The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-06-23
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF ] INTEREST TO lDAHOAys.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.


The North Idaho Dental associa-
tion was organized at Occur d'Alene
last week.
The degree Of bachelor Of music
has been abolished at the University
of Idaho.
Fred Jones, who formerly conduct
ell a lunch counter at Weiser, was ar.
rested last week on the charge Of
bootleRging.
The Salmon river ia Idaho county
is said to be higher than for several
years and many ferries have had to
suspend on account OF the swift
current.
Everything is running smoothly at
the state industrial school in St. An
thony, according to Governor Hawley,
who spent q day inspecting that
institution on his recent trip through
the southeast.
Because OF the rapid increase 10 the
number of prisoners at the state
penitentiary and the consequent de-
mand for cell room. Warden Shook
proposes to at once begin the install
lation OF forty more cells in the new
cell house In the prison yard.
As continuation Of the campaign
which has been instituted by State
Horticulturalist John U Mcpherson,
o. butcher of Nampa, J. M. Shaw of
New Plymouth and W. A. Black of
Caldwell were arrested on the charge
of not spraying their trees. All of
them are we'll known.
g. e. Bowerman of HALEY is the
new president of the Idaho Bankers
association, elected at the meeting
held at Boise last week. A. H.
Keller Of Weiser was elected secretary.
Occur d'Alene was chosen as the
place for the annual meeting next
year.
Millions OF fish are said TO be des-
troyed every year in the irrigation
bitches OF southern Idaho, on account
Of the screens in use being unsatis-
factory. The game department Is
now preparing to test the revolving
screen which Is thought to be the
most practical.
The second rabbit drive OF the
season at Buhl, southern Idaho. was
held recently, 10 which about $50
men participated. There were two
sections, one group with guns and
the other with clubs, both parties
meeting at Charley Arthur's ranch 10
the Snake canyon. four miles north
OF Buhl. It IS estimated that close
to 1000 rabbits were killed.
The North Idaho Children's home
at Lewiston Is full to oyerf1owing and
three homeless little tots brought
there from Bonner county by the
superintendent, the Rev. s. B. Chase,
will bave to be boarded out until the
congestion Is relieved. There arc
now 20 little ones in the custody ol
the society, occupying two houses, a
second dwelling having been rented
by the board OF home supervisors a
short time ago.
Idaho Immigration and labor con-
ditions are to be featured in an arti-
Gle solicited by the editor OF tbt
ma .az,ue. "Business Ethics" from
State Imn.i ration Commissioners 5
J. Rich. The chances for thousands
of persons who are sweltering theil
lives out fn.the eastern cities will b.
dwelt upon 10 the article which i
now being written. The magazine i
published in Milwaukee and is givei
over entirely to discussion Of method
aud conditions existing throughou
the country.
Governor Hawley has offered q re
ward OF $500 on behalf If the stat
for the apprehension and arrest 0
Miss Grace Loughran. former super
intendent Of schools Of Bannoc'
county. Being in need OF money
j.