The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-07-14
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHoANs.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.

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In the federal court at Boise H. L.
Mitchell pleaded guilty to the charge
of sheep trespass on the Weser
National forest and was flned $25.
"A sneak thief entered apartments
and rooms In Standpoint hotels and
lodging houses last week and secured
q good watch and chain, diamond
stickpin aud $25 In money.
Last Friday morning burglars
entered the drug store Of A. w.
Gordon At Hope, fred two charges Of
dynamite, blew the safe door OF and
escaped with $35.
Judge Kilgore at Mackay fined
himself $40 on account Of i0sanitary
conditions In his hotel, when seven
cases. including charge against
himself, were tried In his own court.
A party Of government surveyors
that Is going through the country
taking elevations has fixed the eleva.
tion Of Lewiston at TAI feet above
sea level.
Advices received from the North
Fork country are to the effect that
timber burned over 10 last years fire,
Ia beginning to check, this means
that 10 q short time many million
feet OF valuable timber will be total
loss. -
James H. Brady has been unani.
Mously selected to act as ambassador
Of the 1ntermountain Good Roads
association at Washington 10 an
effort to secure land grants for the
various intermountain states, the
proceeds Of the sale of which would
GO TO the construction OF roads.
The Commercial State bank Of St.
Joe has gone out of business and its
interests have been taken over by the
Kootepai State bank of St. Maries.
The st. Joe bank was formerly known
as the Idaho Bank g. Trust company,
and ID 1908 was taken over by the
Commercial bank at decreased
capitalization.
President Taft has signed several
proclamations elimir ating 5l,739
acres considered to he of more value
for agriculture than forestry from
national forests In California, Idaho,
Montana, Nevada and South Dakota,
and a 1ding 1l6, 760 acres valuable fol-
forestry.
Immigration Commissioner Rich is
IN receipt Of large supply of maps o'
Idaho brought down to date as tc
political subdivisions showing the
new counties created by the last
legislature Much other valuable
information is also given. The maps
are intended for general distribution
Rather than comply with tht
health aud sanitary laws, w. 5
Finley went out OF the meat business
aud closed his. slaughter house
permanently 10 Mackay when Deput!
State Dairy. Food and Sanitary 10
spectors NJ. s. Parker and M. W
Smith inspe cted his place recently.
Chairman Chas. L. Heitman ba
announced that he will call a meet
ing of the republican state centra
conmittee after the adjournment o
congress, to I'LL the vacancy cause'
by the resignation of Secretary Add
son T. Smith, and to transact othe
important business.
One OF the biggest orders eve
placed for wood from which to max
matches was that placed with to
Potlateh Lumber company by to
Diamond Match company. last week
for two million feet Of choice whit
pine timber, all Of which is to o
usedsiu the manufacture Of parlo
matches.
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State Horticultural Inspector M
Pherson has issued orders to nj
deputies to furnish him with report
rs to fruit conditions in al! parts {
tie state where fruit Is raised e.
tensively. This information the O