The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-12-02
STATE and COUNTY NEWS
Items Of interest Gathered
From E Ichanses.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHoANs.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Of tho Week.
A project to divide Nez PerC
county in the coming legislature is o
foot.
From four to ak inches of sno,
fell throughout northern Idaho Nc
vember 26 and 81.
Following the close OF foot bal
season, basket ball has been takel
up at the Lewiston state normal ant
schedule Is being arranged.
Governor James H. Erady has an
nounced that he will continue tt
make his home at POca tello after hi.
term Of Office expires.
The frst full traisload Of apples, il
Is claimed. that was ever shipped
from al Idaho town. was sent out OF
Payette recently.
The government internal revenue
commissioners annual report shows
the c0rporatian tax collected 10 Ida
ho from 1862 corporations this year
was $l9.424.
Wheat sold at Nez Perce last week
at 81 cents to 66 cents, and oats
$l.l5. At Moscow wheat is reported
selling at 10 cents and II cents.
Some farmers there are holding their
wheat for IS cents.
The Dearly Clay Products company
has just been orga nized with a capi
tai Of $l0O, 900 and will erect large
plant at Deary. There are two rich
deposits Of clay in the immediate VI.
cinity Of Dsary.
Two gamblers arrested Ia Pocatello
pleaded guilty and were compelled TO
pay $500 tine each and make good
$IzVtO losers in KamOIlnR games.
Six others, who were arrested, were
released.
The special grand Jury OF Nez
Perce county has returned indict.
ments against humber OF persons
charged with violation Of the local
option law. The, Indictments are to
remain secret until the warrants OF
arrest are issued.
The Idaho State Teachers associa-
tion men 10 Boise last week. B. +.
Crandall Of Idaho Falls was elected
president for the ensuing year, and
Katherine Dryden Of Latah county
was elected secretary.
The state land board has authorized
the sale OF 10000 acres OF state land
10 Nez Pelce county, the timber OF
which is owned by the Potlatch Lum-
her company. The sale will be held
Lewiston, Dec. 29, the land to be
sold In 40-acre tracts.
Idaho bankers have been notified
that clever counterfefts OF $50 gold
pieces have been discovered ia circu.
latiou. They are light weight, 4O4
grains instead OF SIG grains and are
made of an infer ur grade of gold.
Warning has also been issued against
some spurious $40 bills.
The open season for huotlng deer
In Idaho. closed December l. 1t
opened September !. Some hunters
are now advocating a 30 day season
beginning Dec. Is, and say the law
should be 50 changed.
Bear hunters in the Clearwater
valley are reveling In the best sport
10 years, following the devastating
forest fires on the reserve above
K0oskia. The flames drove the bears
and dee- to the open spots along Int
Clearwater river, and after tindini
feeding grounds the animals did moi
return.
John NJ. Mcdowell, charged Will
the murder OF bis wife at SprinRstoO
was given his preliminary hearing IL
the probate court at Occur d'Alen
and held without bail for trial at tb
next term Of the district court. Th
alleged murder was committed Nov
I by morphine poisoning. The stat
is thought to have strong cas-
against the defendant.