The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-06-16
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOAys.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Il ID
Henry IIeitfeld, former U. S. scna.
tor from Idaho, has been elected
mayor OF Lewiston.
+. V. Bentley was arrested at
Weiser last week by Sheriff Lansdon
for peddling toilet articles without
a license. He was fined $50.
Funeral services were held ut st.
Maries, Monday of last. week. over
the remains OF Elodie Nevin, the 5
year old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Nevin. The child was one Of
those reported to have diphtheria.
The sale of the old Fort Sher-
man site at Occur d'Alene last week
occupied three days. or the 900 acres
offered, s43 were sold. The apprais-
ed value was over $4,000 aud the
amount brought was $6l 500.
A report, of II. l.. Chamberlain,
commandant Of the Soldiers Home
for May, shows average number Of
inmates for the month Is 81. Total
cost of maintenance for the month
was $2l19.67. There was one death,
10 Ill, four discharged and 80 on fur.
lough during the month. Total
number enrolled June | was l23.
Mrs. Belle IIigbee Of Cataldo has
begun suit in the district court for
So, 900 damages from the Cameron
Lumber company, for injury to her
health by arrest and subsequent in
generation In the county jail in 1902
due to alleged malicious prosecution
by the lumber company. The case is
similar to that Of j. II. Van Keuren
in which the jury recently awarded
Mr.. Van keuren $1,000 from the
Cameron Lumber company for caus-
ing the death of his son., Arcgo.
Judge Beatty, in the United States
court at Boise, has denied motion
for restraining order in the case Of
the o. r.. & N. r.. X. Co., VS.. A. A.
Crane, ct al. The complainant built
a wharf at Harrison on Lake Occur
d'Alene, near its right of way. The
defendant claimed to own the ground
and threatened to destroy complain
ants building. A restraining order
was asked for, and the case was
argued at Boise in the federal court
last week. Lester S. Wilson of Spo-
kane appeared for complainant and
G. w. Beale of Wallace for defen--
dant.
Frank G. Ramsey, formerly United
States marshal for Idaho. being sue
ceeded by Marshal Rounds nearly two
years ago, was sued in the United
States court at Boise by District At
torney n. NJ. Ruick, acting in the
name OF and on behalf Of the federal
government, for the sum of S688 II, i,
which IT is alleged Ramsey received
officially during his term OF office and
has never accounted for. The Uni
ted States Fidelity IS Guaranty COM
pany, which furnished Ramsey's bond
is made party defendant in the
action. Judgment was entered
against the defendants for the
amount with 6 per cent interest.
Ramsey Is said to have kept the
money on disallowed bills.
The adjutant general Of the state
sent back the muster roll Of the pro-
posed new military company that was
to be organized in Grangevllle. 1t
seems that the state law makes 20
years the minimum age OF all metii-
Ders of the national guard, and sever
al OF the boys gave their ages as Is
and 10 years. These names were
stricken out of the original muster.
A new muster roll has been prepared
with the required number so, and 1t
is to be forwarded at once. The
equipment for the company is ready
at Boise, and can be forwarded at
once, as soon as the company Is legal
ly organized.
United States Deputy Marshal
Captain Schattner took into Moscow
last week, Louis Basil, half breed
Indian from the Occur d'Alene reser-
vatioh. Basil was charged with intro