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

StdCt AutO VTci9nt Line.
LEW1STON.-This week freight
transportation service by automobile
truck between Lewiston and Clarks-
ton and Spokane will begin.
Pioneer Dies at Whitebird.
GRANGEVILIE = Powell Gibson,
native Of Tennessee. an old-timer of
this county, died recently at White
bird. He formerly conducted a jewelry
store here.
Rathdrum Boy Named Midshipman
WASHINGTON, ID. G. - Edward
Lernsberger. Rathdrum, Idaho. has
been appointed midshipman to the
United States naval academy at An
napolis by Representative Burton
French.
Back Primary Bill.
BOISE.-Thirty-one representatives,
enough to insure its passage. are
sponsors OF house bill No. 173, to re-
store the direct primary in Idaho,
which was recently introduced in the
house.
Votes to Abolish Office.
BOISE--The house of representa-
tives recently passed the committee
of education measure, house bill No.
50, seeking to abolish the office Of
state commissioner of education, now
held by Il. A. Bryan.
Brings Big Elk AntIers.
GRANGEVILLE.--Lloyd Rupe Of
Harpister arrived recently with the
largest elk head and antlers ever seen
here, the animal weighing 1900 pounds
when killed last fall in the Bitter Root
hills east of Dixie. The head was sold
to al Fonburg of Culdesac for mount
ing purposes.
Deep Snow Hampers Logging.
ELLOGG.-Because Of deep snow
on the North Fork river work at the
logging camp of Mailman Il Lafferty
at Brown Creek has been suspended.
1t was stated that a number Of other
camps in the vicinity had also closed
because of the snow. Many are still
operating, but with smaller crews
than during the fall.
Rabbits Fall Before Guns.
/ IDAHO FALLS-Over 10000 jacl
rabbits have been killed In the las
few weeks In drives in Bingham coun
ty and over 1000 we're killed in driv,
near here. An attempt IL being made
to clean them up while the snow IL OF
the ground as they destroy the sprint
grain.
Dies Of Sleeping Sickness.
SANDPOINT.-Mrs. Ruth Brooks
age rs, wife of o. =. Brooks, a rancho
west of the city, died recently from
sleeping sickness, the first case O
this disease in the county. She wa
i'll about six weeks. She was ais
survived by her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
E. M. Crowell.
VIII Organize Grain Growers.
I.atah county is to be thorough
organized fer the WashingtOnIdah
Wheat Growers Association, A. A
Gilmore, president of the Washingto
farmers union, and Lee NJ. LampsoI
, organizer for the association, are pr,
pairing dates for series of meeting
/ in every community in the grain grow
, ing sections, beginning Monday an
| continuing two weeks.
Kills Three Cougars.
! With cougar skins on which
hpunfy nf @1S0 will ho nC1Ionfad FRO n
ones, rancher, living between Mosco
and Genesee, has returned from
: hunting trip on the North Fork of tn
]. Clearwater river, near Big Island. H
I left his partner, Phil Schooler of Gel
. essee, at the camp where he expects
9 get two more cougars before returl
. ing.
l Want New State.
: Eastern Washington Is asked
: join with northern Idaho to form
? new state out of the 10 northern cou
!, ties of Idaho, which have the Saline
river as the southern boundary, ar
that part OF Washington lying east
the Cascades. A movement is now {
foot in Idaho to bring this about I
} do this, the legislature of both stat,
! must memorable congress, aft
which congress may grant the requi
ed division and set in motion the pro
er machinery to create the new stat
Such a memorial is to be introduce
into the Idaho legislature. 1t is Il
J. request of the North Idaho men WI
/, have Startad the movemenf that cut