The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-01-11
State and COUNTY NEWS,
d Items of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO .IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

On January 3rd the Indians at the
mission near Bonners Ferry hegan
holding their annual war dance
which lasts eight days.
The Occur d'Alene Lumbe- com.
pany during the past year sawed
81 900. 600 feetof lumber. Itis said
40. 900. 600 feet will be sawed during
1907. s.tt{4s
L. J. Gaskill. aged 48. an old timer
Of Occur d'Alene died from heart
failure last. Friday night.
Judge Morgan has announced his
intention of Openinv u law Office 70
Co.ur d'Alene. His term ON the
bench Of the first judicial district
ended Monday.
Senator Hepburn last FRIDAY nolni
mated Holland B. Boomer 0f. Wallace
and Herbert e. Dunton OF Boise as
principals for. appointment from
Idaho to the Annapolis naval acad-
emy.
The Lewiston state normal scholl
will ask the legislature for an appro
priation OF amounts aggregatinp
$ll6,500 for maintenance and i'm
provementa "a:
Wallace, Idaho, Is claimed to be
the wealthiest citv Of Its size in the
ULited States. It's two banks have
deposits aggregatlnx two and a
quarter millions Of dollars. The
population is estimated at $500
Shoshone county has some railroad
tax cases to be settled IL court. The
Northern Pacific hassaled suit to
compel the county to accept $l4o6 q
when the tax lis $2343.75, for 1906.
The company has not paid It's taxes
Of 1904, amounting to $76l6 66.
x 4
The presence Of mind Of Mrs. A
X. McAlpine averted what nigh!
have been a serious fre at Post Fall'
last Saturday morning. Mrs. Meal
pine closed the door Of the room
which was 10 flames. thus checkin,
the fire until 1t could be extinguished
Last week information was 6led II
the district court by County A ttorne,
Whi:la against Lee Garret, charging
him with murder In the frst degre'
for the Killing OF Malcomb Cuomb
In Occur d'Alene saloon on Nov
20.
Thomas G. Glenn, democratic con
gresham from 1900 to 1902. is re-
ported TO be In Washington. D. c.
to get patent on a perpetual motion
device he has invented and for whicl
he claims to have been offered on
million dollars ts
Bartlett Sinclair has made q state
ment 70 the effect that his crimina
libel case against j. T. Scott wa
dismissed by Judge Morgan wi hnu
giving him n Chanc. 10 have the ras
tried. County Attorney Whit
states that he does not know why th
case was dismissed and iptimated th
proceedings would not be dropped.
On Friday evening" last, Fran
Mcintyre Spokane travelling sale
man was on q train which was stale
10 the snow between Porthill an
Bonners Ferry. He started to wal
to his destination and was attacke
by wild cat which gave him clos
call. Mcintyre was saved by
farmer who. shot. the beast AT
critical moment. .Sss,
:. State Senator Nugelt of Idat
county believes that the present lepi
latare will pass valid primal
election law. and that it will n,
allow the opportunity to pass to ri
the people what they have aske
q He is OF opinion that the Visions
primary law is the best one yet p
Il out in the United States. That la
3 was drafted by 4. Ray Stevens
classlnate of Nugent 10 the Wisco
sin state university law school
q 1896.
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