The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-11-27
STATE and COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
IF INTEREST TO lDAHOANS,
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Of the Week.
General John Greene. u S. A., re.
tired, 81 years Of age and veteran
OF many wars, died In Boise last Sun
day He had served In both the
Mexican and civil wars and 10 several
Indian campaigns.
Andrew Fogarty, charged with In
Producing liquor on the Nezperce
Indian reservation, was found guilty
on two indictments by the trial jury
10 Federal Judge Deitrich's court at
Moscow.
Diphtheria io a malignant form has
appeared ti1 various parts OF Latab
county. Two deaths have resulted
at Potlatch and one each at Troy and
Juliaetta. The illnesses have as q
rule been short.
1t is claimed that the lumber in
tere,ts OF Idaho do not intend to ask
the legislature for an extension Of
time 10 which to cut the timber from
state lands, WIN. Deary manager
OF the Potlatch Lumber company,
has stated that 10 extension would
be asked for.
The proposition in Nez Perce
county for a bond issue Of $4,000 to
build q new courthouse was voted
down at the recent election. 1t Is
said that a feeling that the present
courthouse is large enough, and the
prejudice in the county against
Lewiston, the county seat, contribut-
ed to defeat the bond issue.
The November term Of the supreme
court convened Monday morning al
Boise, to dispose OF 80 cases, only one
Of which is criminal action, on the
docket. Several interesting as we'll
as impO-tau ltigations are among
the number to be heard by the court
The summary of reports OF state
and private banks and trust compan
les under the call of the state bank
examiner of September %, shows the
ll8 banks reporting 10 better dnan-
cial shape than has prevailed for the
past year, their paper being In better
shape and all banks carry on an
average OF twice the amount Of the
reserve required by law. The total
resources OF the lie banks is SIS, 6O2,
900.
Governor Frank r. Gooding, who
was recently presented with charit'
able fund OF $37S3.75 raised through
the tag day, theaters and charity bal
by the ladies Of Boise acting as
charity organization for that purpos'
and which Is to be used for the bene
dt of the wards under the protection
of the Idaho State Children's HON
Finding and Aid society, has turne
this fuud over to the treasurer Of tn
society, c. G. Anderson.
The state legislature this winte
will be asked to pass bill to reliev
the First judicial district and crea'
two new districts with Shoshoi
countya q judicial district by itse
aud Bonner and Kootenai counti
embracing another district. III
movement is having its origin
Shoshone county which with its gre
amount OF mining litigation CLAIM
1t should have q district by itsel
Kootenai and Bonner counties na
felt the want OF three terms ye
instead Of two as would be possit
with the cutting of OF Shoshou
1t has been apparent for the past Il
years that the First district Is U
overcrowded with work and that
has become too large for the prof.
accelerstion Of court business.
case the bill passes IT will be up
Governor Brady to appoint q distr
Judge in the new district which
be embraced in Bonne, and koo.e'
counties aud already lightning II
are up.-Pend d'Orielle Review.