The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-07-17
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHoAyS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Two large forest fires are rep orted
raging near the Idaho Montana line
west of Saltese.
At a council meeting Tuesday of
last week, an ordinance putting Troy
ia the "dry" list was passed by vote
OF three to two.
Ex- Governor W. J. Mcconnell is at
present interested in mining the gold
bearing black sands of the Snake
river.
Work on the construction of the
Nez Perce & Idaho railroad from
VolImer to Nez Perce was begun last
week. Residents Of Nez Perce have
raised by subscription about $55, 900
for the new road.
In response to Il petition the city
council Of Payette has adopted a
resolution favoring the closing Of all
the saloons 10 Payette after April !.
1909, and promising to pass an ordin.
ance to that effect.
The supreme court during the
second quarter of the present year did
a remarkably good business, the clerk
of the court. l. w Hart. reporting to
the state treasurer the collection of
nearly $1,000 during the three months
Of April. May and June.
Two delayed trains running in
opposite directions on the Occur d.
Alene s. Spokane electric railway
narrowly escaped head-on collision
near Greenacres last Sunday night.
One carried 200 passengers. A cool
headed conductor running ahead of
his train and waving red lantern
prevented the impending accident.
An Ilo man recently caught four
sturgeon in the Snake river II miles
above Lewiston. the fish aggregating
100 pounds The largest fish
weighed 400 pounds and the wagon
had to be backed into the river in
order to get the big fish aboard. The
fisherman used rope for lines and tied
them fast to trees.
A lone highwayman named Robt.
Romaine held up Great Northern
passenger train near Naples Thursday
of last week. While trying to get
the express car uncoupled the robber
was shot through the breast by A. j.
Kent of Bonners Ferry who was a
passenger on the train. Romano
was captured and it is expected he
Will recover.
Arrangements will soon be complet'
ed for the Indian tubercular camp
which will be established on the Ne2
Perce Indian reservation to check
the ravages of consumption. The
Indian tribes are heing SO rapidly
decimated by the "white plague
that the department has decided u
establish isolation camps where the
Indians may be treated and studieo
by the government physicians.
George N. lift, formerly of Poca
tellO, who has been for some time
past American consul at Annaberg
Germany, has been promoted to thu
position of consul at Warsaw, Russia
and has gone to his new post. Tn'
promotion carries with it an advance
from $4,000 to $4,000 per year Mr.
IffJ's work as consul has attracted
considerable attention and has beef
very favOrably commented upon b.
officials Of the state department II
Washington.
With less than 80 days 10 which t.
close the saloons the question ha
arisen at Moscow as To what Tn
saloon men will do when the pro
hibition order goes into effect, Aug
usJ s.. 1t Is believed that a fsh
will be made against the council
Toe action will undoubtedly be Il
the form OF writ of mandate Z
compel the city council to issue
license. This will carry the matte
directly into the courts and Tn
supreme court will probably rende
the final decision.