The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-24
County's Quota
Certified
Six Men to Appear Before State Board
Two Rathdrum Men.

districts Of the state because Of the
continued drought, according to the
weekly report Of the United States
weather bureau. Dry rot Is reported
to be playing some little havoc with
the apple and prune crops.
According to present indications
there will be about 1000 carloads of
prunes gathered In southern Idaho
this season. or this total, about 500
carloads will be in condition 10 be
shipped as fresh fruit and about 400
carloads will be dried. This IS the
opinion of It. V. Martin of Boise
fruit company.
According to letter received from
Boise the state board adjourned its
session Tuesday of last week that the
state officials comprising the board
might visit Ringing Bros circus
Many OF the counties send their com
missioners or assessors to Boise to
appear before the state board and the
waste of time by the state officials is
criticized more severely than ever
this year.
The valuations OF the real and
personal property in the state, sub
ject to taxation, has increased from
1902, O43, S57 for 1915 to 5000, ,412,3l7
for 1917. The increase was uncovered
when Howard Smell, deputy state
auditor, totaled the returns contained
q the abstracts filed by the count,
assessors of the state with the eQuali-
cation board.
"Frnm the most reliable infurma
tion / have been able to gather" said
John HALEY, custodian of the State
Historical Library, and one of Idaho's
pioneers. "the first permanent settle
ment made In Idaho was at the little
city of Franklin, in what Is now
Oneida county, by l3 families who
settled there on April Ia, 1861"
The demand for all the potatoes
grown IN this country is going to be
heavy, for large per cent OF them
will go toward feeding the allies, and
growers, therefore, have no reason to
feel Gepres sed over the temporary
drop in prices. This is the opinion
of B. Harvey Alfred, state director oi
farm markets, who has given the
potato situation the closest study IL
all parts of Idaho.
| The prune crop in southwestern
Idaho will be total loss this season
In the opinion OF D. Il. Short, q
prominent fruitgrower near Meridian
Short says the prunes will fall from
the trees as rapidly as they commenc,
to ripen. He thinks they were in
jured in the pits by the frost early II
June. The Meridian man was offercl
$4,000 for his crop 10 weeks ago. FL
refused 1t with laugh, saying at th
same time that his prunes would ne
him $4,000.
Whisky worth, at alleged pre-
vailing prices. Ia the neighborhood 0
$4,000 was seized when o. w. More
haufer and Alvin M. Harris were ar
rested just after having crossed tn
: Nevada state line with a wagon be,
equipped motor truck which bore 3
cases of liquor plus four and hal
gallon keg. The men were taken b
c. A. Hascall, general deputy collect
, or of the United States interna
revenue service, Sheriff Emlnitt Pfos
e and Deputy Oscar Sommeryille Q
/ Ada county.
Lack of rain has caused a failure !
pasturage OF the Boise national foras
ranges, where approximately $50, 90
sheep are being pastured. and a ser
z GUS problem confronts The sbeepme
e 10 securing sufficient pasturage I
d carry their flocks through the fatten