The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-11-08
Idaho State News Items.

cheeseeloth face masks for the
prevention Of influenza are coming
'nto wide use in Idaho. The repula-
U'ons say that one mask should not
oe worn longer than three hours
without boiling.
november 8 is Gas Mask Day In
Idaho by proclamation OF the COVER
nor. On that day all citizens are
asked to make an especial effort to
Ratoer nets and fruit pits and deliver
Ihem at central points. They are
used In making carbon for gas masks
used 10 the army.
Com missioner of Education f. A.
Bryan points out that the law
requires that county superintendent
OF schools, in order to be eligible to
the office, must be holder of a state
certificate, for eight years or life, aud
that ne shall have taught one year
upon il.
County commissioners may legally
levy taxes for financing industrial and
agricultural exhibits at domestic and
foreign expositions, and for the pur.
pose of encouraging immigration and
increasing trade in the products of
the state, the supreme court held
Friday.
A proclamation, calling on Idaho
boys and girls between IL and 18 to
enroll in Victory clubs and pledge
themselves to earn S. ty personal
effort for the good of the American
cause, was issued Saturday by Cover.
nor Alexander.
Shoshone county taxpayers will pay
$3.50, 502 in state, county, city and
school district taxes for the current
year, according to extensions of the
assessment rolls just completed. The
total assessed value of the county,
exclusive of personal property, is
$3l, l49,S72, an increase of ST, ,883, 533
over 1917.
County Agent Sargent Of Bear Lake
county reports the collection up TO
July 3lst of 1856, 500 squirrel tails by
the official in charge. This is esti-
mated TO be somewhere near 20 per
cent of the total number of squirrels
actually killed, or total destruction
Of over six hundred eighty thousand
squirrels.
Grains worth ST., 8,074.50 were
saved 10 Idaho this year by poisoning,
ground squirrels on 266,068 acres of
land. using 2O3, $40 pounds of pois
oned oats, costing $50, ,92O37. This
information is compiled from the
Individual reports of farmers who
used the poison.
Io the sale of war savings stamps
Kootenal county ranks 10Th in the
list of the forty counties in Idaho.
Up to October lSt, the total sales 10
this county has been $l06, 604.45.
Blaine, Fremont and ShOshone coun-
ties hold first, second and third rank
10 the state.
Actual bank reports show that
Idaho has exceeded its fourth Liberty
Loan quota by SILL, 300. Every
hank in the state has now made its
official report of bond sales during the
fourth loan aud the totals show that
the state has subscribed SIG, 78l, 300.
A total of lO4,3O4 subscribers has
heen reported in the fourth loan.
The states quota was $l4,67O, 900.
EIphty-flve Idaho men serving In
the American armies in France sent
a signed resolution received Nov. T.
ureiug that Idaho voters defeat all
nonpartlsan league candidates Noy'
S, 90 the grounds that the "iorm OF
socialism advocated by the nonpartl'
San league and supported by the l.
W. W. and the pro-German element
is detrimental to the successful win
ning of the war"
Attention was called last week to
,ho ruling Of the state board OF edu-
cation prohibiting the holding Q,
ut4sN Il