The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-08-09

me state land board last weel
ypird 70 buy $4,000 worth Of schoo
ho Dis issued by Kootenai count,
d street Mo- 20.
The food administration, cooperat
ing with Colonel Brice P. Dsque,
contempiates the immediate inaugu.
ration Of definite plans to reduce food
waste in logging camps Of the Pacific
northwest. The Congress of Loggers
ana Lumhermen, in session in Port,
land on July 10th, gave hearty ana
unanimous endorsement to this move.
Boise fire losses during July
amounted to about 1885, while dur.
ing the same month Of 1917, the
total loss, according to fire station
records, was $4l,344. July Is con.
sidered the worsJ month fer fires,
but this year the city escaped with
only two blazes that caused damage.
"A suit which will determine the
liability of an employer to comply
with the workmen's compensation act
10 carrying compensation insurance
for his.employes has been instituted
before Judge Isaac f. Smith at
Weser against Sam Crlss, a Council
merchant. The suit was instituted
9g23% O. Broxon, state insurance
manager. Should the court Hod
Crisis he will be required to pay
penalty Of ST. per day for each of his
employees. counting from January |
until the time the suit was instituted.
Authority has been granted the
Navy recruiting Office at Boise, Ida,
to grant furloughs for men enlisted
10 the reserves for agricultural reasons.
Men engaged 10 harvesting work will |
be given time to finish up their farm
work before being called. Men 10 /
the reserves will be sent TO their |
stations as soon as enlisted except in
special eases where a leave not to
exceed CO. days will be granted.
Other causes rather than harvesting
work-inay be deemed sufficient for
stay tof:tIne.s
County Agent Ellsworth of Good
Ing county estimates that during sikh
weeks OF the crop-growing season the
members of the farm bureau in his
county destroyed with poisoned oats
approximately 100, 900 squirrels. Ten
to twenty i've OF these animals will
destroy more than bushel OF wheat.
With this as a basis, the campaign ;
against squirrels has resulted In a
saving In G0oding county OF four
thousand bushels of wheat, with a
market value of So, 800 to the farmers.
scars are not warehouses" said O. I
}. Haga In outlining the policy of I
,he director OF commercial economy |
'oward the transportation problems
which will arise this fall In Idaho
when the big wheat crop begins to
move. $50 far as possible [ those
hippers who can utilize cars will be
provided first. II arrangements that
We are contemplating can be placed Q
p0n working basis.n Mr. Haua n
ontinued Transportation is the o
lnction of freight cars; they must
ot be allowed to stand empty or {,
oaded idle on tracks" ri
Complaints are still coming in 10 "
}. .. Haga, state directur Of com. ia
lerciai economy, regarding the d
pplication of the uniform closing fr
rider issued by Food Administrator
!, II. Bicknell. Under modiflca
on of the order, the matter was left
1tirely with local directors and now
lat the department of commercial j,
;onomy has taken the matter over. Cd
r.. Haga says that no adjustments bl
IN be made until county economy Oh
rectors are appointed. County de
nse councils have been authorized -.
recommend men for appointment =,
1T many of them have failed to do =,