The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-08-12
dATE AND COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
oE INTEREST TO IDAH0ANS.
rv.nts and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

A stur yeon weighing 230 pounds
vas caught in the Kootenai river
near Bonner's Ferry.
idaho militia, Second Infantry.
v,,, have its biennual outing at
American Lake, Aug. 16 to 26.
The home OF DR.. John Busby at
Harrison was destroyed by hre last
Saturday caused by defective f'ue.
The loss was $4,000.
Work on the Milwaukee railroad 10
the neighborhood Of Post Falls Is
propresslng rapidly. The grading be-
tween there and Ross will start soon.
State Game Warden w. N. Steph-
ems il announcing that he he has
1.5o0. 900 trout fry which he will
furnish free of cost to anyone making
application for them.
The little daughter Of Thomas
Stone, Texas ridge farmer. living
seven miles northeast of Kendrick,
while playing with matches In
machinery shed, set fire which con
sumed the structure, causing $3.50
loss.
Bert Hall, editor Of the Bonners
Ferry Herald, and T. Mccall have
made an assignment in bankruptcy
and w. O. Rosebaugh will be ap-
pointed trustee.
The sheriff Of Kootenai county and
deputy from Whitman county,
Wash, are on the trail of a desperado
who is hiding Ia the mountains near
Emida. He Is accused Of murder
and robbery.
Details OF the devastation Of the
forest fire in the vicinity of Murray
say that all the timber on an area
four miles 10 width and 10 miles IN
length has been swept away with
buildings, fumes and appliances be-
longing to several mining companies.
The Weisgerber brewery, which
sold immense quantities OF near beer
to soft drink emporiums at Lewiston,
has ceased the manufacture Of the
article on account of the ruling OF
the supreme court prohibiting the
sale OF near beer in dry territory.
Boys smoking cigarettes 10 an ole
house near Sweetwater, Nez Perez
county, set dre to the shack. TIT
fire followed the dry pasture land anf
soon set the barley fields of William
Bozatth ablaze. Workmen were cut
ting the grain with headers and b.
working rapidly with three header
confined the dre to a limited territory
Boise enjoyed amusements Ia tn
moving picture and light opera lin
Sunday night for the flrst time on tn
sabbath since the passage OF tn
Sunday rest law by the last legisla
ture. The city presented an unusua
appearance for Sunday night, an
Main street was thronged with pleas
ure seekers.
The report OF the board of equal
zation Of Nez Perce county was r,
ceived Tuesday OF last week by Stat
Auditor s. D. Taylor. and shows
total assessed valuation of Sll,132
si4 for the current year. or an il
crease Of $123, ,675 over last year.
Not less that 1000 carloads OF foul
consisting of apples, prunes and pear
Will be shipped out OF the district b
tween Weiser and Boise this fal
netting the growers about $1,000, OF
10 profits. according to estimat
COUPLED by Charles j. SinSel, Il
BOISE fruit man, from reports receive
rom yarions fruit raising sections.
1t is claimed in southern Idal
mat Secretary of State Robert Lar
uon mas been endeavoring to stal
pehe the temperance vote for B.
y Nell, but owing to the alleged ia
.nae Lansdon was the leader OF I
nqoor interests in the local opti
nRht in Washington county,
eharts are said to have proved un
Sailing.