The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-10-07
STATE and COUNTY NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOADS
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

A gas company with capital stock
OF 100000 has been organized at
Lewiston.
Mayor IIawlcy and Sheriff Agnew
Of Boise both deny that there Is open
gambling permitted in Boise as
charged by the Statesman.
Moscow and vicinity has had the
dryest summer In twenty years. The
forest fires 10 North Idaho have
broken all records for the destruction
Of timber.
1t is claimed that the population OF
Nampa Is 26i0, based on the school
census. which shows $50 children Of
school age. This Is an increase OF $50
childrcn over last year.
Judge Steele at Grangeyillc, Idaho
county, has sentenced Asa Newell to
30 years in the penltcntiary. Newell
who Is 20 years Of age, confessed IL
completely 10 the hold-up and shoot
Ing If q merchant nanied Keutcr at
Denver, Idaho.
| At the republican precinct caucus
held at Standpoint, Oct. l, Il. b. Mo-.
ris and George Il. Barker we're nomi-
mated for Justices OF the peace and +.
II. Moran for constable. iscGistra-
ton In the precinct Is already over
loo.
When the state legislature of Ida
no meets next winter a Till will be
presented asking for an appropriation
Of about $50, 900 with which to bniid
and equip a Metallurgical laboratory
building for the state university al
Moscow.
Chairman Brady OF the republican
state committee has appointed q
woman's auxiliary with Miss Mar
garet Roberts as chairman aud Mrs.
Mime b. Dunton as vice-chairtnan.
Mrs. Dunton will organize wom"n's re-
publicrn clubs throughout the state.
r Prof. Humphries OF E.dora, Iowa
D has been engaged as superintendent
Of the Idaho Reform School at St. An,
D thony, at a salary Of $1,000 a year and
@ all expenses. lie has had II years. ex
j. perience 10 such work. The schoo
4 Will be open in December.
c The populists OF Idaho placed {
: partial state ticket in the Geld las
) week. They nominated 4. w. Bart
s ley for governor, but Mr. BARLEY ha'
= ordered his name withdrawn. as b.
C avowed his Intention OF supportin,
g Roosevelt.
!, Much excitement has been occas
- ioned at Shoshonc by the discovery o
:, what appears to bs extensive beds q
meerschaum. The deposit was fount
by Joseph Montgomery and Gcorg
Deluc, and is said TO be mile lon
. and a quarter Of u mile in width
), From trenches along the bed 1t Is CT
:. timated that the deposit Is from Il
!, teen To 0fty feet 10 thickness.
At Last week the town OF Biackfoo
10 was Lerrorized by three desperadot
who attacked the section house. d.
manding money aud 0ring into
crowd of japanese labprers. Deput
- Sheriff 4. p. Sweet In attempting
In arrest one OF the robbers, was sht
,,s dead. Citizens gathered and shot an
r. slightly wounded and captured II
bc robbcr. The other two escaped in,
n. u thicket.
en- The historical Society OF Idaho =
Of oneers met In Boise last week. I'll
to organization. which met Sept. g
nd for the first time In six years IL TO l
rehabilitated and some changes 1nad
a The Zee of admission Is reduced fro
NJ. So to 81. and the annual dues fro
as S. to 81. Provision is made for az
rn mission to the society, of all tho
IN who cane to Idaho before 1876 il
ste I'd Of 1867 as heretofore, and Il
on date will be advanced year wi
ice each year that passes until the ye
In of 1885 when it will become static
las AIRY.
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