The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-04-05

| OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.
Alodge Of the Fraternal Brother.
hood was organized at Occur d'Alene
last week.
The Forest Queen Is a new lotion
boat launched to carry passengers on
the swift water of the St. Joe river.
Schools 10 all parts of Kootenai
and Sh0shone counties were closed
this week, to permit the teachers to
attend the Joint Institute held at
Occur d'Alene.
A lighted match carelessly thrown
10 q pile of rubbish caused Hre that
destroyed three business houses of
Whitebird last Saturday night. The
loss was 5000; insurance $4,000.
!. Former District Judge Alexander
Z. Mayhem. "a years of age, the oldest
practicing attorney in the Occur d.
Aleoes. was the guest of honor at
banquet Of the Shoshone Bar associa
ton at Wallace last Sunday evening.
The illegal grazing Of 230o sheep on
the Payette national forest last fall
resulted in the district attorneys
fling an information against Domin-
70 Souvereta In the federal court at
Boise.
B. F. O'Neil, former president of
the defunct State Bank of Commerce
Of Wallace, has testified at hearing
at Vancouver, B. c., that the Day
brothers were to blame for the banks
failure. O'Neil IS resisting extra
dition to Idaho.
Frank Stotts, a deer hunter in Bon
ner county, paid flne Of $50 and $40
costs last week, when he was arrested
by James J. Mcbride, deputy of the
state game and flsh department, on a
charge of killing deer out of season.
The interest on state fund balances
In banks over the state for the month
of March was $6O09. 9.38. according to
figures issued by Fred M. Coleman,
deputy state treasurer. The amount
of interest for the first quarter. Janu-
arv, February and March, was $l6,.
2l4.79. Both Of these amounts are
the largest 10 the history Of the office
10 comparison with similar periods.
What is said to be the greatest ad-
vance made by the dairy industry in
the west will be recorded In few
days at Twin Falls. when shipment
OF 200 thorough bred dairy cows from
Wisconsin and northern Illinois will
srrive at Twin Falls, after trip half
way across the continent 10 a special
train.
Short weight butter run out Of this
state has been shipped into Washing
ton. The stringent measures which
James II. Wallis, the state pure food
inspector, has been taking against
this kind of butter has resulted 10
the short packages being shipped to
markets which are free from the
Interference OF the states inspector.
Secretary of State Clifford has sent
to the county auditors of the various
counties consignment of copies Of
the state election laws and the laws
passed at the special session. Each
OF the q counties will receive large
number of both pamphlets. The
total number of copies of the election
laws sent out is given as 5202 and the
special session laws as 672.
Another building has been added
to the equipment of the Idaho State
School for the Deaf and the Blind at
Goodfng. Through Miss Grace Shep-
herde state superintendent Of public
instruction, the board Of education
has received from the hands of the
contractor the $4,000 structure
which will be the home of the boys Of
the institution.
President W. s. Hyde of the Anti
Saloon league has f1led a petition
with the county commissioners at
Boise asking for q special election to