The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-04-11
STATE AND COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.

Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.
The city election 10 Lewiston is to
be held June 9.
In 1870 the population Of Idaho
was IA, 999; now 1t is 358,O94.
School trustees OF Kootenai county
are to meet at Occur d'Alene April
IA and 10.
School elections are being held 10
various districts, except independent
districts, for annual election Of trus.
tees April 81.
1t is reported the Ryan grocery
store at Garwood, Kootenai county.
was destroyed by fire few days ago.
The loss is $4,000 with no insurance.
Twenty-Five cows on 20 acres OF
ldahn land and yielding net profit
for the owner Of $25OO is the record
made by ]. S. Stimson OF Nampa.
Peter Brassi Of Pennington Land.
ing, Occur d'Alene lake, was fined
$50 and costs Monday for killing deer
out of season.
A meeting Of the state board OF
horticulture was held 10 Boise, April
s. for the purpose Of considering the
matter Of establishing quarantine
against California nursery stock.
"Priscilla", the comic opera, was
presented by the students of the U. OF
I. IN the new university auditorium
at Moscow last Saturday night to
300 spectators.
The Kootenai county commission.
ers will open bids April IA, for
furnishing $50 cords Of fir and tama.
rack wood; county printing; caring
for the county poor; burial of the
pauper dead; and for county physician.
The people of the city OF Twin
Falls have designated April IL as
"cleanup" day, when everybody is to
get busy and clear the streets and
lots Of all rubbish and weeds.
Heads of departments 10 the state
administration are responding with
enthusiasm to the request Of Cover
nor Haines for statements as to tn'
expenses of their respective offices TO
the first quarter OF the year. And II
practically every instance there is
saving shown.
State Treasurer Allen is out with
statement for March that shows
total Of 81, $50, 6O9.24 cash on ham
at the close of the month, includin
the cash 10 the various trust funds
In the general fund the balance wa
slightly above $212,OOO. The interes
accruing to the state from the var
ous repositories was $11,195.20 fe
the quarter ending March 81.
Secretary OF State Clifford and b
Office force have been at work und'
high pressure since the adjournmet
Of the legislature getting the ne
laws In proper condition for public'
tion. It was announced the emergens
laws would be available by the end
last week. The regular volume
session laws will not be ready I
distribution before May l.
Governor Haines issued an ord
Friday to the new water commissio
ers-Chas. A. Norton, George Goa
and Elias Marsters--to the effect th
they were to start work at once a.
work continuously for SIX month
I'LL October 4. They will be paid
the rate OF $4,000 and will recei
actual travelling expenses while
duty.
.Arbor day is to be observed ms
generally this year than formerly
. Idaho, especially by teachers, pul
and officers of the public schot
Miss Grace NJ. SheI I'herd, superintel
ent Of public instru ction. has just
sued an attractive tlittle booklet .
Ing the proclamation OF the COVER
calling for the general observance
the day April 25. There are
su0uested nrnpra ms for school e.