The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-10-21
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.


Idaho Falls is preparing for free
delivery OF mail.
Pocatello has q public school en-
rollment of 1915 which is ninty more
than last year.
Rricklayers are In great demand at
Kendrick and contractors are paying
$3.50 and 81 per day.
A fire at Southwick, Idaho, week
before last, destroyed the town. The
loss was $4,000 with $1,000 insur-
ance.
Last Thursday morning, Mary, the
wife of Morgan Knapp OF Rexburg,
hanged herself while under a tempor--
ary spell of insanity.
The citizens Of Nampa have dona-
ted site and will have u brewery
built at cost OF $4,000 with equip
ment custing about $40, 900.
Senator Hepburn has recommended
Cleveland G. Gee, OF Montpelier, a
cadet at West Point; and Edgar c.
Sheiiwarth, of Boise and Frank East
abrook, Of Nampa, as alternates.
The town Of Sugar City has started
out on tie ''dry town" plan. All lots
sold there are decided to the purchaser
with the stipulation that no intOxi
cants will ever he sold the premises.
Lewiston, with population of
6000, is believed to have the poorest
jals Of any city in the state. They
are unsafe and can accommodate but
few prisoners. The city Jail Is of
wood and has been repeatedly broken.
The secretary Of the interior has de-
cided the case of Toner VS.. Keating,
/ on appeal from the commissioner OF
! the general land Office, involving the
| Wardner townsite,
A man has gone into the poultry
business at Caldwell, and is shipping
!, to one hotel in Portland, chickens to
! the value Of $500 month. He, has
ordered Incubators In numbers snflic--
lent to enable him to hatch one thou
sand chickens per month.
The contract for carrying the mail
over the new route from Thunder
City to Roosevelt was let Thursday
by Robert Barclay of the railway maii
service, to Fred Barnes of Nampa
The contract calls f,r a tr-weekly
service and will be sublct.
The school population of Boise
school district increased 230 last year
the total now being 2ll8, from which
d population In the school district is
estimated at 95SS. This does not in
clude all of Boise but just the portion
included in the independent school
district.
| After having been at swords points
for some time over political rivalry,
j. l.. Mitchell and Sam Callison, two
uf the best known republicans In
Kendrick precinct, engaged in a
bloody combat 10 the office Of r. b.
West. Both were SO badly beaten up
after the encounter as to be almost
unrecognizable.
| The democratic party of Fremont
county at their convention held at
Rexbnrg, Oct. s, repudlated Dubois.
They endorsed the Lewiston plat
form, excepting the -polygamY
clause which they condemn "because
it does not declare against the crimes
of adultery, fornication and other
: kindred crimes"
Under the supervision OF the state
land department, 100000 acres Ol
land under the Twin Falls cana
system were opened for entry at Twit
Fails City on Thursday, October 20
The drawing commenced at noon on
that date under the direction of G. S
, Mcconnell, assistant chief clerk Of thu
department..
Werd comes from st. Louis from
, the Idaho representatives at the fail
. that the state has SO far been award
ed seven medals Ia the educational es
hiE::. aud twenty eight 10 agriculture.
, The mining display awards have no'
yet been announced