The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-04-09

Forgery Of fictitious name to a
check for $45 so resulted in a sentence
to state prison for term of one to
IA years for Oliver Campbell In the
district court at Caldwell last week.
A bond election at Bonners Ferry
April 6 resulted in the defeat of the
proposition to issue $45, 900 bonds to
erect high school building. The
vote was SO to "a.
The Bayview Commercial club has
organized baseball team. j. E.
Mcdonald, agent for the S-I., was
elected as manager, The first game
will be played Sunday with Athol.
A St. Maries mau named G. w.
Hannah left a note telling friends to
look for him 10 the river and then
disappeared last Friday. Suicide is
suspected. He had been unsuccess-
full ia his search for work.
Senator Brady of Idaho who will
arrive at his home in Pocatello about
the 10th or 18th inst, is planning to
devote large part of his time be
tween now and reconvening of con-
gress in study of the rural credits
question.
1t is reported on good authority,
that several of the town boys, yet
wearing knee pants, get intoxicated
late at nights around the dance hall
doors. This is matter that should
be strictly seen to by those in au-
thority. All boys of tender age
should be at home at night, and
some means should be taken to COM
pei them to be kept at home.-Plum-
mer Reporter.
A 15-year old boy of Standpoint
was committed to the state reforma-
tory last week. He is said to have
refused to go to school and was
generally incorrigible. In passing
sentence, Judge Wood declared the
authorities were "going TO put a stop
to lawlessness among a certain gang
OF boys here If we have to send them
all to the reformatory. Several boys
are now under surveillance.
Action preliminary to foreclosure
on loans of state funds on which the
borrowers have not paid the interest
since 1911 was taken at meeting of
the state land board held Friday
afternoon. A motion made by the
governor and seconded by State
Auditor Huston was spread upon the
minutes, under which all such bor-
roWerS are to be notified that they
must Immediately pay the interest or
foreclosure will follow.
Without dissenting vote, the
board of health at It's meeting last
week accepted the offer of DR.. Falk,
secretary Of the board, to turn back
the extra six hundred dollars salary
allowed him by action of the governor,
the money to be used for maintenance
of the bureau of vital statistics. The
offer is said to be the first ever made
by state official to turn back any
portion OF his salary to the state.
His salary was $24OO year.
George W. Greene, former deputy
state treasurer, changed his plea in
the district court at Boise last week
from mot guilty" to guilty" to a
charge of conspiracy to defraud the
state. The same change in plea was
made by the Idaho Trust g. Savings
bank, the bank OF which Greene was
! formerly cashier. Greene was sen-
fenced to pay t1ne of $3.50 and the
bank was fined $500. Both 6ues
were paid.
County commissioners may not
usurp the office of the county attor-
neY. They have no authority under
the law to employ special prosecut-
or in any criminal case, but in case
the county attorney is disQualifl I'd
the district iIdge may name a prose
cutor Such is the effect OF 90
opinion handed down by the supreme
court at Lewiston in the case Of w.