The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-06-11
ISIlTI:llD COUNTY news
Items Of Interest. Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHoANs.
Events and industrial Progress
Of the week.

OF the Week.
In an errorless baseball game at
Coeur d'Alene Sunday afternoon, the
Spirit Lake team was defeated 2 to
after playing. II innings.
The proposition in Ada couaty to
issue s25o.00O county bonds to build
new coaIt house and jail was de-
seated lastsweek.
Governors Brady and staf were
present at the opening Of the A. Y.
p. exposition 1t Seattle. June l.
While there they visited the japanese
admiral ijichi on his war vessel.
Work has been started on the new
o. r. Il N, cutoff from near Rockford
to Lake Greek bay on Occur d'Alene
lake. The trade across the lake be-
tween Harrison aud Lake Greek bay
will be handled BY boats.
The town of Roosevelt, near the
base Of Thunder mountain in central
Idaho, was struck by an immense
rock and mud slide May 30 and
practically destroyed. But few peo-
pie, mostly miners, lived there and
all escaped.
According to report from Wallace
many women will Hle for the land
drawing on the Occur d'Alene resee-
walton next August. Some 1880
claims will be drawn for and the
number Of applicants will probably
outnumber the claims dfty to one.
The state game warden desires to
warn farmers about putting out pois-
On wheat for gophers as it is liable to
poison quail and by SO doing they lay
themselves liable to be prosecuted
under the game laws of the state.
Four strangers in Wallace last week
cashed six checks, one for $40. one
for SIS and four for $40 with as many
Individuals. All we're drawn on the
First National bank OF that city,
where the parties had no funds.
They succeeded in escaping.
Speaker Paul Clagstone Of the state
Legislature Is Interesting himself
actively 10 drainage aud irrigation
and has been visiting various parts OF
Bonner and Kootenai counties urging
the formation Of drainage and irri.
CATION association.
The city council of Moscow, Idaho.
recently passed au appropriation or.
dinance. which carries $500, to be
used exclusively in employing detect.
ives to secure evidence OF the viola.
tion Of the prohibition laws OF that
city.
Five million feet OF logs went down
the Kootenai river headed for Canada
Thursday OF last week, when the
boom Of the Boomers Ferry Lumber
company broke. This is a great loss
to the company. The river is rising
and floods are expected.
The body OF an unknown man,
dressed 10 woodma garb, was found
10 the St. Joe river near the entrance
TO the lake, last Sunday. The
sherIff's otIice is Investigating the
story of two men lighting on the
bank Of the river above St. Maries
six weeks ago, both of whom fell into
the river from which only one was
afterwards seen to emerge.
The death Of three men occurred 10
the Occur d'Alenes during the last
three days Of last week, the mines at
Mullan, Mace and Burke being the
death traps. Those who are dead
are Swan Jensen, who was caught in
caveln-at the Morning mine; 0. L.
Neil, caught under carload 0f rock
and earth at the Standard mine at
Mace; Charles Carson. who was struck
by falling rick while he was drilling.
Eric Lind was caught 10 the cavrin
that killed Jensen, hut his injuries
are not said to be fatal.