The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-11-27
Idaho State News Items.

HPp'oAimdCely seven nuOQred and
ufty thousand dollars was paid out to
the farmers IN the vicinity OF Black.
Loot, Idaho Falls and Sugar City on
Monday by the Utah Sugar company
Tor the delivery of sugar beets during
October to the above three factories.
What Is claimed to be the biggest
shipment of hogs ever gathered to-
gether in Idaho is now being assem-.
bled at Pocatello to start Friday on
Its journey to Los Angeles. There
will be 55 cars of porkers, collected
along the line of the Oregon Short
Line as far west as Weiser and along
the line Of the railroad north from
Pocatello.
The purchase of the Gilmore g.
Pittsburg railroad 10 Montana and
Idaho, vii. give the Northern Pacific
railway the shortest line from the
Twin Cities to the Pacific coast. The
road was built a short time ago at a
cost of more than 10000 The
road runs between Armstead, Mont,
on the Oregon Short Line, and Sal
mon. Idaho. With branch line the
mileage is about l2O.
For the first time in many years,
tae six state educational institutions,
which have been under the manage
ment of the state board OF education
for little over year, will all come
before the legislature without de-
ticit. Furthermore, at least three Of
the six will have balances on hand,
aggregating not less than $l5,000.00
These are the figures which were pre-
sented to the members Of the board
at their special meeting 10 Boise last
week.
A report made public last week by
forestry officials shows that during
the fire-fghtng season 65 fires were
handled in the Pend Oreille national
forest, with slight loss Of timber,
at a cost for men, their feed and
other supplies of $780, The esti-
mated value of the government tim
Der which was 10 imminent danger OF
destruction is $240, 900, besides 4OOO
acres of white pine seeded or planted
by the government for reproduction
purposes and $40, 900 worth of timber
belonging to ranchers.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & St.
Paul railroad will spend Sl3, 900, ,Ooo
within the next four years in electrl
flcation work in the Rocky mountain
district. Work will he started i'm.
medlately in preparation for inc
electriflcation of the Puget Sound
extension, between Avery, Idaho
and Harlowtown, Mont, a main llnt
distance Of 440 miles. This slretcE
of track crosses the Bitter ROOFS
Rockies and Belt mountains.
c E. Lore, cashier, and j. A
Givens, vice president and manage
of the defunct bank OF Nampa, wen
found guilty of making false reports
to the state bank examiner and wer'
sentenced at Caldwell to serve ST.
months to three years at hard laoo
in the penitentiary. Lore made n'
appeal and has entered upon MS tern
NJ imprisonment. Glvens has ap
nealed and is out on $40, 600 bonds.
While the present laws OF the stat
of Idaho are in force, the most Iha
the funds 10 the hands OF the stat
treasurer can earn is the 81 per cen
that is paid by the banks where the
are deposited. Treasurer Dewey ma
a nlan. the essentials of which o
submitted to the attorney genera
whereby the money placed 10 MS cal
shonld be used to purchase CIT.
school. county and irrigation wal
rants In this manner the stat
would receive the I per cent "nic
these warrants pay. After a carei'
Scrntiny OF the laws of the stale o
the matter, the attorney ge"e''
wrote to Mr.. Dewey that any ""
disposition Of the funds tnan LII
now made. 20 matter now au'a'