The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-04-05
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Measles is prevalent at Wardner
and Kellogg.
The seven year old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Jameson died of
measles at their home south of Post
Falls, Mar. q.
Efforts are being made to organize
baseball team at St. Maries. 1t is
estimated that If the business men
can contribute $3.50 month a good
team can be maintained.
It is reported that the B. R. Lewis
Lumber company will appeal the case
tried last week wherein Peter Barrow
who sued for $4,000 damages was
awarded $6, 900 by the jury.
The St. Maries Gazette reports that
the road between there and Santa is
impossible for traffic, and mail is
carried over it by pack horses. The
county commissioners are expected to
consider improvement of the roads in
that district.
McKeen Morrow, of Boise, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Morrow is the
winner of the Rhodes scholarship at
Oxford for the coming year. Young
Morrow is but 10 years old. The
scholarship provides for a three years
course at Oxford with expense money
of $500 per year. McKeen will enter
next fall.
Last Friday b. Steunenberg OF
Caldwell died at the age of S3 years.
The late Mr.. Steunenberg was the
father of A. X. Steunenberg, who
died few weeks ago, and Of Frank
Steunenberg, the ex-governor who
was assassinated Dec. 80, 1905. IIe
was born in Holland but came t6
America when a young man. He was
veteran of the Mexican war.
The Hagerman gambler recently
fined 5000 and $l73 costs in the JUS
tce court, appealed the case to thu
district court at Shoshone. The dis
trict judge there as essed fine o.
$500 and costs against the Offender
who has now given notice of appea
to the state supreme court.
On April lst, Miss Chamberlain
state superintendent of public in
struction announced the appoint
ments on the text book commission
authorized at the recent session Of th'
legislature. The appoiutees are: G
Fl. Black, president of the Lewisto,
normal: D. G. Nelfert, principal Q
the st. Anthony schools; Mrs. Leal
M. Burnside, county superintendent
of Shoshone county; Miss Grace Loug
ran, county perintendent of Ban
mock county; J. A. BlOmquest o
Boise and Boyd Hamilton of Coeu
d'Alene.
1t has been discovered that OWN
to an oversight of the state legislature
confusion has arisen about the tim
of the next school election in Idaho
the difficulty affecting all but inde
pendent districts. The law fixing tn
time of holding the school election
was changed and the first Saturday /
April fixed as the time for holdin
them. Moreover the act containe
no emergency clause. and will, there
fore, not 70 into effect until May
Thus the new law does not come int
effect in time to make void the oil
law which fixed the election day !
June. Consequently, no school elec
ton can be held this year. If an
districts attempt to hold election
this year, all such will be held IL
valid according to an opinion of til
attorney general.
Professor French of Moscow
much interested in "The Summt
School of Agriculture" arrangement
for which have just been completed
This summer school will be held q
the University of Idaho In Moscow II
six weeks, from June Is to July 27 I
this year. There will be a number
six week courses in agriculture an
related subjects, including s.Farl
Management" aAnimal Husbandry,