Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-01-22
IDAHO NEWS T


The North Idaho District Medical
society meeting was held in Lewis
ton January 20.
Governor Alexander has appointed
j. ]. Keene of Moscow deputy game
worden for North Idaho.
Mrs. Ada Dysart, the pioneer rural
mail carrier out of J~uliaetta, has re-
signed after eight years service.
The Washington Water Power Co.,
of Spokane is opposed to showing its
books to officials of the Federal min
ing company, but not to the members
of the Idaho Public Utilities Commits
sion.
]. E. Moran and l.. NJ. Parker have
sold the c. NJ. Parker place of 1000
t~acres, near Port Hill to Sam Slensen
of Great Falls, Mont, for $751; 900.
Mr.. Slenson will stock the ranch with
cattle.
The Eagle lodge of Occur d'Alene
has decided to participate in the inter-
national convention in Spokane Aug
ust 2 to s. A float representing the
timber industry of north Idaho will
be entered and about 200 members
plan to attend.
Willis and Andrew Gibson, brothers,
were killed when an avalanche of
snow, rocks and debris swept down
upon them in a canyon near Franklin
recently. The bodies were recover
ed by a searching party.
A Caesarean operation vas perform
ed on Mrs. w. A. Montgomery of Aso-
tin at Lewiston, a healthy baby girl
being born. This is the first operation
of this kind performed in Lewiston,
and according to physicians was en-
tirely successful, mother and child do
ing nicely.
One of the largest recent sales OF
grain was made at Lewiston Satur-
day by Daniels & Wallace, who sold
to Kerr-Gifford & Co. $4,000 bushels
of club from their $4,000 crop of wheat
at $1.27h per bushel. The Vollmer
Clearwater company bought from the
same firm 1900 sacks of barley at $1.3S
per hundredweight and 1000 bushels
of club at $1.30.
The grand jury at Boise returned
indictments against Attorney General
Joseph H. Peterson, State Auditor
Fred w. Huston, H. f. Allen, a broth
er of ex-State Treasurer 1. V. Allen
J.. H. Wallis, former state pure food
inspector, and R. w. Wark, a clerk in
the state auditors office, all charging
em~bezzlement in various items men
toned in Accountant Ramstedt's re
Z port as making up the total of ex
Treasurer Aliens shortage. Bond;
were furnished in each case in the sun
of $4,000.
Features of the legislature session
last week were: The opening of the
Legislative probe into state depart
ments and the transactions of state
officials, the filing of Expert Gleason's
first report showing how the state
lost money on the handling of tie pub
lie endowment fund, the passage
with practically no opposition OF
Boundary, Benewah and Teton
county-creation bills in the house, and
an attack on the public utilities com
mission. Boundary county is tt be
the north half of Bonner; Benewah
county, part of old Kootenai; Teton
the east half of Madison county. Bon
ners Ferry is to be the county seat OF
Boundary county, and ST. Maries OF
Benewah county.
Idaho mines produced gold, silver
copper, lead and zinc during 1914 val
ued at $24,141, 900, as compared with
$24,149,049 in 1913, according to the
preliminary estimate of the United
States geological survey. The actual
tonnage was greater last year than in
1913. The gold output decreased from
$1,344,5 $50 in 1913 to $1,115,000 in
1914. Although gold production from
siliceous ore decreased, that from
placers operated by dredges increased
considerably in Lemhi and Boise
counties.
The production of silver increased
from 9,889,193 ounces in 1913 t o 10,
100000 ounces in 1914, or 80 per cent
and Idaho was probably the second
silver producer in the United States
in 1914 Nevada being first. Though
the price per ounce was lower, the
value of the total silver increase from
|. $6,033,473 to $7,115,O00. Nearly al
this output came from lead ore and
concentrate, most Of which is minet
in the Occur d'Alene district.
| The copper production of Idaho was
greatly affected by market conditions
and decreased from 9,592,06 pound,
in 1913 to $500, 900 pounds in 1914
The value of the total copper yielt
decreased from $~1,4S6,91O to $724,O %
> The mine production of lead increas
! ed from 317 871,945 pounds in 1918 t,
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