The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-07-08
STATE AND COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Of the Week.
Several students from South Africa
are spending the summer 10 1dAho,
studying irrigation.
Sites abandoned its celebration Of
the Fourth because OF scarlet fever in
the village.
New apples have been placed on
the market 10 Boise from the sur
rounding orchards and the wholesale
price Is fixed at 81 per box.
Randolph Martin, the governments
pood roads expert, has arrived 10
Boise and will construct mile of
model highway IN Ada county. He
will also demonstrate good roads 10
other parts of the state.
"A government expert claims that
the farmers Of the irrigated section
OF southern Idaho will have to take
concerted action 10 the determination
OF squirrels or they will menace future
crops in that section.
c. NJ. Trigg Of Stateline has an.
nounced that he is a candidate for
renomi nation to the Office Of CON-
missioner for the third district of
Kootenai county.
]. M. Elder uf Occur d'Alene has
announced himself candidate for
the nomination of assessor Of Koot.
enai county on the republican ticket.
He claims Is years experience 10
estimating timber and lumber pro-
ducts.
The mine of the Occur d'Alenes
district have paid dividends to the
amount OF $780, 900 for the first
half Of the present year, or at the
rate of So, 900, 900 for the year. This
would be equivalent to six per cent
on $50, ,O0O, 900 valuation.
Geo. w. Flemmlng of Rathdrum,
for several years a deputy in the
auditors office, has announced him
self candidate for the Office Of
county commissioner from the third
district OF Kootenai county on the
democratic ticket. Mr.. Flemming
was born 10 Minnesota 10 1862 and
has resided 10 Kootenai county, Ida
no, since 1892, engaging at various
times Ia the timber business, ranch
ing. and the implement business.
Paul Clagstone, speaker Of the last
house 10 the legislature, and candi-
date for the republican nomination
for governor on statewide prohibi-
billion platform, has goUe to southern
Idaho to campaign for the next 30
days. He expects to be back ia nor
thern Idaho ia August aud devote
the last week OF the primary cam
paign to Bonner, his home county.
lie said he believes his chances of
Winning are good.
The state land board has granted
the application OF the Potlatch Lum-
oer company to adveTtize for sale
z4,ooO acres of land 10 Nez Perce
county on which the company owns
'ne TIMBER. The company desires to
purchase the land in order to exempt
'Cseil from the 20-year limit In which
70 remove the timber, and agrees Ia
tufn to relinquish back to the state
aH cia'm to "cut oyer" lands held 10y
w. IL is estimated this will permit
tne state to lease or sell at once be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 acres OF
"cot over" lands, which would other.
wise oe tied up until the expiration
ot contracts which will not expire TO,
10 or IL years.
ae twenty-third annual three.
uass encampment Of the G. A. R.
I,'sea at Lewiston June 30. Twir
'''' was chosen for the next en-
pu'en' and the following otfic er.
~, .e elected and installed: Willard
CIV. ote' Boise, commander; ]. H
'"sa' Payette, senior vice com
v,na James Woodward, Grange
" ~ JUNIOR vice commander; Colone
D w. Wood, Boise, medical director
G Na. NsAsrlns Genesee, chaplain; A
: Ns''leton, Nampa; E. P. Durell