The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1906-03-02
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

James McMullen, who has beer
working in Martin Piatt's camp or
Pack river, broke his leg recently by
being caught between two logs.
The delinquent tax sale to be held
at Moscow, April II, will be the first
sale Of the kind ever held in Latah
county. Property on which taxes
have not been paid since 1889 will be
| offered for sale.
Rudolph Wetter, who was convict
ed Of murder in the first degree at
Grangeville, Idaho, some time ago,
for the killing of two men named
Long and VAIN, has been sentenced
to be banged at the penitentiary at
Boise on April 20.
Another cand idate for the republi-
can nomination for congressman from
Idaho has appeared in the person OF
f. G. Davis OF Malad, southern Ida
no. Mr.. Davis is a graduate of West
Point military academy and but re-
Gently returned from service in the
Philippines.
Perry & johnson who have operated
a small portable mill in Cougar gulch
for several years past, are building a
new mill on Cougar creek. The ca
pacity Of the new mill will be 26, 900
per 10 hour run. About 1900, 900
feet of logs are on hand at and near
the site.
Recently Justice r. B. Norris at
Standpoint bound over to the district
court jim Baski, who was arrested
and charged with grand. larceny.
Bail was placed at $500. Baski is
charged with stealing from the
Northern Pacific station a trunk be-
longing to Mrs. d. Il. Parker.
George Johnson was arrested at
Laclede last week and was given a
jury trial On the charge of malicious
ly destroying some property at La
clede some time ago. He was found
guilty and fined $3.50. Being unable
to pay mp he was brought to Rath-
drum, where he will serve out the
sentence.
The county officials are investigat-
ing the suicide of an unknown man
at point seven miles from Bonners
Ferry on the new Corbin road. The
man, it is understood had been work
ing on the road He committed sui
eide by placing his head on stick of
dynamite and attaching Il fuse. His
head was blown TO atoms.
Fred Parker was bound over to the
district court recently by Justice
Walters at Standpoint on the charge
of grand larceny. Parker, it is
claimed, robbed +. NJ. Stone of $5
while the latter was asleep in the
Eagle hotel. Stone appeared against
the man and his evidence was very
strong. Parker was taken to Rath-
drum, where he will be tried at the
next term of court.
John Crane, hobo, was painfully
injured last Friday at Standpoint by
being squeezed between two cars at
the Great Northern station. lie was
| stealing ride. Crane was picked
up by county officials and shipped to
| Rathdrum where he will be under
the care of the county surgeon for a
few weeks.
The McGoldrick Lumber company
is daily shipping from 12 to IA cars
Of logs. This timber is towcd to the
Occur d'Alene & Spokane Electric
railway wharf from the McGoldrick
lumber camp on the east side Of the
Occur d'Alene lake and loaded by
steam hOisting machinery On cars
and shipped by steam power to the
company,s plant at Spokane. Owing
to the difficulties of driving the Spo-
kane river, particularly the danger of
damaging the timber at Post Falls,
shipping by rail is found cheaper and
more satisfactory than driving the
river fIom the lake to Spokane.