The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-07-19
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
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OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Evsnts and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Bonner county now has 81 school
districts. Kootenai county has "a.
Cutting OF the 1912 hay crop is In
progress throughout northern Idaho.
THE crop is very heavy in many
localities.
Gambling Is said to have been shut
down at Wallace, scores OF those who
thrived on the games being driven
out BY the police. h''
Boise's annual appropriation bin
for the IL months to end 10 May,
1913. calls for expenditures amount.
invsto t'so.77s for municipal pur-
poses.
Little Stephen Deibert OF St. Joe
narrowly escaped drowning by falling
into the St. Joe river one day last
week while with q fishing party. He
went down twice before being rescued.
The Standpoint city council has
just passed an ordinance appropriat-
ing SA4.o7o for the city expenses
during the current year. 1t is the
annual appropriation bill.
COUNTY Assessor Wonnacott of
Kootenai county has appointed Mrs.
A. 8. Trosper deputy assessor for
township 47-2,3. This is the drst
time in the history Of the county
that . woman has been appointed to
such an ONCE.
The city OF Boise must pay to Mary
A. Powers $4,000 for personal injuries
sustained 10 fall on the sidewalk by
tripping on loop OF wire attached to
Z telephone pole. The case was car.
RED to the supreme court which
decided 10 favor Of the plaintiff.
At . meeting OF the Idaho State
Nurserymen's association at Boise
last week, members from Twin Falls
county claimed that was the only
county In the state in which growing
nursery stock has been assessed in
addition to the land. A committee
was appointed TO- Investigate the
matter a. to Its legality.
The closing OF the Occur d'Alene
drug store OF which Clement wilkins
was owner. by creditors, and which
was sold. and bid 10 by the Exchange
National bank OF Occur d'Alene on q
mortgage for $500, has been settled
aud the bank paid its amount in full.
The creditors have turned the busl-
ness back to Mr.. wilkins.
Priest River was the scene OF .
shooting ARRAY last Saturday night,
when Joe Compton fred three shots
at Andy Sullivan, with whom he bad
disputed as to the respective merits
Of q couple OF wrestlers. The affair
took place just after the saloons had
closed for the night. Sullivan was
wounded and Compton escaped.
Roscoe Haines, acting supervisor OF
the Occur d'Alene forest. was IL
Wallace this week distributing the
$26, 900 which was granted by con
eress for the heirs of the victims o.
the fires which swept that district
two years ago. He has found tns
majority Of the heirs. The prospect
for flres this year is said to be poor or
account Of the abundant rains.
In an open letter ITO the Repuol'
cans OF Idaho and to John T. Morrl-
son." F. r. Gooding. former governor
attacks the acts o! Mr.. Morrison
who is q candidate for the Repuoll-
can, gubernatorlal nomination tnl'
year. Mr.. Gocding says his objection
to Mr. Morrison as q nominee y
based ou the action Of the latter a
an attorney '.sgainst the state" .
the time Of the Steunenburg muroe
case.
The ..dry" forces Of Canyon count!
held 4 convention at Caldwell las
week and designated the canoioate
that are considered safe for the "ory
people to support. They endorses
Morrison, Clagstone and I"eeo'