The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-03-27
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

The republicans Of Moscow have
organized Taft club.
There are several cases OF scarlet
fever in Moscow and one death has
resulted.
A case OF smallpox broke out in
Wallace last week, said to be the
first to appear there this year.
A large buck deer swimming in
Pend d'Orellle lake was captured
alive near Standpoint last Sunday.
G.. P. Gunderson, an old settler
and sawmill man Of Occur d'Alene,
died Tuesday Of typhoid fever.
1t is reported that ranch eggs are
so plentiful In Lewiston that they
are likely to drop In price to Is cents
dozen. Butter remains firm at As
cents.
A farmers union has been organ.
lied at Grangeville as a branch of the
Farmers Educational and Coopera-
tive Union Of America.
Railroad traffic to Lewiston, which
was blocked for several days on &C
count OF washouts, was resumed last
Saturday.
1t is said 5000 men will earn their
living playing baseball in this coun-
try during 1908. The big league
games will begin In April.
The weather is said to be cold at
Priest lake; the lake is still frozen
over and their is foot Of snow on
the ground. A party Of Indians with
dogs recently got nine cougars near
the lake and sold the skins.
Examinations for forest rangers are
announced to be held on April % and
"a in the following cities OF Idaho:
Boise, HALEY, Idaho Falls, Kooskia,
Mackay, Meadows, Oakley, Pocatello,
St. Anthony, Salmon City, Wallace
and Weiser.
The county commissioners of Bon
ner county have agreed to construct
a bridge across the Pend d'Oreille
river at Standpoint il the citizens Of
that city will contribute S., 900 to the
cost, and the residents on the other
side OF the river like sum.
John Thompson of Occur d'Alene
has 6led an action at Rathdrum to
recover $3440 from Patrick Wayland,
his nephew, to whom he alleges he
loaned 1t from time to time 10 small
sums. Thompson and Wayland have
resided together ut Cataldo for several
years, where both are we'll known.
County Commissioners Edwards,
TrRg aud Busby were at Lane last
week In company with County Sur
yeyor Edelblute and inspected the
site Of the proposed bridge across the
Occur d'AleDe river at that place.
1t Is reported the river is about 80
feet deep at the point, that the span
will be 140 feet and from end to end,
including the two approaches, the
bridge will be over 100 feet long.
From Wallace comes the report
that the claim OF Andy NJ. johnson
of Boise against Shoshone county for
$4,000 reward alleged to have been
offered by that county for the arrest
and conviction Of Harry Orchard, is
based upon misunderstanding. 1t
said the county commissioners never
officially offered such reward and
4 had no right TO do SO, and JUhnson's
claim will be refused.
Caldwell News:-More than l0O
persons were on hand at New Ply
mouth bright and early Saturday
morning to participate In the wolf
hunt. In wagons, in buggies, on
horseback and afoot, they were there
to enjoy the sport. And II 1t had
not been for one bad feature the
sport would have been the best OF
ANYTHING that has taken place in the
valley for long time. The bad
feature was that the hunters did moi
scare up any game.