The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-09-15
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS,
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.


The grain deliveries at the Nez
Perce warehouses now amount to
10, 900 bushels daily and estimates
made by grain buyers are to the effect
that at least 100000 bushels will
be delivered ut the warehouses here
this season.
The new, magnificent Twin Falls
county building Is 0ow occupied.
Formal possession has been taken Of
the $3.50, 900 courthouse. which, 10
point. OF architecture, construction
and arrangement is the finest in
Idaho.
What is believed to be the heaviest
grain crop 10 north Idaho is reported
by j. D. Leeper Of Clearwater country
10 Idaho county, who threshed the
wheat grown this year by Manley
Packer. This wheat averaged "a
bushels to the acre.
Governor Hawley left Boise, last
Friday. for Spring Lake, N. j., where
he will attend the annual conference
of governors, and he expects to take
an active part in the proceedings.
The conference will be in session for
five days-September 12.l6-and is
expected to handle number Of Ques-
tions In which there is deep interest
At this time.
The Latah County Fair association.
which has recently been reorganized,
Is making arrangements for an annual
fair to be held at Moscow the last
four days in September, 9th to 3Oth
inclusive. The University of Idaho
athletic grouods have been secured
aud they plan to make this the best
fair ever given 10 the county.
The Indications are good for an ex-
tension this fall on the p. & 1. N.
railway north down the Little Sal.
m,n river. Messrs. Nancy & Wells,
the contractors who last year brought
the road 10 from Evergreen, are look.
ing over the route from New Meadows
to Grangeville. 1t Is reported they
will begin work as soon as they car
get men aud machinery on the ground
aud will continue operations al
winter.
The right OF the use OF the water o.
the Snake river is point at issue IL
40 action filed in the United States
district court Ia Boise by the Twil
Falls Land aud Water compan'
against agents OF the reclamation
service. Both the government ant
the Twin Fails company claim prio
rights to Snake river water for the IT
rlgation OF the Twin Falls and Mini
doka tracts respectively.
The official surveys made BY tn
agricultural college of the Universit
OF Idaho, under the supervision o
Dean Carlyle, OF the farm from whic
large yields Of grain have been re
ported this season, are proving tina
the yields are fully as large as reporte
by the farmers and threshermer
The system of checking includes a
examination OF the warehouse receipt
the number of sacks collected for b
the threshing outfits and the actu;
measurements of the lands.
Action toward securing water II
irrlRating the state land surroundlu
the Lava hot springs, Bannock coun
ty's famous health resort, wheret
the grounds may be beautifed an
made more attractive to health seel
ers, will be taken by Attorney Gene
al D. G. McDougall, a member OF Il
state board of land commissioner
who passed through Pocatello recen
ly on his way to the springs fro
Boise. ~
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The University of Idaho is 10
excellent condition. There was
very gratifying increase IN the nut
Der OF studeots last year and u
prospect for an even larger increa
In the coming year seems mo
pfom,sing. In the matter OF Dull
logs the institution is progressil