The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-07-11
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO lDAHoANs.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

Two pickpockets were arrested at
st. Maries, Monday.
A lodge OF Eagles has been organ.
lied at St. Maries.
State Land Commissioner Day says
he expects the crop of dry farm wheat
to reach seven million bushels IN
Idaho this year.
Bonner county has an assessed
valuation of over twenty-five million
dollars, debt of $l3l, 900, and an.
nual expenses of $4,000.
Inspector Wallis is enforcing the
new law requiring all bakers bread
in the Idaho market to be labeled
with the number of ounces contained
in the loaf.
The state board of pardons has re-
leased Edward Payne OF Boise and N.
S. Sage OF Shelley from their sen.
tences in the penitentiary. Both had
been convicted for bank wrecking.
Attention has been called by the
pioneers to the fact that for the first
time 10 so years the guns at Boise
barracks failed to salute the nations
Independence day, its silence making
a marked impression on the oldtlmers.
A large consignment of "Salad Oil"
has been seized by the state inspector
in northern Idaho for the reason that
the public may believe it is olive oil
and for the further reason that the
Information that it Is pressed from
cotton seed oil is printed in too small
type on the label.
Ot1icals at Boise are said to be
disappointed at the small amount re.
ceived thus far from the registration
OF automobiles and other motor
vehicles under the highway law
enacted at the last session Of the
legislature. An income Of $751;
had been predicted, but up to date
only $26, 600 have been received from
this source.
According to the statement given
out by State Treasurer Allen at the
close OF business, June 30, the state
has on hand ST, l24, 1868 in appro.
priated funds although the general
fund was oyerdrawn to the amount Of
56.444.02. One Of the interesting
features of the statement Is the show.
Ing OF $40, 584.2 ia accrued interest
for the quarter then ended June 80.
Bank Commissioner A. E. Reid IN
his quarterly report of receipts and
expenditures submitted to Governor
HaiDes on Saturday, admits the ex-
penditure OF more money than was
expended by this department for the
corresponding quarter of 1911. but
justiffes the increase in salaries and
travelling expenses by the larger
amount of work done.
A special term of the Idaho SUI
pre,ne court was convened at Occur
d'Alene Monday. There is a large
docket ana the session will last about
two weeks. On the calendar is the
case of the State vs.. O'Nell which is
to be heard July 81 on appeal by the
defense from the district court.
Exceptions made by Mayor Ewing
OF Standpoint to articles In the Pend
d'Oreille Review criticising him. led
to fight July I betwee q him and
the proprietor of the paper, Geo. r.
Barker. Ewing struck Edi tor Barker,
the latter swore out warral its and the
mayor was arrested on charges OF
battery and disturbing the peace.
The Kootenai County Fair associa-
tion has elected the following board
OF directors for the year: F. Lewis
CLARK, Hayden Lake; e. I 'rueman
st. Maries; G. w. Flemmini., Rath
drum; Will Knutson, Hin 'rington
and F. W. Tinkle, VIM. Bulc kley, }
L. McClear, A. w. Branson and A
H. T,il1ihrid0o oil oe Coonr d'A lpnp