The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-06-06
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO lDAHOANS,
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Good trout fishing is reported ii
Pend d'Oreille lake at Bayview.
The Idaho Bankers association is
10 session at Weiser this week.
Bonds Of sl5,500 were voted at
Priest River recently for erecting
modern, flreproof school house.
The melting of snow during the
recent warm. weather has caused
rivers and lakes Of Idaho to rise to
unusual heights.
The Civic club at Coeur d'Aleue is
trying to eradicate the dandeIion BY
Offering prizes for the largest number
OF pounds brought 10 by contestants.
A woman at Standpoint was fined
5000 and costs, this week, for selling
liquor without license.
Eighth grade examination for all
students completing the common
school course in KQotenai county are
being concluded today. 1t is three.
day examination.
An attempted escape OF several
prisoners was frustrated at the county
iail Sunday night. Saws bad been
shipped to the prisoners and they
were at work when discovered by
Jailer Knowlton.
Towns in the northwest which are
making the most rapid strides are
those which have the strongest and
most active commercial clubs, ac-
cording to Secretary Childs of the
Boise club.
The agricultural department of the
University OF Idaho has selected a
l75-acre tract donated by the Hum
bird Lumber company in the out
q skirts Of Standpoint for an expert
mental farm.
Washington county has gone "dry" |
again by a majority of over 700, the
effort OF the "wets" to put the county
back into the wet column resulting
10 defeat.
High water, which is expected to
reach the highest stage since the
doOd OF 1894, is menacing the long
wooden wagon bridge across the Pend
d'Oreille river at Standpoint.
Oscar Carlson OF Spokane, who
pleaded guilty to the charge of white
slavery, was sentenced by the federal
court at Occur d'Alene. Monday, to
one and a half years in the federal
prison at McNeil's Island.
United States Senator J. H. Brady
OF Idaho Is now benedict, having
welded Miss Irene Moore in Chicago
last week. They first met in Boise,
when Miss Moore was school teacher
there.
1daho's state tax commission is
now completely organized and at
work to bring about more equitable
assessment Of the taxable property in
the state under the direct supervision
OF Axel P. Ramstedt. member of the
public utilities commission. !
Property owners Of Ada county are
to vote on 100000 bonds for the
purpose Of building roads and bridges s
10 order to utilize the 10 per cent of l
automobile and motorcycle license !
money, to which the county is en- : |
titled, for payment of interest on {
highway bonds.
The season for burning slashlngs l
10 Idaho closed June l, and no burn.
inR must be done during the closed '
season without permission of the 1
chief fre warden Of the district. The
penalty for violation of the law is I
fne Of 500 to $500. c
Commencement week at the Uni.
versity Of Idaho this year is the week
Of June to IA. The largest class
TO be graduated from the institution
10 It's history will receive their
diplomas at that time. Fifty.four I
seniors will receive degrees; 13 Of
them are women. s