The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-04-16
STATE AND COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO lDAHoANs.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

OF the Week.
Claude Mason, q native of Idaho,
has been elected state chemist by the
9 tate board Of health.
A tent Ut the Knights Of the Mac
cabees has been organized at St. Joe
with % members. Z
II is reported, the Idaho & Wash
inytou Northern will inaugurate
summer passenger train service May
].
The democrats OF Bonner and
Kootenai counties met at Standpoint
last Saturday afternoon and nominal.
ed J. L. McClcar Of Occur d'Alene for
Judge Of the Eighth judicial district.
Nj. aud Mrs. W. W. Ferrell, the
Oldest settlers OF the St. Joe country,
celebrated the 25th anniversary Of
their arrival at ST. Joe, by q party
given recently.
Troy business men have organized
q commercial club with member
ship Of upwards Of forty. Kendrick
is another Latah county town which
shows signs Of life and has organized
. club.-Genessee News.
The Interstate Telegraph company,
q Utah corporation, has fled articles
Of incorporation with the county aud.
tor At Occur d'Alene. The capitalize
alton is $4,000.
John McGee OF St. Joe has been
bound over to the district court on
the charge Of assault with a deadly
weapon upon the person OF Alfred
Skinuer whom he is alleged to have
stabbed, Both men were swampers
IN q saloon.
John W. Shook Of Lemhi county
was elected warden of the Idaho peni.
tentiary, Tuesday. by the prison
board He succeeds e. L. Whitney
Of Bonner county. Shook was a
member Of the 10th legislature and
was formerly deputy U. S. marshal
for Alaska.
The Bonner county board OF com.
missioners has appropriated $4,000
to add to the 81 8, 900 appropriated b,
the state for the construction OF
wagon bridge across the Kootena
river ut Boomers Ferry.
Approximately 100000 acres o
lard have been restored to the public
domain Tor power purposes In tn
Salmon river country IN Idaho b.
Secretary Of the Interior Ballinger
These lands now become subject t.
settlement aud entry.
Prosecuting Attorney G. II. Pott
apd Sheriff A. P. Bailey have serve
nutlce that all tranic IN intoxicatin
liquors. on the boats on the lake mus
cease, unless the owners take out
liceose. The owners have agreed
comply With the request. The Gus
tom Of selling liquor on the boats hs
been 10 vogue ever since boat se
vice was. first launched, and no eno'
had ever been made by the officers t
stop 1t.
Ex.Congre,sman and Mrs. Burto
L. French arrived at their home
Moscow last week. Upon the adjourn
ment Of congress they visited u
Panama canal aud are much please
with the work being done there
the government. Mr.. French Is
favor Of the lock system as adopte
instead OF the sea level plan. 1t
understood Mr.. Freoch will engage
the practice Of law in Moscow, sa
the Post.
The annual encampment OF the
dets vi the University OF Idaho
being held this week. They went in
camp on the campus, their tents !
Ing In front OF the gymnasium. IT
encampment Is held at Moscow Il
year aud A. this time for the purpo
Of giving the boys touch Of car
life440d also 40 they will be "
drilled for the socampment. that "
be bsld Ia June at Seattle, and
which the legislature made an appl
pyiation OF $1,000 to cover expenses