The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1906-06-22
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Ut the Week.
Thirteen applicants out of 90 passed
| the Latah county teachers eXamina
ton at Moscow, last week.
The Bonners Ferry school trustees
have employed the corps OF teachers
for the ensuing term. The board is
preparing to create an independent
school district.
A marriage license was issued in
Spokane, Saturday, to Isaac +. Her
riott and Rosa E. Kennedy of Clarks
Fork.
The National Editorial association,
which met at indianapolis last week,
elected Avery G. Moore, editor of the
Weiser World, Idaho, third vice
president.
e. S. Mcconnell, register of the
state land board, was removed by
vote Of tue board at BOISE, June IL,
for negligence to official duty and
spending too much time outside of
the office. Probate Judge M. /.
Church of Caldwell was appointed to
fill the vacancy.
State Pure Food Commissioner Hit
has condemded go cases of Goldfish at
Lewiston, representing seven different
brands; also, several brands of laking
powder and quantity OF butter that
was not labeled as required by law.
The Clearwater Fire Protective as
sociation was organized in Moscow,
June Z. The association has already
sent out IA men into the Clearwater
district. These men will do patrol
duty only. This number will be in
f.. creased to 35 as the dry season comes
on. These men will be under coupe
tent and experienced superlnJendents.
These patrols are employed jointly by
the corporations and the state, pro
rata, according to their holdings.
Irrigation projects costing more
than $50, 900, 900 are under construc-
, ton in Idaho. OF these the national
reclamation service enterprises will
| involve an expenditure of $l3, 900, 900,
| while the others are being carried on
| through private enterprise. The
| National Irrigation congress, which
meets at Boise September 3. will be
held in the midst Of the largest re-
clamdtion projects in the northwest.
Deputy State Game Warden M. Fl.
| Harbaugh of Lewiston has planted
| 1900 Oswego bass In Waha lake. The
bass were caught IN the Clearwater
river. During the last few years the
government has put 10000 Adiron-
dack trout in the lake, but they
have not thrived because they refused
to protect their spawn from the other
fish n the lake. Bass protect their
spawn.
The forest service has notified SEN
ator Dubois that the president will
probably issue pioclamatons by July
Is, creating the following: Hayden
Lake and Shoshone forest reserves in
Y northern Idaho to embrace practically
all the lands now withdrawn. He
also authorized an addition to the
Sawtooth reserve, including the head
waters Of Wood river People of
Ketchum and HALEY are petitioning
for the immediate creation of this
addition TO the reserve, to stop pollu-
ton of their water supply.
United States District Attorney n
NJ. Ruick has Investigated the matter
called to his attention by the presi.
, dent of the Federal Labor Union oi
Boise, that contractors on the Boise.
Payette irrigation project are COM
pelllng their laborers to work II
: hours per day instead of eight hour.
in direct violation of the law commons
ly known as the "eight hour" law
: Mr.. Ruick says that his Investigations
reveal that the charge made is un
doubtedly true and that he has taker
steps to inform the contractors tina
unless the ''eight hour" law is from
this time on complied with arrest