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


IW INTEREST TO IDAHOANS
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.
The town of Gem Is to he rebuilt
at once although not all of the burnt
| district will rise from the ashes fol
the present.
Lyman +. Markham, Of Laclede,
for "a years resident of Kootenai
county. has moved to Spokane for
perms nent location.
Harry Dougherty convict in the
state prison at Boise escaped from
that institution on monday of last
week, and despite vigilant search by
Warden Perrin and others, has not
been found.
The town of Wallace, county seat
of ShOsh0nc, was visited by the post
office inspector, j. II. Fullenwider,
last week, and it is expected that
within two months free delivery
service with two carriers will be es--
tablished in the place.
L. A. Turly, of the class of 1909 Of
the University of Idaho, has received
a scholarship at Harvard University.
He will go there this fall and take an
advanced course in zoology. This Is
the first Harvard scholarship to be
awarded to any Idaho student.
The city physician Of Boise, after
thorough investigation, is satisfied
that the forty. one cases Of typhoid
fever which recently broke out In the
city were caused by using water from
the Boise river which had become
taminated for short time in some
manner.
The citizens of Boise are agltating
! the idea of planning to have a strong
delegation sent to the meeting Of the
American Mining congress at El Paso,
Texas, next November, with view
of getting Boise chosen for the next
meeting place,
The Occur d'Alene mines employ
! $500 men with monthly payroll Of
least 1925, 900. The producing mines
send to the smelters over $1,000, 900
IN silver and lead ores each month.
This is the best record, both in pro.
duction and number Of employees, in
the history of the district.
The report Of State Treasures II,
N. Coffin for the month ending Aug.
ust 81, shows d cash balance on hand
Of 1925. .472 A. This is divided
among forty-nine funds the largest OF
which are the common school fund
$25. .932.41; State improvement fund
$2S, S,97486: University school o
science, $50, 1885; Charitable insti
tutions, $i2,O79.74; Weiser bridge
$l6.595; wagon road, $l5, 1924
The drst grand conclaye of th'
Knights Templars Of Idaho was hel(
in Boise, August 81. The five com
manderles in the state, namely, a
Pocatello, Wallace, Lewiston, Boise
and Moscow, were represented
Officers were elected. James A. Pin
ney of BOISE was chosen eminen
grand commander.
Civil service examination Will b
held in Boise and Moscow, Septembe
20, for the position of copperplat
map engraver, constable in the India
service and assistant superintendent
|, in the quartermaster's department a
large. The salary for the first pos
tion IS $500 to 5000 per annum; tn
second. s72o; and the third, 5000 t
$1,000,
A new lodge OF the l. o. 0. +. wa
instituted at Alpha, Boise count,
September s. Authority has bee
granted by the grand master for th
installation of a new lodge at Russo
Shosnone county. The question
, the place for holding the grand lode
meeting In October has been defnite
fixed at Nampa serving notice on II
;. grand lodge officers that 1t would tai
!, care OF the delegates in a msnn'
never before known in the history
. Odd Fellowship in Idaho.