The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-09-20
STATE AND COUNTY news
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OF INTEREST TO lDAHoANs.
Events and industrial Progress
OF the Week.

from one muSkmeIOn vine nve melons
whose average weight Is IL pounds
each, One melon weighed 10 pounds.
Governor James H. Hawley is 10
northern Idaho on campaign speak.
Inv tour. He Is scheduled to be at
Occur d'Alene Saturday.
James Dougherty, saloon keeper Of
Newport, Idaho, who pleaded guilty
to charges of gambling and selling
lIouor on Sunday, was fined $3.50 at
Standpoint, and two Of his slot ma.
chimes we're burned. I
The Kendrick fruit crop is said to
be unusually large. as we'll as the
yield OF beans and grain. The beans
command a price Of 3 cents q pound
10 the field when contracted for.
The republican candidates Of Bon
ner county met at Standpoint Tuesday
and adopted a platform in which they
pledged support to w. E. Borah,
describing him as 'the most distln.
guished citizen of Idaho"
E. R. Whitla, chairman OF the
Kootenai county republican commit
tee, reports having secured Senator
Robt. M. La Toilette of Wisconsin to
speak 10 this state during the cam'.
paign period.
Bernice Hannawalt, a 13-year.old
girl Of Kellogg, scolded by her parents,
stole $40 and ran away from home
last Sunday, going to Spokane, where
she was picked up on the streets.
She was returned to her home.
George E. NARROW. an attorney OF
Herrick, Idaho, was found guilty 10
the United States district court 10
Spokane, Sept. l3, on four counts
charging violation of the white slave
law la transporting two girls from
Washington to Idaho.
Governor Hawley has accepted the
resignation of Ben r. Gray as state
game warden, who resigns to devote
T. his time to the chairmanship OF the
Democratic state central committee
Frank NJ. Kendall, erstwhile cnlel
deputy, Is now game warden OF the
state.
One OF the largest purchases OF
mininR property cousummated 10 the
Occur d'Alenes in years was made
Monday when the Federal Mining and
Smelling company bought the wilson
Mckay holdings, adjoining the Stan'
dard mine in the Mace district, the
price given being something under
$3.50. 900.
In response to complaints the
county commissioners will on the Il
OF this month consider revoklng th'
liquor license OF Frank Emmett o
Plummer. Last Saturday the boare
revoked the wholesale saloon ~llcens'
OF G. w. Moss of Rose Lake on In
grounds Of the proprietor maintain'o'
public nuisance. 'i'
Authorities are endeavorlng u
break up, gambling among the ~
dlans near Lapwai and numoer 0
arrests have been made. The gam
played by the Indians is called y
them ..Loch nit" Those who pia
will bet all OF their money, blankets
saddles, horses, cattle. and even 'ne'
clothing when interested and 10
game sometimes continues for days d
time.
Paul Clagstone, offered the cana'
dacy for governor on the Progress'',
ticket and urged by Colonel Roosese'
to accept, declined the honor las
week sfor the second time this yea
aivi6elas his reasons that ne ma
staid 10 the Republican primaries
the end aud did not think IT wou'
be. right to become candidate =
auy other ticket 10 this ca"pa'k,
Besides, he said he had neelecteo -
business the last four years SO 'na ~
it was now seriously In neeo ol =