The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-12-23
STATE AND COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and industrial Progress
OF the Week.


At Kingston, the Modern W0odmeu
and Royal Neighbors Building associ-
alton has nearly completed the new
hall which u was organized to con-
struct, and notice Is given OF grand
entertainment tO be given there on
Christmas to mark the opening Of the
ball.
G. H. Baker OF Porthill brought to
Sandpoint the hide Of golden mar
ten he killed near the Canadian
boundary line few days before. Mr..
Baker claimed this animal to be the
second OF Its kind ever caught in that
part Of the state. The skio is valued
at $50.
Heber 9. Hale, chief clerk Of the
state land department says, "Idaho
leads the world Is an irrigation state.
No other state 10 the American union
can boast Of such an irrigated area as
Idaho contains; no other state has
expended 60 many millions 10 the
reclamation Of arid lands. and no
other state has so many acres avail
able for public eEtry."
Idaho is represented 10 new base
tall league. At Butte, Mont. De-
cember Z, the Union Association Of
Baseball Clubs was established. The
league stands as follows: Butte and
Great Falls In Montana, Salt Lake
sAd Ogden 10 Utah and Boise and
Twin Falls 10 Idaho.
~ssff the state OF Idaho ever hopes
tJ secure the much coveted north and
south railroad which has been 10 the
minds OF the people Of the state for a
number Of years past greater effort
must be put forth 10 developing the
natural resources OF the state and
dnding markets for Its products" ac-
cording to Jerome j. Day, state
senator from Latah county.
The Telluride company OF Salt
Lake City, Utah, has let a contract
for the construction Of q $4,000, 600
electric power plant ata point near
the confluence OF the Malad and
Snake rivers 10 Idaho. which will
furnish power for western Idaho and
eastern Oregon towns. The new
plant will generate 10000 horsepower
and electricity will be available for
municipal use aud irrigation.
The Idaho State Wool Growers as
sociatlon will hold It's annual meet
iDaln Boise on January ? 3. This
announcement follows meeting OF
thesxecutive committee Of the asso-
citation 1t that city few days ago.
Efforts will be made to have at least
100 members 60 to the national asso-
ciattou meeting 10 Portland on Janu-
ary I, s, q. and I.
A movement to take from politics
the ONCE Of state immigration CON-
missioner has been started, togethe
with Z plan TOR great publlcit!
campaign to advertise the resource
OF the entire state, and resolution
were passed at the sixth annual con
vention Of the League Of Southern
Idaho Commercial Clubs favoring tn
passage OF q bill In the next session
Of the legislature appropriating $780,
600 for publicity purposes alon
broad lines, to be disbursed at To
rate OF $50. 900 annually.
The actual census of Idaho shee
shows that there are 3,44O, 600 hea
within the borders of the state,
against LASS, ,040 reported for IL
purpose Of assessment to the sta
equalization for 1910. Idaho ranl
fourth 10 the sheep industry, Mo
tana, Wyoming and New Mexi
being the only states ranking hiRhe
The number of sheep 10 the sta
average about 10 head TO each
habitaut and 1t Is therefore probat
that Idaho will be much Interest
In the proposed revision of the tar
wool schedule.-T win Falls Times.