The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-05-26

from the Mississippi river TO the IA
ciflc coast, 26 pages are devoted to
auto routes in southern Idaho.
Tungsten, the wonder metal, which
is in such enormous demand at high
prices, and the discovery Of which
means fortune to the prospector, is
found in Shoshone, Blaine, Custer
and Lemhi counties, according to the
Idaho Mining association.
John Moore, age "a, Of Clarkia, has
been missing from his home since
May IL, when he went to St. Maries
to buy team. He expected to be
absent only two days. His wife has
instituted search for him.
A thief broke into the Shamrock
cigar store at Boomers Ferry Monday
night, securing tobacco and cigarettes
and few cents from a slot machine.
Entrance was made by lifting win
dow at the side of the building.
The University of Idaho track team
defeated the Whitman, Wash, COL
lege team at Moscow May % in the
annual meet, by score Of 85 3 10
40 3. Morrison for Idaho broke
the university record 10 the broad
jump, going % feet and AZ inches.
The democratic state convention
met at Pocatello, May 1S and 10, and
selected nineteen delegates, pledged
for President Wilson, to the national
convention at St. Louis. Robt. II.
Elder, after spirited fight, was re-
elected national committeeman for
Idaho.
The public utilities commission has
authorized on one days notice rate
of So. so per car on logs from Moyie
Springs to the Boomers Ferry Lumber
compapy's mill track at Bonners
Ferry. The rate was placed in effect
in order to enable the company to
reach out for logs.
A shipment of five tons OF cement
was sent from Twin Falls by parcel
post to Jarbidge, New, by a local
lumber firm. 1t consisted Of 200 So
pound sacks, the postage on each
sack being 53c. The cost OF freight
ing the cement from Twin Falls to
Jarbidge would have been &c pound,
so that a saving of $94 was made in
sending the shipment by parcel post
Sanitary Inspector j. K. White has
returned from Washington, d. C.,
where he attended the fourteenth an-
nual conference of state and territori
al health authorities with the Unitet
J States public health service on MAY
I3. Ia and Is. He was also presen
at the convention of milk producer
aud other dairy interests.
Captain E G. Davis, candidate TO
;. the nomination for governor of Idaho
!. has issued an open letter to Governo
Alexander, in which he makes peril
nent and explicit iIquiries concern
. ing four loans totaling SIG, 900, in tn
prantiug of which he charges irregu
% laritles and a violation OF the la"
'e Captain Davis, in the communication
: asks for a public explanation OF tn
W alleged practices which he enumerate'
The peach crop on the King Ill
, project, southern Idaho, has nee
practically totally destroyed oy IN
= severe fIeezc which occurred durln
week before last. There VIII be
small crop of apples, but no o'h'
fruit worth mention, The alfall
and potato crops will be set bac
l. considerably and the yields Will
ID cnr,alled, but the loss is not as g'e'
D. as was at first suspected.
y, The biggest ranch sale that n
b. ever been recorded in Custer count
II not one Of the largest eyer reco'd'
ne in any county of this state, was MAJ
hv last week when Judge Clay vance
oh the Elkhorn stock ranch disposed
ds his "hume place" to Murray Lon