The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-09-12
STATE AND COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO lDAHoANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.


The North Idaho Pharmaceutical
association is to convene at Occur
d'Alene September II.
It is reported the old Panhandle
smelter at Ponderay is to be changed
into a sanitarium.
The manager OF one of the theaters
at Occur d'Alene was arrested last
Sunday for violating the state law
governing the staging Of dramatic
entertainments on Sunday evenings.
A canal Is being cut between Lake
Chatcolet and Hidden lake at Hey
hurn park to allow the passage of
houseboats.
Senator Brady delivered his maiden
speech In the senate last Friday, in
which he severely condemned the
Democratic party for its tariff pro-
gram.
Graduates OF the Idaho State Nor.
NAL at Lewiston to the number OF 80
or 10 met at the close of the session
Of the teachers institute in Boise last
Friday afternoon and organized an
alumni ASSOCIATION.
Eight new school districts were
organized in Ko0tenai county this
week, bringing the total number OF
districts in the county up to 1O2,
more than in any other county 10 the
state.
Edgar Wilson, formerly one of the
prominent attorneys of Boise, who
accidentally shot Deputy Sheriff
Champlin while the latter was wrest-
log revolver from him, was com.
mitted to the state asylum at Oroano
for two years, "or until he shall be
legally released" under the new
inebriate act passed by the last ses-
sion of the legislature.
In bis financial statement at the
close OF the month of August, State
Treasurer Allen shows that Idaho has
upward OF million dollars in the
treasury and in the various funds.
The general interest and sinking
fund makes the best showing with
over $3.50, 900 on hand; the general
and common school funds have a
total OF $l65,0
Governor Haines 10 an open ad-
dress issued on Thursday calls the
attention OF the people Of the state
to the purity congress to be held 10
Minneapolis in November. Those al
the head of this movement are es
peclally anxious to arouse an interest
in the coming convention, and are
calling upon the governors OF th'
various states to issue proclamation
or addresses calling it to the atten
tion Of the people. 1t is suggested
also that Sunday, November 8, b
observed everywhere as purity Sunday
Harry Orchard, self.confessed as
sassin Of Governor Steunenberg ant
OF many other chimes, who is now II
the penitentlary serving a life sen
tence, will appear before the pardon
board at its October meeting with al
application for absolute pardon. Il
has q notice to this effect in the Cald
we'll TriLune. This notice sets fortl
that he was convicted Of the Steunen
berg murder and sentenced March IL
1908, to be hanged; that the boar
OF pardons commuted this sentence t
a life term In the penitentiary; ant
that at the next regular meeting Q
the board after this legal notice b
will apply for full and absolute pal
don.
The Soda Springs bank is claim
Ing the $500 reward offered by To
state for the capture Of U. G. BearuE
charged with tAe murder OF deput
sheriff in Bannock county, at Grace
August %, making formal clail
upon the $500 reward. 10 their con-
municatlon they relate that Y. y
Bearup had mon ey on deposit ln tnei
bank ct the time OF the murder
Soon after the murder Of the deput