The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-07-12
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items Of Interest Gathered From
Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
of the Week.

Of the Week.
Sawmill people near Pocatello were
recently fined $35 for polluting the
portneuf river with sawdust. They
were arrested by deputy game war
den.
The seven district judges Of Idaho
have brought mandamus proceedings
in the supreme court to secure the In
crease of salary from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year allowed by the last legislature.
Senator W. E. Borah has appointed
Frank M. Wyman Of Boise as cadet
from Idaho to West Point military
academy. John M. Danskin, also of
Boise, is appointed alternate. Both
are graduates of the Boise high school
As result Of their recent convic-
tion for land frands, w. f. Ketten-
bach. president. and Geo. H. Kester,
cashier, OF the Lewiston National
bank, have resigned, Kester with
drawing completely.
Charged with malicious mischief
Henry Ulrich Of Spokane was SEN
fenced by Justice Chamberlin of
Occur d'Alene to 80 days in the county
Jail at Rathdrum. UlTich is said to
have been drinking and hurled stones
at an electric car from which he had
been elected.
While attempting TO drive across
the N. P. track at Post Falls last
Saturday morning ia front of NOV
ing train, VIM. Wileman, proprietor
Of the Post Falls, market, escaped by
jumping backward from the top OF
his refrigerator wagon. The vehicle
was wrecked.
Certainly a city Jail is not ft
place to hold law breakers when petit
criminals can cut their way out with
10 one hour with single jack knife
Such was the result following the con.
1nement of three plain drunks on
Saturday night, whereby the city lost
$40 10 fines or labor, almost enough
to build a-jail as good as Occur d.
Alene possesses. Press.
Following a reception rendered IL
his honor at Salt Lake, June 30
former U. s. Senator Fred T. Dubois
said he would start a weekly magaz. NJ
paper at Boise next fall. Mr.. Duboi.
is 10 the east filling two months
engagement AS a lecturer before
chautauqua societies.
A communication from 9. A. Has
tings, state treasurer, states that th,
interest on the public funds of th'
State of Idaho for the past six months
ending June 80, amounts to 81, 70S. O3
The funds are deposited 10 sevent.
banks throughout the state.
From Cueur d'Alene comes the re
port that the Idaho & Northwest.vn o
known as the B. r. Lewis road IS t,
extend both ways, on the north to
wards Occur d'Alene and on the soutl
TO connect with the Milwaukee & ST
Paul road. The object is to Civ
Occur d'Alene railway communication
with the Indian reservation soon t.
be opened for settlement.
After an experiment made nea
Pocatello with a reforestratiou nur
sery, 1t has been determined that Ia
cality Is especially adapted to startin
forest trees, and the nursery is to b
enlarged at once. In these nurseries
established 10 various portions of tn
state, millions of trees will be starte
10 be transplanted where they may b
needed to occupy land that has bee
denuded. In this manner vast area
VIII be roforested as the years pass
while care will be taken to see tina
all tracts cut over In reserves are lei
10 su;h condition that a new growt
VIII spring up without artificial ai(
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