The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-04-07
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANs.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

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Of the Week.
Trout fishing Is reported excellent
in the headwaters Of the st. Joe
river. One angler caught 200 trout
in one day.
Two counterfeiters nave been cap
tured at Minidoka. They were in
the act OF making bogus gold pieces
OF the denomination of $40 and $40.
A third man had taken the alarm
and fled.
Judge j. w. Huston who was once
United States district attorney for
the territory of Idaho, and judge
OF the Idaho supreme court from
1890 TO 1900, died Sunday at Boise.
He was 72 years OF age.
The Idaho wagon road commission
at the meeting in Boise. Monday. de-
cided tnat no proposed highway
would be built BY the state unless
interested people paid half Of the
cost.
The supreme court, in an opinion
handed down In Lewiston, orders "A
new trial for Ren Vain and Frank
Turner, who were sent to the peni.
tantiary for seven years each under a
charge OF holding up and robbing
James MorrIsey on January "a, 1904.
The extreme length OF idaho north
aud south is 4ST miles. The state Is
twelfthsin size Of the political diyis-
ions OF the union. Three railroads
cross the state, two at the extreme
! north and one at the extreme south.
ern portion Of the commonwealth.
| Louis Stuye Of Harrison, has sold
his property there and moved to New
Plymouth to engage in farming. The
/ L. o. r. NJ. aud X. O. T.. NJ, il
! which he was a hard worker, rendered
him joint farewell reception last
Saturday evening.
I! Discoveries Of placer claims have
/, caused great excitement on the Snake
river near Parma. Unlike the geper.
al Snake river gold which is fnc and
hard to save. the new claims bcal
coarse gold found at bedrock. Ont
discoycrer refuses $4,000 for hi.
| claim. aa
Plans were perfected last week II
Salt Lake city for the establishment
OF q government experiment farm
near Twin Falls. Eighty acres have
been secured and will be divided init
eight le-acre tracts for the difIeren
kinds of farming with irrigation
The irrigation company will ALLOW
the government water free Of charge
| ID. e. Corbin has secured 25 acre
In Spokane for terminals for the Spo
kane International railroad. Th
terminals and yards will be on th'
north side of the river between tn
business portion Of the city and tn
terminals OF the o. II. 81 n. Grad
ing work will be commenced on th
rorth end OF the line by April Is.
Governor Goodiug has decided I
appoint 4. l.. Liggett OF Wallace in
surance commissioners and state &C
countant. The commission will b
issued In few days. Mr.. Liggett
recommended as an experienced in
surance man and an expert accoun,
ant. lie secured the requisite politi
cal indersement in his county an
his appointment. was also asked ia
by leading business interests OF Wal
lace. Mr.. Liggett was for five year
with the Occur d'Alene Hardwar
company.
Trouble has arisen between Shr
sh0ne and Eez Perce county over th
assessed valuation of that piece Q
Shoshone which was segregated froi
that county and annexed to Ne
Perce by vote at the last election
The accountants appointed by tn
two counties to adjust the matter
disagreed upon the assessment OF tn
Clearwater Timber company. Th
matter has been submitted TO tn
supreme court on u writ Of mandat
asked by Shosh0ne to compel NJ
Percc to accept the formers asses