The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-10-18
STATE and COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO lDAHoAys.
Events and Industrial Progress
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y. !, OF the Week.
Joseph Seaman OF Windham. Nez
Perce county, killed Frank Smith and
wife and their son-in law and then
committed suicide while in drunken
rage one day last week.
A gambling den occupied by about
25 men was raided bv the sheriff at
Lewiston last week and the parapher.
MALTA seized for use as evidence in the
district court.
Mrs. Paul Clagstone has entered
the campaign 10 behalf of the pro.
gressive movement. She was at
COeur d'Alene this week interesting
the women 10 the formation of pro-
gresslve league.
Sam Miller shot and killed his
father, ]. f. Miller, in self defense at
their. home at Garfield bay on Pend
d'Oreille lake last Saturday night.
The elder Miller is said to have re.
turned home drunk and was beating
bis wife when his son interfered.
The town OF Plummer recently
bonded for $4,000 to install water
system, but the spring from which
the water was to be taken is located
on Indian land and the Indian agen,
has refused to allow the diversion OF
the water to Plummer, SO that the
construction Of the waterworks may
be delayed indefinitely.
An examination is being held by
the state board IN relation to tht
charges of cruelty and mismanage
meut against the St. Anthony Indus
trial school. The findings and testi-
mouv taken by the special committe'
which spent about thirty days taking
testimony Ia the case immediatel!
after the charges were made thi
summer, will be LAID before the board
The jury In the district court a
Occur d'Alene last week acquitte'
Wm. Wakely, the bartender. OF tn
charge of numbering Tom Allard i
St. Joe, August 90. Wakely ha
testified that Allard entered th
saloon apd was Intoxicated and di'
orderly and In ejecting him he struc
him over the head with piece {
edging. Allard died later in a ho'
pital.
Under present laws in Idaho, tax'
cannot be paid until after Decemb'
l. Any person or 6rln,r whose tot
taxes exceed $40, may pay one-ha
uf the amount during December az
the remaining one-half during Il
month OF June following, witho'
penalty. II the total tax does d
exceed $40, the whole amount mu
ne paid before the irst Monday
January to avoid delinquency.
Suit has been fled 10 the distri
court 10 Nez Perce county to EMO
the appearance of the peoples Tlc
ct" on the official ballot at the n
vember election. The third ticket
attacked on the grounds that
candidates were nominated at co
vention held on July 30, 1919,
Lewiston, ATTENDED d by two men a
six women. It is charged 10
complaint that the "People's part
had no existence In Idaho prior
July 80, the day Of the primary Ell
ton.
M. ID. Wright recently purcha'
$50 hogs to feed on his ranch at II
Gen Lake. He grew 500 tons
potatoes which he will use as feed
The hogs at the rate of 40 bushel
day to which he adds 10 bushels
rye meal. Many farmers are wal
ing the result uf this means OF feed
and II it proves profitable they
VIII engage Ia the business as
locality has the reputation OF be
one Of the best potato growing
'r'cts 10 the est. Mr.. Wright
made study ossthis feed and ST
that II Is nut lau experiment, but
oeen demon ST rated as pront
iood for hogs.