The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-08-13
STATE AID COUNTY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

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Harrison is erecting $40, 900 brick
school building.
Canyon county will vote on the
local ortion question on the 25th.
Only two saloons remain In Latah
county, one at Princeton and one al
Kendrick, and these will 20 out Of
business ia October and November.
The Idaho school for the deaf,
dumb aud blind has been located at
Guiding, a new town 10 the southern
part OF the state.
The board OF equalization Of Nez
Perce county has rejected applica-
tions Of timber companies for reduc-
tiun on assessed valuation Of timber
land from So to S. an acre.
The city council Of Standpoint has
found 1t necessary to make levy of
20 mills To carry ON the affairs Of the
city for the year. $ll,760 is to be
raised.
The livestock sanitary board re-
ports the destruction OF 24,379 pred
atory animals since January l, 1908
or this number %, 800 we're coyotes,
1866 wild cats. 56 lynx, 81 wolves, 6
noun ain lions.
Oscar H. Lipps. superintendent IN
charge Of the Lapwai Indian agency
for the past three years, has been
promoted to the position as supervi-
sor for the Indian service 10 Idaho,
Washington and Oregon. He will
make Lewiston his headquarters.
The reclamation service has turned
over $l3, 900 in water script to the
state Of Idaho as payment for work
OF convicts on the penitentiary ditch,
part Of the Payette. Boise project.
This will, it is stated, practically
pay for the states water right under
the project.
While digging IN his orchard A..
H. Smith Of Juiiaetta discovered a
vein Of gold running about SIS to the
ton. Mr.. Smith has ordered a ma
chine to separate the gold from the
ore and has hired crew to develop
the fnd.
County Assessor J. w. Smith.
County Attorney G. n. Potts and
Auditor T. L. Quarles left Occur d.
Alene Monday for Boise to appeal
before the state board Of equalization
10 opposition to any increase 10 tht
assessed valuation Of KOotenai count!
for this year.
Deer licks where the game animal
of the forests are tolled to he kille'
were recently discovered in the uppe
Clearwater country by Deputy Stat
Game Warden Hill aud while no ar
rests were made 1t Is expected sufi
cient evidence will be secured to in
slitute prosecutions within shor
time.
The state board of equalization ex
poets To complete its work within
week in view of the fact that AuditC
Taylor has been advised all abstract
would be on hand August 8. Custe
Kootenai aud Washington count,
remained to report and IN answer
kilograms, word was received that a
returns were enroute to Boise. Sa
urday has been set as the day q
which the representatives of the raj
way, telegraph and telephone con
panies will be given nearing.
Surveyor General D. A. Utter wi
In the next few days issue call
deputy United States surveyors, 9th
federal officers and county and sta
officers for the purpose Of organizii
State Geographical society, ;
association having for its object pr
vision Of names for the geographic
features Of the state, where nam
are repeated In different sections
counties and for the purpose Of pr
curing corrections In the vario
maps Of Idaho.-Statesman.