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Clearwater Republican
OFFICIAL PAPER OF CLEARWATER COUNTY
VOLUME VIII NUMBER 52
OROFINO, CLEARWATER COUNTY, IDAHO
FRIDAY, MARCH 2(>. 1920.
Citizens of Idaho
Help Uncle Sam
BOUGHT TWO-THIRDS OF MU-1
LION DOLLARS WORTH OF
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
Washington. — Uncle Sam sold
»134,230,697.84 worth of Thrift
Stamps, .War Savings Stamps and
Treasury Savings -Certificates dur
ing 1919, according to a report of
the savings division of the treasury
department. Probably twice as
much was lost by less cautious in
vestors in fake oil stocks and sim
ilar worthless paper.
This investment of 134,000.000,
particularly by persons of small
means throughout the United States
was made in the face of a wave .of
high prices and extravagance, the
like of which we have not seen
since Civil War days Economists
and financial experts consider the
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figures of the sale of these humble i
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government securities as a hopeful i
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s gn indicative that the country ta j
slowly but surely adopting the only
means out of our present industrial
and financial difficulties — rigid
economy, regular saving and invest
ment by every one, wage earner |
and millionaire.
Treasury department officials are
confident that the 1920 returns on
the government's thrift activities
will show a substantial increase. !
Renewed systematic efforts are be
ing made to push the sale of the
securities through banks, postoffices
schools, and organizations of all
kinds. Following the advice of
Governor Harding of the federal re
serve board, the gospel of "Work
and Save" is being preached con
tinually, and the* War Savings se
curities offered for sale as a ready
vehicle for the safe investment of
saved earnings with Uncle Sam at
four per cent interest compounded
every three months. A definite ef
fort is also being made to get into
the households of the country with
a family budget system to promote
savings.
The Twelfth Federal Reserve dis
trict, which embraces the states of
Oregon. Nevada, Washington, Utah,
Idaho, California and part of Ari
zona, including too, the territories
of Alaska and Hawaii, invested
»10.290,183.60 in the lowly thrift
stamp, the war savings stamp and
the treasury savings certificate,
which latter comes in
denomina-|.E.
tions of $100 and $1000. Oregon,,
with an investment of $1,865,683.38 !
was fifth among the states of the
Union in per capita sales of the
Nevada
government's securities,
was tenth.
;
Ohio, with a per capita Invest-,
ment of $3.42 and total sales of |
$18,379,328.92, was first. The 1
District of Columbia was second |
and Rhode Island third. The per !
capita investment throughout the !
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PP^MEMBER^*^
FEDERAL RESERVE
I^.SYSTEM^>i
A. Bank is as strong as its Resources—
** behind us we have the Federal Re
System with gold
$ 2 . 200 . 000 , 000 .
Your bank should be the strongest
ready for any emergency.
Our facilities and
your service.
reserves of
serve
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resources are at
BANK OF OROFINO
OROFINO, IDAHO
country averaged >1.26.
The sales by states and territor
ies In the Twelfth Federal Reserve
District, which has an estimated
population of approx'mately seven
million, were as follows:
Oregon .
Nevada .
Washington
Utah .
Idaho .
Arizona .
California
Alaska .
Hawaii .
. »1,865,683.38
. 186,401.65
. 2,658,350.73
. 667,824.14
. 664,826.62
. 334,709.30
. 3.536,454.49
. 124,447.00
231,486.29
THE DUTRO HOME BURNS
Fire, caused by the explosion of
an oil stove, broke out in the S. A.
Dutro residence about 5 o'elock Sun
day morning, destroying the house
and contents.
Mr. Dutro, drayman.
was preparing to leave the house
for the N. P. depot to meet the
train, when the explosion occurred.
The fire spread so rapidly that
members of the family barely
escaped without being seriously
. burned. The Oroflno Volunteer
i . . _. .
: Fire Department arrived upon tne
i . . . tr .
1 scene early but were unable to
j of the household goods,
prevente d injury to adjacent
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No Insurance was car
the house, which was
by J. B. Fortner of Usk,
Dutro on the
buildings,
rled on
owned
Wash., nor by Mr.
household goods.
PETE SHEA RECOVERS
The many friends of P. R. Shea
of Elk River, former sheriff of
Clearwater county, will be glad to
learn that Pete is on his way to
and will return to his
He was taken
seriously ill several weeks ago and
went to a Spokane hospital for
stomach
Portland to a specialist,
ter received a few days ago by at
torney F. E. Smith, Mr. Shea stated
that he was feeling fine and would
soon resume his duties as pondman
at the Potlatch Lumber Company's
mill In Elk River.
recovery
home In a few days.
treatment, and later to
In a let
Ben Bush, State Land Appraiser. !
Henry Turrish, of the Western |
Land Co., Duluth, and J. A. Ryan of
Portland, Oregon, who were in 1
Orofino In connection with the saie
of state timber, last Friday, de
$50.750 FOR STATE TIMBER
parted on Sunday's morning pas
senger. Mr. Ryan was the success
ful bidder, purchasing 600 acres of
Section 16 Twp. 36 North. Rge. 5
for »50,750.00 This timber lies
along the proposed Greer-Bungalow
! high way and the amount realized
fvas effected, in a great measure.
by the prospects of easy transporta
tion to the railroad at Greer, over
; a well built road of easy grade.
The timber which is estimated to
| amount to about 28,000,000 feet
1 had an appraised value of about
| $39,000 and is some of the best
! white pine, fir and tamarack ln
! this section.
Gilbert Farmers Petition for
Special Good Road District
WANT NEW GRADE TO OROFINO AND HARD SURFACED ROADS
FHERE POSSIBLE—EFFORT TO RETAIN STATE APPRO
PRIATION ATFER MAY 1, IS NOT SUCCESSFUL
What seems to be a wiser move
than withdrawing fi.m Clearwater j
to
Elk
county and joining Lewis county,
is now being instituted by the free
holders of the Gilbert: section, Who
have petitioned the doard of county
commissioners asking for the crea
tion of a special gooa road district.
The purpose of the district will be
to improve the present roads and to ^
construct new roads, including a j
new 5 per cent grade running thru ! a *
the district to Oroflno, and to hard-1
within to
surface all roads
the district.
possible
Under this program
■ ilbert section
on
the farmers of the
will have the sole anu complete con
trol of the expenditure of their own
money and can construct what
roads they want and need.
Some forty-five .esident free
holders of the Gilbert section signed
the petition, dated March 17th, j
asking the commissioners to create !
the special district, which will con
sist of approximately 18,000 acres
and have an assessed valuation of
about »300,000.
the petition by the board is expect
ed to take place at 3 o'clock on
April 12th, when the regular quar
terly meeting of the commissioners
will be in session.
of
The hearing of
on
It
of
C. H. Ede. W. B. Kinne, S. M.
Snyder and Chas. Hall, the *two lat
ter being county commissioners, and
R. L. Ewing, district state highway
to Spokane last
engineer, went
Sunday morning in behalf of the
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FISHING SEASON WILL CLOSE
The season for trout fishing in
Idaho, with the exception of the
navigable streams, will close on
March 31 and remain closed for
! two months. Up to the present
| time there have been but few good
catches reported and those who love
1 the sport of angling are not expect
ing much good fishing before sum
mer.
Those who have made a study of
the situation are apprehensive for
the summer season except in the
larger streams of the upper Clear
water country,
extreme
It is explained that
ail
low water in
streams last summer made the fish
prey for kingfishers, fish
the
an easy
hawks, mink and other animals that
depend upon fishing for their food
supply at certain seasons of the
year. It is also suggested that many
fish were caught in the holes that
went dry during the early fall and
combination of the conditions is
responsible for the general deple
tion of the fish In many of the
a
smaller streams.
The restocking of the streams
will be commenced early this year
on a more extensive scale than ever
before attempted by the state de
partment of hatcheries.
State Game and Fish Warden A. R.
Johnson has been advised that the
first distribution of fish
made within the next few weeks
and the hatchery is prepared to
greatly increase the produetlon of
young trout over any previous sea
Appllcation for young trout
being filed
Johnson. Lewiston
Deputy
will be
son.
for planting are now
with Warden
Tribune.
SCHOOL REPORT
In the laHt 6-weekH exapiination,
the following students made the
highest average:
Mary Kalnsa, Senior, 95; Alice
Weinman, Junior, 94; Melvin Ful
ler, Sophomore, 94; Millie McCol
lum, Freshman, 97.
The following students made the
greatest advancement the past 6
weeks:
Mary Kalasa, Senior; Hilda Moss,
Arnold Soderberg, Juniors; Albert
Curtis and Lena Whitworth, Soph
omores; Lloyd Johnson and Bret
Aiken, Freshmen.
The Senior Class average was
90, the Freshman class average,
89; the Sophomore class average,
88 and the Freshman class average.
84.
The following averages were
made in the 7th grade Mrs. Pratt,
Tencher:
Arthur Lawrence, 97: Ruth Or
rutt, 96; Eva Hlbbeln. 95; James
Rogers, 94; Maurlne Houx, 94; Les
of
girl.
church
the
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farmers of the Gilbert section to
confer with W. J. Hall, commis
sioner of public works. In regard
to securing an extension running
thru Oroflno to Nezperce of the
Elk River highway and having the
same designated as a state high
All requests in this connec
way -
^ on were refused by Mr. Hall, who
j stated that state aid was impossible
! a * t ''* a time. However, Mr. Hall
designated the road from Ahsahka
to O rofino aH a state highway and
recommended that It be extended
urday—
Aim
Will
ber?
tic
son
Monday
"Is
on to connect with the Greer-Bun
galow project at Greer.
The Orofino delegation went to
:
the city with the idea of institut- J "A
ing a program whereby the $27.000
which has been appropriated
Clearwater county by the state and
j the »22,000 by the Federal gov
! ernment for the Lewis and Clark
highway, could be retained and
l n \ are
*
deliver
ened
are
subject.
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Christ."
tlonal
ing
the
which
tend.
study
have
on
8 ! cellent
used in securing a better grade out
of Orofino to the Gilbert section.
All efforts in this regard failed
and the »27,000 will be withdrawn
on May 1, unless the county starts
construction on the Lewis and Clark
highway, which Is not probable, as
It would require bonds to get suf
ficient funds for the work, it be
ing almost certain that bonds
would not carry 'as the money
would be derived from all sections
of the county and be spent on the
south side of the river.
lie Quimby, 93; Laura Webb, 93;
Rester Hansen, 92; Dora Meek 92
Mary Hudson, 92: Myrtle Lawrence
91; Janie Walsh,90: Gunelda Howe, [
88; Zelma Kauffman, 87; Carl |
Howe. 86: Carl HofStnan, 86. j
Eighth grade averages—Miss Fee-I
ney. Teacher.
Beatrice Chittenden, 93: Louie | CP
Soderberg, 98; Norman Brown, 96
Laura Stephenson, 96: Ida Will
oughby, 94: Augusta Trotzkey. 93
Jean Curtis, 92; Eva Chittenden,
92: Ellen O'Hara. 90; Willard John
son 92; Myrtle Rogers,. 91; Helen
Lindgren, 88; Edna Luttropp, 88;
Dorothy Mutch, 86; Gertrude Kalb,
88; Glen Dirrtm, 93; Eula Bryant,
88; Oda Bonner, 80; Loren Snyder,
78; Peter Blake. 75; Charlie Halle,
78; Jesse Smith, 70.
Sixth Grade—Della Loseth, Teach
stalled
cream
ous
give
our
be
play
ladies
er.
The following pupils have been
neither tardy nor absent for month
ending March 5, 1920.:
Raymond Bartlett, Leonard Han
son, Joe LaForest Loren Lomax,
John Oud, Francis Portfors, Lulu
Brown, Mildred Mutch, Charlotte
Hoffman.
tive
phans
The
VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETS
At a special meeting of the Vil- 15
lag«'.'Trustees held Tuesday evening, j ——
It was decided to improve the grade
on Johnson Avenue, between the
end of the paving and seventh
street, by putting this thoroughfare |
between those points, on the proper |
grade, so cement sidewalks can be j
No improvement district is
r
laid.
to be created for that portion of
the village, thus snving a considér
able expense for legal notices that
are necessary in the organization
of improvement districts,
were opened for the digging of a
trench, laying pipe and covering \
same between the pump house and j
the reservoir. Two bids were sub- !
mitted. D. J. Lundy offering to j
do the work for $200.00 and Mr
Stritzel agreeing to complete the
job for $175.00 Mr. Strltzel's bid
being the lowest, was accepted. ;
Petitions for the creation of two
other Improvement districts were |
not presented and matter was con
tinued until a later date.
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Bid*
AUCTION SALE
There will be an auction sale of '
farm Implements, household goods
and livestock at J. A. Carver's j
place, three quarters of mile north- j
west of Cavendish, at
Monday, April 5th
peon.
Or
Les
10 A. M. /
Free lunch at
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
You art' missing a real treat it
you have not been attending the
meetings no* in progress at the
Christian Church. Mr. Jope is a
Hear, forceful speaker with a thor
ough knowledge of the Bible. His
sermons are In harmony with the
great Bible truths never departing
from and making no apologies for
its teaching. He believes the Bible
to be the word of God. Mrs. Jope's
work among the children Is worthy
of the attendance of your boy or
girl. See that they ar& at the
church at 4 each afternoon.
Following are the subjects for
the week :
Friday—"Strange Things." Sat
urday— "The Change of Heart."
Sunday—Bible school at 10 a. m
Aim for this service Is 100 present.
Will you help us make this num
ber? 11 a. m. Preaching. Subject:
"Chumming with God." Christian
Endeavor at 6:30 p. m. Evangelis
tic Service. 7:45 Subject: "A Les
son from the Marriage Supper."
Monday —> "The Warrior King".
Tuesday, Chart lesson. Wednesday—
"Is There no Balm in Gilead?"
: Thursday—Chart sermon. Friday—
J "A Champion Knocked Out."
Don't miss a single service, they
n \ are all worth while.
W. W. Crabb, Pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH
* Next Sunday morning at the
Methodist church the pastor will
deliver the fourth in a series of
sermons on the fundamentals of
Christian belief, which have awak
ened an interest among those who
are interested in this important
subject. The topic will be: "Why
I believe In the Deity of Jesus
Christ."
tlonal meeting at 6:45. No preach
ing in the evening on account of
the revival at the Christian church,
which our people are Invited to at
tend. Prayer meeting and Bible
study Thursday at 7:30. W« will
have a fine program in the evening
on Easter Sunday, including an ex
8 ! cellent set of lantern slides, ordered
expressly for this occasion.
J. A.. Hoffman. Pastor.
Epworth League devo
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CREAMERY MAKING ICE CREAM j
The Orofino Creamery is now
Under Mr.
Weissenfluh's able management this
prepared to furnish customers with
and ice.
important Oroflno industry has in
stalled an up-to-date creamery, ice
cream and ice plant and a prosper
ous season Is anticipated. We will
endeavor, in next weeks Issue, to
give a detailed description of this
institution for the information of
our interested readers.
OLD MAIDS CONVENTION
The Old Maids' Convention will
be held here in the Rex Theatre on
Thursday, April 8th. It Is a funny
play and will be staged by the
ladies of the Rebekah Lodge, the
proceeds to go to furnish a room in
I
tive home for old people and or-1
phans of the Odd Fellows and Re
bekah lodges, which is now under
construction at Caldwell. Idaho.
The admission to the play will be
Vil- 15 and 25 cents,
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Saving Is Constructive
Saving something out of
what you earn means
stronger resolution, future
comfort, permanent satisfac
tion. happiness for the wife
and children, proper train
ing and education for the!
children, success for selfj
and Independence in old age]
—all these are governed by
the habit of saving or of
spending. A man's habits
in handling his income af
fect his life and the welfare
of his family, both now and
for the future; his children
are served or compelled to
suffer, because of these habits.
Start a constructive sys
tem of saving today-—one
dollar is all you need.
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For those who find it hard to save
we have these Liberty Bell Horn*
Banks where you can deposit your
small change at any time.
FIDELITY STATE BANK
OROFINO, IDAHO
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Memher American and Idaho Bankers Association.
BKNJ. R SCHMll). CASHIER
K. J. PIIÏLI.1PS. ASST. CASHIER
GEO. II. WATERMAN. PRESIDENT
DR. J. M. FAIRLY, VICE PRESIDENT
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Davis' Statement
to Republicans
GIVE TIME TO IMPOFvTANT
MATTERS OF STATE—NOT
BEGIN CAMPAIGN
Boise, March 22.—Governor Davis
has issued the following st tement.
relative to his candidacy for renom
ination:
"In making the statement tint I ex
pect again to be a candidate for
governor of Idaho it is wit'» abso
lutely no Intention u i ope. ing up
at this time a campaign ,'or the
nomination. It is done rather for
the purpose of informing mj friends
in the political party with .vhlch I
affiliate that the wishes of many
of them are being acceded to in
this action.
"Six months will ensue b fore the
conventions which will imlnate
the candidates for state office and
In that time matters of the most
supreme importance to Idaho and
her people will be before ue. In
these I hope to take a part and ex
pect to give my engerles to them
and not to a campaign for office.
Naturally It will accord me hut lit
tle time to give to political matters.
"If members of the republican
party In their state convention se
lect me I will stand squarely upon
the administration record. I have
had an opportunity to know with
out question that the business of
the state has been conducted care
fully and with a high degree of ef
ficiency by those placed in charge.
Let me make the positive statement
that our cabinet form of ;;overn
ment Is a living, virile succe-is. Let
me make the prediction that Idaho
will never change back to the worn
out, out-of-date system of th - past.
Our new ideas of state government
may improve and may enlarge but *
the principle of centralized respon
sibility will remain."
Governor Davis sent the follow
ing message to the republicans of
Idaho:
j
was a . g 'eater
"There
necessity for a united party and
unBe if| s h individual activity than
there , 8 today ln Idaho nnd , n
America.
tahlish ourselves on ground where
conservative, constructive thinkers
of other parties may find ln our
party the organization where true
Americanism thrives,
be harmonious action ln the elimi
nation of radical thought and of
hysteria and the only way to get
this is for men in every public po
sition and in every line of endeavor
to think for the general good.
"I believe our party represents
constructive thinking and that it
will bring into Its fold a great
many of independent voters who
never
We republicans must es
There must
in
I have in the past paid little atten
or-1 tion to partisan politics.
"My party and the people of Ida
ho have highly honored me and
may I express the hope, beyond all
things that my service to them has
been and will be in a degree the
proof of my appreciation."
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