Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-04-29


apple blossom festival of the Wenat-
chez valley will be held Tuesday,
May g.
Spokane Carpenter Wage.
SPOKANE-The wage scale OF $3.50
day adopted by the Spokane Carpen-
ters' union at meeting a month ago,
was again approved at a call vote Sat
urday.
Nine-Year-oid Boy Drowned.
SEATTLE. - Nine-year-old Robert
Shanklin OF SnOqualmie, Wash. was
drowned short distance above Sno-
qualmie Falls recently while playing
on raft
Train Service Reduced.
OLYMPIA.--The state department
OF public works recently issued an or
der reducing the passenger service on
the Marcus division of the Great
Northern railroad. operating between
Marcus, Oroville and Republic, from
one train daily to three trains a week.
Marshall at Masonic Rites.
TACOMA. -, Thomas r. Marshall,
former vice president, assisted in the
ceremonies here Friday in connection
with laying the cornerstone of a $780,
900 Scottish rite temple Mr.. Marshall,
who is 33d degree Mason, was the
orator
Believe It, Or Not.
for family of five in Seattle has de-
clined an average of 1873 per cent from
last year, according to figures pre-
pared by the college of business ad-
of the University of |
and made public here this |
week.
Mrs. Preston Names Aide.
OLYMPIA.-Mrs. Maud Fl. Tamblin,
the states Oldest employee, recently
was appointed assistant by Mrs.
Josephine Corliss Preston, state SUI
of public instruction. !
She was formerly secretary of the
state land board and has worked in
the state house for 20 years.
Eight Counties Fight Squirrels
PULLMAN. = With the combined
forces of the county agent, farm bu,
reau, extension service of the state |
college and the United States biolog-
ical survey the big fight on Mr. and |
Mrs. Ground Squirrel is now on in
Adams, Pend Oreille, Whitman, Stew
ems. Douglas, Spokane, kittitas and |
Okanogan counties. Strychnine total
ing 1915 ounces has been purchased
through the college for the campaign.
The farmers and operators in the
above named counties have spent so
far this season $15,059.
Border Fishing Pact Holds
OLYPlA.-The Washington state
fisheries board can not annul or
amend the compact concerning fish
Ing rights entered into by Washing
ton and Oregon in 1915 and ratified
by congress in 1918, under an opinion
given recently by Attorney General |
Thompson, The opinion holds that |
the concurrent jurisdiction of the
two states extends to all waters of |
the Columbia river along the border
line between the state, hut does not |
apply to permanent structures at.
tached to the river bed within the |
OF either state.
No Bonus For Training.
OLYMPIA. - Applicants for state
compensation for time served In the |
camps during the war. who were sent
directly to the camps from civil life.
are not entitled to the bonus. in an ,
opinion handed State Auditor c. w.
Clausen by Attorney General l.. l..
Thompson. The opinion sustains a
previous ruling by the Judge advocate
general OF the army that men in the
camps were not members of
the army, the compensation act pro.
viding for compensation for service in
the army, navy or marine corps. Men
who were already in the service when
ordered to training camp are entitled
to the bonus for the training period,
the opinion holds.
RECENT DEATHS,
DAYTON.-lrvin McGee, age 70, "A
pioneer horseshoer and blacksmith.
SEATTLE.--J T. A. Bullfinch. Pu.
get sound resident for more than 81
years.
William NEVILLE. a
pioneer settler of the Fairview district
a few miles east of Okanogan.
SEATTLE Funeral services will
be held here April 81 for H. H. Stuart,
vice president OF the Carnation Milk
Products company. who was killed by
| fall at Vancouver. b. c.
SPOKANE.-~After suffering for sew.
'ral weeks from paralytic stroke
Robert NJ. Robertson, age 90, pioneer
II the northwest and a resident of
Spokane for the last "a years, died.
SPOkANE.-Mrs Belle Curry. wi
low OF General A. p. Curry. we'll
,nown civil war veteran, after a resi-