The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-01-10
STATE AND COUNTY news
items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO lDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

A clear list for indemnity school
lands amounting to about 5000 acres
has just been received by the state
land department from Washington.
d. q. The lands were filed on IN the
HALEY land district.
In the justice court of Bonners
Ferry two men are to be cited for
contempt of court for critisizing a
decision Of the court as being 'crook-
ed" and that it was imposs: BILE to "get
q square deal" from the court.
s. D. Taylor, whose term as state
auditor, expired Jan. 6, has purchased
the Caldwell Tribune, one of the
leading newspapers Of Canyon county.
Mr.. Taylor was formerly proprietor of
the Herald at Bonners Ferry.
The grand total valuation of all
property 10 Idaho for assessment pur.
poses for the year 1912, as fixed by
the state board of equalization is
$4l8, 780, 390.3O, forty per cent of
which is $l67,5l2.l57.71. The state
general tax levy is $72O, 2S3.7O, be-
sides the special levies.
lis the high school worth while?".
was answered by Dr.. Edward Elliott
nf the University of Wisconsin, in a
strong address before the State Teach
ers' association at Boise, Jan. 3. He
believes that high school that is
worth while will make life worth
while for its pupils 10 school and
later in life.
A convention of the state league of
commercial clubs OF Idaho has been
called at Boise to consider questions
coming before the legislature. 1t is
claimed the legislature will be asked
to appropriate not less than $4,000
for the San Francisco exposition and
$4,000 for the Columbia. Cello Pana-
ma waterways celebration.
Under a ruling made by Judge
Davis in the suit of Herbert A. Els
worth, county assessor of Ada county
against v. w. Platt, receiver, the
county cannot collect taxes upon the
capital stock of the defunct Boise
State bank. The court ruled that all
delinquent taxes must be collected
from shareholders Of the bank.
w. N. Gemmill, Judge of the court
Of domestic relations in Chicago, is
anxious to know what provisions Ida
no has for taking care of wives and
children of lncarcerated prisoners.
In letter received by Governor Haw.
ley from the Chicago Judge, the
writer says that people there are
anxious for some legislation requiring
that money earned by prisoners in
jail be set aside for their families use.
In order to make the teachers pro-
fession more stable one and increase
the percentage Of those who are en-.
gagged In that work salaries should be
raised, was the concensus OF opinion
of the members of the State Teachers
association, which held its closing
session at Boise Jan. 4. At present
the average age of school teachers is
but "a years and the average length
Of service is four years.
Governor Hawley is among those
who have been invited to attend the
banquet which will be given in New
York City, March 27, in honor of the
completion OF that city's highest sky
scraper. This is the Woolworth
building, 55 stories high. the highes,
10 the world. President Taft, Vice.
president. Marshall and Other
officials are among those who will at,
tend.
Official announcement was made a,
Nampa, Dec. 81, of the sale Of the
Idaho Northern railroad, commonly
known as the Dewey road, to the Ore
gon Short Line Railroad company
The deed for the transaction has been
executed and the formal transfer oil
the property took place January g.
After that date the Idaho Northern