The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-04-12

Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.
The report Of State Treasurer o.
v. Allen for March shows 81, ,103, 1876
balances 10 the various state funds.
Twin Falls county held republi.
ian primary election March 30. to
select delegates to the Lewiston con-
veution, Roosevelt receiving ma
iority OF lO7 votes over President
Taft.
Representative French's bill grant
log q years extension 10 time of pay
meuts to settlers on the Occur d'Alene
Indian reservation, passed the senate
April 9 without amendment.
There Is to be local option election
10 Bonner county on the last Wednes-
day of May next, to determine
whether OF not liquor may be sold
and the saloons re.established. The
petitions to the commissioners pray
iug for an election bore the names Of
over $500 signers.
The body of G.. E. Falkaid, was
found recently floating In the st. Joe
river. The body was in somewhat
decomposed condition, showing that
1t had been In the water for some
time. Identification was obtained by
some papers found 10 the pockets.
The homes of Idaho will soon be
heated and the meals cooked by elec-
tricity. Don Fl. Bark, the engineer
in charge of the duty of water in
vestigations 10 this state. has just
returned to Boise from Twin Falls
where, he says, there are more homes
heated by the electric current than
any other spot Of its size 10 the coun-
try. The development of electricity
In the home has been remarkable, he
thinks.
The canine nuisance in Spirit Lake
is being at least partially alleviated
through the good otf1ces Of Marshal
p. 8. Brown. He gave notice week
ago that all dogs on which licenses
have not been paid would be ex-
terminates. He found when he
commenced his campaign that there
were a great many ownerless CANNES
and he put them out of the way.
B. F. O'Neil, former president OF
the State Bank Of Commerce of Wal
lace, was placed 10 cell 10 the city
!ail at Vancouver, B. c., Tuesday,
following the decision Of Judge Grant
that he should be extradited to the
United States to stand trial for vio-
lation Of the banking laws OF Idaho
and embezzling the funds of the
institution.
The supreme court last week az
flrmed the action of the district cou ri
Of this county 10 sustaining the de
murrer to the complaint of H. II
Barton against e. M. Rogers. j. G
White, F. D. Winn and Others al
members of the Occur d'Alene schoO
board in which the plaintiff had suet
the board for $50, 1000 damages fol
nallciously Issuing orders requiring
Barton to stay In his Office during
certain hours while he was su perrin
tendent of the Occur d'Alene schools
The faculty Of the University o
Idaho has recently made some chat nee
in the entrance requirements that ar
Of much eignifcance to people 10
terested in higher education Ia Ida no
The changes instituted are In con
formity with the trend, noted in al
parts of the country, toward givin,
high school students greater ant
| greater freedom of choice in theil
selection of courses. A common
criticism OF high school work ha'
I been that 1t dee, not contribute
efficiency Of earning living. As
result Of this criticism has come th
impetus toward vocational traininI
In the secondary schools.