The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-05-03
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Of the Week.
Matt Wiken, aged As, died of
typhoid fever at Occur d'Alcne last
Saturday evening.
Miss Nina Zeigler, 10 years Of age,
died in Moscow, Monday morning, Of
spinal meningitis.
Last Friday at Moscow the Uni
versity of Idaho defeated the Univer-
sity OF Oregon at baseball, 8 tol.
Judge w. w. Woods of the district
court sentenced Harry Mallon, alias
Dugan, to 2 years in the penitcntiary
for box car rustling IN Shoshone.
AT Standpoint. April 20, proposed
issue OF SIC, 900 to complete the new
schOolhouse there was voted down.
Another election will be held.
A laborer In the timber camps on
Pack river, named f. w. O'Rrien has
received word that an uncle has died
In Australia and left him a legacy OF
100000.
Roy Warner, aged 90. died OF men,
ingitis at Coeur d'Alene, Monday.
lie was nephew of NJ. ID. Freden-
burg, republican candidate for p.o-
bate Judge last fall.
1t is reported that the panel for the
trial jury to try the land fraud and
conspiracy cases at Moscow this
month, has been drawn, but that the
names are being kept secret.
VIM. Quinn. was shot and mortally
wounded in saloon at Wallace April
25, by Jailer c. G Hicks. The men
were apparently the best Of lends
but Hicks suddenly took offence at
something Quinn said 10 him.
The State Trust & Investment
company has secured 500 acre; In
township 81, range 4 west, for
townsite on the International railroad
between Hayden lake and Squaw bay
and seven miles east of Rathdrum.
The new town is to be called Wood
willie.
Children going to school through
the woods north of Kootenai, last
week, found the dead body of a man
identified as George Fondatus a
Greek laborer who disappeared on
April l3. Evidence goes to show
that he was murdered for large sum
OF money which he carried.
There is a persistant rumor in
Lewiston to the effect that U. S.
District Attorney Ruick of Idaho is
to be made special prosecutor to try
land fraud and conspiracy cases only.
while Miles T. johnson, present
deputy under Ruick, will be appointed
to succeed the latter and look after
the regular government business out
side Of the land cases.
1t was recently reported that coun-
sci for the defense would move for
another change Of venue when the
Meyer Haywood Pettibone case came
up for trial On May 8, but L. P.
Richardson one OF the counsel arrived
In Boise, Monday, and gave out the
assertion that there was no truth in
the report that change of venue
would be asked for.
Wyoming officials brought action
against Purdy and Binkley, at Poca-
tello, Idaho, on the charge Of killing
elk in Yellowstone National park.
They pleaded guilty to having un-
lawfully shipped teeth and heads out
OF Idaho to California and were fined
S2oo each and costs. They were then
iearrested on the felony charge of
killing elk.
The state gold medal presented by
special appropriation OF the Ninth
session of the state legislature to Mrs
Minnie V. Vessels Of Kendrick, in
appreciation Of services rendered by
ner to the state in connection with
the Lewis and Clark and the Louisi-
ana Purchase expositions, was finished
ana presented to Governor Gooding
Tor his approval Saturday.