The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-04-10
News Of the State.


An election will be held at Hop,
April 20 to decide whether the dis
trict should be bonded for $lS, ,00(
for new school house.
The tlrst car OF the 1914 wool clir
from Idaho was purchased by L. G
Moody, representing ElsemaDn Bros
Of Boston. from the Butterfleld Live
stock company OF Weiser.
A woman In Boise was found guilty
and Jailed last week for selling LIQUOR
without license. Three men testified
to buying liquor from the defendant.
She was ined 500 which she was
unable to pay.
Prosperous conditions prevail 10
Washington and Adams counties,
sheepmen are greatly encouraged over
the outlook for an advance In the
price Of wool consequent to the world.
wide scarcity OF that product.
Herman Fl. Taylor OF Standpoint.
lieutenant governor OF Idaho, Is
acting governor this week during the
absence Of Governor HaInes who Is
attending the irrigation conference
at Denver. Colo.
Governor Halnes has made a report
showing that the expenses OF his
Office for the tlrst quarter OF 1914 are
$242.22 less than the quarterly allow
ance and $79.77 less than the expenses
Of the governors Office during the
flrst quarter OF 1912.
The citizens OF Twin Falls observed
''cleanup day" last Friday. On that
day, having set their own places 10
order, they united ia. cleaning up the
remainder OF the city. Twin Falls
has statewide reputation for clean.
illness and intends to preserve this
good name.
With the fate OF the Boise assay
office again hanging. apparently, 10
the balance, the Boise chapter OF the
Idaho Mining association has taken
prompt action. A telegram was died
April 2 to Congressman Smith at
Washington. In which the organiza-
tIou emphatically protests against
the proposed aholishment of the
office.
A. A. Phelps. executive secretary
Of the Prohibition state committee,
10 letter TO the Boise State sman,
declares the prohibition party will
continue TO maintain its organization
10 Idaho, aud intimates that a pro.
hibition party ticket will be placed
in the field this year as usual.
The newspaper plant of the Hope
Herald has been purchased by John
Schermerhorn and moved to Priest
River where new paper. to be
known as the Priest River Pilot, Is to
be published. The last paper pub.
lished at Priest River, the Enter
prise, discontinued publication about
eight years ago.
A "Borah for President club" has
been organized at Bellevue, Blaine
county. All but two persons attend
i0R the meeting subscribed to the
resolutions proposed by Irwin e.
Rockwell, declaring their faith 10 the
sincere patriotism and ability of
Senator VIM. e. Borah and pledgina
all honorable effort to secure his
romination and election to the presi.
dency OF the United States in 1915.
The state board OF pardons at Boise
rejected all petitions presented las,
week for release or parole OF convicts
from the penitentiary. TIE sentences
OF James Cook and Fred Harris.
burglars, were commuted To ten years.
Petitions rejected wele those asking
for the release Of w. A. Fondren,
murder; Chas. II. Allen, murder; W.
s. Fuller, grand larceny; +. e Moh.
Ter, forgery; Thos. Rogan. assault
with deadly weapon; w. E. Sweeney,
burglary; Chas. Aherns, Thomas
Marren, murder; John Lockhart,
murder.