The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-04-22
STATE AND COUNTY news
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OF INTEREST TO lDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week..

AvO0t0 Civ AAAOSSse AsS1 . 80
OF the Week..
In Bannuck county the salary Of
the county assessor has been reduced
from $250O to $1,000.
Sneak thieves are said to be active
at st. Maries, several homes having
been entered lately and small sums of
money taken.
There are 525 pharmacists regis
tered and authorized to engage in
practice in the state OF Idaho and a
class OF 81 now seeking admission.
At a tag day campaign carried on
at Twin Falls recently the sum of
1924 was raised to purchase new
books for the public library.
Idaho Falls has voted to issue
bonds TO the extent Of $95, 900 for the
construction and maintenance Of a
new lighting aud water system.
The frost signals are flying at
Lewiston and the orchardists of the
valley are standing by to start the
heaters aud save the fruit crop.
State Auditor S D. Taylor last
week drew 654 warrants In payment
OF bounty for the destruction Of coy
otes, aggregating $4,000.
Pocatello is getting to be at en-
thusiastic automobile town, having
"a licensed cars to date and more
coming. The owners are required to
pay 4 licepse to the city.
The license fee for the selling Of
smear beer" at Spirit Lake has been
reduced by the village council from
5000 to 5000. Daw & Dahl have
taken out license.
About thirty men employed at the
Blackwell lumber camps near Fern.
wood, went ou strike last week fol
higher wages aud better grub" says
the St. Maries Gazette.
The wireless station established al
Twin Falls is the first of the kind tG
be introduced 10 Idaho. Already the
delicate Instrument has picked of
messages at its station emanatinl
from the Pacific Coast.
The commissioners of Bonner
county have raised the salaries of th'
county superintendent and probate
Judge from $1,000 to $l4Oo, and hav'
reduced the salary OF the assesso
from $4,000 to $250O.
The Boise Commercial club has ap
pealed from the decision of Jpdg
Woods OF Shoshone county, in whicl
he held that the club must secure
license to e!l.liquor 10 the club house
and will take the matter into the su
preme court.
Charles Burns, the Shoshone count
murderer, serving a 40 year sentenc
at the Boise penitentiary, has bee
refused pardon by the state board
He has only served two years OF hi
term.
Orchard heaters were given a tria
10 Lewiston valley Wednesday nigh
OF last week and. only turned on on,
fourth OF their capacity, raised th
temperature In the orchards from 8
to 40 degrees in four hours.
Fifty.one liquor license petition
J were filed with the clerk of the Sht
snone board of county commissioner
Tor action at the present meetinl
Ih's represents $3s.25 the licen.
oelng $3.50. All parts of Shoshor
county are represented by the pet
tions.
Congressman Hamer's lieu selectio
o'li mas passed the house. BY i
provisions millions Of acres OF scho
iands included in forest reserves wi
oe restored to the states of the nort
west, Idaho's quota of these Ian,
will be 800, 900 acres.
There are three cases in the distri
court at Moscow In which the d
iendants are charged with illegal sa
" iiquor. A druggist of Moscow b
also been arrested on a warral
issued fIom the probate court. char