The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-07-16
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO lDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

The big mines OF the Occur d.
Alenes paid dividends during the six
months ending June 80, amounting
to 81, 100000.
A movement has been started by
the Spokane s. Inland to perpetuate
aud safeguard the historical old mis-
sion building on the Occur d'Alene
river near Cataldo.
What promises to be the largest
Woodmen picnic ever held In this
vicinity is now being arranged by the
Modern Woodmen of America of
North Idaho, to be held in Cueur
d'Aleue on Saturday, July "a.
The Northern Pacific passenger
train No. collided with freight
train at Hope, Saturday and derailed
three OF the cars and smashed one car
carrying threshing machine to
kindling wood. One car was burned.
An attempt will be made by the
people of Wallace to obtain the par
don of Jesse Baer. former postmaster
OF Gem, who is serving a sentence of
10 month, Ia the federal Jail on the
charge OF embezzlement. His pardon,
If obtained, will have to be secured
from President Taft.
AS the result of holding giant
frecracker 10 his hand July I, at Cot
t6nwood, Bernard Terhaar, aged 10,
had to have his hand amputated.
One finger was blown entirely off and
the hand was badly mangled.
The tax case Of some of the tax
payers of Occur d'Alene, who sought
to restrain the county from selling
their property for delinquent taxes.
was tried at Standpoint last week,
Judge Dunn deciding In favor of the
GAanty. 1t is claimed the Occur d..
Atshe taxpayers will appeal the case
TO the supreme court.
Delegates from Bonner and Koot-
enai counties to the National Irri-
cation congress which meets in
Spokane ln August, intend to ask the
government to reclaim the submerged
lands of the two counties, estimated
to consist of over 100000 acres. 1t
is said an expenditure OF $4,000 in
North Idaho would do much toward
reclaiming this great territory.
The Lewiston Commercial club has
appointed committee to promote
the plan of sending large delegation
from that city to the National Irri-
CATION congress in Spokane, August
8 IA. The delegation will first 20 to
the A. Y. P. fair for Lewiston day
aud will then return to Spokane to
attend the congress.
The Blackwell Lumber company
last week purchased all the timber
holdings Of the Menasha Wooden
ware company on the ST. JDe and
ST. Maries rivers. The land contains
10000 acres aud the amount OF tim
Der Is estimated at 900, 900, 900 feet
board measure. The amount in
volved in the deal is reported at
50, $50. 600. 1t is the biggest deal of
the kind ever made in the Inland
Empire.
Seven convicts at the Idaho pen-
tentiary at Boise were freed Wednes-
day Of last week. They were: George
Wix, Bannock county, manslaughter,
10 years; had served four and was
parOled in 1898, pardoned; Frank
Mitchell, Shoshone county, forgery,
eight years from December, 1904,
pardOned; A. M. Stangle. Bannock
county, grand larceny, had served a
year, pardoned; Henry }. Fry, same;
Richard Troxel, Bingham county,
jail breaking, five years, pardoned;
Edward Streeter, Oneida county.
county, grand larceny, five years.
served two, paroled; Mrs. Matte Nc
Cormick, Washington county, adult
cry, one year, pardoned. Action on
all other pending applications was
deferred.