The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-05-03
Idaho State News Items.

Standpoint has voted to buy the |
water system at $4,000 The vote
stood 29l for and 81 against the
proposition.
More men are wanted by the federal
government for signal corps work,
and to get them Efforts are being
made to build up classes at the radlo
buzzer schools in Boise, Moscow and
Pocatello.
Deputy Sheriff Arthur Olson OF
Shoshone county, arrived IL Wallace
April 80 with nine men in charge.
These men were arrested by Leuten-
ant Urick on Marble creek. Olson
said that the men were all aliens and
had refused TO take the oath Of the
LOYAL Legion of Loggers until after
they were arrested, when they
suddenly became patriotic and not
only offered to sign up, but to buy
Liberty bonds as we'll.
The state council Of defense has
authorized call for statewide war
conference to be held 10 Boise May 20
and 81. Every one OF the Al county
councils of defense is expected to be
represented, aud also each war
organization including the food and
fuel administrations, war savings
societies, the Red Cross, federal
working reserve, boys working
reserve, Y. M. C. A, Y. W. q. A j,
and Liberty bond statesmen.
| According TO county apportionment
Bonner county is credited with
having a population OF ,553 people
with a total investment 10 thrift
stamps to April lst, OF $l4, 346.5l or
ST. "a per person. In order for the
county to reach its full quota, it is
necessary that the sales be SIS per
capita for each three month period,
or ST.. 40 per month, whereas Bonner
county shows less than $l.40 for the
6rst three months.
The farmers of Canyon county are
responding loyalty to the nations
call for more food and throughout the
entire county there Is an unusual
activity in putting 10 the wheat croL
of this year, says the Caldwell News
The seed and labor survey of the
} county just completed by the CanYor
county farm bureau shows that thu
wheat crop area of the county this
} wear will be 5000 acres in excess o.
that of last year.
County exemption boards acceptlns
a for service with the colors men o
q draft age who have been convicted o
+ felonies are violating section 79 o
6 the selective service regulation
y issued by the federal government
o according to Maj. j. B. Burns, assist
i ant adiutant general. Several me-
v of military age have been pardone
n out of the state penitentiary at Bois
q since war was declared. Some G
4 them have been taken into the army
}. it is claimed.
!, Better sanitary conditions 10 tn
i, lumber and mining camps OF IN
state will! be insisted upon by th
state board of health in the future
The state health department has lu'
" issued a pamphlet containing rui'
&c which must be observed in camps an
&c by campers generally. 1t provld
:" among other things that baths mu
~ he furnished. J. X. White, head
: the sanitary division 10 the heai'
60 department, says the lumber cam
III and mining camps will be visited
az an early date 10 an effort to enfor
10 observance of the rules laid down.
UT :,
=, "All men who have reached 4
or age of 81 years since June D, lSi
NAV now enlist voluntarily In u
=, branches of the United States art
IN snited for their training and voc
~ tions.n said Sergt. j. j. Toomey
,e Boise in referring to the recent ORD