The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-08-30
Of INTEREST TO lDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.

OF the Week.
The 18th session of the state norma
school at Lewiston opens Sep tembe 9
I The patented lands OF Idaho have
increased Ia value during the las,
year to $l74,843.759.
Itis reported bass are to be planted
In Spirit lake to exterminate the
suckers and minDows which abound
and are destructive OF the trout.
the supply Of cattle, hogs and
sheep in the northwest is becoming
too low to meet the demand Of eastern
stock buyers. Large shipments have
been made recently.
The total valuation OF Kootenai
county for 1912, exclusive OF railroads,
telegraph and telephone lines, is
about three million dollars more than
for 1911.
Contracts are said to have been let
by the Hill interests for 80 miles OF
railroad grading and construction be-
tween Grangeville and New Meadows,
another link In the proposed road
connecting north and south Idaho.
Governor Hawley has appointed p
Idaho citizens as delegates from the
Gem state to the International Dry
Farming congress, to be held at Leth.
bridge, Alberta, Canada, beginning
Oct. 81.
Herman Layman, convicted 10
Fremont county OF keeping. intoxi-
eating liquors for sale, was sentenced
to pay a 6ne OF $500. He appealed
to the supreme court but without
success.
1t has been learned that the Idaho
primary law makes no provision for
contests, and that contest for re-
count throughout the state to correct
errors which seem to favor Clagstone,
would cost $40. 900.
The republican central committee
OF Kootenai county met at Occur d.
Alene last Saturday. Ezra R. Whitla
was elected chairman, and Charles
Brebner OF St. Maries was selected
state committeeman from this county.
The democratic county central com.
mittee met the same day and elected
J. L. McClear chairman, and W. ".
Leeper state committeeman.
A meat company at Boise has t1led
suit for $4,000 damages against the
Capital News for alleged libel. 1t IS
claimed the paper printed false ana
defamatory articles concerning the
conditioc and cleanliness of the
slaughter house OF the meat company
at the time that the place was visited
by James H. Wallis, state pure fooo
and sanitary inspector
James Hawley, trusty who mys'
terlously disappeared from the penl-
tentiary at Boise on August II, when
he had but so days more OF his SEN
tence to serve, was found at Umatiiia'
Ore, on the .21st. He had escaped
and was making his way TO Tue
Pacific coast. He was taken back 10
Boise and must now serve nlteen
months because Of his attempted es'
cape.
From the present indications a very
large number OF students will enro'i
In the school OF practical agriculture
at the University of Icaho, MOSCOW
for the session beginning OCTOBER -
1912, and ending March 10, 1915.
This department OF the uniVefs'.f
was organized two years ago WIN !,
Professor E. J. IddIo 6, Of the animal
hGsbandry department as princlpai'
= ,..,osts in
All the small mining interests ~
Idaho will be elimin ,ated, anu ''e
mning Industry In all paris VI W.
state will be greatly a ffected' snouiu
the congressional apI'roprlat'on =.
the Boise assay Office, gwhicn ano..
to $4,000, be elimlriat ed, acco'o'ue
to Joseph Pinkham, who mas cn'
Oi the Boise Office.