The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-02-02
6TATE AND COUNTY news
items Of Interest Gathered
\ From Exchanges.
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Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.
St Maries has four active saloons
and expects two more to open soon.
Kellogg voted, Jan. q, In favor OF
$25, 900 bond Issue to erect new
school building.
A contract for quantity OF choice
white pine logs to be used for boat
building in Scotland is being filled at
Clarkia.
Kamiah has been selected by the
Rawson. Works Lumber company,
capitalized at 81, ,00O.0 900 and financed
by Minnesota and Wisconsin lumber
men, as the site for big mill to be
erected In the near future.
The farmers of the Clearwater re.
RiOn 10 Idaho, propose to undertake
the raising and marketing of COM
merclai potatoes, 10 line with the
progressive methods which have made
the apples Of the Pacific northwest
famous.
Last Saturday the Kootenai county
commissioners awarded to Carscallen
Bros, for the construction of dikes
for the reclamation Of 14OO acres be-
tween Lane and Medimont in drain.
age district No. 2. The contract
price was $35, 900.
: c. Berahardt, found guilty in the
probate court for selling Intoxicating
sliqnor in the city limits of Occur
sdAlene, was released by the district
court last Saturday, because the CON-
:: plant did not state specifically
whether 1t was made within one. half
mile OF the city limits.
-Four saloon keepers of Wallace
were tried last week for selling liquor
to minors. They finally pleaded
guilty and were fined 5000 and costs,
each by Judge w. w. Woods. At
the trial 20 high school boys testified
they could frequent and drink 10 any
saloon in Wallace.
Sportsmcn throughout the state are
being notified by the state game and
fish department that the open season
for duck and goose shooting, which
formerly extended until March !,
closes one month earlier, on February
!, this year. The department officials
anticipate little, II any, shooting
after the season closes.
Representative French of Idaho,
the only northwest insurgent voting
against the steel schedule revision
Monday, declared from the floor of
the house In Offering an amendment
that II the bill be passed it will close
down every lead mine in Idaho,
throwing q, 900 people out of work
aud causing a loss OF $25. 900, 600
annually on the product of these
mines.
The Lapwa1 tubercular school,
where Indian children affected with
the disease are given special treat
ment, and at the same time special
attention given to their education, Is
now accommodating about sixty-flve
pupils. and more are to be received
within q short time. The school was
established as an experiment about
two years ago, and the showing was
SO satisfactory that the Indian de-
partment decided upon making it a
permanent institution 10 July of las,
year.
Fishermen on Lake Pend Oreille
have obtained their attorneys opinion
that they need not pay the $40 license
which the game department insists
upon and q test case is now waiting
the attention Of Judge Flynn OF the
district court. The fishermen claim
that they will 90 to Jail before the,
will pay. The matter has assumed q
serious aspect as there are some lO(
men making q livelihood fishing IL
Standpoint vicinity alone.
Paul Clagstone's candidacy for tn,
republican nomination for governor
of Idaho was indorsed Jan. 23 by {
large and enthus' astic meeting al