The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-10-08

well country. This year he has
grown and fully matured two crops
of apples of the Duchess variety from
the same trees. The second crop of
apples are we'll matured, we'll formed
and equal in every respect to the first
crop although the yield is light.
The crop of Sudan grass grown by
G. W. Spoerry on his place near Bon
ners Ferry was threshed and the
yield was such as to bring about
81, 200 to Mr.. Spoerry, says the Koot-
enai Valley Times. The growing of
this new forage grass by Mr.. Spoerry
has attracted much attention this
year and as result quite little of
1t will undoubtedly soon be raised 10
northern Idaho.
| The secretary of state was author
lied to purchase ten thousand auto
tags for the 1915 automobile and
motorcycle licenses. The new license
numbers for automobiles will be yell
low signs with black figures. For
motorcycles 1t was decided that a
different color will be used, and all
numbers under one thousand reserved
for them.
The state had on hand at the close
OF business September 80, $l,132,-
647.82, according to the report of
State Treasurer John w. Eagleson.
In the general fund was $208, 140.81.
The general school fund contained
$298. .060l4 Interest earned during
the past quarter on state funds
amounted to S1O.220.Ol.
Alfred johnson of Spokane was
assessed $7.70 at Boomers Ferry for
hunting without license. Mr..
johnson said he was only hunting
pine squirrels for the family cat, and
according to the testimony the cat
went hungry because its master did
not bring home any food, but be-
cause Johnson was hunting along the
bottoms near Chester, where pheas-
ants, rather than "pine squirrels, "
are accustomed to foregather, Justice
Stocker found him guilty.
From Twin Falls comes the report
that several citizens of that town
recently enjoyed the spectacle of an
Irate parent urging a young man,
hands above his head, at the point OF
gun toward the courthouse. The
father reported that the young man
had pursued his daughters, aged
about l6 and IS, from the center oi
town to their home several blocks
distant. The supposedly frtacious
young man stoutly denied any unto
ward intent.
The O'Leary home Just below
Dover, near Standpoint, was the scent
early Sunday morning, Sept. 25, of
tragedy 10 which Dennis O'Leary
the master OF the house, returning tt
his home after an extended absence
and finding o. G. Hossler in hl'
wife's bedroom, shot and killed th'
r intruder. Hossler bore bad repu
r tatIon 10 the neighborhood. O'Lear.
8 whose character is said to be abov'
| reproach, gave himself up to tn
sheriff and was released on bail. Mrs
, O'Leary and two young daughter
aged 10 and 7, were at home at tn
time of the tragedy. Neighbor
blame the woman for being equal
: as guilty as Hossler.
During the month which ended o
e Sentember IS there were sixteen hun
e dred predatory animals slaushtere
S in the state of Idaho, according to
t comnla,ion completed Saturday
y the state veterinarians office, base
hased on the vouchers submitted fo
e the collection of bounties. Ther
e were more coyotes killed than thei
/. were animals of any Other species
!. Claims we're submitted FIR bountif
II nm 1920 of them. Other anima
d were: bears, III; wildcats, 80; iyn'
!. wolves, 4; mountain lions. /. II
tctal amount OF bounties applied IL
= was S4s85 Statesman.