The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-05-22
STATE and COUNTY NEWS.
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS,
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

A light form Of smallpox has be.
come epidemic near Kamiah and a
whole community has been uuaran.
tined.
The Capital State Bank, the only
bank IN Idaho which failed during
the late panic. will reopen its doors
for business next week.
The United States district court
convened at Moscow on Monday OF
this week. There are few cases on
the calendar and 1t Is believed the
term will not last longer than two
weeks.
Horace E. Neal, former cashier of
the Capital State Savings bank of
Boise, has again been arrested on the
charge Of forgery. He was out on
bail on account of a former arrest on
the same charge.
The Columbian Development COM
pany, incorporated under the laws of
the state Of Montana, has designated
Il. L. Quarles OF Rathdrum, Kootenai
county, as its authorized agent for
Idaho. ho.-Statesman.
Moscow is now "dry" town. The
election, closing the fight to abolish
the saloons from that city, resulted
Tuesday In complete victory for the
anti-saloon element. The vote was
Sl4 to 3S2.
Governor Gooding has appointed to
the regency Of the state university
Hon. E. H. Motf1t OF Wallace, to fiji
the vacancy made by the resignation
OF J. H. Mccarthy. Mr.. Mofitt is
we'll up on mining questions.
The supreme court handed down an
opinion last week, holding license tax
Tor billiard and pool tables and bowl
Ing alleys to be constitutional. The
action was on petition for writ of
habeas corpus for G.. w. Gale, pro.
prietor of Hotel Moscow, at Moscow.
One OF the largest surgeons capt
ured this season in upper Snake river
waters was hooked by Lloyd Nc
Anulky near the ferry landing above
Glenns Ferry. The fish weighed close
to 500 pounds and measured eight
and one-half feet 10 length. A party
OF siRhtseers viewed this monster
next day at It's new home 10 an irri
eating canal on the McAnulty ranch.
A victory for 100000 additional
acres under the Carey act for Idaho
was achieved In the house by Repre-
sentative French, whose resolution
was virtually adopted last week.
Congressman French made a speech |
telling Of the wonderful development
IN Idaho under recent irrigation,
which elected applause and the con- !
gratulations of his colleagues.
On July l, the Occur d'Alene
national forest will be divided into
Three, the Pend d'Oreille reserve, 75O,.
ooo acres. with headquarters at
standpoint; the Occur d'Alene reserve,
l,25O, 1000 acres, with headquarters at
wallace, and the Clea rwater reserve.
10000 acres With headquarters at
kooskia. TIE present area is con.
sldered too unweildy to be supervised
Irom one point.
Howard Stein Of Boise, Karl Keyes
OF Weiser, Elmer Armstrong of Gen
esee and Peter Dryden of Moscow,
iour men OF the graduating class from
tne engineering departments of the
STATE university, have been recon-
mended by Commandant Smith and
PRESIDENT MacLean for appointment
rs second lieutenants of the coast
artillery corps. United States army.
Inc appointment is very attractive,
lnore So as the salaries have Just been
raised 20 per cent, and the extra
ordinary proceeding of making ap-
pointments from civil life is due to
'ne TACT that the corps is notably
A"uer' oHcered. Military training
ssuring the course and an engineering
!. .,esree, together with recommends
..on lor special fitness are requisite 10
Ine appointees. l.