The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-08-23
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO lDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.

Events ana INDUSTRIAL Progress
OF the Week.
A new $85, 900 high school building
at Moscow is to be completed by
October l5.
The grand lodge OF the Scandi.
navian Brotherhood OF America met
at Occur d'Aleue the forepart Of the
week.
The alfalfa crop 10 Twin Falls
county is said to aggregate 1885,
tons. The yield per acre is estimated
at I've tons.
Willis L. Miles, colored man Of
Twin Falls, arrested for conducting
gambling house, was found guilty
last week and fined 5000, which was
paid.
Three days of rain in Nez Perce
county the end OF last week is said to
have caused great damage to the
grain. Barley, especially, was badly
b!eached.
Progressives at Boise decided Mon
day night to place state ticket 10
the field. The state committee meets
September Is to name acceptances
for nominations. H. Harland of
Payette is mentioned for governor.
Boise has been selected as the
meeting place for the fourth annual
conference of the chief school officers
OF the United States, which Is to
convene there on October IA and 10,
1912.
Willard White of Boise was elected
commandant Of the Idaho Soldiers
home at the meeting OF the board OF
trustees Of the institution held Aug.
II, at the statehouse.
That Idaho is destined to become
the premier potato raising state OF
the west Is evidenced by the rapidly
Increasing crop from year to year.
The crop OF spuds that will be raised
this year Is already being figured on,
and is estimated at 5000 car loads.
Assistant State Veterinarian Il. W.
Amor and Deputy Pure Food In
spector NJ. s. Parker discovered ano
destroyed many fowls and hogs az
Lapwai last week. The stock IS salo
to have been afflicted with tuoercu
l0sls. Some diseased meat was also
found in the markets at Lewiston.
Using fish to fight fish is the plan
decided upon to extermlnate carl
from the waters OF Bear lake In beal
Lake county. Thousands OF bass
will be deposited in the lake IN tn'
hope that eventually the tmmenss
schools OF carp will be completely
eradicated, according to Ben Il. Gray
state game warden, and Frank NJ
Kendall, chief deputy.
The boy Ellis Greer, whose treat
ment kicked up the present fuss owe
the Industrial school at st. Antno"s
has again run away, this time ifon
the home Of Sid whitehead Of Boise
in whose charge he was temporar''.
placed preparatory to being cu'ue'
over to farmer near Ucon, VINO ue
sired to adopt him.
Two boys, Robert Robinson auo
Joseph Blake. OF Lewiston. engage
10 a mimic duel with revolvers Aug
Z ls. They thought the weapons wei
not loaded, but one cartridge na'
I been left In one OF them and TN
bullet struck Blake in the rlRno tse
piercing his brain and causing ueaO'
about two hours later.
In order to accede to the demanu
OF the commission men ana o..e
distributors OF Idaho apples. W.
Boise Valley Fruit Growers a.Soe.'
tion has found it necessary to nave
uniform apple pack since 'ne ''u,. s
Ia that locality absolutely u
to take fruit where the pack is 20
standardized. 10 order to oVer.o1
the d,sorganized pack and 10 a'u
standardlzing the Boise valley l'a.a :
an apple packing school has oeen =
ranged by q number Of apple grover