The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-12-13
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
Items of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF7lNTEREST TO lDAHOANS
Events and Industrial Progress
VI OF the Week.

W Of the Week.
The Kootenai county poultry show
opened at Occur d'Alene Wednesday.
Five hundred bird; are on exhibition.
Governor Hawley of Idaho is at
Washington. D c.. in the interest OF
his candidacy for appointment as
secretary of the interior.
A proposed bond issue of $40, 900 to
erect a brick school house was de-
feated at a special election held at
Boomers Ferry, Dec. Q.
The Northwest live stock show
opened at Lewiston Monday with
$500 head of pure.bred stock on ex-
hibit.
The lrst shipment of cement rock
from the quarry on Pend dOreille
lake six miles from Bayview was made
Monday. The rock is shipped to the
cement plant at Wildwood.
Judge j. M. Flynn is presiding over
the district court at Standpoint, ex-
changing places with JUDGE r. N.
Dunn who is now presiding at Occur
d'Alene.
Despondent over the loss of some
money at Lane last fall, Charles
Chapita, of Potlatch, committed sui
eide Dec. s, by taking carbolic acid.
He,leaves wife and five children.
The funeral of Hans Ostensen, who
died last Friday from injuries received
by reason of the collapse OF the end
wall Of his building, was held at
Occur d'Alene Sunday. Ostensen was
clothing merchant.
w. w. Ferrell was recently award
ed $4,000 damages in the district court
at Occur d'Alene against the Wash
ingtou Water Power company for thu
overflow of the townsite of Ferrell
owned by him, and large tract o
meadow land adjacent. Mr.. Ferrel
had sued for $50. 900 damages.
The short courses 10 forestry ant
mining. which open at the Universlt
of Idaho, January 5, are arousln
considerable interest in Idaho an
outside the state as we'll. Numerou
INQUIRIES have been received aud
large enrolment is expected. Th
instruction is exceedingly pIactici
aud is arranged for those who al
limited in time or money aud cannt
take the regular college work.
The editor, the publisher and bus
ness manager, and the alleged dictate
OF the politics OF the Capital New
the evening daily Of Boise, have
been cited to appear before the sta
supreme court to answer charges
contempt for publishing the Roos
velt telegram and criticizine I
court in reference to the ruling OF t
Roosevelt electors off the Idaho b
lot In the recent campaign.
Leo Cramer. former vice preside
OF the Idaho State bank of Hail
who was sentenced to serve from
months to two years in the st'
penitentiary, on being convicted
receiving deposits at the bank al
he knew 1t to be insolvent, is out
parole. He had served l3 months
his sentence.
The commissioners of Bon
county have refused by vote to acc
the resignation Of Byron Deifeno
as assessor. thus refusing to per
him TO be present at the opening
the state senate of which he II
member.elect chosen at the rec
election. The legislature will b.
session before Mr.. Deffenbach's t.
as assessor expires.
1.-THE favorable prices obtal
throughout the year for zinc and
per aud the fair price for lead
greatly stimulated the mineral
duction In north Idaho and e
mine in Shoshone county IN shaI
do so has been an active prod
curing 1912 with a resultant ou