The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-12-30

"'" ~oN Wv 'ekIoiotuIe W dppTOpTlat
Tor Its use during the next two veal
$lS7. 800, according to q statement {
the requirements of the institutio
submitted by President Georg
H. Black to the legislative delegation
from Idaho and Nez Perce counties
which visited the school Dec. q.
| One Of the most sensational o
holdups and captures OF criminals &C
Cured near Standpoint last Frida!
night when Sheriff Merritt ant
Deputy Wilcox, after night spen,
trailing four criminals over th,
mountains and through the woods
captured four bandits, heavily armed,
after shooting one Of them, Jess Nc
Clellan, through the body.
The custom Of fire drill in the
public schools saved over 600 pupils
at Rexford recently. The building
was emptied In less than three min
utes. without accidents OF any kind.
Such drills have been the means of
saving the lives OF many thousands Of
school children 10 various parts Of the
country. Too often they are neglect
ed. It is said that in some of the
schools they are often omitted for
lack Of time.
The Boomers Ferry Lumber CON-
pany's sawmill has closed down for
the season. The mill has been 10 op-
Grafton since March 1, running night
and day, with force of 30 men.
Forty-6ve million feet Of lumber was
the output this season, the cut being
curtailed about Is. 900, 900 feet on ac-
count of the dullness OF the lumber
market.
To provide q tax levy Of not to
exceed one mill on the dollar to be
used as fund for advertising the
resources and exhibiting the products
Of the several counties of the state, is
the purpose OF a petition to be pre-
sented to the governor aud legislature
OF the state OF Idaho at the coming
session of the legislative bodies this
winter. The petition is in the form
of resolution passed by the mem.
bers OF the Weiser Commercial club
December IA.
The state supreme court has issued
temporary writ of prohibition re-
straining the state land board from
selling public schoo! lands In Latah
and Nez Perce counties. Most of the
land in question contains timber
which was sold to the Potlatch Lum-
Der company under time limit Of 20
years 10 which to remove the timber,
all timber remaining after the 20
years to revert to the state. The
company wants to buy the land so
that it will not have to remove the
timber, but the petitioners claim the
state has 90 right to sell the land.
The Interstate Irrigation company
has died suit to compel Malloy Bro
theirs Of Spokane to transfer. their
water rights at Hayden lake to the
Interstate Irrigation company accord
log to an alleged contract entered
into between the irrigation compan,
aud Malloy Brothers 10 1905. Ths
plaintiff admits the transfer Of Mallol
Brothers title to the pumping station
site and the right of way according tt
the original contract, but alleges
| non performance OF that part OF th'
contract, that also provides for tn
| transfer of the water right, too.
Governor James H. Brady has dis
charged Colonel Robert Lansdon from
1 his position In the National Guard Q
4 Idaho, and has called an election 10
NJanuary IA to fll the vacancy. IN
reason for dischargiDg Lansdon
Said to be disobedience of an orde
recurring him to take an examination
| tansdon has announced himself
candidate for reelection, claiming n
xas not given fair treat ment oy u
Examining board. Other candidate
Ire Major w. H. Edelblute of Rat'
drum, Captain c H. Duval OF NamE
s@and Major Robert Tempest OF lie
burg. Only commissioned offfcers
companies, % in pumter, are qua
: fed to vote.
That the United States Is unp'
pared for war and the Pacific coast