The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-12-12
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
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OF INTEREST TO IDAHoANS.
rvents and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.

man ln Boise, arrested for dis
charging firearms in the city limits
forfeited a $25 bond by failing to ap'
near 10 municipal court for trial.
ex-governor Gooding, while 10
Snokaue this week, stated bis belief
that hos cholera had caused loss OF
s1.5OO. 900 in south Idaho this year.
IA meeting of the Kootenai County
Teachers Association, called by II.
q. Egbers, county superintendent
was held at Spirit Lake last Saturday.
It is believed now that Governor
Haines will not call special session
of the legislature to enact the drain
age law, considerable opposition hav-
Ing developed in various parts OF the
state.
No more finger bowls in Idaho.
This Is the latest order from the Ida
no pure food commission, and this
order applies to dining cars operated
by the railroads in the state as well
as to the hotels and cafes.
Idaho lambs carried off the honors
of the International exhibition at
the big Chicago show by capturing
the grand championship trophy, one
OF the highest awards ever offered to
the woolgrowers Of the world.
A plea to have lieu land selections
ia Idaho approved and patented. so
that the affected lands may be sub
ject to taxation, is contained in reso-
lutions adopted at Lewiston by the
Farmers Educational and Co.operat- l.
i've union, which were presented to
the senate by Senator Brady OF Idaho.
The farmers of Latah county, in
their county convention at Moscow,
condemned the legislatures Of Idaho
for having. as they assert, doubled
the number Of officials and assistants
in the state during the last II years.
Resolutions were adopted urging
greater economy 10 government.
The state parole board, composed
OF Governor Haines, Attorney General
Peterson and Secretary of State Gif-
ford spent day at the penitentiary
recently, considering applications for
parole. Several OF these were granted
and several others denied. In har-
d mony with its fixed policy the board
withheld all names from publication.
Letters are being sent out from the
assessors Office to the effect that
property tax will become delinquent
January 3, and no taxes will be re.
ceived on or after January 5. Only
one.half the amount need be paid at
this time, the other half being due
10 July, but 10 that case a penalty OF
per cent Is added to the half not
paid.
Suit has been flled in the federal
court to bring about the conflscatior
OF $50 pound packages of coffee
shipped by San Francisco firm ,e
the Standpoint Mercantile company
According to the allegations in thu
complaint, the coffee was billed as
mixture of Mocha and Mexican, bn1
was found to be mixture of two
parts Acid Bourbon Santos and on,
part OF Mexican coffee, with M
Mocha at all.
state Treasurer. Allen is still abl,
70 report upward of a million dollar.
% Inc right side of the ledger fol
Aoano. In his statement prepared
lor the month closing November 80
the treasurer shows total balance il
'ne general and trust funds of ST ,o66.
o4s.lo. The general interest an(
sinking fund tops the list, of course
with total OF more than s3s7 ooo
Next comes the common school fund,
with total of $4,000.
1ne state tax commi. sion has 10
.a'eo property in Kootenai county t,
Tue taxable value of s54,s47 wbict
was omitted from the assessment ROLL
ana would have escaped taxation thi
year II the omission had not bee,