The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-01-13

Ur lNlEhLOI III lDAnVANO.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.
The state prison board will hold no
further sessions until March 18th,
owing to the legislature being In scs.
sion.
| The Northwes tern Fruitgrowers
will meet in Boise Jan. 1918, In con-
junction with the Idaho State Horti-
cultural society.
Nez Perez county leads in the sale
OF school lands for the last two years,
500 acres having been sold for $76,-
4S4.
Ex Warden Perrin is out over the
state securing endorsements for reap
pointment under the incoming ad-
ministration.
Hon. Frank Martin and Hon wv.
e. Dorah OF Boise. have heen sum-
muned as witnesses In the SmoOt case
at Washington.
The presidential electors Of idaho
met at the capitol building at Boise,
| Monday, To cast the vote OF the state
of Idaho for president and vice presl-
dent of the United States. The
! electors consist of Il. w. Oliver OF
Grangeville, +. j. Hagenbarth of
Spencer. aud L w. Keefsr Of Black
| foot.
] A factory will he extracting rubber
from rabbit brush at Salida, Colorado,
by January lst next. Ii 1t should
prove success southern Idaho will
have another industry. There are
thousands Of acres Of the brush
through this section and the time
may be near at hand when factories
will be making rubber from it.
1t is understood that State Senator
M. Z. Lewis, of Latah county, will
introduce bill in the legislature
making it compulsory for al farmers
to kill the thistles on their own land
aud making it obligatory upon the
road supervisors to destroy them In
the public highways. Thistles are
becoming nuisance 10 the farmers
and bill declaring them a public
nuisance would be great help
Moscow Mirror.
The only lady Judge in the state Of
Idaho is at Yellow Jacket, Lemhi
county She is justice of the peace
and wife and mother. She is a
typical noun ntaineer. can throw the
diamond hitch to perfection in pack.
ing and often goes into the noun
taiDs on hunting trips and is very
successful in killing both large and
small game. Her house is adorned
with many trophies Of her hunts.
The commercial clubs Of Moscow
and Lewiston, have passed resolutions
urging the legislature to take favor
able action on the request OF the
timber syndicates for an extention oi
time in which To remove their tim
her holdings from state lands. The
promises of railroad and sawmill and
other concessions, which they regard
as beneficial, Induced them to take
he actiol 1t is said, however, that
many citizens of both cities are OF
; posed To the proceedings of the COM
niercial clubs.
There is probability that some
!, thing will be done in the legislature
this winter, for assuring the scho0
. teachers Of Idaho prompt paymen
ior their services. 1t is the rule un
: der the state law, IN force at tn
present time, that an trdcr for
I warrant he issued To teachers fo
5 their services. Ii there are funds II
S the treasury Of the district a warran
e is issued by the county auditor, ol
q presentation Of the order. II ther
= are no funds the auditor IS not al
+ lowed to issue warrant. AS q re
Q suit the teacher must either wait o
sell his order for warrant, il he can
and as it does not draw interest,
can be sold, II at all. at a heavy dis
count. Sume members Of the legis