The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-01-28
STATE and COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Of the Week.
The recent snow storm 10 the
Grauvevllle section is said to have
been the worst experienced In IL
years.
Prof. J. r. Shinn OF Moscow was
elected secretary Of the State Horti.
cultural society at the recent annual
meeting which was held at Nampa.
George Popham, an old miner and
Indian fighter Of early days 10 the
west, died at Grangeville last week
at the aye of 1903 years.
Mrs. A. L. Burns, wife Of DR.. j. B
Bur6s OF Payette, a prominent Idaho
National guardsman, last week slipped
and fell down a stairway receiving 10.
jurIes from which she died within a
half hour.
More than 25 members Of the Royal
Nelghbor lodge at Payette we're pois
oned at a banquet which they attend
ed. All are reported to be out OF
danger. though some were ser ously
III for period.
The opening week Of the three
weeks farmers course at the Uni
versity of Idaho shows that more are
In attendance than ever before IN the
history Of tie institution.
Len b. Clark, while drunk. started
home from Standpoint to Bronx.
walking the railroad track one night
last week. aud was struck by train
and killed.
County Treasurer S. D. Beebe has
forwarded State Treasurer Hastings
at Boise $50,3l3, Kootenai county's
portion OF the state tax. He has also
paid to the Occur d'Alene school
district $30,6l4, It's apportionment
aud to Post Falls school district Sill,
276. Other school districts will re-
ceive large sums within few days.
On Jan. 20 at Occur d'Alene, at tht
organization of the law and order
league to assist in enforcing the local
option law, the Rev. w. ]. Thompson
was elected president, and S. A
Varnum Of Occur d'Alene, vice presi
dent. Every precinct is being or
ganized.
AL Cook aud II. T. Rambo, under
arrest at Standpoint, both confessed
to having burglarized the Humbird
Lumber company's store there. Ram
10 was a paid fireman at Standpoint
manager OF the baseball team, ant
member and officer 10 the knights
OF Pythias lodge. Both we're takei
to Occur d'Alene and sentenced t.
from to Is years in the penitentiary
The Idaho Supreme court Ia a de
cision just rendered holds that tele
graph company Is liable for tn
mistakes In the transmission. OF
message regardless Of the statemeh
or stipulation printed on the back 0
TIE blank form aud that all claim
against the company for damage
must be presented to the compan
within 60 days The case was up o.
appeal from Bear Lake county an
involved about $500 which the tele
graph company must pay.
Attorney r. E. Mcfarland on be
half Of H. v. Scallon who brought q
action to contest the recent Iocs
option election IN Kootenai count
last Friday formally dismissed tn
contest in the district court. N
reason for the dismissal is giver
The contest was filed several week
ago. ii being asserted several irreg,
larities occurred in the election q
Post Falls and State Line. anon
them is given that the women serve
dinner at the voting place.
Judge Steele, Of the Second Judici
District Court, which is made up
the counties Of Latah, Nez Perce an
Idaho, has made statement that II
the I've hundred cases disposed
during the year 1909, the large
number on record, the voters Of Il
district were not put to any CO