The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-04-28
STATE and COUNTY news
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OF: INTEREST TO lDAH0ANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
..,' OF the Week.

VI IQe WecAs
Lieutenant Governor L. H. Sweet
ser enjoyed fight 10 an aeroplane
during the aviation meet at Boise
last week. He went up as passen.
ger with Brookins.
The g. B. Emery store at Ronners
Ferry was destroyed by fire April %,
a $4,000 stock Of groceries and $500
building being lost. Half Of the loss
was covered by insurance.
Alex Mcmillan Ut Occur d'Alene
has received the appointment as fire
cbiefof the Pend Oreiile Fire Protec-
tive association with headquarters at
Standpoint.
Insurance Commissioner Isaac c.
Hattabaugh Is satisfied that his Office
will1produce an annual net revenue
OF $50, 900 for the state of Idaho over
and above all the expenses OF the
Office under the workings Of the new
insurance code.
Reports come from the old Pierce
City camp that the black sand Of that
region is being treated for the gold it
carries. The sand-sorting machines
were tried out few days ago and
gave entire satisfaction, 1t is said.
Occur d'Alene may not be placed on
the main line of the Milwaukee rail-
road. Although the road has ex-
pended nearly $500. 600 on right Of
way, grading aud other improvement
work 10 the vicinity of the lake city,
new route may be chosen, and only
q spuf track laid to the city.
Caldwell will have brass band
this year. and Prof. A. T. Gordon,
one OF the best and most successful
band directors in the west, has been
made leader. Steps were taken to
raise $500 for the support of the
band and the amount was raised 10 a
few hours. Open.air concerts are to
be given each Friday evening during
the summer months.
Governor Hawley and Attorney
General McDougall of Idaho have
obtained a promise from President
TAFT that he will eliminate state
lands from national forest reserva-
tions by executive order. The matter
was before congress last winter, and
was killed to the house by public
laods committee, after passing the
senate.
That State Horticultural Inspector
J. U. Mcpherson proposes to protect
the fruit growers OF the state by al
lowing uene but trees without any
defect to be sold 10 the state Is evil
denced BY the fact THAT the inspector
is.appointlng deputies all over the
state to Inspect all nursery stocks
shipped into the state before such
trees are allowed to be taken fron
the cars.
State Pure Food Commissioners j
II. Wallis has received communica
tion from Royal e. Cabell, interna
revenue commissioner. to the effec
that after the flrst Of next month th'
government will not entertain or con
slider the plea OF butter manufacturer
that the Incorporation Of Is per cen
or more OF moisture was accidental
but. that 10 every case where It !
conclusively shown that the produc
contains excessive moisture, crimina
prosecutions will be Instituted wher
the,iacts demand such action.
II Is. said that New York has In
single day suffered more fre loss tha
Berlin has In ten years.
Berlin, the total fire loss average
Sl75,000 q year. The difference
due 10 the difference in preventiy
measures. In Berlin, man may +
sent to jail for permitting q FIRE
get started IN q building that he own!
It Is estimated that 80 per cent
fires are preventable and Rerlin pre-
vents almost the 80 per cent.-Lewi'
ton Teller.