The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-09-14

NOTED project 10 the southwest
corner of Twin Falls county several
wears ago. Contracts for water were
sold. bnt no construction work has
been done.
The money TO be received by Idaho
from the federal government for use
on post roads will be spent on the
North and South highway, the Idaho
and Bacific highway aud the highway
! leading north through Mackay and
up the Salmon river to the Montana
state line. The third apportionment
just made is $IS2,47i.
n. McCull Loree and Miss Ruth
Sthmper, named as drivers Of a car
| that struck and killed Walter Kober,
circus performer, July l5. are made
defendants in $4,000 suit for
damages fled 10 the Ada county
district court by Bertha Kober and
Irene Eastman, wife and daughter
respectively of Kober.
Priest River Times: Leonard Paul
Of Coolin reports that several OF the
Standpoint fishermen are establishing
camps around Priest lake in prepar-
alton for the whitefisb season. This
is the first year it has been permitted
toIcatch these fish at Priest lake fo[
/ the market and as the lake is well
stocked with them it ought to be
| profitable season.
The state got S655. 39l.O9 into its
strong box during the month Of
August, according to the monthly
report filed by the state treasurer
with the state auditor. But there
were many bills to meet, and during
The same period the state paid out
$798. .294 3S. However, the state still
has balance of ST, 596, 120 75.
The W. B. MacDougall grou p of 40
copper mining claims, five miles
north OF Homestead, Oregon, near
the Adams county, Idaho, line, were
sold last week to w. S. Kuhn, San
Francisco, capitalist, formerly of
Pittsburg, for a consideration of
Sl25, 900, according to information
received in Boise. Nineteen of the
claims have been patented by Mac
DJugall.
1. A. Smoot, state land commissions
er, is severely criticized in the Rigby
Star for the manner in which he
conducted the sale of state school
lands in Jefferson county three weeks
ago In some Instances, says the
Star, the comm, ,ssiooner was in such
a hurry that some people did not get
the chance they should have had To
BID on lands they wished to purchase.
The sale has been held up awaiting
au investigation by the land board.
Idaho will harvest 5000, 900 bushels
of potatoes, according to estimates
compiled by e. R. Bennett, field hor
titulturist with the agricultural ex
tension department of the state uni
yersity. He has Just returned .te
, Bhise from trip that took in every
section of the state. The potato
production will not be heavy 10 nQr-
thern Idaho, he says, but the yield II
the eastern part of the state will b.
! heavy.
kilograms were received Friday hl
+ Gpvernor Alexander, Mayor S. IL
, Hays, President Charles L. Joy O
the Boise Commercial club an(
p resident e. +. Cation of the Stat,
Federation of Labor announcing thei
/ appointment to serve on the twelfth
D rds serve district advisory committee
e fdr the raising of the secoud Libert.
I L pan. Announcement of other ap
: points is expected. They will sery
u hder James X. Lynch, governor o
the San Francisco reserve bank.
The Office of the United States dis
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