The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-11-13
STATE and COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHoANs.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Dphtheria caused two deaths las
week at Cottonwood. this state.
Mill creek, near Spokane Bridge
was recently restocked with trout II,
distributed by the government.
Senator w E. Borah of Idaho il
belng mentioned for a position IL
Taft's cabinet, should be consent tc
give up bis senatorship.
The secretary Of the interior has
Withdrawn from all FORMS Of entry a
vast tract In southern Idaho to be
used in connection with the Minidoka
irrigation project.
The Boomers Ferry Lumber com.
pany has closed its sawniill for the
season. 40 logs being the cause Of the
shut down.
Judge John Dooley. the wellknown
democratic justice Of the peace at
Hope, has been reelected for the
nth successive term. Otherwise
Hope went republican Nov. 3.
The saloons Of Lewiston. Idaho.
have voluntarily put q stop to all
gamblinsc according to their promise
make before election. The slot ma.
chines are still running.
John Rickma. and Chas. Ike, an
Indian. charged with Atea.ing ~ head
Of horses on the Coeur d'Alene reser-
yation, have been committed to Jail
at Moscow to await the action Of the
federal graid jury.
Paul Clagstone OF Clagstone, Bon
ner county; who, as a candidate for
the Idaho legislature, led the repnb-
lican ticket by 1900, has announced
his candidacy for the speakership OF
the house 10 the coming session OF
Uuc Ick kISldtu.Cs
The county officials Of Twin Falls
county visited Wallace recently and
looked over the new Shoshone court
house with a view to modelling their
proposed sl5O,OOO court house after
1t.
Steps have been taken t1wards the
formation Of a North Idaho Inter.
scholastic basketball league with. six
towns entered as follows: Wallace.
Wardner. Harrison, Occur d'Alene.
Sandpoiot and Post Falls.
1t Is now estimated that the sur.
veying Of the land under the Brun
eau.Twin Falls irrigation project In
Owyhee and Twin Falls counties will
cost between $4,000 aud $4,000.
There are fully 5OO,O acres In this
tract which vii! soon be opened for
settlement.
Hydrated lime will be manufactur-
ed Ia large quantities within a short
time by the Clearwater Lime Co., at
Lewiston. The new equipment ol
the company will have a capacity OF
1875 barrels daily aud the product will
be kept 10 warehouses without fea'
OF deterioration.
Two men, caught catching dsi
with glll nets at the mouth Of Pacl
river, near Standpoint, were assessed
$3.50 or I40 davs ia Jail, and $50 o.
80 days. Grant Vess pleaded guilt!
to marketing the fish and was as
sessed $S2 25 dne.
The Coeur d'Alene county sea
committee has leased two large store
rooms on the first floor Of the NixoI
block to be used for the county cour
house until the city hall is completed
which Will require nearly a month
The two rooms, is said. VIII b
arranged tssmeet the temporary heed
of the county officials.
Last Sunday~the sheriff put sto
to illegal sale OF liquor at Spirit LAX
and the saloons there are reported t
have been Closed all that day. !
check was also put to a 'quiet" poke
game that is said to have been goin
on for some time.
While carrying a bottle contalnin
sulphuric acid at Sites, a few dal