The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-12-03

Several miles Of logging railr, az
are being built to connect with $40
kane & International railway a
Harlem, where the McGoldrick lum
| Der company is getting out 12 900.
600 feet of logs.
| The college OF agriculture Of tht
University Of Idaho is planning
farmers Institutes at Grand Junction
December 7; Boomers Ferry, Deceln
Der and 8, Standpoint, December II
and II; Occur d'Alene. December !:
and IA.
One OF the farming sections OF
Canyon county is 30 wrought up b,
the good roads movement that 1t has
made a proposition to the county
commissioners to pay for three. fourths
OF steam road roller If the county
will pay for the other fourth.
Some boys at American Falls re-
moved the burs from wagon as a
Halloween joke and as a result the
owner now lies with several fractured
ribs and narrowly escaped death.
The wagon held large water tank
and, when wheel run of, the man
was thrown 70 the GROUND and run
over. Such jokes are costly.
The contract for the construction
Of the new domestic science building
at the Lewiston state normal school,
awarded to Forbes & Justice, for $lO,-
l5O, does not cover the entire build
ing. What has been contracted for
is but wing and the entire struc.
ture will cost about $4,000 The
first section will be used for domestic
science.
Last Friday the guard from Orc.
ino Insane asylum took Mrs. Lydia
Hammond and Anderson Curtis from
Occur d'Alene to that place they
having been committed by Probate
Judge r. G. Egbers. The guard also
had charge of Mike Roach, commit
ted from Wallace. Curtis put up a
hard fight at the train.
Probate Judge r. c. Egbers last
Friday committed to the reform
school Merle Brown, charged with
Others with burglarizing settlers
cabins in the Cataldo district. The
court suspended committal during
good behavior, his mother promising
to retain general supervision of him.
With fieid force of two assistants,
James Stuart, a NeZ Perce Indian, is
establishing an effective forestry
bureau to manage the Indian timber
lands on the Nez Perce reservation.
With $4,000 acres scattered over the
reservation the three men are re.
quired to patrol the forests, prevent
trespassing and guard the forests
from fire.
Surprise was caused at Wallace,
Nov. 26 by the declaration Of the
Rev. c. w. Williams, pastor of the
Wallace Methodist church, that
interested people are ready to take
steps toward bringing about local
option In Shoshone county II the
saloons dong business in Wallace d.
not more closely observe the laws.
The governor has issued call for
a state convention of the commission
ers Of the various counties to be held
in Boise December l3 for the purpose
of discussing matters relative to state
| and county government, paramount
among which are uniform county and
state assessment and taxation, count,
roads aud highways, care Of the sick
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! dren.
The reclamation OF swamp lands ia
the northern part of Idaho along the
KoOtenai, Pend Oreille and Clarkfork
rivers, of which IL is estimated thai
there are 20.OOO acres. is a subject OF
which United States Senator w. f.
Bnrah of Idaho aud prominent busI
ness men are making special study
The gigantic scheme will result il
thousands of acres of now valueles.
swamp land being converted int