White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-04-03
Idaho News

Mcconnell was recently the guest of
honor at an informal reception at the
Elk's club. He is a pioneer Of the
state and is 81 years old. The recep-
ton was held in recognition of the
announcement from Capital City
lodge, Boise, that Governor McCon-
nell had been made an honorary life
member of that lodge.
Accompanying the notification OF
his election to life membership was
a copy of an address by former Gov
ernor James H. Hawley in connection
with making the motion before the
lodge. The two men, one OF whom
served the state as republican gov
ernor and the other as democratic
governor, have been inseparable
friends for years, and both are among
the states earliest pioneers.
Governor Hawley 4rehearsed the Ca
reer of Governors McC Council, follow
ing it through the struggles of young
manhood in pioneer state to the
halls of the United States senate,
whre Mr.. Mcconnell served as the
first United States Senator from Ida
no, being elected by the first legisla-
ture in 1891, his career in the senate
being followed by his election in 1892
and again in 1894 to the governorship.
It was in 1896, while he was gov
ernor Of Idaho, that Mr.. Mcconnell
aided in organizing the Boise lodge,
the charter being obtained March 49,,
1895, with Governor Mcconnell as a
charter member. He was an active
member until his term of office as
governor expired and he returned to
his home in Moscow.
Governor Mcconnell, despite his ad-
vanced age, is active and is federal
immigration Inspector. He has writ
ten several books on early day west
ern life, the latest being Frontier
Law" which has just been put on the
market and which covers the history
of the early days of Idaho territory,
when the laws were enforced by vigi-
lance committees. Mr.. Mcconnell was
leader in the Boise valley in put
ting down the lawlessness which
prevailed in early days. He first To-
Gated in Idaho in the Payette valley,
in 1863.
POTLAT CHI At a meeting of the
school board every teacher on the
present staff was reelected for the
year 1925-1926.
POST dedication of the
$45,000 rural high school building
takes place March 81. The parent
teacher association is sending out 500
programs and announcements of the.
dedication to the families in this dis
trict.
LEWISTON.-Billi Carter, Nez
Perez Indian, is dead and Joseph Red
Wolf, another Nez Perez, is in a criti-
cal condition as the result of drinking
poison liquor on the reservation at
Lapwai, according to reports received
by Coroner e. M. Brewer, who said
the liquor was concocted by mixing
oil Of wintergreen with rubbing alco-
hol. Red Wolf is direct descendant
of Chief Red Wolf and a relative of
the late Chief Joseph. @
MOSCOW.-Ben Bush, of Moscow,
has been elected state forester for
the state of Idaho by the new forestry
board created by an act of the recent
legislature. He has been with the
state land department for several
years. The board organized with
Gov. c. G. Moore as the permanent
chairman. The executive committee.
was divided so that both north and
south Idaho would be represented.
State Land Commissioner I. HI. Nash
was elected a member at large to sit
with the executive committee. The
northern Idaho members named are
w. D. Hummiston of the Potlatch
Lumber Co., and Charles K. McHarg
of Occur d'Alene, supervisor of the
Occur d'Alene national forest. G. Bar
ton, of Boise, was elected as one of
the members on the executive COM
mittee from the south. The new
board is created for the conservation
of timber resources. The measure
provides for state forester at a sal
airy of $4,000, ehis duties to be under
the supervision of the state land de-
partment.
POCATELLO.-W.B B. Kjoness, state
county agent, has announced that he
has tentatively accepted the post OF
state commissioner of agriculture,
rendered him by Gov. G. G. Moore, fol-
lowing the resignation Of Mark A.
Means. Mr.. Means resignation takes
effect May 1.
MOSCOW. The Women's Athletic
Association, composed of women par
ticipating in intercollegiate and intra
mural athletics at the University Of
Idaho, will send representative to
the annual convention at Los Angeles,
April 8, 10 and IL. Miss Lillian Writ,
head of the department OF physical
education for women, represented Ida
no goods at the convention last year.
MOsCOW.-"I sweaters, similar
to those awarded to members of Van
dial athletic squads, will be awarded
IN TIniversity of Idaho women again