The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-02-04
STATE and COUNTY news
Items d Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
Of INTEREST TO lDAHoANs.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

OF the Week.
The Bonner county commissioners
estimate that the calling Of special
election to vote on local option will
cost the county $3500.
i The city of Boise will call for
special election March ] for the pur
pose Ut submitting the question Of a
bond issue Of 100. 600 for municipal
Improvements.
A Boise report says that II Paul
ClaRstone decides to run for governor
on the republican ticket it will be on
the issues OF statewide prohibition
and reclamation.
The state treasurer has received
from the treasurer Of Kootenai county
$5O.325 on account Of last years
taxes out OF total amout due of
500, 447 50.
Bert Nelson, who pleaded guilty to
forgery when arraigned in the district
court at Occur d'Alene was last Sat-
urdaY sentenced from one to IA years
. 10 the state prison.
A petition asking the board Of
Lincoln county commissioners TO pay
/, a bounty Of 3 cents per head on jack
rabbits has been presented by the
farmers of that section, whose Or
. chards are suffering from the pests.
Fred George. alias Fred Grueber,
was last week arraigned 10 the dis
! trlct court at Occur d'Alene, charged
, with numbering j. H. Billings. He
pleaded not guilty, although he is
reported to have made confession.
The highest bid received for the
Occur d'Alene brewery at the auction
last Saturday was $4,000, and the
bid was disapproved because it did
not represent IS per cent Of the
appraised value. which is $l43,000.
So numerous have grown the num-
ber of cases in the Eighth judicial
district, consisting Of Bonner and
Kootenai counties, that attorneys of
the two counties are advocating segre-
cation, and it Is said the next
legislature will be asked to create
another new district.
: Jack rabbits have distinct market
value in Lincoln county after Febru-
arv I, and they may be listed on the
open board of trade. The county
commissioners have ordered that a
bounty Of 3 cents each be paid on ali
jack rabbits killed in the county after
February l.
Nine thousand sheep have been un.
loaded at Shelley by the Woods Live
stock company. They will be placed
on feed near Taylorsville. All the
hay Ia that section has been bought
up by this company at from SO to $ll
per ton Ia the stack. The experiment
OF feeding potatoes 70 the sheep will
be tried.
Governor James II. Brady has re-
turned to Boise and has relieved Sen
ator John Hart Ut the duties Of gov
ernor pro TEN. Governor Brady has
been attending the governors conven
tion at Washington, D. c., and
reports a most successful meeting.
The Jurors 10 the district court al
Occur d'Alene were called Monday
48 out Of SO drawn, being subpoenaed
6 q. Campbell of st. Maries an(
Alfred Stutenberg of Hayden LAX
were not found. The trial of th'
criminal cases began this week.
Northern Pacific attorneys at Coeu
d'Alene last Saturday argued befor
Judge Dunn the alleged illegality o
the $l36O assessment made by tn
state land board against the com
pany's ave.mlle cutoff near Rathdrum
The court took the matter unde
advisement.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & Puge
Sound Railway company has take
up its right Of way options at Coeu
d'Alene. The largest single amour
paid was $92. 900 to P. w. johnson q