The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-12-16
STATE AND COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
Of INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Of the Week.
County Assessor Smiths report TO
November which was filed with tn
auditor Dec. 8, shows that he col
lected $l0.174.60 in taxes during las
month.
At Sugar City the sugar factory
closed down this week, having COM
pleted the shortest but most success
full run IN the history OF this instl-
tuition. The reason for SO short q
run was the lack OF beets.
Coeur d'Alene has been designated
as one OF the places Ia which the
postal savings bank law is to be tried
Postmaster s. d. Beebe received
orders this week to proceed to Wash
ington to receive instructions relative
to the operation Of the law.
County Attorney G. H. Potts re-
signed Monday and Attorney John
NJ. Flynn was appointed, the action
taken to leave Mr.. Potts free to
qualify as senator. Mr.. Flynn,
though democrat, is Mr.. Potts law
parther.
II the recommendations of State
Immigration Commissioners Joseph
FallOn are followed, Idaho will be
provided with q tax commissioner,
whose duties it shall be to make pro
per investigation, which stall tend
to equalize the present system OF
taxation.
Since the bounty was placed on
coyotes, wildcats and other animals
by the state in 1908. following is the
complete number OF animals which
have been killed up to the present
time: Coyotes, 40,252; cats, 2,792;
lynx. "a; foxes, 25; wolves, 90, max
Ing a total Of 43, 247.
HALEY formerly received its water
supply from smart mountain stream.
During the grazing season the pollu-
tiOn Of the waters Of this stream by
the sheep was SO apparent that
forest reserve was provided for the
area about the head of the stream.
This reduced the range and protected
the water supply Of HALEY.
Idaho Is promised a new industry,
according to report by the United
States geological survey, concerning
gas aud oil products near Payette and
Weiser, where 1t Is said developments
may be important, though the geo.
logical conditions differ from those of
any other gas or oil field ia the
United States. |
Idaho has a new industry and the
Incorporation in Boise Of papers of
the Austin Mushroom company,
which is to be located at Blackfoot,
proves that there Is to be field In
this state for the growth and Guilt
walton Of mushrooms as q profitable
investment. The company is incor-
porated for $4,000.
v. e. Waltmsn Of Harrison, who
has served two years on the board OF
commissioners and whose term Of
Office expires January 9, has formed
co-partnership with G. N. Downie OF
lone and will manufacture shingles
90 the north fork OF the Occur d.
Alene river. oear Murray, Idaho.
On Dec. 8, at Wallace, Idaho, the
former Wallace Times resumed publi-
cation as the Daily Wallace Record.
This Is a sequel to the burning out OF
the Times In the forest fire that
swept Wallace on the night of August
20, when the plant Of the Times was
destroyed. It had since been issued
as weekly from the plant of the
Press. The Press IS now mergei with
the Times in the Record.
T. G. Bell. former county commits
sioner 0f Bonner county, who was
charged with falslfying the count ol
the primary election last August, ap
peared ID court at Standpoint, Monday
aud pleaded guilty. A lne of $S0t
was Imposed by Judge Dunn, which
was inlmedia. ely paid.
10 rendering Judgment Judge Dun'