The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-11-17
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

| One lrln has lost 1000 sheep in a
storm in the vicinity OF Kendrick.
The Idaho University football
team defeated the Washington State
college in the game at Moscow last
Friday. The score was to o.
| Another railroad to extend through
PayeJte Valley and Ontario. Ore, to
the Pacific Ocean, has been projected
at Boise.
Shoshone county has only two
prisoners in jail ut present. One is
woman and both are serving 30 day
sentences for robbery.
| What is reported to be the largest
X. OF =. lodge in the world was Or
ganized at Portland last Friday with
$40 members.
| A benefit ball at Hope, given by
the l. o. d. Il. and A. O. U. w. for
a destitute family. last week, was q
financial success. 8
The Odd Fellows at Cataldo gave
a very successful ball last Saturday
night. Over 200 persons were in at
tendance.
/
The following debating, team has
been selected by the University Of
Idaho to meet the University Of
Montana, at Helena on Dec. Is: G. A.
Montandon of St. Maries, Ollie Dar-
win of Boise and James Galloway OF
Weiser.
Dan Kowe, bridge carpenter on
the Idaho division, while working on
a steel bridge over Sand creek near
Standpoint, Monday, fell % feet on
1.-The rocks and timbers, narrowly es-
Gaping instant death. He sustained
a broken shoulder and other bruises.
He was sent to the hospital at Mis-.
soula.
The clerk and probate judge ol
Washington county refuse to .turr
their fees over to the county. Tht
county commissioners have rejected
a petition by the county attorney Il
compel them to turn in their fees
1t is expected the county attOrne.
will appeal to the supreme court.
f Business continues to be good II
the state land department. TIL
revenue for the last quarter amount
ed to the snug sum OF $04, ,008.ll, o
which amount the general schoo
fund receives S39. .55s.ll, while tn
common school fund is enriched
the tune Of $27, ,lS5 SO.
The five mill tax levy, which thre
counties in the state maintained wa
uuconstitutional, has been declare
by the supreme court as valid, an
mandates were issued to compel Shc
shone, Latah and Nez Perce countie
to extend tn state taxes on tn
several tax rolls as certified by tt
state auditor. The counties ha,
promptly complied.
The county commissioners Of Sh'
shone county met at Wallace, La
week and complied with the writ
mandate recently issued by the 81
premc court to compel the county
pay the $4,000, its share OF Il
state tax which was in controvers
The board complied with the wri
not by adding to the tax levy, but
changing the levy aud reducing. &
levy for county purposes.
Work ON the state insane asylu
buildings at Oroflno is delayed owl
to the inability of the small sawmi
to saw out the timbers fast enoug
The basement and first story Of
main structure are completed, a
Dr.. J. w. Givens, who is superl
tending the work personally, belie'
the building will be enclosed by
first OF January. It will require
month or six weeks after that beft
the building will be ready for use
Friday Of last week, Sheriff RI
ert Lansdon of Washington coun
arrested Ira Baird, fugitive fr
Justice, at Nautou, Alberta. Ba