The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-09-01
STATE and COUNTY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
Of INTEREST TO lDAHoANs.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

0vSoO SAV A0VVU01SA fIORIeSS
Of the Week.
Settlers Of the Occur d'Alene In
dian reservation have q dozen new
roads just surveyed or under con
structlon.
A brick school house 4Ox50 is to b.
built at Naples. The contract price
is $4,000.
The county auditors OF Idaho will
hold their flfth annual con vention at
Boise September s.
George II. Connors, a rancher, was
drowned in the Salmon river near
Cot last week.
Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, Wallace
and Standpoint have invited President t
Taft to visit them while on his
western trip this fall.
Angelo Passardi, aged 30. was
caught 10 blast 10 the Mayfower
mine near Wallace. Tuesday, and
instantly killed.
The experiments with growing
walnut and oak trees in tie Coeur
d'AleOe national forest are proving
successful. Seeds we're planted last
spring and the young trees are now
six inches to one foot high.
Chas. Blum, a prominent rancher
In the Elmira section of Bonner
county, was arrested recently for
setting out timber ares without
permit. The last 6re he had is said
to have threatened much damage but
was extIoguished by fire wardens
after much hard work.
The State Bank Of Commerce at
Wallace is suing Ole B. Oleson on
note Of $3.50. Mr.. Oleson has $500
on deposit 10 the defunct bank ard
offered to pay the $50 difference, but
IT makes difference even 10 law. as
to''wh0se OK Is gored. ."-Harrison
Searchlight.
Ben Thompson, a Bonner county
farmer, has died suit against the
Great Northern railroad company for
$2el2 flte damages. The complaint
alleges the freight engine was not
equipped with proper spark arrester, |
aod the 6re destroyed q barn, two
toos OF oats. eight tons of timothy |
hay aud 70 acres of meadow land.
More than $40, 900. appropriated by |
the last congress for the relief of
those who suffered in the Occur d..
Alene dres last summer. is now being
distributed to needy parents and
surviving victims through the Wal
lace forestry ONCE.
The K0otenai county Jail now holds
two prisoners brought by the United
States deputy marshal for safe keep.
Ink uotil the federal court session.
They are Bartholomew Moctaelmo.
who Is charged with house breaking,
aud Charles e. Deskun, accused Of
Introducing liquor on the reservation.
The case OF William F. Kettenbac
aod George H. Kester, who were last
spring convicted Of making false re.
ports TO the comptroller Of the cur
rency while connected with the Lew.
iston National bank, will be carried
TO the United States circuit court Of
appeals. This announcement was
made 1t Boise by counsel for defense,
following the ruling Of Federal Judge
Bean 10 denying the motion for a
new trial.
As yet no one has appeared to
claim the estate left by Jacob Hende:.
son. former Idahoan, who died
august at Tampico. Mexico. 1t is
claimed that be has brother or two
hving 10 Idaho at the present time,
ana II they are not found within
snort time Henderson's property will
20, under their laws, to the Mexican
government.
An organization Il commercial
o'uo executives that is to take 10 the ,
eus're western slope was effected at
wye luncheon of the commercial club +,
eAeeut'ves held at the Boise Com 1