Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-09-09


-. Oliver, SO years old, cousin of
President Warren G. Harding, died at
the family home. College Place.
Loss Of 100000 in Lumber Fire.
SPOKANE Damage estimated at
100000 mostly covered by insurance,
das done by fire which destroyed
hundreds OF piles of lumber in the
yards of the Hedlund box factory,
Boone and Smith, early Sunday morn
ing. The cause of the fire Is I'M
known.
Forest Fire Ruins Ranches.
COLVILLE-One OF the most DIS
astrous forest fires in the history of
Stevens county is raging west OF this
place.
Overcome by heat and smoke. John
Armacher, a pioneer rancher near
Addy. was burned to death in the
forest fire.
At Washington State College.
WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE
ADMINISTRATIONS appointments to
the faculty of the Washington State
college. confirmed by the regents
during the last few days, raises the
number OF new faculty members to
more than 80. with many new names
added to the list of clerical employees
and laboratory assistants
Wheat Yield in OakesdaIe Region.
OAKESDALE.-Som threshing out
fits have pulled in and others will
follow in a few days Fall grain has
been somewhat disappointing in yield
but spring grain seems to be about
average. The crop is being rapidly
stored and selling has been quite
heavy.
Bank Held Up.
SEATTLE.--A lone bandit entered
the Green Lake State Bank, SUI
burban institution, at 9 a. m. recent
ly, bound and gagged Fred Haugh, a
boy, who had opened the bank an
hour previously, and helped himself
to cash estimated at $4,000 after he
had forced Assistant Cashier ]. b.
Hamlin to open the vault. The ban
dit then showed Hamlin into the vault
which he locked, and then escaped.
Gets Whitman County Farm.
WALLA WALLA.-Henry Achel-
pohl has sold the Mansfield farm in
Whitman county to Edward Knott,
taking in exchange the 600-acre farm
in Columbia county, near Dayton,
which Mr.. Knott bought last year
from Rene DeRuwe. In addition Mr..
Achelpohl took a lease on 400 acres
in Columbia county Mr. Achelpohl
purchased the Mansfield farm last
year The consideration of the deal
yesterday was about 100000.
Growers Tour Orchards.
WENATCHEE.--F Friday the third
annual orchard excursion and demon
stration of the Chelan county farm
bureau was held. Results of ex-
periments on different apple orchards
during the last three years was ex-
planned by officials of the bureau and
by owners of the orchards. 1t has
been decided to go into the nation
wide advertising campaign for north
western advertising C shrdlupu puao
western box apples proposed at re-
cent conference in Seattle.
Big Fire at Soap Lake.
SOAP LAKE.-Fire recently de.
stroyed the Sloan sanitarium, 40.
room. three-story frame structure,
failing loss of $4,000, with no in.
surance. There were eight patients
in the establishment and all were re.
moved safely. The fire was the re-
suit of efforts of l.. H. Pruit OF
Medicine Hat, Alta, owner of the
building, to burn weeds in the vicinity
of the sanitarium, the wind communi.
eating the flames to the building
which burned to the ground in As
minutes.
New Agreement.
POKANE.-Through arrangements
consummated by the Washington
Wool Growers Association the North
ern Pacific railroad, Armour & Co.
and representatives of stockyards in
terests at least 100000 lambs, it is
expected, will be slaughtered at the
Spokane Armour plant this fall in
stead of being shipped alive to Chi
cago. The agreement marks new
epoch in northwestern live stock an
nails. as it will halt for the most par
trainloads of lambs that have moved
east for years. 1t is estimated tab
100000 lambs are produced annual.
in eastern Washington and northern
Idaho.
RECENT DEATHS
POMEROY.-John Berton Kimble
age SO.