The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-11-15
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
q the Week.

Events and Industrial Progress
q the Week.
Edward O'shea of Occur d'Alene
has been adJudRed q bankrupt with
liabilities Of see4s and assets amount
Ing to saooe.
William A. Fondren. serving q
sentence 10 the Idaho penItentiary
for the murder Of Isaac Coplen, has
won the homestead contest, trouble
over which led to the crime.
An effort is being made by south
Idaho commercial clubs to persuade
CalifcrnisS TO lift the quarantine
placed 90 the alfalfa crops of Idaho
because Of the claim they are infested
with alfalfa weevil.
]. Z. Robinson. proprietor Of the
Occur d'Alene Novelty Works at
Occur d'Alene was adjudicated a
voluntary bankrupt Nov. IL. His
liabilities are given at $7695, and
assets $l1. 300. The liabilities in.
clude $e97O taxes.
Governor-el John M. Haines has
gone to California to rest after his
strenuous campaign Of nearly nine
months. At Portland Mr.. Haines
scored the Progressive party as an
organization that has attempted to
wreck the Republican party.
State Immigration Commissioner
s. j. Rich has been threatened with
the loss of bis position at the hands
OF Governor Hawley, who appointed
him to the position. Rich is accused
OF having circulated republican
literature during the recent cam :
paign, but denies the accusation.
The state board OF canvassers, con-
sistinR Of Governor Hawley Secretary
OF State Clifford, State Auditor Tay.
lor, State Treasurer Allen ind Attor.
ney General McDouRall, or any three
Of them, will meet on November 25
at the secretary of states office to
officially count the votes cast at Tues
days election 10 Idaho.
With view Of promoting the hor-
ticultural interests Of Idaho the state
horticultural department is preparing
one OF the most complete manuals o.
horticulture ever published in th'
northwest. The volume will b
issued under the auspices Of the stat
board and will contain about 5O'
pages.
1t is claimed at Boise that Cover
nor Hawley will most probably ap
point Henry Heitfeld for the reces
senatorial term, thus 6lling to
vacancy made by the death OF Sens
tor Hepburn until the legislator
meets and makes selection. It
also believed that the appointmer
may 20 to Frank ]. Moore or K.
Perky. s.
]. H. Gipson, chairman OF the pr
gressive state committee In ldah
says the recent campaign was but u
opening skirmish Of the battle ~
be asserts that unceasing effort vi
be made to hold the ground gain
aud get Us much more during u
next two years. He said "the vo
that Roosevelt got in Idaho Is :
highest tribute possible to the intel
gence and, patriotism Of our citizens
Frank NJ. Kendall, state ga,
warden, reports the arrest of th'
hunters. William Alkair, Norm
Talmadke and Royce Damon,
Occur d'Alene, on charge Of XIII
an elk out of season. Pleas OF gui
were entered In each case. Willie
Alkair paid fine OF $3.50 and G.
amounting to $185. Damon, who
only 13 years of age, aud Talmad
who Is IS, were each fned $l55,
the fines 10 those two cases were
pended. The head and horns OF
elk killed by the party was sold
auction for $50. In the north
part OF the state elk are protected
period OF We Years