The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-07-29
STATE AND COUNTY news
items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.

neacn orchard of 100 trees was
washed out by break IL the Canyon
canal, near Emmett.
State Auditor S. D. Taylor has no
opposition for denomination on the
republican ticket.
Adelbert A. Alvord of Nezperce IL
one of the republican candidates for
lieutenant governor.
The lumber output 10 the timber
belt around Lewiston this year is
estimated at 100, 900, 600 feet.
The government sale of lots at St.
Mar es is to begin August l. The
lots at Plummer sold high, ranging
from $50 to $500 lot.
John G. Rice of Caldwell, j. H.
Hawley and NJ. Alexander Of Boise
will be candidates for the nomination
Of governor on the democratic ticket.
il. McClear. attorney Of Occur
d'Alene has fled his papers Of can
didacy for the nomination for judge
Of the supreme court Of Idaho on the
democratic ticket.
Willard White Of Boise, depart
meut commander Of the G. A. r. of
Idaho, is a candidate for the uomina-
tlon for secretary Of state on the
republican ticket.
The new $50, 900 wagon bridge
across Kootenai river at Boomers
Ferry is about completed. 1t has
four 200. foot spans and with the ap-
proaches has a total length Of 400
feet.
The officials Of the state hatchery
at Standpoint planted $4,000 Pennsyl-
vania brook trout In the streams
about Macarthur in Bonner county.
The eggs were brought from Pennsyl-
vania but were hatched at the state
hatchery.
1t is now estimated that the Coeur
d'Alene Indians will receive four or
Eve times the sum for their lands IN
the government townsites as the ap-
praised value. The sale of. 387. lots
10 Plummer alone amounted to $40,
600.
W. H. Edelblute OF Rathdrum
seeks to be a member Of the legisla-
ture on the republican ticket from
Kootenai county, A. o. Modlin is out
for surveyor, and M. A. Kiger OF
Harrison for probate judge. Judge
X. N. Dunn has died his candidac,
at Boise for the judgeship Of tht
Eighth judicial district.
The grain yield Of the Lewiston
county this year Is estimated ,on 9
10 per cent basis at Q, 334. 900 bushels
OF wheat; 1900, 900 bushels OF barle,
and $4,000 bushels Of oats. Tn,
Lewiston country comprises four dis
trlcts: Asotin county, Washington
The Tammany aud Waha section Il
tne northeast, aud the Nez Perce ant
Camas prairies.
The quarterly report OF the audito
SHOWS Kootenai county's total debt T.
oe $l3S.oS4.l7, including $l7,64
oonoed Indebtedness. The receipt
OF the quarter ended July are re
ported to have been $27, ,453.77, in
Guiding $3,5S4 in district court fines
40 overdraft OF $3,2ll.52 is show
10 the general bridge fund.
Andrew Hageland, a we'll digge
NVinR 10 East Greenacres, fell Is
leet into we'll at the Hite ranc
SUNDAY and escaped with a fe'
o'u'ses and sprained ankle. Wn
A''e lowered a bucket, and Hagelan
''a"ied IN and was drawn out. Th
''i contains Is feet of water an
0Keiand landed on his feet.
AN extensive forest flre is repor.e
u'"ine six miles east of Culdesa,
,Af'ca presumably by a spark from
S ""ds Prairie railway locomotive
several hundred acres Of timber al
'a'u 10 have been DESTROYED and
u'oer OF cattle and horses wei