The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-08-18
Idaho State News Items,

Evan Evans, chairman of the
Republican state central committee
OF Idaho, left Grangeville last week
on an organization tour which will
take him to every section Of the state.
occupying several weeks.
Geo, W. Lewis, chief deputy in the
state auditors Office for three success.
I've terms. is candidate for state
auditor on the republican ticket.
lie says he is not associated with
any clique" and hopes to succeed ON
his reputation for liability and in.
tegrity."
ChanceY Wallace of Nezperce, re-
publican candidate for secretary of
state, has lived In Idaho 90 years
lie favors the good roads movement
assisted by convict labor; and advo-
Gates loanlng state money to farmers
and school districts at five Der cent
interest.
The U. S. land Office is giving
notice of government sale of town
lots 10 the towusite of DeSmet, Idaho.
to be held at Desmet beginning Mon
day, Aug. 81. The lots will lie sold
to the highest bidder at public out
cry.
The forest service, after a confer
ence with western congressman,
agreed to the allotment of ST. 900, 600
carried by the good roads law for
building roads in forest reserves. or
this Idaho will get $lO8.148 annually
for 10 years, its allotment being the
third largest out of the fund.
Recruiting for the Second Idaho
Infantry regiment is slow game In
the state this month, 1t is reluctantly
admitted at the adjutant generals
office, and indications are that it will
not brace up during the 80 days un.
less there are signs of renewed
activities on the border,
William Bergman, rancher living
near Bronx, was arrested Aug. Is by
Fire Warden W. j. Phaon and taken
tefore Justice A. X. Bowden of
Standpoint. He pleaded guilty to
starting fire In the tint er without
a permit and was assessed the mini
mum tlne of $1O0, but the dne was
remitted on good behavior.
Approximately 250, 900 trout fry
were planted 10 streams tributary to
the Boise river last week. More than
so, 900 were liberated in the South
Fork near Mountainhome while 200,
900 were placed at the mouths OF
streams tributary to the Arrowrock
reservoir. The fish planted were all
fngcrlings, but within year they
will have reached q six or seven inch
size and will be able to protect
themselves against their larger fnny
relatives in the nayigable streams.
Two roads leading off Of the high
way system OF Benewah county will
be built into Hepburn park this fall,
George Day, state land commissioner,
announced following his return from
the Panhandle country. An engineer
is now making estimates on the cost
of the roads. When his figures are
turned in TO the land board, the com,
missioner said, sufficient ripe timber
will be sold out Of the forest In the
park to pay for the construction of
the highways.
An exciting episode took place at
pioyree when Mrs W. Fl. Scott, To-
turning home found coyote engaged
in a fivht with some house dogs in
her front door yard, says the Black
foot Republican. For a while IL
seemed she would not be able to
reach the house as the fight ragged
directly in her path. but at last she
managed to dash past The struggling
beasts. secured gun from the house
and came out. The coyote fetreated,
hnt Mrs. Scott pluckily followed and