The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-06-20
STATE AND COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.

Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.
Flag day, June IA, was observed at
Moscow by the Elks. Three thous-
and people attended, and an address
was delivered by Ex-Governor McCon-
nell.
At Boomers Ferry the band is to
receive $50 a month from the village
treasury for concerts every Wednes
day evening. The engagement is for
four months.
A rancher who had just moved
from Idaho, is reported to have died
Of spotted fever at Conconully, Wash.
1t is said he had been bitten by a
wood tick. At5} st
The Idaho board OF education has
awarded contracts for 45OO tons Of
coal to supply the six educational
institutions of the state for the com.
log year.
The town o Shoshone, this state,
which gets its water supply from the
Wood river, is to Install a filtration
system costing $4,000 to $4,000.
The water supply has been con-
demned as impure and causing ty-
phold fever.
Fritz Eynard of Walla Walla,
WASH, while driving 1000 sheep from
Standpoint to summer pasture ia the
national forest north of there, lost
100 OF them by drowning when part
OF the flock ventured into the high
water.
Governor Haines last Saturday ap-
pointed John w. Shook, warden OF
the state penitentiary, and j. R.
Compton of Boise delegates to the
annual convention of the American
Prison association which will be held
10. indianapolis. Ind, October II to
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Warden John w. Shook of the
penitentiary has fled his report fol
the month Of May. The report shows
that on June there were 272 prison.
ers 10 the state institution. IL new
prisoners having been received during
the month and but three released.
tDuriug May the President signed
proclamatlons making changes 10 the
boundaries o! national forests 10 the
state OF Idaho. approximately 449,-
900 acres are affected, but more thar
half OF the changes are in the nature
Of q transfer of land from one natlona
forest to another.
Prof. w. H. Olin, head of the de
partment of agricultural extension
University of Idaho, left Boise las
Friday for the extreme northern par
Of the state. He is not expected t
return to his Office in Boise for
month or six weeks. His destination
at present is the experimental station
maintained by the university. at Clag
stone.
Although the wool buyers 10 sou
thern Idaho say that they have onl
bought two or three lots of tn
choicest wool al Is ga and l6 cents
all or nearly all the fleeces sheare'
thereabouts seem to be sold. 1t ma
be that the shrewd gentlemen VIII
buy for the eastern houses are en-
deavoring to bear the market by pre-
tending an unwillingness to pay th
top price. Times.
Rules OF practice aud procedure bt
fore the public utilities commissio
of Idaho have been printed and al
ready for circulation. The rules
adopted cover the matter Of forms
application only, and apparently d
not have to do with applications K
redress, refund or corrections of exis
ing charges or oyercharses which ma
be made Informally. The rules 4
published made pamphlet OF
pages. The number Of pages shoul
not be taken As hOodoo, as this wi
observation-disclosures.
Secretary of State Clifford repor
the collections for automobile au
motorcycle licenses under the ne