The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-05-27
STATE and COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO lDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Gve0t8 30V A0OUoISAoA 1AVSAeoe
Of the Week.
Bad check men were busy 10 Sand
point last week.
Out Of q bootlegRers tried at the
Moscow term of the federal court Is
plead guilty and received light SEN
tence.
Forest fires have already been rag.
Ing 10 the Kanlksu national forest In
that section between Priest river and
Priest lake.
A company has been organized at
Occur d'Alene to develop kaolin clay
deposits on the Spokane river one
mile below that place.
The wool sales at Mountain Home
opeuedAat l6 cents, but the growers
sold very little at that price and the
bidders would not offer more.
The Lewiston land fraud cases have
been dismissed but the civil suits for
the cancelling Of the patents ale still
pending. The land 10 controversy IS
worth over million dollars.
The supplemental ruling Of the Id.
aho supreme court 10 the Marble
creek cases, Is said to have saved the
state lands worth from ten to twenty
million dollars.
The Idaho Land s. improvement
company operating in Bonner county
is buying donkey engines to use ia
pulling stumps on the logged over
land that they propose to redeem.
The State Bank of Bliss is the
latest commissioned by the state bank
commissioner. w. g. Crews. 1t has
q capital stock Of $25, 900 and r. B.
Fletcher is to be the cashier of the
new Institution.
There are said to be 500 claims
still untaken on the Occur d'Alene
Indian reservation, although number
1900, the last called. selected his
claim. OF the 1900 who drew claims,
742 did not respond to their name
and failed to make selections.
Burton L. French of Moscow,
former congressman, while at Wal.
lace last week, is reported to have
admitted his Intention to be a candi-
date for Representative Hamer's seat.
He declared 1t Is his intention to
keep strictly cut OF the gubernatorial
dght until after the primaries.
The Modern Woodmen and Royal
Neighbor picnic association of nor.
thern Idaho have decided to hold the
annual outing near st. Maries June
20 and 26. All the camps in this
part OF the state have been invited
to participate.
d. II. Newberry, who has .been
holding religious meetinGs.in a tent
at Post Falls, had a warrant sworn
out for the arrest of Benjamin Gillen
oacK last Saturday, charging him
win disturbing the meetings by bad
language and noises In proximity to
the tent.
The dead body OF an unknown mao
was found near Chuck Slough at
oanopoint, Tuesday with a revolver
10 the right hand and bullet hole
~ the temple. Notes and money
amounting to about $4,000 were found
on his person. Cards were found
giving the name Of H. E. Reckmeyer
M. D. Harris, justice OF the peace
VI 81. Joe, has been arrested on the
cnarRe OF selling liquor in violation
u 'ne local option law. Parties re
oe"''y arrested at Spirit Lake and
santa on the same charge have been
'ound over to the district court fol
trial.
necent developments growing out
:. 'ne dismissal of Register Church
- Tue state land board, are the
'e"ea enorts now being made BY
e'uIcn to obtain defamatory state.
uen's against Governor Brady, whom
ue IS SAID to hold responsible for tn.
Aposore OF bis dealings 10 Carey ac,
.aoos' and his consequent dismissa
"om the service of the stare