The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-11-14
STATE AND COUNTY news
items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHoANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

OF the Week.
County Treasurer r. F. Kercheval
has issued call for county current
expense warrants to and including
No. $500, dated Feb. l3, 1918.
To meet the expenses incurred in
litigation against the Boise Artesian
Hot s. Cold Water company, it will
be necessary for the city Of Boise to
authorize a bond issue Of $35. 900.
The federal grand jury in session
at Moscow reported indictments 10
IL cases, when it appeared before
Federal Judge Dietrich. Practically
all the cases involved the introduc-
ton OF liquor on the Nezperce Indian
reservation.
The proprietor of Boise tobacco
store was arrested and fined S25 last
week for violating the 1913 law pro-
hibiting the sale of tobacco in any
form to minors. The maximum
penalty is $500 fine and six months
in Jail.
Idaho now has 33 counties. instead
OF 81, those OF Jefferson and Madison
having been created at a special elec-
ton held last week in Fremont coun-
ty, the territory Of which they are
created, With county seats at Rgby
for Jefferson county and Rexburg in
Madison county. They are Mormon
counties by large majority.
State Treasurer Allen shows that
he has still the comfortable balance
OF over million dollars in the states
strong box. This money is distribut.
ed In 81 different funds. The largest
amount-$3s7.O .OOO-is IN the general
interest and sinking fund, aud the
second largest item is $l42,50O 10 the
unapportioned fund.
DR.. w. L. Carlyle, acting president
OF the University of Idaho attended
the annual session of the Association
of Presidents OF American State Uni
yersities at Washington, D. C., this
week. While in the east DR.. Carlyle
will assist DR.. E. O. Sisson, commits
sioner of education, IN the task of
selecting new president for the
University OF Idaho.
Axel P. Ramstedt, secretary of the
state tax commission, is we'll pleased
with reports that are coming in from
different parts OF the state of the
collection of the tax on unattached
personal property. 1t is a tax that
has never before been successfully
collected, aud Mr.. Ramstedt believes
the reports he has received prove the
efficiency of the new tax law in this
respect.
Declaring that the great opinion
throughout the state among the peo-
pie is that the state legislatures OF
Idaho are uncertain, unwieldy and
inexperienced, was one of the points
made in the address and report of R
c. Beach, president of the Idaho
State League of Commercial Bodies
at the opening meeting OF the two
days convention which was held il
Boise last week.
There Is to be meeting Of all tht
county assessors In Idaho at the time
Of the meeting of the county com
missioners in Boise December Is, l,
and 18. Governor Haines has ISSUED
q call and is writing to each individ
uai assessor urging attendance at th'
meeting. 1t seems to be the opinion
In Official circles that getting th'
county officials together for an ex
change Of ideas Is the best methot
for securing uniform assessments ant
administration In the counties.
United States Senator Brady o
this state has given mortgage q
$2s5, 900 to the Zion Savings & Trus
bank OF Salt Lake to secure a loan o
that amount. the mortgage covering
practically all his personal propert
In this state. valued at several time
that sum. The mortgage is made Q
record 10 Ada county and in severa