The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-08-02
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items Of Interest Gathered From
Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
of the Week.

Edwin Crockett who was so severely
burned in the fire which DESTROYED
two lives and the Samuel Vesser
home on the prairie, July II, died 10
Occur d'Alene last Saturday.
Charles Peterson who escaped from
the penitentiary July 25, was recap
tured. Saturday, at a farm 60 miles
away to which he had walked.
Charles Peterson escaped from the
penitentiary July %, using kerosene
on the soles Of his shoes to throw the
dogs of his trail. He was serving a
two years. sentence for grand larceny
10 Bingham county.
Suit has been filed in the q. S.
circuit court by the Phoenix Lumber
company of Spokane, against the
regents of the University OF Idaho for
$4,000 for work done at the univer-
sity. The work was not satisfactory
and payment was refused.
The body Of a suicide was found
f ,atlng in Occur d'Alene lake one day
last week. A note book found with
it showed it TO be that Of Jim Collins
who had written on one page that he
was tired of life and so had fnished
his miserable existence. He was
drowned with another man while on
the lake, April Z.
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Welser Signal: Walter johnson,
the famous Weiser ball PLAYER who
broke the worlds pitching record BY
pitching IS consecutive innings with
out run being scored. against him
left for Washington, d. c., Monday
evening to join the national league.
A host Of friends we're at the depot to
bid johnson good-bye. Johnson Will
be an illustration of the kind Of tim
Der the west produces and there Is no
doubt about his ability to make good.
The right OF way for the Blackwell
road through Stevens county, Wash,
was purchased on TUESDAY,, total pf
SlS,9lO being paid out for it
The case of E. N. LaVeine, a law
yer of Occur d'Alene. against II r.
Elderkin for $50 alleged to be due for
legal services, recently decided In
favorof the defendant by Probate
Judge Mccall, has been appealed to
the district court.
The property valuations through
out Bonner county have been raised
by the board Of equalization. The
land Of the Humbird Lumber COM
pany In that county has been fixed al
% 20 per acre. The land consists of
10000 acres, mostly timber.
Articles Of Incorporation Of the
Utah Idaho Sugar company, the new
company which absorbs the three
sugar companies OF Utah and Idaho,
nave been filed with the secretary of
state and as corporation has an
authorized capital of $4,000, 900.
The filing Of the articles called for
fee of So, $50.
Henry Heyn of Occur d'Alene swore
TO complaint Tuesday charging Ray
ozark with assault and battery upon
MS son Raymond Heyn. Justice
a. biixt held a hearing at 2:15 p. m,
"nen II was ascertained that the de-
'ehdant was under Is years of age.
Inc justice turned the whole matter
over to the juvenile court at Rath
drum.
Robinson Montgomery Of the Ant
lers hotel ami Saloonkeeper William
Dosie were arraigned Tuesday at
standpoint before Judge Bandelin,
charged with violating The Sunday
'est law. Both men pleaded guilty
ana were fined $40 each, which was
paid. This Is the flrst case of the
k'nd occurring in Standpoint.