The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-09-16
STATE and COUNTY NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

The Idaho Posten, a Scandinavia
paper, has made its appearance. 1
is published at Idaho Fails.
| Warden Perrin's m.nth'y report
filed with the secretary of tne stat.
In August, shows l45 conyicts in tht
penltentlary for the month, of which
two were discharged, which left IA:
September J..
After the changes made by The
state hoard of equalization, Nca
Perce county shows a valuation OF
81, 047, ,97l OF which Lewiston posses
ses $780, $50.
George Hedges, manager Of several
mining properties at Buffalo Hump,
SAYS the camp needs smelter and a
good wagon road, aud the state legis.
lature will be asked to appropriate
100000 for the road. 1t Will be
thirty miles long.
Two Finlanders on the Coeur d.
Alene river have been arrested by off,
GERS from Wallace, for killing fish
With dynamite. Some flsherma n
caught them at their nefarous work
and sect ~ the stream filed with dead
trout, had the offenders reported.
r. L. Cheney has retired from the
newspaper business. lie has sold the
Custer Pfospector plant to Clarence
E. Eddy who will move it to Roose--
velt, in the Thunder Mountain coun-
try, aud commence the publication of
the Thunder Mountain News
] The comptroller of the currency has
authorised the First National Bank
Of Montpelier, Idaho. to begin busi-
ness. The bank is capi talized at
$25, 900. The following is the list OF
officers. Tim Kinney, president;
E. A. Burrill, vice president; II. A.
Sullivan cashier.
On Thursday Of last week, the old
mining town or Warrens, 10 southern
Idaho was swept b, fire. The fire
started in a saloon and spread rapidly
to other buildings. About 40 build
ings were destroyed. The loss is esti.
mated at 100000.
The remnants Of the populist party
In Idaho intend to put up state
ticket. 1t is also believed that Ton
Watson, the presidential candidate
will tour the state and speak at Poca
tello, Boise, Weiscr, Moscow and Lew
istun.
Governor Morrison accompanied b!
Frank +. johnson, superintendent o
state roads, visited, Thunder Mount
ain recently and vas greatly lnpressC
with the magnitlcence Of that mining
district. The purpose of their visi
was to investigate the new wagol
road which has been about completed
into the district.
The suspense and exhansting wal
of hundreds Of homeseckers at tn
United States land office at Blackfoo
in Bannock county, was ended las
week when the Fort Hall 1ndial
reservation was thrown open for filing
A large number of the applicants ha'
been waiting in line constantly, nigh
aud day for two weeks. The lam
much of which is arid, was sold a
So SO per acre.
The village trustees of Blackfoot
, have ordered the arc street lights dis
continued, abolished the Office Of cit
attorney, and removed the old mar
> shall and appointed new one. Th
! light and water company refused t
S turn OF the lights. claiming the
t have a fve-Ye contract. On th
other hand the village claims tba
the only contract in existence is a
e ordinance and that the ordinance
e invalid for the reasons that the It'll
: does not contain any reference
( lights, that the clause referring
: To lights states no length OF tim
: that II ey were TO be furnished an
I that the record does not show thi
o the ordinance was passed by an ay
: and nay vote. The question WI
probably be settled In the courts.