The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-18
STATE and COUNTY news
items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHoANS.
r. Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.

6v00O 000 A0VODI11AA EIVgI e6S
OF the Week.
A stranger forged two checks a,
Occur @d'Alene Monday, one store
losing $40 and another sl2. He es-
capel.
Merchants and Others Ia Glenns
Ferry have been flned sums aggregat-
ing $500 for violation of state pure
food and sanitary laws.
The Blackwell Lumber company of
Occur d'Alene has fioated a per
cent bond issue Of 81, 900, 900 to pay
up current Indebtedness aud extend
the business.
J. G, Fl. Reynolds, right of way
agent Of the l. s. w. N. railroad, is
10 Boise to appear before the state
board OF equalization 10 the interest
Of the road.
G. J. Mcclure IT Port Hill, Bonner
county, has had wireless station in
operation for several months and has
talked with coast cities through the
air.
Assessor Fred E. Wonnacott of
K0otenai county. went to Boise last
week to look after the interests OF the
county before the state board OF
equalization.
James McReynolds, who has rved
three terms In prison and who was
pardoned year ago while serving a
sentence at Boise for forgery, cashed
q worthless check at Standpoint last
week for $50 and is now again under
arrest.
Ex.Mayor Boyd Hamilton of Coeur
d'Alene was struck In the left eye
with . green apple thrown by a small
boy, as he was riding along the street
In his automobile one day last week
Its feared the sight may be destroyed,
which would leave Mr.. Hamilton
totally blind, as he lost his right eye
when boy.
Mr.. Paul Clagstone OF Clagstone,
was in Standpoint "Wednesday for a
few hours. He paused long enough
between his engagements to say that
the dixie which be has been building
to drain $50 acres OF land Of his at
ClaRstone. was dnished and that the
pump was ready to start when he left
Claestone. News.
The state land board has ordered
sale to be made of the state lands in
northern Idaho which have been 10
controversy for year or more and
which are to be purchased by the Pot
latch Lumber company, which owns
the timber on the land. About
5000 acres of the original lot were
eliminated from the sale. The land
Is on the Clearwater.
More than 100 men will be sent
tnto the Occur d'Alene national
forest next fall to gather fir aud pine
cones, TO be used Ia reseeding the
timber districts in northern Idaho,
burned over by fires year ago. The
Unitei States forestry department
will make an effort to gather 10000
pounds of seeds, which are to he
planted during the spring and sum
mer Of 1912.
The man who robbed the store OF
Suter 8 Son in Occur d'Alene June
% and secured $3.50 worth OF
valuables, consisting of watches, guns,
knives and other articles, has been
captured and has confessed the bur-
glary. He Is William Burbin. He
has been seen often going to shack
near Huetter and OF this fact the
officers were Informed. and taking
the advice Of neighbors they inytsti'
gated, finding there the stolen
articles.
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Governor Hawley says: I'm my
Judgment the school boards 10 the
various precincts where an excessive
levy has been made, could meet and
change that levy. giving proper notice
t9zthe assessor and The sboard o.
county commissioners With reference