The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1906-10-05
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

The mining companies Of Shoshone
county will pay total Of $3.50, 1925
in taxes for this year.
The village Of Post Falls has voted
$4,000 bonds to buy and improve the
water works.
The Idaho supreme court convened
at Lewiston Monday. There are %
cases on the docket and the term will
last about two weeks.
Stone from the Tablerock Quarries
near Boise is to be used In construct
ing the foundation OF the new Uni
versity building at Moscow.
An alarming shortage Of water is
reported from the Occur d'Alenes, the
mining companies being hampered in
their work.
A dispatch from Idaho Falls states
that the republican convention Of
Bingham county met there, Sept. 26,
and amid complete harmony nomi-
mated an entire ticket. Senator Hey
burn delivered an address,.
A fire, believed to have been of
incendiary origin, destroyed the
greater part of the town of Oroflno
last week. The loss Is about $75, 900
with less than $40. 900 insurance
Elk Senator ] f. Yost, formerly Of
this county, but now of Moscow, was
in Post Falls last week looking after
property interests.
In speech at Lewiston, Oct. J.
w. e. Borah, republican candidate for
U. S. senator, denied Senator Dubois
accusation that he was attorney for
the sugar trust in Idaho.
Joe Childs Of Pend d'Oreille lake is
reported to be about to build saw
mill near Lakeview on his land on
Cedar creek, to have capacity OF
about 20. 900 feet day.
The Weyerhaeuser Lumber COM
pany is contemplating erecting a
large mill at Sanders beach. Lake
Occur d'Alene. The company claims
to have enough timber adjoining the
site to keep large mill running for
20 years.
A bold iajlbreak o,:cured at Lewis
ton, Sunday, three prisoners escaping
The break was engineered by FRANK
Mitchell, held on the charge on mul-
der. The jailor was overpowered apo
bound and gagged One of the prison
ers returned to the Jail.
The preliminary hearing of Steve
Adams accused of numbering FREQ
Tyler in the St. Joe country IN lso4
was concluded at Wallace last weeI
aud resulted in binding Adams owe
to the district court.
BY quick work, Judge Dooiey D
Hope, last week captured TWO met
who had held up Edward Ryan a
Cabinet. The alleged holdups ar
Thomas O'Malley and James O,Shau
ghnessy. They waived examination
and were bound over to the dlstrlc
court at Rathdrum. They we're re
ceived at the county Jail Friday.
Some time ago Bloomer McFarre'
OF Coeur d'Alene fell into the clutche
of the law and was fined, includ'h
costs, about $50. He refused to pa
until ordered taken to Rathdru"
and there he paid, giving a check .
bank. 1t is now claimed he at ono
went to the bank and stopped pay
ment. The bank has notified C"un'
Attornp, E r. Whilla the en- Z
would not he honored. New les'
papers have been gotten out.
Avery G. Moore Of Weiser' VINO
making republican speeches thruo.
Idaho, began his itinerary 10 ha'l
drum last night. He will speak
Post Falls tonight. On the 6tn
will speak at Athol where Messrs
G. Epbers and Jos. P. Fa'lon VIII d
SO deliver addresses. The resi- ol NJ
Moore's itinerary in this county II
follows: Sand point, Oct. 8; bonne
Ferry, Oct. ., and Priest RIVER oc
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