The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-04-01
STATE and COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
Of INTEREST TO lDAHoAys.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.
According to an estimate prepared
the new sewer system planned for
Standpoint will cost $l2o, 900.
The canyon towns Of the Occur |
d'Alenes are securing their wood |
supply FROM the drifts caused BY the
avalanches at Burke and Mace.
The state horticultural board OF
idaho expended $s752.42 last year in
inspection and printing Of report and
bulletins.
The census enumeration for Idaho
will begin April Is and continue 80
days. There will be 2S3 enumerators
employed and their compensation will
be IS per day.
Southern Idaho fruit growers now
predict that there will be no need for
orchard heaters to light the frosts, as
the season promises to be an ideal
one.
Dan g. Martin of Idaho Falls has
been appointed state engineer to sue
ceed James Stephenson, Jr., who re-
Gently resigned.
AS the result Of the recent local
option election three Of the saloons
In Lewiston have closed and 10 more
will shut their doors In the next
thirty DAYS.
Governor Brady has issued his
Arbor Day proclamation. recommend
ing that the county superintendent
set aside day to be dedicated to the
proper observance Of the custom.
Ira Russell. . year old boy Of
Spirit Lake, became lost from bis
brother last Saturday afternoon, and
his body was found Sunday 10 creek
into which he had fallen and drowned.
The stockmen of the Jackson Hole
country IN Southeastern Idaho have
formed an association for the purpose
Of making concerted effort to main
tain high prices for their cattle.
Civil service examinations for let
ter carriers and clerks will be held on
May 4 at the post0fices of Idaho,
where free carrier delivery service is
ia force.
Governor Brady, while at Lewiston
last week, declared himself opposed
to the idea OF moving the agricultural
school from Moscow to the southern
part OF the state. He said the move
would cost $500. 900.
Fred Gruber and Oscar Snyder in
Gus tOdy Of guard were taken from
Occur d'Alene last Saturday on the
trip to Boise, the former 10 hang foI
the murder of j. H. Billings and the
latter to serve sentence of from one
to "A years for grand larceny.
According to new ordinance
passed at Standpoint. any member oI
the council may order that sidewalks
be put 10 any part Of the city and Il
the order is not complied with tht
city may put in the walk and asses:
the cost to the property owner.
State dsh and game department
hatcheries, at Warm River, Hay Spu
aud Standpoint, worth $33, $3.50 alto
gether, stand on tracts of land max
Ing q total Of 1882 acres worth $622O
bull dings valued at $22, 1865.
T bat the property owhed by tn
. state consisting Of the various schools
and Institutions, is worth over So, 600,
ooo, is the statement made by th
state examiner. G. D. Goasliod, II
MS report for the year 1909.
he Idaho state mine inspector
report for 1909 shows that of 1h
Sl5,60O, 900 mine production Of til
state Tor the year. over $l5, 90
was produced in Shoshoae count,
Inc report states that Shoehone couI
ty has produced $3.50. 900. 900 to dat.
yud dRe DIETRICH has granted
cnan Re OF venue in the remainin
criminal cases against Kester. Ke
tenoach and Dwyer. affecting tn
'aod frauds alleged au what Is know