The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-01-31
STATE and COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO lDAH0ANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.
Lewiston is threatened with a coal

VI tine week.
Lewiston is threatened with a coal
famine.
Fire, Jan. %. destroyed 5000, 600
worth OF property In St. Anthony.
Bids have been called for to con
struct a 5000, 900 federal building at
Pocatello.
The annual show of the Idaho
State Poultry association is being
held in Boise this week.
Snow on the roof crushed in the
armory OF Company G. national guard,
At Occur d'Alene last Friday.
Mrs. Anne Esgate, mother of
County Commissioners F. W. Esgate,
died at Occur d'Alene Jan. %, aged
78.
Application for farm loans amount
ing to $4,000 were granted by the
state land board at its meeting last
week. The applications were from
all parts Of the state.
The Frisco mine at Gem has been
purchased by the Federal Mining
company for $3.50, 900. It is lead.
silver and zinc property and has paid
over one million dollars dividends
since 1889.
VIM. E. Lee. a lawyer Of Moscow.
is to succeed c. H. Lingenfelter as
United States district attorney for
Idaho. He has been recommended
BY Senator Borah and Congressman
French and his appointment was re-
ported by Preside ut Taft to the U. S.
senate last week for confirmation.
The board Of county commissioners
OF Kootenai county have appointed
A. O. Modlin, county surveyor, as
general road supervisor In addition to
his work as county surveyor, with an
added salary of $500 year. He will
have the privilege of engaging a
deputy county surveyor at a salary of
$l00 month.
The Idaho State Grange, which
closed its annual meeting 10 Boise
last Thursday, went on record as
indofsing Governor Haines' recon-
mendations with reference to economy
in state affairs, and recommended to
the legislature the abolishment of the
Office OF immigration commissioner
An extensive campaign to create
markets for the many different kinds
OF high class seeds produced in this
state, many Of which have been I'M
ported until recently, was launched
at the annual convention of the Ida
hO Seed Growers association, which
was held at Idaho Falls January 81
and %.
The second trial of B. F. O'Neil.
former president Of the defunct Wal
lace Bank of Commerce, on the charge
of making false reports of the banks
condition, was begun In the district
court at Occur d'Alene Wednesday.
It Is believed a week will be con.
sumed In securing jury. Mr.. o..
Neil is said TO be in good spirits and
confident OF acQuittal.
One Of the biggest deals made In
Idaho irrigated land was closed last
week when L. H. Sweetser, former
lieutenant governor OF the state,
traded bis 1040.acre ranch on Raj,
river ia Cassia county to j. N. Dech.
ambeau for property in Canyon and
Boise counties. The ranch is valued
at $50, 900 and the total value oil
property involved 10 the trade Is es.
tlmated at $l45,000, IN addition tc
cash involved.
As a result of the efforts of the
state immigration department to in.
terest German farmers 10 Idaho land,
this state will probably be enriched
soon by the acquisition OF several
thousand prosperous German farmers
who are anxious, on account of op
preston 10 the old conntry, to settle
here. A letter was received by State
Immigration Commissioner S. j.