The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-12-02
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO lDAHoANs.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

GVCHtS anu AuuuStIldl Progress
Of the Week.
Free mail delivery for the town of
Wallace has been postponed until
February lst.
Idaho has been awarded seven
medals in the educational exhibit at
the worlds fair.
The people of Boise county, by
their votes have decided not to move
the county seat from Idaho City to
Horseshoe Bend.
In Fremont county the proposition
to issue $50, 900 in bonds for the pur-
poss of building new court house
Was defeated oy u vote OF about to
/.
Idaho county proposes to fight for
the ownership OF the strip OF land
comprising the Seven Devils Mining
section. The title is in dispute he
tween Washington and Idaho coun-
ties.
Chas. B. Jackson, shcepherdcr,
came to his death near Pdyctle, Nov.
goth, as the result OF drinking a
quantity Of orchard spray, having
| mistaken it for water. lie was found
about two miles from Payettc lying
by the roadside in the agonies Of
death. by man named Davis.
| The schools of Washington county
are all in session, excepting three or
four for which it has been impossible
to get teachers. Some of the vacan-
cies were caused by resignation of
teachers after they had promised to
take the schools. But there is a
great scarcity of teachers over the
entire state. This fall there was an
exodus of about ten teachers from
, Washington county to the normals.
4 Welser, during the rast season,
shipped grand total Of 578 cars Of
stock, including sheep, horses, cattle
ard hogs, Of which 80 per cent have
been sheep or about 100000 head.
In 1903 there were 40l cars shipped
and so per cent were sheep. There
will probably be % more cars Of sheep
sent out this season.
II Caldwell IS the only town in Idaho
that has central heating station.
, No less than fifteen business houses
, and residences of Caldwell are heated
. 10y steam from the power house. We
have elegant homes in Caldwell which
are ten blocks from the source of heat
and are kept comfortable. Caldwell
News.
The state trcasurer's report show,
a S7l7,775.34 received FROM predecessor
and from other sources up to Septem
e Der 30, $2,l56, $3.50. Total dis
= bursements for the same period
: s., ,668,SI307. Nearly million 0
the disbursements arc loans made Oh
farms or school or municipal bonds
The amount OF money on hand Sep
! tember 30, 1904, was s205, 3l,S6.
IS Articles OF incorporation of tn
It Colorado, Wyoming & Idaho Railioa
ii company, were liled at Denver, Colo,
If Nov. is, with capital stock at $40,
Il 600, 600. 1t is backed by Chicago an
}. New England capitalists and purpos
;. es building a railroad from Denver t
+; Boise, Idaho, a distance of about 50
u miles.
a' Some time ago Warden Perrin
the Idaho pcnitentiary, discharge
1y the clerk and guard for pcculatio
0, and insubordination. His charg'
le we're Investigated by the state prlso
L, board and not sustained aud be W;
lg requested to rcinstate the displacf
ut appointees. He refused, and wi
1t supported by Governor Morrison
h. But during the governors absence
i'd majority OF the prison board remove
,r. Perrin and appointed u. w. Ackle
at warden. Last week when Ackl'
in went to assume the duties OF his otfi
Warden Perrin ordered him OIL Il
premises with a revolver. Ackley
NOW seeking possession by legal pr