The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-10-03
STATE AND COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO lDAHoAyS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

VI g0o WeeAs
The total tax levy for St. Maries
this year is 303 mills.
George c. Huebener Of Boise, an
active worker in the Republican
ranks In recent years, has been ap.
pointed private secretary to Senator
Brady.
The Steunenberg Memorial associa.
tlon is planning to raise $4,000 to
build a memorial to the late Governor
Steunenberg at Caldwell.
Ward Blakeslee, farmer on the
Twin Falls tract threshed l0l bushels
OF clover seed from seven acres, sal d
to be the heaviest yield OF clover seed
ever reported on the tract.
A new traffic ordinance in Boise
fxes the speed limit Of motor vehicles
at 10 to Is miles an hour and pro.
hibits children under l6 years from
driving any motor vehicle.
Representatives OF lumber com.
panies OF northern Idaho are holding
conferences With the state tax COM
mission with a view to cruising every
acre of timber laud Ia the state In
order to arrive at correct valuation
for taxation purposes.
Soda Springs is having trouble with
its municipality owned waterworks
system. Complaints are rolling 10 on
the public utilities commission 10
such numbers that an investigation
is to be made.
Representative French OF Idaho
has been chosen member OF the
executive committee of the republi-
can congressional campaign commit
tae which is to direct the republican
0ght to regain control Of the house of
representatives.
Oficers raided a pool hall at Soda
Springs recently and found three
bottles of beer. The proprietOrs were
arrested for maintaining common
nuisance. The grand jury at Poca.
tello recommended that this hall be
closed under permanent Injunction.
James H. Wallis, acting as state
humane officer, issued an order at the
opening of the Stampede at Boise to
the effect that no Spanish bits. nc
spurs and 20 biting in the bulldog
cling OF steers would be permitted
J.K. White, as special deputy, was
at the Stampede every day to see thai
these orders were carried out.
A firm of cattle rnen from tht
drouth-stricken region OF California
have purchased the old Horseshoe
ranch In southern Idaho and shipped
5000 head OF cattle there for the win
ter. Horseshoe ranch is near Artes
Ian city, and warm water from
artesian wells is available for use o
tue stock In winter.
Holdups operating around Pocatel
10 recently caught Short Line rail-
road detective, bound him hand ant
foot robbed him OF revolver, SCI II
money and gold watch, and mad
their escape. They also enyeigled
young man with $1,000 into a resort
robbed him, beat him into danger
Gus condition and threw him into tn
street. No arrests were made.
The United States civil servic
commission announces an examina
tiou for assistant forest ranger o
j October 81 and %. In field distric
No. 4 Of the forest service the examl
nation will be held In Idaho at Boise
Challis, Emmett, HALEY, Macka,
Montpelier, Oakley, Pocatsllo, Sa
mon, Victor and Weiser.
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:, Hodgen & Co.'s department sto'
! at Spirit Lake was closed by creditor
Tuesday. Sheriff A. P. Bailey poste
/ cards notifying patrons Of the for'
closure. The store is the largest on
Of It's kind in Spirit Lake and ns
been doing busin ness for five years VI
der the management of S. E. Hodgei