The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-08-02

ionns In farm loans approved BY IN,
state land board, he has informed IN,
land BOARD. This makes possible III,
taking up at once Of few OF IN,
loans the land board has accented
OUT has been unable to furnish cast
for.
rIsCot'ice receipts for Idaho Wal
savings Stamps sales from july
until July % totalled $40, 500 and
secretary Allen b. Eaton believe tina,
Ine receipts will reach $3.50, 600 before
the end or the month. During the
preceding six months the sales
totalled about ST., $50, 900. The Jul,
showing, according to Mr.. Eaton. is
comparatively encouraging, though
hardly what he had hoped for.
Congressman French has been hay-
ing up with the committee ON educa.
tion and special training in the war
department the question of having
admitted the agricultural short
course students of the University of
Idaho to full standing SO far as
military training is concerned, and
has just been assured by the com
mittee that the war department will
grant training to these men on The
same basis as other men in the
university.
More than 700 new books have
been received by the state travelling
library and are being collected into
cases OF about so each which will be
ready for distribution among the
schools of the state as soon as the fall!
term opens. The new books include
wide range-from picture books to
encyclopedias. The books are dis
trlbuted among schools, and may be
obtained upon application to Mrs
Marie Schreiber, state travelling
librarian.
Commencing Monday, July 80, and
continuing through until August IL,
young women of the country will
have an opportunity to enlist in the
student nurse reserve at the nearest
recruiting station established by the
women's committee, council of
national defense. In Idaho Mrs. j.
M. Taylor, chairman of the work for
the woman's committee, has been
busy getting her county chairman
ready for the drive. The states
quota is 1856, and this has been
divided among the several counties
on a per capita basis.
10 compliance with a restraining
order served on him Tuesday, Secre
tary of State Dougherty declined to
accept for filing the nomination of
Senator B. A. Cummings, nonpartisan
league candidate for attorney general.
The restraining order was issued by
Judge Isaac A. Smith Of the Seventh
judicial district after application had
been made by State Chairman W. r.
Hamilton on behalf of the democratic |
party. Judge Smith ordered the
eague to show cause why it should |
Tot be barred from the democratic |
ticket and the case was set |
or Thursday at Weiser.
County agricultural agents and |
arm bureaus are making survey OF |
nu bean and potato crop supply and |
lemand IN the state, similar to
urvey of hay crop conditions just
ompleted. "The growing season for
potatoes since the terminating season
las been RO00, Out Lne SIaDd mas
,een the poorest IN the history of The
tate," said Harvey Alfred, director
t the state farm markets bureau.
Potato growers in the southwestern
art of the state are placing their
rop on the markets at So to So 25
er hundredweight, Mr.. Alfred is ad.
sed.
The petition of the state board of
ducation for writ OF mandate to
ompel Clarence Van Deusen, state
uditor, and John w. Eagleson. state
reasurer, to keep the educational
ndowment funds separate from other
late finds. was denied by the state