The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-12-05
STATE AND COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO lDAHoANS'
r,.nts and Industrial Progress
of the Week.

of the Week.
man was fined So the other DAY
n, shifting on sidewalk in Boise
,ha offeuse being violation OF a city
ordinance.
Twelve suspicious characters were
rounded up in Bonners Ferry tne
otber day and compelled by the mar
shall to leave town.
Axel Y. Ramstedt Of the state tax
commission has been named on
committee of the National Tax asso'
c,ation to make a special investiga-
.ion Into the matter Of taxing forests.
preparations for active work In the
building Of state highways were mace
at a meeting OF the state highway
commission held at the capitol last
Friday.
The first car of Idaho dried prunes
to be shipped to foreign country
left Boise last week for Vienna, Aus
tria. The car contained 1900 boxes
Of selected Idaho evaporated prunes.
Mrs. II. G. Rood of Granite, who
was brutally attacked and beaten
April by a tramp named Carlson, is
reported to have completely recovered.
For a time 1t was feared her mind
was permanently deranged.
With the mastering 10 of Company
NJ at Midyale, Saturday night, Nov.
20, Idaho has IL companies or 75o
men 10 its guard. The new company
was enlisted by Captain G. H.
Brittenham. formerly of Company B
At Cambridge.
Rexburg, the new county seat of
Madison county, was so glad that 1t
became county seat with the recent
division OF old Fremont county that
1t had barbecue, with roast OK, free
picture shows and dances and wind
ing up with big bonfire in the
evening.
The entrance of Idaho potatoes in.
to the San Francisco market this
season has been a real hard blow tn
Willamette valley stock. The Ida
ho growers are going real hard after
the California trade and they are put.
ting up very fancy potato to cap.
ture the business. The stock is be
Ing graded according to the wants OF
the southern trade.
It is believed Governor Haines may
soon decide to call an extra session OF
the Idaho legislature to reenact the
drainage law recently annulled, and
TO consider workmen's compensation
legislation. 1t is estimated the ex
pense of an extra session would bt
from $40, 900 to 100000.
While engaged in grading on the
johnson railroad near the mouth o.
Tammany creek, about four mile!
from Lewiston, the Swanson crew
uncovered portions of the skull of
mastodon. Part of the skeleton
later found to be teeth, weighed 6v'
pounds. 1t is expected that furthe
excavation will result In discoveri n,
the entire skeleton.
brlgadier General A. L. Mills o
the general staff of the U. S. army
commenting on the 1918 field inspec
tloo report of the organized militi,
OF Idaho, states: The report show
tnls regiment to be of exceptiona
efficiency. 1t is gratifying to not
the discipline and esprit de-corp
which exists, the excellence of 1t
training, and the completeness OF IT
Equipment, including field trans
portation.
Inc state land board has fnall
made the sale OF the IL. 900 acres i,
nolse county to the Barber Lumbe
company. The sale was advertise
and two bids were received, one fror
tne Barber company for 500, 900 an
one from mysterious party repre
sented by an attorney whose bid wa
sioi'oOO. The state board awarde
the contract to the Barber comma n