The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-05-12
STA TE AND COUNTY NEWS
Item 5 Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
Of L INTEREST TO lDAHoANs.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

The state commission has formally
determined to hold the summe
normal school In Standpoint this year
The Inland Herald, a daily news
paper 10 Spokane, has discontinued
public alton, having been conducted
at ID IS Of about $4,000 month fo
the past year or more. :
Al Myers, proprietor OF soft drink
establishment at Bovill. Latah coun-
ty, was convicted by the jury IL
Judge Steele's court at Moscow last
week OF selling liquor without a
license.
The net profits of nine mines OF the
Occur d'Alenes amounted to $2,500..
900 for the year 1910. The payroll
of the mine properties shows an ex-
penditnre Of $4,000, 900 during the
twelve months.
Sheriff Kearns and Deputies Riser
and Powell Of Bonner county arrested
Thoma 10 and John Flannigan at Pack
River Yesterday on the charge OF SELL
ing liquor illegally.
Governor Hawley says he has no
intention of calling an extra session
OF the legislature in connection with
the tar matter, and says he can con-
ceive 0 no contingency at this time
that would make it necessary.
Pure Food Commissioners Wallis ex-
pressed his intention of going after
those merchants who have been guilty
OF blowing butter, some weeks ago,
and he proposes to start his campaign
at once.
Citizens Of Atlanta, Idaho, are try.
ing to lnfluence Governor Hawley to
allow the prisoners 10 the state peni-
tentiarv to build a road from that
place TO Red Fish lake. which can
now only be reached on horseback.
It is 81 i'd this would unite Boise with
Salmon City much more closely.
In A da county, near the little town
OF Kun =. a large cave has been dis.
covered. An opening 20 feet below
the surface branches off, and it has
been explored for quarter of mile
under the ground. The ends of the
cave have not been found.
Governor James H. Hawley decided
finally May S that the Idaho state
sanitaf um for the feeble minded and
the epileptics of the state shall be To-
Gated within less than two miles of
Nampa on 80 acres OF land secured
from the Dewey estate.
When the federal court opens 10
Occur d 'Alene for the first time, on
May % with Judge Frank S. Die
trich presiding, there will be at least
70 cases on the docket. Most of these
cases have grown out of the litigation
instituted against the Washington
Water Power company on account of
the beaF-trap dam at Post Falls.
With the session of the federal
court due to convene at Occur d'Alene
May q and no provision yet made
Tor Its accommodation, there is con-
speculation as to what
will he made to house
the court pending the construction OF
the fe1eral building Judge Dunn
has rendered the use of the district
The purchase of all the ranches on
The western border of Wyoming and
The northeastern line of Idaho, to
furnish refuge for the native elk 10
That region, will be urged upon the
grand lodge Of the Order OF Eks by
the Pocatello lodge at the next grand
lodge meeting.
There Is considerable agitation at
present for the commission form OF
IN Boise. By the terms
of the bill passed the last session OF
the legislature through the efforts of
Roy L. Black. representative from
hootenai county, the cities of the
state are allowed tO adopt the
form.