The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-08-23
STATE and COUNTY news,
items Of Interest Gathered From
Exchanges.
Of INTEREST TO lDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

OF the week.
Steve Adams has chosen Clarence
Darrow of Chicago to defend him 10
his second trial for the murder OF
Fred Tyler.
Owing to inability to pay high
salaries, half the school districts OF
Idaho county are without teachers
for the coming term.
Frost did considerable damage at
HAYDEN lake Sunday night. The
mercury dropped to % degrees which
is unusual for this period Of the year.
Articles of Incorporation Of the
Idaho Bank s. Trust company OF St.
Joe we're filed in Rathdrum last week.
The incorporators OF the new bank
are Occur d'Alene men.
Republicans Of southern Idaho are
said to be talking Of running j. II.
Brady for governor next year and
MAJOR Reed, or Colonel Hamer, or ex.
Governor Morrison for congressman.
The assessed valuation of LatahI
county is less than $1,000. 900, of
which ihe Potlatch Lumber company
has a little over ST.. 900, 900 not in-
cludlng its railroad.
Senator w. E. Borah has expressed
himself in favor OF tariff revision, and
believes the next Republican national
platform should contain plank
promising revision. Mr. Borah says
conditions have changed so much
since the Dingley law was enacted
that revision is necessary.
J. c. Johnson, former president OF
the State Sportsmen's association and
II. J. Cherry who were given a hear
Ing before Justice Edward Henne-
berry Of Pearl, on charge of killing
grouse out season, entered plea of
guilty and were fined $40 and costs,
each, the costs in both cases amount
ing to $3.50.
The mill Of the Springston Lumber
company OF Spokane, located al
Sprlngston, was totally destroyed
by fire Aug. IA. entailing loss OF
$4,000. The mill is situated al
Sprlngston, a short distance below
Lane. The mill was insured with
The Rossi company in the sum OF
$4,000. Three men were burned
To death.
Partles who are interested in the
Doom of the new town of Vollmer are
authority 70: the statement that an
organized effort will be made to Sc
cure division Of Nez Perce county
AZ The next meeting OF the state legis-
'ature and make the town of Vollmer
the county seat.
Inc report from Bonner county has
oeen received by the state auditor
LUIS new county shows a taxable val
uatlon of $3.ol5, 1901, only a few
thousand less than the valuation of
A"in Falls county, the other new
'ounty created by the legislature last
WINTER Bonner county, however, has
asreat deal more railroad mileage
yuan Twin Falls county. 1t is esti.
"a'eu mat the railroad valuation Of
nonner county will be close to So, 900,
W. busoy, who owns the hospital
AZ harrison, has just built a 10 room
'oa' mouse, provided with all the
ouern conveniences, which will lie
oiken to st. Joe and used as hos.
=. p,'al lor the Chicago, Milwaukee &
o. raul railroad and the Monarch
Lumber company.
What Is known as the Saline n
1--WE, 'er carey Act project, which has
'een talked of for two or three months
nas oeen formally approved by tn
'.a'e land board. The tract cover s
oo'ooo i,,. acres of very choice land ad.
Joiuing the Twin Fall, .,.x a..
sou'n' It is ls miles long and IL
''es VIDE. The land is to be wate r.
81 from the Salmon river. which win
- uammed to create a reservoir TO
upouod The spring flow of the wat er
ioI Use later in H., sn.