The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-05-19

at Spokane.
The commercial club at Lewiston
sent telegram to the Idaho dele
cation 10 congress, urging that the
district on the Snake river above
Lewiston be considered as site for
the government nitrate plant, there
belug one million horsepower avail
able there
The frost on Wednesday and Thurs.
day nights last week did no apprecia-
BILE damage to fruit in the Lewiston
district, according to report received
by w. G.. Scholtz, director of farm
markets, from the deputy horticul-
tural inspector at Lewiston. Re-
ports from other localities were not
so encouraging.
General plaps for the building Of
Sd miles Of gravel roads 10 Ada coun-
ty were agreed upon by the county
commissioners and their advisory
committee at joint meeting held on
Friday the new roads being made
possible by the 5000, 900 bond issue
authorized at the good roads election
on April 25.
In order that nothing may be lack
ing In the way of preparation, should
the Idaho guard be called TO the
colors, application was made by wire
on Friday for sufficient antl.typhoid
prophylatic to immuniZe 5000 men,
also for 1000 units of smallpox vac
cine. The adjutant general expressed
confidence that the guard could be
mobilized in Boise and ready to start
for the front in three days, possibly
IN two
The 1917 style for automobile IL
cense plates calls for yellow figures 90
a black background. The state high
way commission on Saturday awarded
a contract for $4,000 plates to the
Western Display company of st. Pau
for 81 cents per plate of 24-gauge
metal. The same company will
furnish 1900 motorcycle license plate:
at six cents per plate. The contract
for supplying chauffeurs' badges tC
the number of 1000 was given to Fl
L. Nickels s. Co. of Nampa.
An action effecting the operation
of every Carey act project in the stat'
was commenced Saturday in the su-
preme court at Boise when SO settler
t on the Twin Falls-Oakley proloct
J who have paid their maintenance an(
! operation charges for 1915, but VIII
decline to make payments demands
on their principal and interest charge
on water contracts, unless the com
pany will guarantee to supply then
with the amount of water their con
tracts call for, applet for a writ q
; mandate TO compel the company t
deliver them the water to which the
are entitled.
: A. II. Dyer, recently appointe
l. secretary of the Development Leagu
= at Standpoint, and employed IN tn
e preparation of the developmer
e edition of the Pend d'Oreille RevieV
! is missing. Fraudulent checks draw
by him in Spokane have come 10 IL
- collection and these with debts he hi
. left behind total about 5000. lie hi
h also deserted his wife. 1t is sa
~ Over is possessed of the wanderlust
y a considerable extent aud had SEE
10 much of the world.
!, The cost of clerical help 10 co
nection with the registration
tx automobile licenses is lower In Ida
es than IN any other western state WI
i'd the exception OF Wyoming. whe
be 1915 cars we're registered in l9l
es compared with 77Ol in Idaho accor
ed ing to a report. Already this ye
$3.50 licenses for motor vehicles ha
nh been issued from the office OF
4 cretary of state, and applicatio
no a re coming In at the rate of 100 d'
70 It IS estimated that the registratlt
"a will far exceed 10, 900 for the prest