The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-09-02
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.
The corn crop ia the Genesce dist
rict Of Latah county is annually be-
coming more important.
The University of Idaho at Mos
COW will open on Sept. IL for the
registration, and class work will be-
gin Sept. Is.
The town of Mohler Is much con-
cerned over an inadequate water
supply and the establishment Of a
better system is being considered.
Lee Jester, farmer near Moscow,
recently threshed over 1900 bushels
of wheat from 20 acres. The small
est yield was six bushels, or 4SS
from so acres near Troy.
W. Van Iorns, state game warden
of Idaho, who is i'll with the appcndi-
| ctis at the Portland, Ore, sanitari.
UNI, is reported as on the road to
rapid recovery. A successful opera
ton has been performed.
The Utah Portland Cement COM
pany have submitted the lowest Offer
for furnishing IA, 900 barrels of ce-
ment for the government reservoir at
! Minidoka His bid was $41, 300, ST.
$40 lower than the highest of three
bids submitted.
An old man named Boucher, aged
80, committed suicide at Meadows,
near Weiser, by shooting himself
while In Il of dependency due to
the loss of some money. He was a
rancher and had $3.50 to buy supplies,
but was seen with suspicious look
ing stranger who is believed to have
robbed him.
| The constitutionality of the Idaho
game law was sustained by Judge
Morgan in decision against G. l..
White, who was arrested several
weeks ago on charge of 0shing with
out license. White was convicted
in probate court and appealed. Judge
Morgan had the case under advise
ment for two months.
According to a recent estimate,
there are 362 flour mills, with a
combined capacity of 63, 8S5 barrels
per day, on the Pacific coast. OF
this number of mills, Oregon is cred
itcd with 1871: California, 80; Wash
ington, 6S; Idaho, 4S; Montana. IA;
Nevada, 6; and British Columbia, 6.
The books and the accounts OF the
Idaho penitentiary are being exported
In the investigation the chief clerk
@. b. Kelly, was suspended, having
been found short In his accounts
Numerous cases were found where
money sent to the prisoners had moi
been turned over to them by the clerk
The clerk, however, plead neglience
, and on demand of Warden Perrin
handed over money orders and casf
+ covering all shortages.
The national land Office has issued |
, statement of entries, selections ant
filings made, the area disposed of
and total cash receipts arising from
. the sale of public lands, fees an
commissions collected off lands dis
posed Of otherwise than for cash dur
ing the fiscal year brought to an EN-
June 80, The total amount receives
| was So, 100, ,S93; the total area dis
posed of, Is. 25S;s92 acres, represent
D ing 172, 1927 entries in all. Idaho
s credited with 0O65 entries, represent
= ing S55, ,754 acres, valued at $63S, CSC
Il Announcement is made that +. L
i: Gooding will open the republIca
: campaign at Council. lie vii, dellve
e his first campaign address at tina
v point, and will make direct for Idah
!. county. He will go from there
Meadows and will make trip dow
e the Salmon river and to Grangevi:l
d BY the time the county convention
q held Sept. 1. Mr.. Gooding wisbt
It that the people know exactly how b
stands on the two-mile limit law
there may be some misunderstanding
of that question 10 the northern cou'
d ties. He intends to devote some tin
l. to the northern counties.