The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-04-03
NEWS NOTES OF IDAHO

| the largest establishments OF the KIND
in the city, is Under arrest as a result
of the special grand jury investigation
charged with maintaining a common
nuisance.
Plans drawn by County Surveyor
Booth for bridges across Cottonwood
creek, Pine creek and Potlatch creek.
were approved by the county commis-
sioners at Lewiston sitting in spc-
cial session. Bids will now be called
for and acted OH at the April meeting
of the board. IL.
Vandals are already playing havoc
around the new state capitol. Both
state officials and janltors are on
the lookout for them, and when they
are caught they will be prosecuted TO
the full extent OF the law. even Il 1t
takes the guilty ones behind the bars
at the penitentiary.
A raid was conducted az Lewiston
by Sheriff Harry Lydon and Deputies
Welker and Gertje which resulted In
the arrest of five persons on a charge
of bootlegging. They are Walter
| Whitney, A. u. Chasteen. II. c. Chas-
teen, Harry Critics and William Maron.
They were brought before Probate
Judge Needham.
Reports are current to the effect
that Il. II. Sturm, an eastern promoter,
who has secured franchises for tho
operation of an electric railway be-
tween Lewiston and Asotin, and for u
street car line In Lewiston and Clarks-
ton. will shortly award the contract
for the construction OF the line be-
tween Charleston and Asotin.
| Reports from the southern and south
eastern sections OF the state where
hog cholera made It's appearance dur
ing the winter are to the effect that
the disease Is now In complete con
troll and practically stamped out. The
serum provided for by the legislature
has been supplied by the University
OF Idaho TO those needing II and seems
to have worked successfully In every
instance.
Ralph II. Foster. who was recently
chosen as Idaho's seventh Rhodes
scholar, has been granted n release
from the university by the faculty
Mr.. Foster Is member OF the senior
class nc the university and will be per.
mitted TO graduate without finishing
the remainder OF the year. He left
for his home In Wostmoreland. Kan
sas. where he will remain until his
departure for oxford In September.
l.. l.. Young, rancher residing near
Nampa, while sacking potatoes. placed
n note In the bottom OF each sack ask
Ing the consumer To be kind enough
10 write him what price he paid for
the spuds. The potatoes were later
sold by Mr.. Young, who received for
them 90 cents n sack. The several
| hundred replies received stated that
the consumers had paid prices rang.
Ing from Si.5O to $3.50 sack for tho
| spuds.
Fire at Wardner destroyed the two
story building owned by Dr. T. II. Ma.
son and occupied by his offices on the
second floor aud by Metzgar a. Bishop
OF the lower floor, The fire started
from an over heated stove. Prompt
work by the fire department saved
the Odd Fellows hall. which adjoias
the burned block. DR.. Mason loses
5000 In office equipment and damage
to the building and store fixtures will
total $1,000 more. No insurance car.
ried.
The train crew OF the local on tho
Kootenai valley railroad made a grus
some find about five miles north OF
Copeland. when Il corpse was noticed
lying ON the side OF the railway EN-.
bankment about 10 feet from the
tracks. Investigation showed that the
body had probably been exposed to
the elements for about six weeks.
No clue TO the identity was found.
A cheap watch. piece OF tobacco.
mittens and handkerchief were
found In the clothes.
That Kootenai county will have a
fair on a broader and more extensive
scale, beginning this year. Is declared
certain by those in charge. New plans
have been made and committee ap.
pointed for that purpose. The newly
elected president OF the chamber OF
commerce al Occur d'Alene. James v.
Hawkins, named the following TO act
on that committee: William Buckley,
A. W. Branson and Joe Petersen.
These gentlemen are to make their
preliminary arrangements and plans
at an early date for acceptance by the
chamber Of commerce. which will this
year back the undertaking.
Judge Stockslager OF Twin Falls
pronounced sentence on the two de-
PENDANTS in the cattle stealing cases
recently tried. w. c. Janks. president
Of the RobertsonJanks Packing COM