The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-11-20
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAH0ANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.

The Occur d'Alene mining interests
are aroused over the possibility of q
reduction OF the tariff on lead. and
are preparing to rem onstrate vigor.
ously when congress convenes. ''''s
The St.'Joe lumber company is
said to be contemplating rebuilding
the mill which was burned at Har-
rison on Noy.,2.
1t is reported that an effort is to
be made to raise the burned hulks OF
the two steamers burned some time
ago and sqrk in the St. Joe river
near ST. Maries.
Building operations ia the Lewis.
ton country are hlpdered by ascarcity
Of building material and 10 many
cases construction work has been de.
layed for several weeks until lumber
could be manufactured.
For the third time this season the
market day at Cottonwood proved a
success from all staudpoints, for
$4,000 worth Of merchandise was sold
a. public auction. ]. p. Thompson
was the auctioneer and salesmaster,
The sale Of live stock by stockmen
OF the Salmon river country in the
vicinity OF Whitebird has already
brought Into the country this season
approximately $2s3. 900. and with
large number of fat cattle on the
range to be marketed before the first
Of the year, it is expected the Salmon
river shipments will increase this
sum to at least $30O,0Oo.
Melvin Lowry, a farmer on Rath.
drum prairie paid a queer election
bet 10 Occur d'Alene last Saturday
when he pushed NJ. D. Fredenhurg
who weighs 1926 pounds, down Sher-
man street In a wheelbarrow. Mr..
Lowry had wagered that Occur d..
Alene would not win the county seat
flpht. A large crowd witnessed the
scene.
While party OF hunters from
Harrison were out after deer. Erman
Hol;tine, one of the number, shot at
what he thought was deer with his
SO 80 rifle and hit Albert DeLuca,
who was carrying food for the party,
the bullet striking him Just above
the knee, ranging downward and
shattering the bones.
Will Crockett, a rancher living at
Harlem, received serious injuries in a
runaway Friday evening. lie was
thrown under the horses feet aud IN
the melee received several cuts about
the head. internal injuries and a
broken leg. DR.. C. q. Warner was
called aud took the injured man te
the city hospital al Standpoint.
The farmers OF Nez Perce county
are harvesting a record corn crop fol
Idaho, says an exchange. The exper
iment of raising corn on ground tina
was known to be valuable was scOffet
at by some OF the farmers in nortl
Idaho who now see where they hav
made a mistake. The crop this yea
10 north Idaho is considerable large
in acreage and the yield is very salts
factory.
Governor Gooding and Others heavl
ly interested In the sheep business q
the southern part Of Idaho ar
alarmed over what they term grown
restrictions of the government fores
try service relative to the grazing {
sheep in the national fsrests. 0
the other hand Clifford Pinchot of tf
forestry department seems inclined
the lteliefs that. the. woolgrowers al
attempting to increase the numh'
OF sheep heretofore allowed to past''
on the government ranges. TT
Idaho Woolprowers association hi
adopted resolutions condemning II
policy OF the government.