The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-04-23
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Hyents@ 7 ana Industrial Progress
,:of the Week.

Eysnts and Industrial Progress
1.:of thssweek.
The Panhsndle Lumber company
has moved its ONCE from Occur d..
Alene to Spirit Lake.
Professor H. T. French, for many
years director Of the Idaho agricul.
tural experiment station at Moscow,
has resigDed.
The state encampment Of the G.
A., r. aud w. r G. Of the department
OF Idaho Is TO be held at Caldwell,
June %. "a and Is.
During the past IS months 1852
coyotes, bobcats, lynx and wolves
have been killed by hunters 10 the
state Of Idaho, according to the re-
ports OF the state sanitary board
.stiarry Steffens. rancher near
Juliaetta was killed Sunday BY an
unknown person who shot him through
the window. 1t is believed that
cattle thieves are the instigators Of
the crime.
The Harrison city council has
grauted . petition to enact an ordi-
nance prohibiting the sale Of liquors
10 the town. 1t is said Harris ID will
be dry after May !, when the licenses
expire.
During the last 10 days 100000
small fry have been distributed by the
state tlsh and game warden depart
nlent under the direction Of State
Deputy Livingston to the streams and
lakes OF the state, and little later
the distribution Of 1900. 900 more
small fry will be commenced.
The new, flsh hatchery In the north
ern part Of the state. located on the
lake shore near Standpoint is said to
be one of the best equipped hatcheries
yet established by the state. 1t Is
anticipated that with the stock Of
eyed eggs received from the Hay Spu'
hatchery, the Standpoint hatchery vii
be 10 full operation within 80 days
George H. Black, president OF thu
Lewiston Normal and Walter h
SideTs, superintendent Of the public
schools OF Pocatello, were appointed
members Of the educational com
mission provided by legislative en-
actment Of the Tenth session for th
purpose OF cooperating with Miss S
Belle Chamberlain, superintendent 0
public instruction, and also chairma'
of the commission 10 revising th
scheol laws of the state. The appoint
me0ts were made by Governor Jane
H. Brady last Saturday.
Lstah county is going dry " Thou
voting on the question. The count
commissioners now 10 session hay
annpunced thatsthey will not gran
saloon licenses to anyone at any poin
wlthin the county unless th ey al
compelled to do 60 by .,nandamus prt
ceedlng. Latah will, under tt
existing laws OF Idaho, be the flr.
c0u0ty in the northwest to go abs'
lutely dry, the change having bee
accomplished without vote on tt
question under any local option law
The licenses turned down anlounte
to $i2,75O The total licenses issue
last year Was s25, 900.
Lake Occur d'Alene Is held to be
public highway over which the publ
has a right to travel and to carry {
commerce, aud every person IS entitl'
tn enjoy that right 10 common wi,
every other, person, by the supren
court 10 the case Of Hulda a. She
herd vs. Occur d'Alene Lumber COT
pany, inawhich an opinion was hand
down At Boise. last week, The acti'
was for an u'iDiunction 70 enlein %
restrain the lumber company fro
maintaining boom 10 the lake II
Mediately 10 front Of property belon
Ing 70 the plaintiff. Judgment
the plainti6 is affirmed 10 an opini
written by Justice Ailshie and co
CURED 10 by Chief Justice Suliiy
and Justice Stewart.