The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-03-10

Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.
G B. French, an old trapper Of the
Clearwater country, has killed 10
cougars aud four lynx this winter.
Senator Hepburn has secured an
amendment to the sundry service bill
approprlating $50, 1000 to continue
public land surveys In Idaho.
A rich strike of ore Is reported on
Garfield mountain near Occur d'Alene,
according to an assay made for the
johnson brothers. A rush to stake
adjoining claims took place lastweek.
Lewiston was the scene Of a mur-
der March s, when Robert Worth
plunged q knife into John McLaugh-
lin,. The two men had been drink.
lng. tits said to be the flrst murder
committed 10 Lewiston 10 Is years.
The double funeral OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry P. Knight, both of whom died
last week within IL hours of each
other, was held 10 Occur d'Alene
Sunday. Knight was prominent
attorney and had been Ill for several
months. Mrs. Knight died Of pto~
maine poisoning said to have been
caused by eating canned peas.
Warden Shook of the state penlten-
tiary is strongly opposed TO the idea
of putting the c0nvicts to work at
building roads throughout the state.
He believes that it would be much
better and safer to. give them employ
ment ID some sort OF factory, pre-
ferably shirt factory, located inside
the penitentiary wall.
Eighteen saloons In Shoshone
county will be closed under the opera
ton Of the Whitcomb bill as a result
of the passage of the measure at the
llth hour of the session at Boise pro-
viding for the abolition of saloons 10
wet counties outside of incorporated
towns. Action depends on the sigma
ture of Governor j. H. Hawley.
Reports have been received by Of
flcials Of the state land board that
there is every indication of an abund-
ance of water 10 the hills this coming
year. Up until the FIRST part Of last
month the snowfalls through the
state were reported as being extreme
ly light but within the past four
weeks there has been an abundant
fall throughout the state aud the
prospect is said to be extremely good
at this time.
Lewis, Clearwater, Bonneville and
Adams counties, which have been
carved out OF other counties during
the session Of the state legislature
just closed, must be prohibition terri.
tory, II the parent counties were
those where local option prevailed,
according to q decision rendered b,
Attorney General D. G. McDougall al
the request OF the governor. Tht
question has been agitated by various
saloon interests, which have desired
foothold in the newly created counties
and which hoped to be able to insti-
tute saloons 10 the new counties.
That the small stock owner 10 Ere
mont county is being pushed ant
crowded from the range by the al
legged grasping methods Of the Wood
livestock people Of Salt Lake and ON
or two other sheep companies is tn
statement Of j. H. Beeler, who viii
present his grievances to the stat
land board In an effort to force som
speedy act10O Oy Tue Slate IoT Tue ie
lief of the small grower.
Attorney General McDougall is a
present engaged in drawing up paper
for suit which will be filed shortl
against the Twin Falls Canal com
pahy by the state OF Idaho. IL
thirty days grace which the Lam
board gave the canal company Il
which to signify intention to suppl
holders of state land with water ar
passed and the company, SO it is said
has frankly stated that 1t will no
supply the water because, they claim
their approximation has already bee