The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-06-23
STATE and COUNTY NEWS,
Items of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.

Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.
! The salary OF the postmaster at
Boise has been Increased from $4,000 a
yea: to $4,000.
Mabel Bacon, l3.year-old girl Of
Boise, has been ordered sent to the
reform school by Probate Judge
Brown.
Governor Sooding has purchased a
lot in Boise, costing about $4,000. and
will erect a magnificent Sic, 200 resi-
1ence thereon.
The postmaster general has ordered
the post ONCE at Fcrrell, changed to
s;v. Joe, and VIM. l.. Gleason has
been appointed postmaster. The
postoffice is moved, in accordance
with this order, TO a point in bend
OF the st. Joe river about 80 rods
above its former location.
Prof. w. q. Cummings has been
dismissed as principal of the Occur
| d'Alene schools. He had entered in.
to x contract with the school board
from "June !, 1905 to June /, 1906,
under the direction of the board,
but went east without asking per-
mission from the board which holds
that he is as much under its direction
during vacation as during the school
term.
| Troop +, Third cavalry, stationed
at Boise barracks, has been ordered
to the Philippine islands. The oflici-
al order which came June 13 orders
Captain Tate to take his command to
San Francisco In time To sail from
that port November 80. The same
order assigned one troop Of the Four
tccnth cavalry, now ia the Philip
pines, to Boise barracks. The troop
will leave the islands October Is and
4 proceed direct to Boise.
;. The condemnation proceedings in
volying 104 acres Of land at Gro Fino
for the northern insane asylum have
been concluded. The appraisers fixed
the value of the tract at $2600 OF
about Sa5 an acre, AS there are ne
funds available Governor Gooding ad.
vanced the sum personally. He will
be reimbursed when the asylum bonds
are taken. The land was owned by
=, Louise Adams, an Indian girl. II
: was condemned under law author.
: izing that procedure when such land
is desired for state purposes.
Thanks to the efforts OF Sccrctar,
!, M. S. Parker Of the Idaho Stat,
Press association, a trip has beer
planned for the pencil pushers of th'
state, extending from boise to Port
land, Salem, San Francisco aud othe
points in California. A Pullman
q standard sleeper has been secured 70
!. $40. 1t leaves Boise on July I2tl
;, and the excursion will occupy abuu
three weeks. The editors will b
furnished free passes to PRACTICAL
x everything at the exposition. Onl
4 bona tide members Of the association
: will DC allowed to go Oh the excursion
DR.. John w. Givens, who for year
~ has been in charge uf the BlackfoO
u asylum, and who was recently re
d moved by the directors, has been sc
!, lected to take charge Of the Mort
Idaho Insane asylum, located at Orc
i an0. The selection was made by tn
" north Idaho board, which was recen,
- ly appointed. The members are: j
u }. Taylor Of OrOnnO, three years.
IT &. Rowton, Kooskia, two yeats. an
J. X. Bell, Genesee, one year. Thi
arrangement will, it Is SAID, result i
great saving TO the state. 1t
proposed to bring about ecUnOmy b
: using some Of the safest and mos
- able bodied patieuts at the BlackfoC
- asylum in construction and Otht
= work at OroHno. Twenty-Five p;
tients who came from the norttet
= part OF the state, mostly ,iieu, will |
= taken to OrofiuO about the middle. {
= July, together with three carloads (
equipment and some live stock,