false entries, were later released on
, bond for preliminary hearing May 3.
Bond was fixed at $4,000 for Waterman
and Dempsey and $500 for Roth. The
kamiah bank closed on April when
the correspondent First National Bank
OF Charleston. Wash, closed
Forestry Officials Meet.
MlSSOuLA, Mont. Representa-
tives OF lumber companies in Idaho
: and the forestry officials of that
: state met in conference recently with
/ foresters in district No. /, on co
$ operativ fire protection in the north
e Idaho country. W. b. Humiston OF
5 the Potlatch Lumber company, Pot
|, latch. Idaho, and c. L. Billings Of the
$ Rutledge Timber company represent
4 ed the lumber interests, while l. H..
Z Nash, land commissioner for the state
$ of Idaho, and Ben T.. Bush, Idaho
i state timber cruiser. represented the
/, state of Idaho.
Miners Pay Reduced.
!. kELLOGG.-A wage reduction of 80
!. cents day to mine employees and I
y cents a day to smelter employees was
announced recently by the Bunker Hill
u and Sullivan Mining and Concentrate
{ ing company. Similar announcement
) OF 80 cents a day wage reductions 10
l. their miners was also made by the Cal
edonia Mining company and the Sierra
Nevada Consolidated Mining company
y and later the Federal Mining and
: Smelling company and the Hecla Min
s ing company posted the same notice
e The wage reductions announced will
It affect about $500 men. They are eff.
o fective May l. Miners will receive
e $4.25 and muckers 81 under the new
= schedule.
( Plan Idaho Mining Program.
q UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO.-Dean
q Francis A. Thomson, ex officio direc.
II tor of the state bureau OF mines and
geology and secretary of the board OF
control, and DR.. F. B. Laney, head OF
the geology department, is at Boise
20 to attend meeting of the board.
ID AT this meeting the program OF
h work for the coming two years will
II be discussed said Dean Thomson
lie There has been much demand for
s. work in various sections of the state
W in fact more than can be accom-
TO $4,000 allowed to the bureau.
b. The state board of control is com
posed Of Governor D. v. Davis, eS
officio chairman; Stewart Campbell
state mine inspector; Jerome ]. Day
n. of Wallace, president of the Idaho
or Mining Association; Dean Thomson
NJ and DR.. Laney. All members will be
NJ present with the exception of MIR
is Day. J. B. Edridge of Boise, vice
Of president of the Idaho Mining Asso
citation, will represent the mining as
sociation.