The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-11-25
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF IyTEREs It TO IDAHoAys.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Va SA0 WVVAs
Since 1891 the state tax levies {
Idaho have aggregated So. .53S,57O.
The socialists p0lled about IS
votes at the recent election 10 Koot
eosi county. Roila Myer. the candi
date for governor received 647.
The supreme court has recognized
the corporate existence Of Ilo as
village 10 an opinion Ia which Judg'
Steele Of the d d.strict is reversed.
The various state offices to be filled
by appointment 0f the governor az
greRate over 100000 In salaries,
besides $50, 900 10 travelling and offic.
expenses for each term of two years.
The cost Of maintenance OF the
Idaho legislature in the last 20 years,
or since statehood. aggregates $780,.
706. The flrst session cost $23. 800
and the tenth $50. 900.
An ordinance has been passed at
Lewiston compelling all property
owners to replace worn out wooden
sidewalks with cement.
According I'd the Idaho Issue. Ida
no has 50 .dry" towns OF 1000 popu-
lation or more, and 10 "wet" towns
of 1000 or more.
The North Idaho Editorial union
met at Occur d'Alene Nov. 81, pur-
snant to call Of George R. Barker Of
the Pend d'Oreille Review. president
Of the organization.
o. r. Shern, superintendent of
schools Of KO0tenai county, left last
Saturday for Boise to attend the
state meeting OF county superinten-
deots and the state teachers associa-
tion meeting.
Governor Brady. in concedlng his
defeat, attributes the result to the
plank In the republican platform en-
dorsing q state railroad commission,
which the railroads bitterly fought.
Perry Brysop OF Post Falls shot and
killed himself Monday while hunting,
4l.caliber revolver falling from his
pocket and being discharged. The
cOroDer's Jury decided that the death
was accidental.
The board of county commissioners
has closed contract with the Carscal-
leo Brothers for the construction OF
a steel bridge across the Occur d'Alene
river ut Rose Lake. The contract
price j. $7l5o.
Representative Charles D. Storey
o! Ada county has announced him
self = candidate for the speakership
OF the next Idaho house, In opposi-
tiou to ]. X. Bell OF Latah aud e. G.
Davis Of Oneida.
Sixteen more warrants have been
served By the sherif's Office at Sand
poiut upon alleged offenders Of the
local option law. james Bradley was
b,und over to the district court on
nine counts.
The ofIlcial canvass Of the election
returns for Nez Perce county, which
has just been completed, shows that
there was falling of of 2l64 votes
from the total vote cast In 1908, and
this shortage Is largely 10 the rural
precincts. In other words. the total
vote two years ago, was 7446, while
this year the aggregate is but $3.50.
Several thousand pounds Of hickory
nuts and walnuts are to be planted
next springin the burned areas ol
the Occur d'Alpne national forest
1t is believed they will succeed II
spite Of frost. Squirrels have beer
made scarce by the fires, and nj
damage is expected from that source
1t is also thought the trees will en-
courage Increase In some kinds o
game.
The students Of the Wallace higl
school made a practical application O
their knowledge OF civics by conduc,
Ing an election on lines identical wit
the methods laid down In the electio