The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-02-10
STATE IND COUNTY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
Of INTEREST 10 IDAHOABs.
1ysah and 1adusrial Progress
Of he Week.

4 Nez Perce county farmer, VIII
had refused TO Rive tramps food. re-
tarsed home recently to flnd hi,
house burned to the ground.
a Wild deer. blinded by a snow
storm, wandered into Wallace recent.
", CROSSING the main street and
disappearing up the hill. It was moi
molested.
The commercial club at Lewiston
has decided to ask the legislature tc
purchase ground at Lewiston, INSTEAD
OF Boise. for permanent state fair.
An appropriation OF $4,000 is asked.
uApptoximately $1,000 in fines and
costa we're assessed Feb. against .the
men who pleaded guilty and were
convicted Of Illicit liquor selling 10
Lewiston.
The preliminary steps have been
taken 70 build . telephone line be-
tween Port Hill and Boomers Ferry.
Thseoniy means At present Of com
municati0g Is over the railroad
telephone as far as Boomers Ferry.
H. a. Nelson, r. O. Mitchell and
Jack Smith were fined SIS each and
costs, S4l.7o, at Wallace, for selling
the bind quarter Of a deer 10 VIOLA
tiod III the game laws. They we're
arrested BY Deputy Warden r. L.
Pennell.
John Young has again engaged 10
tho general mercantile business 10
Post Falls, opening up bis building
on North Railway Avenue, formerly
occupied by 4. =. volkel, unda the
nrm name Of Valley Mercan tile Co.
Advances.
Former Governor ]. H. Brady sus-
tanned q property loss OF 500. 900 by
the floods at Pocatello which de-
stroyed the transformer house Of his
power company. necessltating the
blowing out OF q dam ia the Portneuf
river before electric lights could be
restored 10 Pocatello.
The XIV. railway is experiencing
trouble this winter 10 making the
run from Port Hill to Creston, B. G.,
on ACCOUNT OF the Indians using the
cornplny's tracks as road TO drive
from the mission to Creston. This
results io packing the Ice and snow
90 the rails, resulting in frequent de-
railments. One day last week train
No. 37o was on the track three times.
The supreme court last week sus
tanned the action OF the state land
board in selling to the Potlatch Lum.
ber company 5000 acres OF land, the
timber on which had previously been
disposed Of TO the company with q
proyieo for Its removal within 20
years. The action was attacked by
attorneys acting for the democratic
state central committee as being ,.r-
c institutional and In contravent,on
OF sound public policy. The decision
OF the supreme court is far reaching
10 its effects, as It practically nulli-
des the time limit at the option Of
any state land board that may see ct,
II the timber can not be removed
within the specified period, to sell the
land to the c,mpany that had pur-
chased the timber.
As . result OF the Glaspy-Spensly
bootleggiug cases. dismissed by Com
missioner O'Neill at Lewiston for
lack Of evidence. q movement is on |
loot Ia pelttion the federal authorities |
70 Femoyethe Indian special onicers
lnd TO refuse to commission auy more |
redskins kIas special agents. The
foundation for the complaint is the |
alleged habit OF some Of the native
'd1cers manufacturing evidence 10
'rder 70 secure the conviction OF some
white man against whom they have a
srievance. and Glaspy and his friends
'laim they have proof OF this heinq
lone 10 the casas dismissed by Com.
missioner O'Neln.