The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-08-06
STATE and COUNTY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.


Canyon county commissioners have
appropriated $500 to make a fresh
fruit exhibit at the A Y. P.
The date for the local option elec.
ton ID Idaho county has been set fol
August 25. Both the saloon and
anti.salOou forces have formed
organizations " enter into the fight.
Boise's tax levy for running ex-
penses Of the city this year will be
Sl.65 on 500 assessed valuation of
property, or 25 cents higher than the
levy orlast year.
Governor James II. Brady has ap-
pointed ex. Governor Frank r. Good.
ing as one Of the delegates from
Idaho to the National Irrigation
congress.
The exhibit In the Idaho building
at Seattle has been improved in the
lastsweek by the Nez Perce county
exhibit and the fresh fruits rece. we'd
from Kootenal county.
B. F. O'Neil Of Wallace, Republi-
can state chairman of Idaho, annOun-
ces that,he may become candidate
for governor. according to Spokane
report.
The state has filed in the Occur d.
Alene land office selections of 10000
acres of flne timber land located 10
townships 43 and AZ, range east, in
the St. Joe country. 1t is estimated
that so, 900 acres viii. soon be selected
by the state from five townships now
being cruised in the Lewiston land
district.
James H. Wallis, Boise, Idaho,
state pure food commissioners and
sanitary inspector, is mailing out
posters with pictures and reading
matter explaining the great danger
from flies and telling how the pests
can be destroyed and their existence
prevented. Mr.. Wallis wishes to be
notified Of any nuisapces dangerous
to health in any part of the state.
Justice James F. Ailshie OF the
state supreme court is backing up
Governor Brady in his recently an.
nounced stand for state wide prUhi-
biti00. In rousing speech at a
public meeting in support Of prohi.
bitiOn for Idaho county, which
question will be put to vote next
month, Justice Ailshle went on record
as an ardent supporter of the move
ment to abolish the saloon, which, ht
declared, had no good excuse for OK
istance.
Abstracts received by State Auditor
S. d. Taylor for presentation to the
state board of equalization from Boise
Gilmore, Fremont and Nez Perc,
counties, representing approximatel,
$50, 900, 900 worth OF assessable pro-
perty Ia the state show 10 the aggre
gate al Increase of less than $4O0, ,O0t
Ia valuations for 1909 when compar,
with the reported and equalizsd values
for these counties for the year 1908.
The Idaho society of Seattle Il
planning on big program for Idaho
Day, September l6. at the Alaska
Yukon-Paclflc exposition, when ;
large delegation from Idaho vii
visit the exposition. The exercises
of the afternoon will be held in thu
natural amphitheatre, IL the weathe
permits. President j. e. Chilber,
will deliver the address of welcom,
To the visitors and this address vii
be responded to by number o
prominent Idaho citizens.
The c0nfederacy entered into be
tween the Barber Lumber compan.
and Governor Steunenberg was illega
and constituted a conspiracy unde
the federal statutes because the.
agreed and planned to acquire from
the United States under the timbe
and s'one act Of 1873. large area O
timber lands greatly in excess of tn
amount Intended by the act, accord
Ing TO the technical summary b.