The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-10-31
STATE AND COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHoANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
of the Week.

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Of the Week.
Four new divorce suits have been
fled 10 the district court at Occur
d'Alene.
Bonner county will raise $402, 600
10 taxes the coming year as against
356, 900 this year.
Last Friday morning Clarence
Mathews of La Grande, Ore, fell in
front OF a moving freight car at
Standpoint and lost both legs. He
died in the hospital as result Of the
injury.
Z. Wannamaker and A. w. Gordon,
trustees Of the Village OF Hope are
being sued In the district court of
Bonner county for violation OF the
law that no member OF board Of
trustees shall be allowed money out
OF the village treasury to pay for sup
plies or services furnished by them.
The crop shortage 10 the country
tributary to Lewiston is reported to
be about Is per cent of the average
production and Is per cent OF the
estimated crop reported by growers
early in the harvest season. This is
the report prepared by the grain com.
panies.
While Oscar Delay and Fred Snider
were deer hunting near Harrison,
Oct. Is, they became separated and
while travelling through the under
brush Delay thought he spied big
buck and fred. The deer proved to
be Snider, the bullet passing through
the tleshy part OF his thigh, making
40 ugly wound.
J. P. Quarles OF Lane has gone in
to the grocery business at Seattle
His wife returned to Lane last week
to pack and ship their household
goods. Mr.. Quarles is pioneer Of
this county and has served the county
Is sheriff, assessor, etc. The many
friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Quarles re-.
gret to see them leave; however they
wish them success Harrison Search
light.
Governor HaInes is gratifled at the
showing made by State Engineer
Frank L. King in the finances OF his
department during the last quarter,
the expenditures being $3.50 less than
the allowance OF $27l2. During the
quarter statutory fees received by this
Office amounted to $756l SO.
Librarian John HALEY of the State
Historical society is asking the su,
preme court to compel the state
auditor to pay him salary OF $l17 a
month instead of $l0O. Owing to
ambiguous wording of the law the
state auditor claims he has no author
ify to pay the larger sum. Mrs.
Minnie Priest Dunton, librarian of
the state law library. 10 similar
action demands $100 a month instead
Of s75 which she is now receiving.
DR.. Edward O. Sisson, commission.
er Of education for Idaho. has gone
east on what the state board of edn
Cation considers an important mission,
The doctors chief business will be to
Interview several men who are looked
upon as prospective presidents of the
University of Idaho. Some OF these
men are candidates for the place:
Others do not yet know that they are
being considered. They are scattered
all over the country, and especially In
the east and middle west.
President John A. Blomguist OF
the public utilities commission went
TO Pocatello on Saturday to see what
could be done to obtain relief for the
shippers OF Twin Falls. The Com
mercial club Of that place complained
70 the commission that it could get
no cars for shipment Of perishable
crops; that there were 800 carloads
now awaiting shipment, and that un.
less cars can be obtained soon there