The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-08-19
STATE AND COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.


william Farr was arrested at Muir
raw on the charge OF leaving a camp
fire burning. The extreme penalty /.
$4,000 fine and two years 10 jail.
The republicans OF Koo:enai count,
have opened headquarters 10 the
Ottison block at Occur d'Alene, Geo.
Dart having charge.
The schedules OF the Idaho counties
report l2O, 900 less sheep this year but
increase the valuation OF sheep $3.50,
900 over the total of the year 1909.
With the abstracts of the twenty.
three counties OF the state all now
before the board Of equalization the
aggregate valuation OF the state is
shown to be $lO4,927. 1872.
The tax schedules show an increase
Of 81, 100, 900 In the reported assessed
valuations OF lands In the % counties.
City and town lots arc reported at an
increase Of 81, ,250.O00 over the equal.
lied valuation of 1909.
The managers Ut the moving pic
ture shows in Lewiston have an.
nounced that they will put on Sunday
programs beginning next Sunday.
This action was taken owing to the
recent decision of the supreme court.
Professor H. A. Hallowell, dean of
the Lewiston state normal, estimates
that the attendance during the COM
Ing term will be 400. making a total
including the practice school of 900
students making Lewiston the largest
Of the six normals in the Pacific
northwest.
A report from Coeur t'Alene states
that G. H. Potts candidacy for state
senator on the republican ticket has
been challenged by the democrats on
the grounds that his nomination
papers were not died in accordance
with the legal requirements.
Frank Seidel OF Heutter was ar
rested last Saturday afternoon on a
charge Of bootlegglng. It is claimed
by the officers that IL bottles OF beer
were found 10 his establishment.
They are being held as evidence. HI
was bound over IN the probate court
Tor hearing this week.
The Anti'Saloon league, under the
superlntendency Of the Rev. William
j. Herwig. is sending out letters to
all candidates for legislative honors
10 which they are asked to pledge
themselves to support statewide pro.
nloition or constitutional prohibition
and stronger law for Sunday rest.
Judge r z. Egbers has submitted
report Of the receipts of the pro
Dates Office at Occur d'Alene showing
sz4S9 receipts for the l8 months just
closed' compared with $57l for the
period OF his predecess
ors term. The earnings of the office
under Judge Egbers have more than
palo The expenses, while heretofore il
required more than $500 In addition
TO the earnings to meet the expense.
The commercial club Of Lewiston
aas won the fight it begun several
n"nths ago to prevent the diversion
:. :. 'ne waters at the source of the
In Idaho into Montana for
lse 10 lrrigating the arid lands of the
''ster state, for in a letter to Secre-
vary Talklngton from State Engineer
=. u. Martin the latter says no per.
u''s will be issued for the diversion
u water from one water shed to an,
''her' where the water is to be taken
'ut OF the boundaries of the state,
'na that in all cases OF diversion Of
"a'er 10 a point outside the state
'"e' yet within the limits of the
water shed, the applicant
VIII be made to declare his intention
" urst supply all the land 10 Idaho
u'cn can be irrigated from the
'a'ce OF supply to be diverted, and
nese lands will have prior right to
NC water, II required, over those
''ag beyond the state borders.