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


OF the Week.
Star postal service has been ordere
established from Priest River t
COOlin.
The mail messenger service at tn
Idano Falls post Office has been or
dered discontinued on Nov. is.
A total eclipse OF the moon, thu
latter part OF which will be visible ID
Idaho as the moon rises, will occur
November l6.
A company Of boy scouts has been
organized ut Occur d'Alene with a
membership of 81. Rev. Mr.. Bedall
OF the Christian church is organizer.
John A. Gartley shot and killed
two large lynx cats % Il. D. Gar'ley's
ranch, on Rockford Bay. Friday aud
Sunday.
An aren't of the department Of
agriculture reports that the gross re :
ceipts Of the apple crop in south.
western Idaho this year will amount
to 100000.
Fault is being found with the
crosswalks on the paved streets of
Occur d'Alene, which are said to be
SO rough as to be hazardous to wagon
and automobile springs.
Deputy State Horticultural In-
spector William Buckley has issued a
warning against the purchase of fruit
trees from agents, as these trees have
Sometimes been found infected with
pests.
On Nov. s, Rex Osborne of Boise,
who has correctly forecasted the result
Of elections in Idaho in recent years.
predicted that Brady would carry Is
out Of the % counties of the state,
aud that his plurality over Hawley
would be about $3.50.
A report Of the agricultural depart
ment states that the average con-
dition of Idaho crops on the first of
October OF this year was 80 per cent
as compared with SO per cent year
ago. ~.
The vote in some of the precincts
of Shoshone county is said to have
been light on account of settlers BE-
ing driyeo out by the forest fires,
many Of them not intending to return
until next spring.
The availability OF even low-grade
phosphate rock for use as fertilizer
gives Importance. to theS enormous
phosphate deposits in Idaho. Wyom
Ing and Utah, many OF which are on
government land. The total area OF
public phosphate lands now withheld
from entry is more than a half mil
Hon acres.
With seven precincts yet to hear
from late Tuesday night out of 26 IN
Shoshone county, Hawley's majority
over Brady for governor was TO.
Seventeen precincts showed French
to be $50 votes ahead Of Bowen fo'
congress.
At the Spokane fair the silver cup
was awarded to Idaho county for tne
best mineral display. The display
which secured the cup was made uI
of specimens from the Ten Mile, ORC
grapde aud Elk City districts.
John Brady, aged y, on old timer
was instantly killed at Harrison by
freight train backing over him. Ill
hearing was defective and evidentl
he did not hear the warning OF IN
brakeman. His body was oadl
mutilated. He was living with wa
brothers OF the Lare Lumber com
pany.
Governor NJ E Hay Of Washing
ton, who was at Lewiston, ldah'
Monday visiting his son. Ray. an
William Thompson, who was forme
ly bank examiner in Washington VI
der Governor Hay, is IN enthusiast
believer In regulative railway legi'
lation and said that II he were go'
ernor of Idaho he would favor
railway commission law.