The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-12-13
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO lDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

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A number of cases Of smallpox
have developed at Standpoint.
The Spokane International is pre-
pairing to move its shops from Sand
point to East Spokane.
The case of Harry Orchard was
called in the district court at Cald-
we'll last Saturday and continued for
the term.
Wood has dropped In price from
$3.50 to $3.50 cord 10 Latah and
NeZ Perce counties.
In close, keen, well-contested
debate at Moscow, Dec. 6, the Idaho
debate team defeated. by unanimous
vote 6f the judges, the representa-
tives OF Washington State college
from Pullman.
Angus Mcintosh, at Occur d'Alene,
has been bound over to the district
court in $500 bonds on the charge of
obtaining money under false pretense
L. A. Murphy accuses him of locating
him on timber claim in Stevens
county, Wash which was later
found to be practically Of no value.
Judge Bryan OF the seventh district
has passed up the liquor license law
enacted at the last session of the
legislature, Affirming case validity.
This law gives county commissioners
the right to refuse to grant license
II in their judgment it should not be
issued. The law was challenged In
Washington county, where 1t was
sought to compel the sheriff to issue
a license to man named Wall after
the commissioners had refused to
authorize 1t.
A bill has been introduced 10 the
national congress by Senator Borab,
granting the state Of Idaho an ad-
ditional $4,000 acres to aid the
soldiers home.
Senator w. f. Borah, in responce
to a telegram from Governor Gooding,
has returned from Washington. d.
c., to Boise to attend the Pettlbone
trial.
Newport Miner:-E. +. Grunert, or
Rathdrum, was Newport visitor
Wednesday, coming over the new
railroad. Rathdrum, Occur d'Alene
and other points south Of here are
much easier OF access since the new
road started business.
Druggists of Coeur d'Alene have
been violating the law by selling
LIQUOR without license, under the
impression that written order was
all that was necessary. County Al
torney Bolts declares they must no.
sell liquor except on the prescription
of a practicing physician.
Kootenal county's share OF I'M
states 10 percent ($l9,5sl.66) OF tn
revenue from national forests o
Idaho 10 1907, is $s5.0l. Bonne
county gets $s3.e4. All the othP
counties get several hundred eacn
Fremont leading with $22O7.46. In
amount was apportioned according
revenue from each county's reserves
A St. Maries dispatch says: In
last cleanup of the season was mao
at the rich placer mine OF the Iyso
Consolidated, and the largest amour
of coarse gold dust and nuggets ev'
taken from this property was carrie
down the river BY Manager Ere
Hayerland and his brother Carl la
Monday. No information has Oee
given out as to the amount OF u
last cleanup and little beyond u
fact that it was by far the largest
the history of the mine could
learned. One estimate from peop
from that region places the amou'
at something over $4,000, wnl
Others say it is much greater.
Louis Hoffman, 35 years old, vi
brought from Occur d'Aleue last Fl
day by Deputy Sheriff D. R. Ada'
and lodged 10 Jail. He was arrest
on the charge Of forgery; his hearl