The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-08-04
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.
Moscow is reported to have yer,
poor fire protection, there being a
shortage of water and consequently
low pressure.
A quantity OF gambling perapher-
MALTA was seized by the city authori-
ties in Pocatello last week and burned
by order Of the justice court.
The county Of Latah has won the
X suit against the Potlatch Lumber
,lmpany, wherein tie company
Hght to escape the payment Of
bO0O taxes.
4 Two Great Northern cars ofa sup
lily train were ditcncd west Of Bon
1ers Ferry, July eth. Brakeman
otfit was slightly hurt.
I A Professor Barton Of Northport,
Wash, has been employed as princi-
III Of the Occur d'A!cne school for
be coming year.
] A fakir, giving the name Of Frank
Moods, was brought down from Bon
Iers Ferry last week to serve 60 days
b the county jail for the theft Of a
bair Of shoes.
A. i, HIT, state rurc food and
inspector and sealer Of
Weights and measures, is making Of
|icial visits To look after the enforce
|nent Of the pure food and standard
weights laws.
Farmers around Weiser are having
trouble over a scarcity Of water for
lrr CATION purposes. The Weiser riv-
er is very low. Farmers are doing
their best to save their gardens and
take care of the orchards.
N. M. Ruick Of Lewiston, district
U. S. attorney for Idaho, has chosen
Miles S. Johnson assistant u. s. at.
tGrney for Northern Idaho. Mr..
johnson entered upon his duties
August I. His salary is $1,000.
Forest fires in the Clearwater coun.
try got beyond control last week and
destroyed three sections Of fine tim.
Der up to July q and were still rag
ing. Over 30 men were lighting tht
flames on that day.
The body OF Francis Steele, tht
young man who was lost in ths
mountains last May while going tt
Thunder mountain to teach school
has been found. The remains were
found in Big creek where it is be
lieved he was drowned.
According to an Orofno dispatch
to the Lewiston Tribune, J. i. Yost,
formerly OF Standpoint, is looking
over the newspaper field there, with
a view Of taking over the Optimist
and becoming a citizen Of Nez Perct
county.
Fifty dollars reward will be pait
by Shoshonc county for the arrest anC
conviction Of any person starting ;
forest ire in the county. Such wa
the agreement reached last week at ;
meeting of the board OF county com
missioncrs. Notices will be posted
warning all persons to extinguisl
their camp fires when leaving camp
At the request Of the governor o
Idaho, Major Lorenzo p. Davidson
L. S. A., retired, with his consent,
detailed FOR duty with the organizes
militia of the state of Idaho for
period Of four years unless sooner re
lieved. and vii. report lr perao
accordingly to tae governor 81 ldah
at Boise. Major Davidson, while o.
duty, is entitled to the full pay an
allowances Of his grade.
The ordinance requiring the closin
Of saloons on Sunday and at mid
night. which was the issue in tn
last city election in Boise, Is still
bone of contention. The saloon me
have failed in their efforts to. induc
the city council to repeal the ordin
ance, aud have now raised a fund I
test its validity 10 the courts. The
have retained Ex-Mayor Hawley, VIII
signed the ordinance as mayor, t
hgEt the enactment for them.