The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-01-05
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.

Of the Week.
Walter Page, u coal dock man, EN-.
ployed by the Northern Pacific rail-
road at Hauser Junction, seven miles
west OF here, shot and almost instant
ly killed himself at IL o'clock last
Wednesday night.
The republican state convention to
elect delegates to the national repub-
lican convention, to be held at
Chicago next June, which will name
the party's presidential nominee, will
be held at Lewiston May 16.
Much interest is taken ia the
vicinity Of Hayden Lake, recently. 10
she report that the Mclean mine, ON
she east side of the lake, has been
taken over by the Bunker Hill and
Sullivan Mining company.
Whitedsh are being caught 10 the
Pend d'Oreille river and lake at the
rate Of about 1000 pounds per day.
The ash sell at wholesale for eight
cents pound and retail at 123 cents.
There are between IS and 100 fisher.
men In this vicinity who are making
a living by the catching OF whiteflsh.
The supreme court has announced
the dates Of its regular terms for the
coming year, 1912 as follows: At
Boise. the hfth Monday OF January.
second Monday Of May, the second
Monday Of September and the fourth
Monday OF November. At Lewiston,
fourth Monday of March and the first
Monday of October.
The forestry department recently
sold large body of scorched timber
in the St. Joe national forest to a
hrm OF eastern capitalists, who will
build at some convenient point near
st. Maries, and will engage in the
manufacture OF lumber. It is said
that the timber to be cut will keep a
mill OF large capacity running for
several years. The same frm pur-
chased tract of 80, 100000 feet on
the Occur d'Alene river short time
ago.
At q meeting of the farmers Of the
lilo. V0llmer section Saturday resolu-
lions were passed asking the Camas
Prairie railroad to change the name
Of the station at Vollmer to "Finch"
and pledged themselves to support
the new town for the permanent
county seat Of Lewis county. II the
railroad company grants the request
the To- Vollmer town fight will
probably be wiped ont for good.
Henry Elfers OF the Lucille section
near Grangeville, states that he just
completed the husking Of ten acres of
corn he had OUT On his ranch on the
Salmon and the yield was easily fifty
bushels to the acre. The ears are
nrst.clsss, solid, we'll filled and fully
matured and as this Is the second
successful crop of corn Mr.. Elfers has
grown In his mind there is no doubt
a. to the ability OF the North Idaho
country to raise good, big corn crops.
The picture of an Idaho farmer
tprobabIy L. A. Snyder) gazing
thoughtfully at huge pile of potatoes
is a1 attractive feature OF the dining
car writing cards now In use on all
Union Pacific dining cars. Under
the picture Is a paragraph telling uf
the goodness OF Idaho potatoes.
Every cross-countrv traveller on the
Union Pacific and related lines is
handed Que of these when he enters
the dining car and his natural im-
pulse is to order potatoes. This car
Is one OF the many Idaho publicity
features inaugurated by the Union
Pacific railroad.-Twin Falls News.
Postmaster William S. BrainaId Of
Wardner. was founa TO be short in
hia cash $6876, Dec, %, when Post
ONCE Inspector Fullinwider Of Spo-
kane dropped 10 On him to 20 over
the accounts. Brainard has admitted
that he was short the amount named.
TIE boudsnen, prominent business
men 10 Wardner and Kellogg, were