The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-07-21
STATE and COUNTY News
Items of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

The city of Boise claims a popula-
tlon of 49, 900 including South Boise.
At the last city election 33o8 votes
were cast.
Ed Roscoe, an employe Of the
Sprlngston Lumber company had his
left arm sawed off by coming ia con-
tact with the saw while he was saw
ing slabs, Monday. lie was taken to
Harrison for treatment.
Avery G. Moore, formerly a demo-
cratic member OF the state legislature
from Idaho county and who became
republican last year, has purchased
the Weiser World and will have
charge Of the editorial work. 1t will
be a republican paper.
phenominai strike OF tellurium
has been made in the White Rose
mine in Washington county, 100
miles from Wciser. A PECULIAR look
Ing ore was encountered while the
shaft was being cleaned. 1t was as
sayed and pronounced telurium car
rying 81, 200 to the ton.
A socialist orator at Mace, Idaho,
while in the midst OF violent and
incendiarv TRADE against the United
States government, It's citizens, SOL
ders and customs, July Is. was
drenched with water from a hose in
the hands Of crowd of miners, and
forced to cut short his infammatory
address.
!. General w. w. Blackmar, comman-
der in chief OF the Grand Army OF
the Republic, died at Boise July l6,
lhaving become suddenly i'll while
/ visiting Grand Army posts of the
| northwest. General Blaekmar's home
, was in Boston, Mass. He was GA
years of age.
Congressman Burton L. French is
advocating the taking of steps to pre-
serve the Idaho exhibit at the Port
: land fair, for permanent state ex-
hibit to he kept In the new state
house authorized by the last legisa.
ture. The cost of saving the exhibit,
e it is estimated, would be $4,000. The
9 exhibit is valued at $4,000.
The settlements is now in sight re-
garding the annexation of Nez Perce
county to Shoshone county in accord.
: ance to the recent decision of the SUI
!. preme court. The net result will be
good round sum, nearly $4,000
which will De paid by Nez Perez
county for the section Of ShoshOnt
which was annexed to Nez Perce b,
I the last election.
The steamer Bonita, on the St. Jo'
river, Monday afternoon, collidet
r with the Idaho and sank on the shore
:. The 100 passengers who were OF
e board were taken off safely. Th
e Idaho was coming down the river ant
e the Bonita was on the trip up to th
% head Ut navigation. The accideD
IS took place about three miles aboy
l. Chatco,ct bridge.
it Professor Beaty, Of Caldwell, ha
al been commissioned Music Commis
,e sioner for the Lewis and Clark Con-
,r mission in Portland, aud he has CON
!. ,.menced the work Of organizing
state band of the best musicians !
Idaho. AS nearly as possible th
band will represent every section {
y. the state. The nucleus for the stat
band will be the magnificent Gale
we'll band, which has been organize
IS, aud trained to its present efficienc
nd by Professor Beatty.
The meteor of unusual brilliauc
-. which fashed across the heavens
as little to 1.-THE east Of Rathdrum, abol
ny 10 o'clock at night, July 9Th, w
"a. also seen at y Moscow, at Sandpoir
sh =, and at Spokane. In the latter Gil
"a it was. seen to burst Into sevet
:, pieces over the Centeunial Mill
~ The body was very large aud luhiiI
~ Gus and had tail OF light.
crossed the heavens with such rapid
Is Is to be visible not more thau Il