The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-06-16
Idaho State News Items.

Sixty. three students were graduated
from the University OF Idaho last
week.
Boise has six troops OF boy scouts.
They will have their annual encamp-
ment at Payette lakes.
The annual state q. A. r, encamp.
ment convened at Pocatello June -
aud continued 10 session until the
18TH
1t Is estimated ON the number Of
Dish boxes sold by a Standpoint fi-m
that the whIteash Industry on Pend
dOrelle lake has brought In $24. 600
since last fall.
The Critic, the daily paper started
at Bonners F'rry n.arly a year ago,
suspended publication Wednesday. Ut
last week peIforce VI circumstances
In not making IL pay.
j. w. Newman, charged with un-
lawful possession Of intoxicants at
Wallace waived preliminary hearing
when arraigned before Probate Judge
r. E. WeniRer, and was held t0 the
district court on $500 bond, which he
was unable to furnish. Five quarts
OF whisky were conhscated.
An unknown man after drugRiug
an aged couple at Idaho Fails, with
doped whisky, stole away with their
savings, amounting to between $4UO
and $500 which they kept Ia trunk.
lie seemed 10 know where 10 6nd The
money. The less was detected b,
son who came in and found his pnr-
euts 10 helpless coDdition.
A car 0! early potatoes was shipped
from WoiDack siding on the Colorado,
Gulf aud Sants Ee railroad TO Poca
tello. Inspection showed serious
infestation with The worms uf the
potato tuber moth. There was there
fore 10 alternative but To order the
destruction Of the entire consignment
OF more than 200 sacks OF potatoes.
| The infestatlon was SO serious that
% worms we're taken from two pota
toes.
Approximately 1900 horses were
sold during the three day auction ia
Caldwell last week. Figuring by the
usual estimates In the atsence or
official figures, this means that nearly
500. 900 was received by the sell. rs
for horses sent through the ring
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Shipments Of many carloads each,
bought by buyers of eastern 6rms, arc
going forward. A large number ut
the animals being taken out will
eventually hnd themselves in the
European war zone.
Grangeville. Idaho. n town of 1000
population, claims worlds crime
less record since the state went dry.
Only one offender has been brought
into the Graugeville police court thus
far this year. That one was charged
with disturbing the peace. but the
case was never concluded, as he Was
taken out Of the Jurisdiction Of the
police court by the sheriff On war
rant charging insanity. He was coiD-
mItted to the asylum. Only one
policeman is 0ow on duty. Last year
two were on the payroll at the tim.
and in several instances extra meu
were on duty for a day or two.
Great Northern passenger engine
pulling train No. 4, was deralIed and
: fell into the Kootenai river, one mile
east OF Katka. Idaho, early SATURDAY
morning. June 3, killing the engi-
neer and freman. The engi0e wa;
| submerged in "a feet OF water. Th'
. baggage and mail cars left the tracl
and two mail clerks were badly shaker
ND aod bruised but not seriously iu-
5ured. The remainder OF the trail
. kept the track. A rock slide whict
resulted from construction work alon!
. the railroad is said to have caused th'
! wreck.