The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-05-21
STATE AND COUNTY news
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OF INTEREST TO lDAH0ANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

OF the Week.
The state board of health on Mon.
day appointed James H. Wallis of
Fremont county pure food commits.
slOner.
Thomas Grady, who was serving a
15.day sentence and a $75 dne for
having refused to work out hi, road
tax at Newport, escaped from the
chain gang at Standpoint last Friday.
lie was county prisoner.
r. p. Lang, saloon keeper at Harri.
son, was convicted 10 the police court
there last Friday for selling lntoxi-
eating liquors 10 violation Of the
village ordinance, and a tue OF $l00
and costs was imposed. The case
will be appealed to test the validity
Of Harrison's Incorporation.
On June 8 the DIETRICH tract of
SO 600 acres Of land in the Wood
river valley, eight miles east Of Sho.
shone, the county seat OF Lincoln
county, will be opened to entry. The
opening will be held at Shoshone un-
der thy Carey act. A feature Of the
tract Is the large wooden syphon
1000 feet long builtto convey water
across the Little Wood river valley.
Prohibition at Moscow does not
extend only to the sale and use Of
intoxicating liquors, but the council
has passed an order that hereafter
the smoking and chewing Of tobacco
shall not be allowed in the city hall.
Police Judge ]. r. Strong is total
abstalner and the denseness OF the
smoke at times in the city office
caused his honor to lose his dinner on
one occasion and he appealed to the
council, with result Of the passage Of
the prohibition order.
One OF the most notable events for
the year ID Boise will be the meeting
of ali the governors of states in the
northwest on or about August ], a
movement In which Governor Brady
Of Idaho and Governor Spry Of Utah
have been leaders and In which CO.
operation has been assured by the
chief executives of Wyoming, Mon
tana. Washington and Oregon. The
object Of this proposed conference is
to discuss legislation and admins
tration Of existing laws with a view
to inaugurating a system which shall
eventually result In uniform statutes.
Idaho day at the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition will In all probabiIi'
ty be changed from August % to a
late. date In September. Governor
Brady has telegraphed President Chill
berg asking this concession, and EN-
phasizing the importance OF such
action to the southern part OF thu
state. Fruit growers desire to have
90 display Idaho day an exhibit o.
the seasons crops and the date al
ready set will not permit them tt
carry out this plan. Then, too
August 2S is so near the date Of tn
seventeenth National Irrigation con
gress. to be held at Spokane, that !
is feared 1t would preclude the at
tendance OF the chief executive ant
his staff on both occasions.
Governor Brady has taken up tn
movement for the purchase Of silve
service for the battleship Idaho
The propriety Of Idaho following th
example set by other states was frs
called to the attention OF Senate
Hepburn. The governor was ad
dressed 90 the subject and manifesto
such an interest that the movemen
was turned over to him. Whe
asked concerning the progress OF tn
silver service campaign be stated b
had made arrangements with Ph'l'
delphia frm:to submit large nun
Der of designs. These are to be mao
from sagebrush. Idaho flowers, an
mails and other things emblematic I
nature in the state. 81 propose
take up through the commercial c!ul
of the state" he said, land hope Y
shall be able to present an enti
service"