The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-04-29
STATE AND COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
=. From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO lDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.

Events ana 1ndusuial Progress
OF the Week.
The business men Of Spirit Lake
have orgaD,zed q commercial club.
!. The St. Maries school district mo
6) has levied 10 mill tax for this
year.
Coal has been discovered on farm
uear Grangeville. The extent of the
fleld has nut been ascertained.
The sheepmen of Idaho are just be.
ginning the spring shearInR aud the
wool buyers are contracting.
Mrs. Laura LOTUS has been &C.
quilted by the jury in the district
court of Latah county Of the charge
Of numbering her husband last winter.
On Saturday night the ten last re.
naming saloons 10 Kootenai county
now 10 business will close their doors
under the provisions Of the local
option law.
Grangevllle Is excited over new
gold discovery seven miles east on the
south side of the Clearwater river.
Samples from the ledge show assays
Of $40 to SIS 10 free gold.
NJ. l. Church, register OF the state
land board has rendered his reslgna-
tion to Governor Brady, announcing
his intention to engage in the prac-
tice Of law.
A man who gave the name, Of
William Jackson, and who was & ven
q nights lodging by the marshal Of
Payette, was burned to death in the
lookup Of that town, April 10. 1t is
thought the victim set the fire and
be was dead before the flames could
be extinguished.
A report from Occur d'Alene says
the Equitable Assessment league
organized last week has thrown con
sternatiOn among the politicians,
introducing new factor in the al
ready complicated political situation.
A committee has been appointed to
Investigate the records of candidates.
Storey & Murphy have been award
ed contract for the construction of
the approach to the new capitol at
Boise at q cost Of s58, 900, making an
aggregate OF $l74.OOO 10 contracts on
the building now held by this firm.
and which Include all masonry work
on the main section up to the colon.
ade OF the dome.
The supreme court of the state
handed down an opinion upon rehear.
Ing last week 10 the case of w. H
Best, respondent, VS.. ]. w. Broad.
head, appellant, reversing judgment
entered by the lower court, an appeal
from Kootenai county. The case
involved the impounding and sale Of
stock BY Broadhead, who was an
oniclal Of the town Of Post Falls.
A company of National Guard was
mustered 10 at Twin Falls, Wednes
Gay OF last week, by Adjutant General
Rowe and Captain E. S. Lewis of the
10Th y, S. Infantry. The officers OF
Tue new company are Captain J. II.
VanHook, First Lieutenant Thomas
Dovery. and Second Lieutenant,
Irvine Pierson.
Inc new primary law requires that
Tue names OF all candidates must be
uled with the secretary OF state, II for
state Office, and with the county
auditor, II for county Office, at
'east thirty days before the primary
election, which Is to be held on Au-
kust ~. This means that all noni.
uaoions must be fled on or before
July 20.
william w. Ferrell of Ferrell bega q
. SUIT In the district court April 20,
against the Washington Water Power
company, alleging $50,ooO damages,
que to the overflowing Of The water
upon his land which lies along the
o.. Joe river. He says the land is
permanently damaged unless the bear
''ap al Post Falls be removed. He
ASKS Tor an Injunction to restrain the
company from maintaining The tran