The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-01-13
STATE AND COUNTY news
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OF INTEREST TO .IDAHoAys.
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Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.



Oser 276 miles OF railroad were
built In Idaho during 1910.
The Caldwell Daily News suspended
publication on January l. In the
future the News will be issued twice
week, until soch time as the de
MAIDS OF the town require daily.
The Panhandle Poultry and Pet
Stock show will be held In Moscow
January 80 to February 4, Inclusive.
Cash prizes and silver cups are to be
awarded in each class and variety.
The scout movement Is growing
rcpldly 10 favor at Priest River.
There are now six boys in the patrol
organized recently in the Idaho city.
More are ready TO join and these will
be organized into additional patrols.
The Washington Water Power
company has placed permanent
water gage at St. Joe to ascertain at
al tunes the height of the water in
the rtver. The gage will be read
twice day.
A news item states that the Genesee
authorities are taking drastic action
to prevent the spread OF hydrophobia
among the dogs OF that section. The
mayor Of Genesee has issued an order
that all dogs be tied. All stray dogs
are being shot, and measures are be-
ing taken to prevent the dogs Of
farmers from entering the city.
The handsome silver trophy cup
donated by the Northwest Harvester
company to the state experiment sta
tion making the best display Of dry
farming products at the recent Dry
farming Congress at Spokane, was
awarded to the Idaho station at Mos
cow. :.
It is estimated that the wool clips
OF the state, now valued at $3,000,-
600, would be worth $40, 900, 900 IL
manufactured into cloth and suits,
thus adding $4,000, 900 to the in-
dustrial wealth of the state. Parties
interested are said to be Investigating
opportunities for establishing fac
tories 10 various towns of Idaho.
Owing to the scant snowfall there
are some fears entertained for the
fall wheat about Grangeville. The
wheat obtained fair growth before
the cold weather set In and was In
due shape, but for the last month the
ground has been frozen and there has
been no snow to provide a covering
for the plant life.
It is estimated that the state of
Washington has railroad projects un-
der way involving an aggregate ex-
penditure OF over $4,000, 900. Ad.
ding to this what Is planned for
idaho aud Oregon the railroad
development OF, the Pacific Northwest
this year will be enormous.-Lewis-
ton Teller.
Boise Is fast wrestling the wholesale
candy business from Salt Lake aud
Portland aud 1t has a factory that is
90 thoroughly equipped that it is
turning out $500 pounds of candy
daily aud supplying market as far
east as Minidoka and Twin Falls and
sells Its goods all through eastern
Oregon and southern and northern
idaho.
Professor,J. H. Shinn, secretary of
the Idaho State Horticultural asso-
citation, announces that the date has
teen set for the coming sessions of
that association which is to meet 10
Boise in January. The dates are
January "a, IS and 26. Special rates
have been secured on all railroads In
the southern part Of the state. two
cents per mile each way having been
granted.
Twenty-seven hundred pounds of
seed for planting on the Occur d.
Alene national forest has been
received at the Wallace ONCE. or
this amount ] 400 pounds are walnuts
and 1900 pounds red oak acorns.
This makes fully 5000 pounds Of seed