The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-07-25

the purpose Of having it worked out
by the reclamation service. III this Is
done the Carey act segregation will
be cancelled aud the contract with
the state set aside
II Is the opinion of John d. Rob.
ertson, assistant secretary to the
state tax commission, that $50, ,000,.
900 worth Of property will be added
to the tax rolls ia northern Idaho as
the direct result OF the agitation to
have the timber lands of the North
ern Pacific, the Potlatch Lumber
company and Others surveyed at once
In order that they may be taxed.
Insanely infatuated with Miss
Alice Johnson, 20 years of age, a
stenographer at Plummer, J. D. Nc.
Intosh, 60 years old, waiter, and a
friend of Miss johnson since her
childhood. shot the young woman
twice Tuesday morning, and then
turned the revolver upon himself.
Both were dangerously wounded.
The sheriff was called and they were
taken to hospital at Occur d'Alene.
The report Of r. F. Kercheval,
county treasurer, and D. Il. Dandy,
county auditor, for the quarter ended
July IL, shows receipts amounting to
$23, 663, and cash on hand, $40, 149.
The total Indebtedness of the county
is $249, ,774S4. of which $l4O,O 900 is
10 funding bonds. The outstanding
warrant Indebtedness consists Of $S2,.
900 current expense fund, $4,000
general road fund, and $2l60 general
bridge fund.
J. A. Humbird, president of the
Humbird Lumber company, has just
decided to the state. through the Uni
yersity of Idaho, l75 acres Of fine
land adjoining the city Of Standpoint
to be utilized as an experiment farm
for the rearing of fine livestock and
for experiments as to the best meth.
cd for bringing cut-oyer lands under
cultivation. The land is valued at
5000 an acre, or $35, 900 for the tract.
"Turk" Gerlough and Harold
| Alexander, two of the Boise High
school boys who will enter the Uni
versty of Idaho ia the fall, left Boise
Thursday to walk all the way to Mos
COW and work their way through as
they 20. Their route takes them
through Horseshoe Bend, up the Pay.
cite to Smiths Ferry, through Long
valley, around Payette lake and dowI
the Salmon river by way of Grange
Vile. They will take horse with
them.
| President Wilson last week granted
unconditional pardon to William F
Kettenbach and George II. Kester
Lewiston, Idaho, bankers, convicted
90 charge Of having falsifled record
. of the First National tank of Lewis
ton. Pardon was granted after th
president had conferred with Senator
Borah of Idaho, Lane of Oregon
Kern OF Indiana, and after they ha'
strongly appealed to the president t
do Justice to the men who, the
claimed were martyrs to the abuse Q
OF privilege by government prosecul
ors formerly employed by the depart
ment of justice. But for this pardon
Kettenbach aud Kester would eac
have been required to serve I've yeal
n the penitentary.
Four members Of the state Ian
:, board propose to make "most rgi
), and thorough flrst-hand inspection
of the timber land in the Ranks
!, forest reserve around Priest lake,
Bonner county, before the deal
= finally consummated by which Il
state Is to turn over scattered sectlo
l6 and SO for this compact body
"a white pine timber in Bonner count
E. Some time ago Land Commission
= Day made his filings IN the Unit
he States land office 10 Occur d 'Alene
q the land the state desired to take
ID the exchange, and now the membt
ID of the land board propose to make
n personal inspection before The deal
is completely closed.
il Bulgaria Is Beaten.
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