The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-12-01
STATE AND COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
Of INTEREST TO lDAHOANs.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.


A Wallace liveryman has a pack
horse which he has trained to walk
on snowshoes.
Three prisoners broke out OF the
Boise city jail Nov. "a and made good
their escape.
The band OF the University OF Ida
ho won drst prize at the Apple show
parade Ia Spokane last week.
According to rumors 1t seems un
likely that any sa'oon licenses will be
granted at Athol, the board Of trus
tees being dry. Athol gave large
majority against the saloon at the
recent election.
1t is reported that the Post Falls
village board will not grant license
for saloons 10 that town, the senti-
ment as expressed at the recent
election being strongly anti-saloon.
Farmers Of Fremont county have
not completed threshing the wheat
crop and have recently heen hauling
grain to the threshers on sleds over
the snow. 1t is estimated that at
least 500, 900 bushels OF wheat will be
left 10 the shock or 10 the stack until
spring.
A carload OF Wageners exhibited
b George G. Knapp aud P. L. Orcutt
Of Moscow, captured the first prize,
$500, at the National apple show In
Spokane this week. George M. Stowe
OF Occur d'Alene got second prize 500
and a silver medal.
The announcement that l6,500
acres OF land near Junction, in Lemhi
county, which is included in the Tom
Keating Carey act project, is to be
reclaimed, has been made by the
secretary of the interior, through the
governors office. The state land
board has estimated the cost Of the
PROJECT at $3.50, 900, and the price per
acre, $50.
During their recent trip through
the northern part Of the state, James
H. Wallis, state dairy, food and sani-
tary inspector, and his deputies
visited all the larger towns. 10 all,
81 cases were brought In court by the
officers while In the north, covering
misdemeanors as follows: Short
weight butter, 81; insaIitary slaugh'
ter houses and meat markets, II
mislabeling, Z; dirty milk, 4: failure
to bottle milk, 2; insanitary hotels
4 and restaurants, s.
The executive committee OF th'
Ada County Taxpayers league II
strenuonsly opposed to special ses
sion of the legislature. A meeting o
the members of the executive com
mlttee, 80 of whom were present a
the Y. M. G. A: In Boise Nov. 25
characterized Governor Hawley's pla'
ss "useless and extra expense" Th
members estimated the cost of such
session at not less than $4,000. an
came out strongly against the cover
nor and his entire plans in connectio
with the proposition.
The supreme court has handle
down decision Affirming the judg
ment of the district court in Lincol
county which pronounced Lee Cramel
vice president OF the defunct 1dah
State Bank Of HALEY. guilty of re
ceiving a deposit In the bank whe
be knew the institution to be inso
vent. Cramer will have to serve a
lndeterminate sentence Of from 81
months to two years aud to pay tt
costs OF the trial, not less than $3.50
Federal troops at Boise barracks,
elsewhere 10 the country. are takir
adeep interest in the informatio
originating in Washington to tt
eject that the state departmel
would probably make request OF Il
war department. for troops to be sci
from Manila to Chinwingo, In Chin
1ne latter place Is seaport aoo'
1oo miles from Pekin, on the gulf
fechlli. According 10 the repor
y