The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-07-03
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO lDAHoANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.

Senator w. B Hepburn will deliver
the 4th OF July grafton in Boise,
according to a report from Washing.
ton, D. G. dated June 26.
G. w. Summons, Shoshone county;
j. II. Van Kuren, Kootenai county.
and James 1. Woodrow, Kootenai
county, have been commissioned as
notaries public by Governor Gooding.
A crawf1sh farm is to be established
by Boise restaurant man on the
Snake river between Hagerman and
Bliss. 1t is the intention to raise
crawflsh for the market.
Daniel A. Dunning, who has been
In charge Of the auditing and pay
ment of accounts 10 the bureau of
the census for the last two years, has
secured transfer to the general land
Office, and will be assigned to field
work in southern Idaho, says the
Washington, d. G. Times.
Judge F. S. Dietrich of the federal
court will deliver the address at the
laying OF the cornerstone of the Y.
NJ. G. A.. building now being erected
10 Payette. The cornerstone cere-
monies will be held Sunday afternoon
July S.
The land office at Occur d'Alene
has received an order from President
Roosevelt that 60 feet of land along
the international boundary be set
apart as a reservation, and may not
be used for anything except highways
until congress takes formal action IN
the matter. The president takes this
step the better to enforce the immi.
grafton laws.
The Bank of Idaho opened Its doors
for business, Monday. at the former
stand OF the Capital State bank.
/. The new bank has a capital stock of
$lOO, 900, aud the deposits when the
bank closed at 3 o'clock were $685.
900. The daily footing aggregated
between $500, 900 and 100000.
W. G. Lane is the new sheriff of
I. Ada county, to succeed Sheriff Shad
Hodgin, whose resignation was ac-
cepted at a meeting Of the county
com misSiOners at Boise last week.
Mr.. Hodgin has recently been ap-
pointed U. S. marshal of Idaho.
Fire, Wednesday of last week,
totally destroyed the stull loading
plant Of Knaggs Brothers of Harrison
situated near the o. r. & N. depot
The Ere department did good work
10 saving other property near the
plant, but was handicapped by not
having enough hose to reach the fire
The department has applied to tht
village council several times for more
hose, but without avail.
The police authorities received
word that Nick White had beer
4 stabbed to death BY Frank Papas, al
italian, at Springston, three miles
east of Harrison. From reports re-
ceived, 1t appears that the two mel
met on the street and began jokin|
each other pleasantly. Suddenl.
Papas drew long, slender knife ant
made several vicious slashes at White
White fell, mortally wounded, an'
died before physician could arrive
Robert r. Thompson, the l9-Yea
Old son of G.. w. Thompson of Lewis
ton, has taken the oath Of allegianc
and become a cadet in the Unite
States naval academy at Annapolis
Thompson enlists for eight years
service, four years Of which will
spent 10 the academy and the bafanc
In service, two years of which will o
On a aforeign cruise.
On Wednesday, July l, the fot
enlisted men of each company OF IN
lst Battalion, N G.. I. at Fort Geort
Wright. making the best total score
at the 200. 300 and 500 yard range
held competitive shoot, the ma
making the best marksman's score
the battalion to receive gold med
to be awarded by the governor.