The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-02-11
STATE and COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.

The charge OF arson against Fred
Raines. was dismissed in the probate
court at Occur d'Alene, Monday.
The Kootenai County Teachers
association held meeting at Occur
d'Alcne last Saturday.
The Washington State college
basket ball team defeated the Uni-
versity OF Idaho Ave at Moscow last
Saturday by a score of 26 to 10.
The new gymnasium Of the Lewis
ton State normal school was formally
opened last week and is said to be
the finest gym in the Inland Empire.
NRev. WIN. j. Herwig, the new
State superintendent OF the Idaho
Anti.Ssloon league opened headquar-
ters 10 Boise last week.
The Hope Lumber company 10 the
last four months has cut aud banked
about 800, 600. 900 feet Of logs.
The city of Lewiston is figuring on
a new source of water supply, which
proposes to tap the Clearwater on a
gravity system at an estimated cost
VI 100000.
Electric light rates were recently
lowered 10 Blackfuot from Is cents
per kllowatt to IL cents, a reduction
Of % per cent.
A company Of Grangeville sheep
men has leased from the state 10
sections of grazing land on the
Salmon river. The lease price is u
cents an acre annually.
On Monday Judge r. N. Dunn in
the district court at Occur d'Alene,
dismissed the jury panel until next
Monday. Several jurors were excused
for the term.
The ladies of Post Falls have
formed a Civic Improvement club
aud 5000 has been subscribed toward
the betterment Of the conditions In
that town. The money will be turned
over to the Post Falls Commercial
club.
Several cases of smallpox have
broken out at Wallace among we'll
known people. The disease FIRST made
its appearance in Milwaukee railroad
aud lumber camps on the St. Joe
river.
Earl Davis and Frank Jones, who
pleaded guilty to burglary, 1t being
alleged that they broke into the home
of Jerry Turner at Lacrosse, were
sentenced at Occur d'Alene last week
to states prison for one to IA years.
Three aud half million pounds OF
wool were shipped out Of Washington
county 10 1909, as the product o1
100000 sheep, which were in thai
county at the last shearing season.
The total amount Of fees, turned
over to the state treasurer by distric
court stenographers Of the eight
judicial districts for the year 1870!
was $2,609.00, while the total turned
over by the clerk Of the supreme cour
was So, 486 SO.
The state pure food commissions
has condemned the water supply o
the city of Twin Falls and all tn
consumers have been notified tina
they must boil the water for domesti
use.
A daily stage route Ia now bein
operated from Buhi to Rim Rock, l
miles from Jarbridge the mining dis
trict, and the distance, 80 miles wit
four relays Of horses, IS made i
twelve hours.
A lively row is now on at lilo uve
the disc0ntinuance of the lilo post
office. The special agent Of the dt
partment is accused of favoritism /
having ordered the Office discontinued
Records kept by special officers Sal
Cone who for the past 18 months ha
been waging campaign TO rid tn
Nez Perce reservation of bootlegger.
show that he ha, seized approximate
$500 worth OF liquor.