The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1906-11-23
STATE anl COUNTY NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAH0ANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.
The socialists carried one precinct
in Nez Perce county.
T.. A. Smith, democratic candidate
FOR assessor Of Shoshone county, was
elected by six votes according to the
official canvass.
According to report from New
man, nckle ore has been discovered
in tunnel No. 3, Garfield bay, Lake
Pend d'Oreille. Some very rich
claims are said to exist in that dis
trict.
The plans Of Occur d'Alene TO bond
the town for SO. 900 to build sewer
system to empty into the Spokane
river will nndnnhtedlv ho opposp spd by
Spokane which depends upon the
river for it's water supply DR.. Gen
owav. Snnkane health officer. recon-
mpnds that Occur d'Alene and Post
Falls. huild semitic tanks.
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thren ,o"rs h's hnen ',r,o" in "aFtern
Sih.ri nj 10, few m r'h> past has
been working in the lumber camps
npar Sandpoint was brought to Rath-
drum for 80 davs for using profane
language on the streets.
Judge Nnryan. at Wallace has
sentenced VIM Hanna to ten wears
IN % nenitentiarv for shooting at
shnriff Sutherland He also sentenc-
"d Fay Greer to- one year for steal
ing over 500, and S f. Lambert to
six months for cutting a man na med
Johnson ON the arm with knife.
1t is interesting. in connection with
the Idaho county official canvass, that
the ballots from Thunder Mountain
were carried more than 1000 miles
before reaching the county courthouse.
They were shipped from Roosevel It to
Boise, then through Oregon and
Washington, and finally back into
Idaho to Grangeville.
A Wallace dispatch says: A. f.
Conner, representative elect ron
Shoshone county, has announced MS
candidacy for the speakership of th'
next legislature. He has the suppor
OF the home delegation and Of G. l.
Heitman, republican leader 10 Koot
enai, and claims the support of al
most a solid delegation frOm mort her'
counties and large following II
southern Idaho.
Last week George Fl. Jones, livln
at Newport. sued Kootenai count
and William .Vane for $4,000 dam
age for vacat;ng a county road leadln
to a wharf said to be owned by jones
1t was argued before Judge Beatty O
the United States district cour a
Moscow. Last Saturday Col mt
Attorney f. R::&"Whitla, who, VII
c. L. Heitman, appeared for the Or
fense, was notified that the court ha
decided against the plaintiff an
dismissed the case. This case ia
excited considera BILE interest through
out the county.
John Pretowich, Pole, uhdt
arrest for several weeks awaiting trii
on the charge OF assaulting Wililal
Gallagher at Garfield bay, Pend
Oreille lake, was given hearing la
Friday night by Justice Wheelan
Standpoint. When the charge WI
read to Pretowich he, in broke
language, told his story OF the assa vi
which was to the effect that Ga III
CHER came to the bay in an intoxica u
condition and stirred up trou pi
Pretowich then picked up a DO u
OF whisky which Gallagher droppt
and hit the old man over the he'
with 1t. Pretowich entered plea
guilty and was sentenced To the cou
ty jail for six months lie w
brought to the county seat by Sner
Doust. Gallagher was able to wa
to the courtroom, but is yet Feeble