The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-09-06
STATE AND COUNTY news
items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO lDAHoAys.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.


The First Presbyterian church Of
St. Mares has been incorporated for
si4Q0. %lilF'
Snow fell on the higher mountains
Of Shoshone and Bonner counties
during the heavy rain Of last week.
Farmers of the grain regions Of
Washington and Idaho agree. that
the wet weather of the past week is
unfsvorable to the barley crop and
will reduce the quality Of the wheat
aud oats yet to be hal vested.
The Idaho Methodist conference 10
session at Twin Falls, Aug. 20,
authorized by resolution the building
Of sMethodist college for southern
Idaho. Indications are that the
college will be built at Gooding.
Lucille, the 7.year old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Parker living near
Bonners Ferry. was accidentally shot
add killed recently with a 22-caliber
rife 10 the hands Of her mother, who
was reloadlng the gun after having
shot at q squirrel.
The commissioner Of the general
land Office has ordered a survey made
Of $4,000 acres of government land 10
townships Al, AZ, 43 and A, 10 range
9 east. Settlers have occupied some
Of the land for the past ten years.
Following q socialist meeting at
Enaville 10 Shoshone county Sept. /,
John Louna, q rancher. shot and
killed John Lundquist and escaped
into the hills. A posse started 10
pursuit. AN
Lieutenant A. r. Emery returned
to Boise last week from the maneuver
campaign Of the "Blues" aud the
"Reds" In the Santa Clara valley 10
California. He says that the cam
paign was conducted under conditions
much more taxing than those expert
enced by, the Idaho militia 10 the
recent maueuvers at Grays Har5or.
1daho's representation at the
twentieth National Irrigation con-
gress, which meets at Salt Lake Sep
tember 30. promises to be one OF the
strongest sent from any OF the western
states, according to reports received
by Chairman George A. Snow, who
has already received notice OF the ap'
pointment of more than "a delegates
from the Gem state.
e. A. Egelston. a prisoner 10 the
Lewis county jail, at Nez Perce. neia
on charge of stealing horses, made
his escape recently by forcing Jailer
Clyde Price, at the point Of an lmpro-
vlsed dagger. into a cell and compell-
Ing q fellow prisoner to assist: IL
tying and locking up the }ailer. HI
struck for tie breaks Ut Lawyers
canyon aud was we'll on bis way be-
Tore an alarp reached the outside
and has not since been seen by any Of
the several searching parties thai
Went 10 pursuit.
William Wakely is 10 the count!
Jail at Occur d'Alene charged VIII
the murder of Tom Allard 10 william
Lynch's saloon at st. Joe. WaKell
was bartender ip the saloon and II
accused of striking Allard over th'
head ae be was leaving the place
causing his death In hospital Aug
20. Sheriff Mcfarland and Attorne!
Wernette Investigated the matte
Friday, and an inquest was held D.
Coroner f. Wenz OF Rathdrum.
William Cruise, former state oao'
examiner is being sued by the sta'
Of Idaho TO recover $50, ,2sS.5o for 0
depositofsi who lost when the laan
State bank at HALEY failed. u !
charged that Cruise neglected to faith
fully perform. his duty 10 tna' L
failed to CONDUCT an examination :
the bank once q year PRIOR 70 ~
failure. es
sPstiti0us asking for an election ~
the removal II the county sea- =
Cassis county from Albion to buf'e