The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-06-21
STATE and COUNTY news.
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OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Marion William Of Grangeville
caught mammoth sturgeon in the
Snake river the other day, measuring
feet inches and weighing 205
pounds.
The Grand Commandery of Knights
Templars of Idaho held their fourth
annual convention at Occur d'Alene,
Monday and Tuesday of this week.
Residents in the vicinity Of Huet-
ter are urging the construction Of a
county bridge across the Spokane
river at that point for the accommo-
dation of over so families and 80
school children.
A 10 months old boy wandered away
from his home near Boise and was
found Monday morning in the sage.
brush country eight miles away after
being lost two nights without food.
The child appeared none the worse
for his long exposure. Fully 500
persons were In the search.
Little Margaret Wheeler and her
grandmother, Mrs. Fred Grant, both
of Harrison, we're struck by train
there, Monday night. The little girl
was fatally injured and Mrs. Grant,
according to the report, was not ex-
pected TO recover.
1t is reported that Steve Adams,
who was taken to Boise to testify for
the state ia the Haywood case, stands
by the repudiation of his alleged con-
fesslon and, for that reason, will not
be used by the state but will be feft
for the defense.
G. T. Stranahan of Lewiston re-
ceived reward last week of ST., 900
from the bondsmen of j. G. Reasley
who was held to the district court
last fall in $2.O bonds on the charge
OF grand larceny, but escaped to AL
berta. Stranahan captured him two
weeks ago.
On Monday Harry Orchard was
taken from Boise to Caldwell In Can
yon county, where the case against
him for actual murder of Governor
steunenberg was called by Judge
Wood, and then postponed. 1t was a
mere matter Of form Orchard was
then taken back to Boise and the
Haywood case resumed
The federal grand jury at Moscow
last Friday morning returned SIX in
dictments aud was then discharged.
One was for an Indian murder on the
Occur d'Alene reservation. 1t is
thought the other five are more or
less connected with the land fraud
cases. The indictments were turned
over to United States Marshal r.
Rounds ror service.
N. P. passenger train, No. 2 east
oound, the North Coast limited, was
wrecked at Boyer station, four miles
east of Standpoint, Monday afternoon.
None of the cars were overturned but
lhe track was badly torn up, delaying
ordmc eight hours. A few passengers
were injured, no one being killed.
Ihe cause Of the wreck is believed to
nave been half open switch. The
front trucks of the mail car took the
main line while the rear trucks took
the siding.
because of the almost incessant
stream OF law breakers which are con.
stantly passing over the divides from
montana into the Clearwater and
"raVes Peak countries, their prime
o''Ject being the killing of hosts of
uee'' moose, elk, mountain sheep and
o'her game which is protected by the
s'aCe law, the state game warden has
'ec'ueo 1t advisable that deputy be
"ppo'nted to look after the welfare of
."a' locality as to the prevention of
Tue shameful slaughter which is
knowh to take place every year.
ineodore Beletski, an old Russian
at per OF the Clearwater country, has
oeen given the appointment.