The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-03-22


! Events and Industrial Progress
j Of the Week.
Total deposits Of the postal savings
bank at Wallace are now over $50, 900.
Some OF the large sawmills Of Koot-
email county have started work with
large forces employed.
A home for INDECENT children has
been purchased at Lewiston for $27,-
600 BY the homeflnding association Of
north Idaho.
F. G. Oopen, chairman OF the coun-
" central committee OF the socialist
party, has issued call for meeting
OF the central committee at Coeur
d'Alene March %.
Judge Bert A. Reed OF the probate
court OF Kootenai county has dis
missed the case against w. E. Colgate
of Post Falls on the charge OF issuing
q check without having funds in the
bank.
!, The nrst arrest OF the season by
The state horticultural department
was made last week when Patrick
Cassidy OF Weiser was charged with
selling scaly fruit. The complaint
was sworn to and the arrest made by
J. u. Mcpherson. the state horticul-
ture inspector.
Twenty men will probably be added
TO the regular engineering force of
the surveyor general at Boise. OAR
win A. Utter, the surveyor general
for Idaho, believes the scheme good
one, and is sure that he will have
enough work In the office during the
winter months to keep that extra
number busy all of the time.
The state land board has authorized
the 41nal segregation of land in the
Black Canyon project, Canyon county,
and it is expected that the lands in
this immense district, some 100, 900
acres 10 all. will be formally opened
for settlement 10 the near future.
The trial Of William Fondren for
the murder of Isaac Coplen was be-
gun 10 the district court at Occur
d'Alene Tuesday. to be followed by
the. trial of Everett Black, Is years
old, charged with killing William
Whiting at Harrison.
Senator William e. Borah's name
has been proposed for the presidency
At Boise the proposal is said to be
regarded as not serious. its purpose
being to prevent instruction OF dele
gates to the state convention for Taft.
The Idaho Progressive Republican
League Is reported to be advancing
Borah for president as a compromise
in the battle being fought between
Taft and Roosevelt forces.
Down in Twin Falls county there
has been evolved plan to build q
wagon road 26 miles in length in d
single day. This highway, which Is
to be created as II by the mystic wave
Of magic wand, will be builded by
IN organization of TWIN Falls county
citizens who have been fathering the
unique plan since Its inception. The
day for the big road-buIlding feat has
not yet been announced and the ex
ecutive committee is only waiting fol
that time when weather conditions
are perfect before selecting date.
Since the action of Mayor John T
Wood Of Occur d'Alene lowering tn,
lid on all gambling with cards fo
money or merchandise a serious phas,
has been placed on the affair. anl
many have ignored IL. claiming To,
mayor was oyerstepping his powe
*aad that be has no authority to stol
,Exrd playing, especially where th'
players are playing for merchandise
Last Saturday afternoon the mayo
issued strict orders to Chief of Polio
George K. Evans to see to 1t that hi
orders were carried out to the lette
and to make arrests.
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