The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-09-23

VI INTEREST TO DAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.
The wheat crop OF Idaho 10. the
present year Is estimated to be about
4.500,00o bushels.
The state normal school at Lewis
ton opened last week with an enroll
ment Of 30 percent over last year.
A. B. Hoag, founder OF the Priest
River Enterprise, has sold tho paper
to M. w. Mclean.
The strike at Occur d'Alene which
began last April, has been amicably
settled and work In the mill III the
Coeur d'Alene Lumber company has
been resumed.
The Rathdrum team was defeated
at Standpoint Sept. II, IN a game OF
baseball. The Standpoint team won
by a score Of so. tis admitted how
ever, that the Rathdrum team put 10,
"a pretty good game.
The new smelling plant construct.
by the Ladd Metals company at Lam
dorc, Idaho, In the Seven Devils cop
per district Of the Occur d'Alenes was
Installed last week. 1t is Of IS tons
daily capacity.
Il G. Shaver, editor Of the North
Idaho Star, has hecn appointed
deputy clerk Ut the United States
court for the northern distric. Of Ida
hn. He takes the place Cuzier whose
appointment was cancelled by clerk
A. L. Richardson.
The grand lodge Of the A. F. & A.
NJ, Of ldahn, completed its '37th an
nual session IT Boise last week It
will meet again in Boise on the
second Tuesday Of Sept. 1905. Al
bert w. Gurdun of Kendrick, was
elected most worshipful grand mas
ter.
Harry Watkins. national commit
treman OF the populists, has issued a
call for a peoples party mass c0nven-
Lion 10 he held at Boise, Sept. "a, for
the purpose Of putting up state
ticket and presidential ELECTORS to sup
port Watson and Tlbbles.
The democratic state executive
Committee has alled the vacancies on
The ticket by appointing Rev. b. +.
Clay Of Canyon county, nominee for
Congressman; A. A. Fraser of Ada,
attorney general; and Ashby Turner
of Boise, auditor. The Capital News
which has repudiated Dubois, was
ruled out Of the party by resolution.
D,ligent search in the court house,
at Grangeyille. Idaho county. has
failed for the past few weeks to un-
earth the registration hooks. The
democratic administration in that
county is being severely blamed for
having either lost, misplaced or des-
trnyed them.
Governor Morrison, by virtue Of the
authority given ia section $50, sub
division S, Of the revised statutes has
offered reward Of $500 for The apprc-
hension and conviction. within one
year, of the murderer of Ed Boully, q
prominent resident of Shoshone coun-
ty who was killed about Aug. 20 In
the St. Maries timber country, and
whose death Is connected with the
trouble over claim jumping.
G.. L. FitzsIrnmons, county treasurer
has filed suit for damages In the dis
trict court, as administrator OF the
estate Of job, McAlpine, against the
Continental Mining company. The
complaint alleges that John McA:-
pine was killed Oct. 5, 1908, by the
explosion OF dynamite. Damages In
the sum " s1999 are asked for the
aged father of the deceased. G. l..
Ileitmsn Is attorney for the plaintiff.
At 9 o'clock Thursday morning Of
hast week, the town Of Harrison was
aroused by the discovery that the
sawmill Of Russell & Pugb was on
Orc. The mill and the lumber were
destroyed. The loss is $4,000; in
surance $500. Twenty-Five men
were employed At the mill at month.
T. ra.ycM c. ucsr'y $1,000