The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-06-12
STATE AND COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

The opera house at Moscow, burned
to the ground last Saturday night.
The grand chapter of the Order of
the Eastern Star for Idaho, convened
at Coeur d'Alene this week.
The B. R. Lewis mill at Occur d.
Alene was closed down indefinitely
the end of last week. The company
has a large pay roll and the income
will be missed by the business men Of
the city and the scores of men thrown
out of employment.
Idaho wool growers will ship their
wool east to be stored in warehouses,
not on consignment, but to be stored
by the association and later sold to
the manufacturers. Utah, Wyoming
and Montana wool growers are doing
this and the action taken by the Idaho
wool growers in executive session at
Boise last week was a step towards
cooperation in the plan their neigh
bors have inaugurated.
Southeastern Idaho is to have an
other irrigation project, a contract
having been signed up between the
state land board and the Port Neuf-
Marsh Valley Irrigation company for
the reclamation of 10000 acres of
Bannock county land. The segrega-
tion under the Carey act has already
been asked, aud the officers Of the
company expect to have the scheme
so far advanced that an opening may
be held sometime 10 August, when 1t
will be stipulated that no entryman
will be permitted TO take up more
than 80 acres, the first time such a
restriction has been made.
Sheriff Mcdonald was 10 Spirit
Lake on official business Monday
afternoon June /. The papers served
were 10 the case of G. G. Hand VS..
Erick Erickson, who was made de-
fendant 10 a suit to collect a store
bill in the sum of $l09.90. D. j.
Wright was also made party to the
action as garnishee, he having chattels
and moneys in his possession belong
ing to Erickson. Mrs. Erickson does
not know of her husbands where
abouts aud fears he has deserted her
and the children. Bartlett Sinclair.
Rathdrum, is attorney for plaintiff =
Spirit Lake Herald.
Superintendent James Watson OF
the state school for the deaf, dumb
and blind, at Boise, as we'll as the
entire corps Of teachers, have been
elected by the state board Of educa-
tiOn to fill their various positions foI
another year. The other teachers are
as follows: School for the deaf, Pro-
fessor Paul principal teacher; Miss
Eddy, junior teacher: Miss Hutchin
son, instructor of the literary depart
ment; Miss Vallery, musical instruc
tor; Miss Eggee, matron. The loca
state institution pays its teachers thu
highest salaries of any similar schoo
In the United States and as resui
the very best talent is obtained.
Another complaint, making tn
third charge Of forgery against H. +
Neal, former cashier of the Capita
State Bank Of Boise, since the ban
closed January 81, was made June
by County Attorney G. f. Koe'sch
The complaint was flled in Justic
Savidge's court and the court issue
warrant. The complaint charge
forgery 10 that Neal, it alleges, forge
certificates Of deposit covering tn
account Of r. M. Crawford, amount
Ing to $4,000. It is alleged tn
certificates were still outstandin
while 1t was shown on the bank
books that they had been taken ul
The offense alleged Is against VI
bank.
The Socialist convention of N
Perce county opened last week
Orohno. Quite demonstrate
occurred before the convention open'
owing to the action of the Socialis
In decorating their hall wi
RED bunting and red flags. II