The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-12-27
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO lDAHoANs.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.

OF the Week.
Hope is to have newspaper known
as the Hope Herald. The 6rst num-
ber is to appear January 2.
Burglars broke into hardware
store at Occur d'Alene Sunday night.
getting away with some cutlery and
q few revolvers.
Governor.elect Haines has an
nouhced that he had appointed DR..
e. Z. Maxey, to be surgeon-general
Of the national guard OF Idaho.
The city of Occur d'AIene is agitat'
ed over the pool selling carried on
there. Petitions have been filed with |
the council asking that the institu-
tidn be abolished.
Charles w. Bealc Of Wallace, ar
rived in Boise last week and formally
announced that he is candidate to
succeed the late Senator Hepburn 10
the United States senate. His name
will be presented to the next legisla-
ture.
George F. Barnes, the forger who
was brought back to Boise from San
Francisco. pleaded guilty in the dis
trict court and was sentenced to serve
aninderterminate sentence of from
one to IA years 10 the stats penitenti-
ary.
Maps and plats OF 100000 acres of
unsurveyed land 10 Owyhee county
have been turned over to the United
States land office at Boise by Surveyor
General d. A. Utter. These maps
will be held about 80 days when they
will be died and the land thrown open
to entry. The land lies near the
Oregon border and west Of Silver City.
Au amendment to the primary
election law requiring voters 10
declare their party preference before
receiving their ballots was among the
legislative recommendations made by
the county commissioners who met
ia Boise last week. The commission
ers also asked that tax commission
of three persons be created and given
the power of examining corporation
books.
The amendment which Senator
Borah will present to the senate with
Ia the next six weeks, providing fo
the maintenance of the Boise assa!
Office, calls for an appropriation 9
close to $40. 900 for salaries and incl
dentals for the local Office. Word ha
been received from Senator Perky say
Ing that everything possible will b
done to win the Boise assay offic
fight.
Governor Haines has an
nounced the appointment OF Col. L
v. Hatch of Payette as adjutau
general OF the Idaho National guart
In connection with the appointmer
of Colonel Patch he appointed Woot
son Jeffreys as assistant adjutar
general and Col. E. M. Hoover
po;co 4 aN3oor
There is to be a general upheav
10 the state land department at u
opening OF the administration OF Go
ernor HaineH. The governor Is q
ready yet to announce his progra
but 1t is already certain that there
to be a shaking up of dry bones and
Topping of of dead timber that "
result, 1t IS asserted, 10 saving
$4,000 to the state in two years
this department alone.
During the last week the sta
penitentlary has received three n
Inmates, two of whom were convict
on murder charges. J. M. McGree'
VINO pleaded guilty to assault will
deadly weapon, was sentenced to FRI
one to IA years. McGreevy was
TIE mixup In Caldwell four years al
when Grant whitney was killed.
oert Malley of Pocatello, convicted
receiving stolen property, will sci
from six months to hve years. w
yer NJ. Willis OF Pocatello. fou
guilty OF murder 10 the sec1 od degr