The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-05-01
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.
Nez Perce county claims an assessed
property valuation of $40, 900.

Nez Perce county claims an assessed
property valuation of $40, ,O0O,O
Wm. Buckley, OF Occur d'Alene
deputy fruit Inspector, has inspected
5000 bearing winter apple trees or
the Ross place seven miles south ol
Rathdrum. He predicts large fruI,
crop.
Owing to high water, the Federal
mining company was forced to blow
up Its dam across the river at Mullan
in order to avoid flooding and pro.
badly washing out Of the Northern
Pacific tracks.
In Latah county the county com-
missloners have increased salaries as
follows: superintendent schools from
5000 to $1,000; surveyor from $4O0 to
$500, and coroner from $I0O to 5000.
The carcasse5 of thirty horses and
cattle were recently found at the
garbage grounds three miles north of
Occur d'Alene and the city and coun-
ty authorities have taken steps to
prosecute those who deposited them
there.
Carl Mang, charged with robblng
the Spokane hotel at Spirit Lake Of
$35 has been bound over to the dis
trlct court at Rathdrum under bond
of $500. The stolen money Is said to
have been found on him.
Sllas w. Crane, pioneer of Harrl-
son, having resided there for 8 years,
died last Friday morning of cancer.
He was aged Is years and was the
father OF A. A. Crane, the we'll known
attorney of Harrison, e. S. Crane of
Spokane aud VIM. e. Crane of Harri-
son. The funeral took place Sunday.
Starting IN saloon, flames last
Saturday morning destroyed the en-.
tire business section of the town Of
Black Bear IN the Occur d'Alenes.
The loss is about $40, 900. The same
town was wiped out by fire four years
ago. 1t has no water system and
very little insurance was carried.
Judge DIETRICH of the United
States district court has ordered a
postponemeDt of the Moscow term
from May III to May Is, as he is in
the East and will not return until
May Is. He will convene court May
1s and will call the grand jury before
him on the opening day. The petit
jury has been ordered to report May
20, when jury trials will begin.
The deal for the Panhandle smelter
was finally closed at Helena, Mont,
Saturday, when the executive COM
mittee Of the Montana Mine Owners
association ratified the action of the
conference IN Spokane in taking over
the plant, and papers involved in the
transfer were signed by the proper
officials and placed on record.
The Bingham county republicans,
IN convention at Idaho Falls last
Friday, indorsed Taft for president
and Brady for governor. Bannock
and Fremont republicans who have
held their meetings, have also de-
clared for the war secretary.
According to figures compiled by
Special Agent E. L. Marvin, Idaho's
losses Of common school lands 10
sections Is and SO caused by filings,
entries, and forest reservations,
amount TO 912,246 acres for which
tne state is entitled to lieu lands. OF
tne losses 1877, 720 acres Is attributed
10 the creation of national forests.
AT the recent meeting OF the demo.
cratic central committee of Latah
county. delegates were selected by the
c'hmlttee to represent the county al
Ihe state convention at Twin Falls
many democrats, who contend that
'hese delegates should have been
e'ected in primaries, have determined
" SEND a contesting delegation tc
Twin Falls.