The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-03-10

Lieutenant Governor H. Fl. Taylor
Of Standpoint says he Is still in the
race for the republican nomination
for governor. He ha; not yet made
formal announcement.
The docket Of Police Judge George
w. Walker of Wallace, for February,
shows that not a single case OF drunk
enness or disorderly conduct as the
result of intoxicants came before the
court during the month.
During 1915, in the Boise land dis
trict, comprising the counties Of Ada,
Adams, Boise, Canyon, Fillmore, Gem,
! Idaho, Owy hee and Washington,
patents were issued for nearly one
hundred thousand acres of the ma
tional domain, making this amount
available for purposes Of taxation.
w. S. Newport, an empl0ye of the
Washington Water Power company,
was held up in ST. Maries by two
men. Newport was returning home
when man put gun In his face
and told him to throw up his hands.
Another went hastily through his
pockets. Finding nothing they told
him to move ahead and not look back.
Geo. e. Crum. of Lewiston has
definitely announced himself a candi
date for the republican nomination
for governor. subject to the primaries.
He states that he has been induced
to believe that the call to service is
''c.ear, insistent and sincere" Dur
ing the progress of the primary cam
paign be says he will define the poll
cies which he believes should obtain
10 state government.
Those who are delinquent in their
principal and interest payments On
loans obtained from the state prior
to 1914 will be given until April 10
to make satisfactory settlement
therefor, falling in which, the state
will Immediately institute foreclosure
proceedings. This action was de-
termlned on by the state land board
Friday, in order to make its position
on the question SO clear that there
can be no confusion in the public
mind regarding its attitude.
Idaho ranked fifth among the
states in the percentage of increase
IN automobile registration 10 1915.
Vermont, Delaware. Oklahoma and
Mississippi were the leaders. The
total registration for Idaho was T.
093, an increase of 1921 over 1911
The total number of cars and trucks
in all the states in 1915 was 2,423,-
1888 an increase over 1914 OF Csc, 998
Fire which started in the north
part of town March 3, destroyed the
Grangeville -four mill, house, and a
barn containing - horses and "a
cattle. The fire originated in the
flour mill and sparks and brands were
blown by a violent wind to the barn
about quarter of mile away, which
Immediately caught fire. The loss
from the fire is estimated at $50 600.
The New York quo alton on lead
I March was Sc so d hundredweigh ht.
Should it average the merest fraction
above that figure fer March il would
mean that practically every man en
ployed in the mines of the Occur d.
Alenes, approximately 5000, would in
April be paid bonus of 81 a shift
for every day worked during that
month. This would involve an in.
crease in the payroll OF the district OF
$4,000 a day, or $3.50, 900 mouth.
+ Following the receipt of numerou,
, letters from orchardsts of the stat,
, relative To the effects of fertilizers ol
other agents on the coloriog of ap
pies, State Chemist II. Louis jackson
has written to the state Horticultural
: board OF New York state aud Il
. other leading authorities for further
t information. From the answers re-
ceived to his inquiries he has reached
e the conclusion that there is absolute
i. " 10 way in which he coloring /
apples may be Influenced 10 any gre :.
degree. Idaho sunshine is the bes
pigment