The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-03-25
STATE AND COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.


Of the Week.
The relief fund for the sufferers of
the Mace aud Burke avalanche has
reached nearly $4,000.
The Idaho Industrial school has
now 2e4 inmates and all departments
are now crowded to their utmost
capacity.
The state livestock sanitary board
has authorized the payment Of bounty
upon 4347 coyotes and 377 bobcats
killed In the state since January l.
The recent bond election held In
Caldwell for the issuance Of bonds in
the sum OF $35, 900 for the building
OF a new high school carried by 242
majority.
Seven car loads Of hogs purchased
for 9 IA cents a pound. the highest
price ever paid, were shipped from
Cottonwood rece ntly.
The woolRrowers of Shoshone aud
southern Idaho report their losses In
sheep as normal, but say that the
cost Of feed has been heavier than
ever known.
j. M. Thompson OF Canyon county
is being put forward as republican
candidate for congressman. 1t is
said be may align himself with Paul
Clagstone, the candidate for governor.
G. o. Stockslager, former justice of
the supreme court, aud democratic
nominee for governor during the last
election. ia now practlcing law in
Twin Falls. He formerly lived at
HALEY.
In order to Offset the loss of license
money sustained by the closing of the
saloons in Twin Falls, the city coun-
Gil is considering the passage OF an
ordinance placing a tax on slot ma
chimes which are 10 operation In that
town.
At. Grangeville Judge Steele has
ruled that unexplred portions of H.
cense money 10 Idaho county must be
returned to those who were forced
out Of business by the local option
law.
Former Governor w. J. McCou nell,
commenting on the new Idaho pri-
mary law, at Occur d'Alene last Sat-
urday, stated that he believed the
law will help the political boss .'if
there Is such a thing"
b. F. O'Neil of Wallace, guberna-
tOrial candidate, is now swinging
around the southeastern part of the
state, while Governor Brady is now
Invading the district in which Mr..
O'Neil lives.
Bartlett Sinclair of Rathdrum,
while at Occur d'Alene Monday upon
invitation OF Governor Brady, an
oounced that he would be a candi-
GATE for congress. He states that he
Will not enter into any com mbination
10 the race.
Excise laws Of tho United States
demand that mining companies in
1daho must make an annual state
ment for the purpose OF ascertai ming
tne net profits of those companies by
march l, Deputy Internal Revenue
collector White of the Lewiston dis.
Ir'ct is now 10 Wallace eudeavoring
70 enforce the provisions of the law
State Senator Fred w. Jordan of
onoshone, 10 Lincoln county, was ar
rested on two charges the other day
iof illegally selling liquor. The
county is now operating under the
iocai option law aud Senator Jordan
was one OF the members of the last
session OF the legislature which en-
acted the new law.
r;.t
by virtue of decree issued by the
CITY council of Wardner at the regular
meeting last week. no boys under the
aye OF IL years will be permitted to
70 10 or frequent any of the pool or
oii''ard looms Of the city, under