The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-11-26
STATE and COUNTY news
Items. Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.


Of the Week.
The recent rainfall 10 Idaho has
been unusually heavy for this time Of
the year.
Women Of the w. @. T. U. have
torn down the saloon signs at Guide.
sac. the saloons having been closed
for d year.
Stoap's second hand store at Occur
d'Alenc was burglarized Thursday
night Of last week, and 500 worth Of
goods stolen.
The blinds and screens have gone
down FROM the front window OF sa-
looms 10 Boise ia accordance with the
provisions OF the strict regulation or
dipance recently passed.
The ptstof1ice at Hepburn was en-
tered by burglars Sunday night, the
safe being carted out, blown open
aud robbed of $500.
Elmer Brown, charged with petit
larceny, was fined 5000 by Probate
Judge r. q. Egbers at Occur d'Alene
last Saturday, or 100 days in Jail.
lie was taken tO Jail.
Twin Falls county seven years ago
was an unproductive sagebrush plain
in Cassia county 1t is now rich
farming section and paying taxes on
$1,000, 900 of valuation.
In less than three weeks the longest
bridge 10 the world will be completed
across Lake Pend d'Oreille, at Sand
point. The bridge and tie approach
es are over two miles in length.
A target range for the state troops
is likely to be selected near the Deer
Flat reservoir In the vicinity OF Cald-
we'll. A section Of land is to be set
aside for camping grounds and rife
range.
Sam Crane, wounded and captured
by Deputy Sheriff Henry Sawyer after
l7.mile chase 10 Fourth of July
canyon, is held at Occur d'Alene. He
is wanted at Big Timber, Mont, for
forgery.
The saloon Of Tom McHenry east
OF the Harrison village limits was
destroyed by Dire about 7 o'clock Sun
day evening. The origin Of the fire
Ia unknown. The loss is about $500
with no insurance.
1t is now believed that Senator
Hepburn will not be able to visit his
home 10 Idaho before congress con.
veues. He Is a member of the senate
committee to codify the laws and
that committee Is holding sessions
now 10 Washington.
There will be no special session OF
the Idaho legislature to cure the de-
fects 10 the university bond issue.
Governor Brady has SO expressed
himself. and the university board will
have to postpone the projected i'm
prOvements.
Complete returns OF the survey oil
lands 90 the Occur d'Alene reserva
tlon recently opened for settlement
have been forwarded to Washington
by the Idaho surveyor general for ap-
proyal prior to April l. when the re
serve is to be opened.
Sergeant Samuel Barr Of the regular
army, on dnty with the organized
militia of Idaho, will commence 1
'wo'weeks' drill with Company I O
the national guard OF Idaho at Pay
ette. Sergeant Barr has been a.
Caldwell for the past two weeks.
The U. S. grand jurors at Moscow
nave returned indictments agains
=. ". Kettenbach, w. F. Ket,en
nacn' Geo. H. Kester and Clarenc,
w. Robnett Of the Lewiston Nationa
oank' for abstracting $l37, 600 from
me funds OF that institution.
by blowing out an island in tn
Peni Oreille river and taking ont tn
A'olni falls, 1t is estimated that 20,
y acres OF submerged lands will b
effectively reclaimed. Senator Boral
VIII attempt To interest the govern