The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-05-26
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Of the Week.
The Idaho university won the
track meet at Walla Walla, May 10,
defeating Whitman college by score
Of 81 to So. liifFA 9.ii a5
A. Holm has entered claim
against the city OF Moscow for $500
damages for broken arm sustained
by failing on defective sidewalk.
Geo. N. lift Of Pcatello, has quail :
fed as U. s. consul to Chatham,
Ont, and willassume charge Of that
post September J.. Mr.. lit Is editor
OF the Pocatello Tribune, one of the
leading republican dallies OF Idaho. 7
A company Of the national guard
Is being organized at Grangevllie.
The required number have been Sc.
cured. There will he three veterans
"f the Philippine war, In the COM
pany. .slB e ftstVs
Fourteen students will be gradu--
ated from the University OF Idaho
this year. Five are young ladies.
Seven will 80 out with the degree Of
Bachelor Of Arts and seven with
engineers degrees.
The director Of the census has been
making an estimate Of the population
of the country. He makes the t0ta.
at this time 82,5lS, ,O2O, an increase
of 6,2l4,633 over 1900. Idaho Is
credited with 1885, ,392, against 19l,
600 10 1900. tIiag ia
A drum corps has been organized
at BOISE by G. 0. Breach, under au--
thority OF the officers Of the state
militia. It will be equipped with
instruments and uniforms by the
state, and will be connected with the
p HFttttF {.fIg 54s.l- e
militia.
Judge James H. Beatty, who Is the
only United States judge Idaho ever
had, having been appointed in 1891,
Is being boomed BY the Lewiston
Tribune, for United States senator to
succeed Senator Dubois. Judge
Beatty is republican. Owing TO
his official position he will not dis
cuss the question.
After thirty years spent In personal
attention to the sheep business, dur
ing whicn time he has risen from
poverty TO affiuence, accumulating
one Of the largest, II not the very
largest, fortunes 10 the state of Idaho,
Robert Noble Is about to retire from
the business OF raising wool and de-
vote his entire attention to other
matters OF business. rs atigi
s
Secretary L. w. Smith, of the Ida.
no Pharmacy board, is very busy in
his Office at Boise looking after the
registration Of druggists al over the
state. The limitof time given by
the board is July 7th. Those who
defer registration until after that
date will be subject to an examina-
tion before the board according tc
the provisions OF the law.
President Roosevelt has written t.
Seuator Hepburn concerning his de-
termination to form seven new forest
reserves In Idaho, and telling The
senator very plainly that he could
not consider his objections for II they
were sustained he said 1t would BIZ
subversiye OF the best interests of ths
state, not only now, but in the future
He states in the letter that he In
tends to stand by the forestry bureau
and carry out its recommendations,
regardless Of local opposition.
Lieutenant Colonel John McBirney
of the Idaho National Guard, inspect
or of small arms practice. has issued
a circular with the approval Of Adju4
tant General Vickers. Announcing q
| team OF l6 officers and members will
be selected from among those show
ing the highest scores to represent
the state 10 the national match to bt
held at Seagirt, N. j., on August %
Mileage and per diem will be allowed
as for soldiers OF the regular ariiiy 0
silnilcr rank. The Slatesii,ah.