The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-12-06
STATE AND COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

OF the Week.
Colonel D. H. Budlong, former
register of the U. S. land Office at
Occur d'Alene. is reported to have
died 10 San Diego, CAL, Nov. 30. at
the age of 81.
Geo. f. Barnes Of Boise, who issued
seven bad checks to pay his debts and
then disappeared, has been run down
BY detectives and brought back from
California to stand trial. He claims
he was partly out of his mind with
worry when he issued the checks.
Governor.elect Haines denies any
part 10 the reported political deal
whereby Judge Allshie Of the supreme
court was to be elected United States
senator by the legislature to All the
vacancy caused ty the death of the
late Senator Hepburn.
SeuatOr.elect Walter H. Hansen of
Wallace states that sentiment against
the Alan race.track is rapidly crystal
izing In Shoshone and Kootenai
counties and that without doubt the
issue will be brought before the next
Idaho legislature.
One OF the part owners in a Boise
valley orchard is claiming the north
western quantity apple record. He
says that from one l0.acre portion of
his company's tract II carloads of
apples were gathered, and that the
returns were 5000 to the acre. What
he claims as the northwestern record
Is the yield of one tree from which
were picked SO boxes OF apples.
Senator Borah, according to state.
ment flled with the secretary of state
Nov. 30, spent Sl254 in his campaign
for reelection. Half this amount
went to newspapers for advertising
acd the remainder to the state cen.
trai committee, and the BOrah club
Fund, expended by Senator Borah,
$1,000, was contributed by friends.
Geo. H. lsaacs, superintendent OF
state fisheries, states that the fish
department is pushing the work Of
seining the whitefsh out Of Idaho
streams as rapidly as possible, and
expects soon to have them II not
eradicated at least, greatly reduced IL
numbers. Mr.. 1saacs says white6st
are excellent for food, but the space
they occupy In the streams is wanted
for trout.
Judge Ailshie of the Idaho suprem
court denie; a recent report that b
had entered into deal whereby h
was to be elected U. S. senator, Judg
Alfred Bulge of Pocatello appointe'
to his place On the supreme benc
and D. G. McDougall appointed t
Judge Budge's present position
judge of the. Fifth district. JudR
Bulge also denies the story, saying h
would not accept an appointment
the supreme bench.
Heber @. Hale, presiding elder
the Mormon church at Boise, angere
by the attacks made upon the MO
mons by the United Presbyterian an
Methodist ministers of that city
their Thanksgiving sermons, hi
issued statement challenging the
and other ministers To make got
their charges or retract them. VI
OF the ministers denounced Mormo
ism Ia his sermon as sour nation
disgrace, un.American and an
christian" etc.
Reltnguishments to approximate
$4,000 acres Of Carey act lands segr
gated to the Twin Falls Land & "
Ter company have been filed 10 t
United States land office at HALEY
order Of the state land board. Th'
lands, 1t is explained, wore revert
70 the government for the reason tt
large portion Of the acreage involy
IS at an altitude too great to PERI
u successful irrigation under
ieaRation systems and the renainl
Afacts were otherwise undes trable.