The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-08-26


Iour carloads Of teaches daily, and
marketing them in the states of The
middle west.
Settlers under the Big Lost river
project are confronted with the
aoandnnment Of the dam which has
cost approximately $1,000. 600 or
stand for damages to the property
because OF faulty construction by the
contractors.
24-inch intake pipe is to be in
stalled in the Clearwater river at
Lewiston for the purpose of getting
an Increased supply and a better
source. The consumption of the city
ls now 10000. 900 gallons per month.
There still remains In the Sand
point hatchery about half million
trout fry which are to be distribu led
10 the five northern counties. Over
10000 were distributed Ia Pack river
and Granite creek last week.
The Salmon dam will be completed
10 time for irrigation in the season
of 1911, This dam has a storage
capacity Of 100000 acre feet, or
enough water to cover eleven town
ships foot deep.
Two reservoirs and a, canal system.
near Cambridge and Council, will
water IL 900 acres, under the Carey
act. The lands are across the Weiser
river from the Mesa orchards.
The Payette Valley Land & Orch
ard company has let contract for
clearing and plowing ITO acres Of
sagebrush land in their orchard tract
On the bench south Of Payette.
In the bank at Vollmer, the time
lock refused to work and funds were
tied up for several days last week
On a former occasion, the same
trouble lasted for ten days.
Assessed valuations of % counties
reported approximately at $lO5, ,OOO,-
600 were equallZed by the state boar6
of equalization at approximately
$1O2. 900. 900, the principal reduction
made in Shoshone county.
The Payette commercial club ha
started a movement to finance th'
lhuilding of two ferries across th
lSnake river mort h and west of Payette
This will connect the city with th
lDead OK Flat irrigation project.
| Proprietors Of moving picture show
lin Boise who presumed that the
could open their places on Sunday
under the recent rulings of the su
preme court, were compelled to pa
fines Of $50 each and spend one Ga
in Jail.
/ The big track laying gang OF tn
Payette valley extension raiiroa
company has reached Letha, comple
ing IL miles of new laid track. VIII
only eight more miles of track to la.
the officials Of the road feel conhder
OF reaching Emmett by September
Many improvements are under wa
at Moscow. The Idaho Nation
Harvester company has already bul
several building and will add NOR
costing $4,000. The new feder
building is well under way Ne
water mains are being laid, and u
. main streets are receiving attentio
beinp repaved with tailings ootain'
from the Occur d'Alene mines
) million gallon reservoir will probab
: no erected to meet the heavy deman
+ IN the present water supply syste'
The big 10 acre vineyard at Again
Is miles below Orofno, on tne oiea
water river, is looking fine, ana !
grapes will be ripe in another wee
The quality of grapes 10 tn's Ia
vinavard was never SO good as ~
.h;s wear. 1t is understood that
ranyements have been pertectea
= ship the major part Of this ''h'pe'
= crop to Spokane.
Residents Of Pocatello claim
e h.va found the exact location ol
d Fort Hall, where the nag was l
= raised in the state 10 1904.
O ,,oy MANNED to have the spot MARI
In connection with the maihi's
), ia oreyon trail. The men who q
! covered the old fort found fhe
iiorc and mum Der