The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-10-10
operate l4oo acre farm at Ha0ser

WonOluR ny Tue dearly Dough I lessons
or the great war, will stress Amer
icanization and physical culture il
this years educational program.
All contracts now being let for con-
struction OF state highways include
the erection Of directory and caution.
airy signs and mile posts, w. j, Hall,
commissioner public works, announces
i In bulletin.
The McGoldrick Lumber company
has begun PREPARATIONS for operating
Two logging crews In the vicinity OF
Blanchard the coming winter. The
company expects to take out 3,OO0,.
600 feet of timber during the season.
Paul A. Nader, ARCHAEOLOGICAL
specialist from Pennsylvania, Satur-
day wired to the state board Of health
his acceptance OF their offer for his
services as state bacteriologist for
Idaho. He will report in Boise on or
about October Is.
The Lewiston Valley Water com :
pany was Saturday permitted by the
state public utilities commission TO
double its annual water rate for a
term OF three years. At the end OF
this period the old rates will be
reverted to, according to the order
Charged with compounding felony
10 connection with alleged offenses
bordering on bribery and backmail,
Charles Maine of Spirit Lake, Idaho,
and his wife, Lucy, were arrested at
Spokane Friday, during an alleged
attempt to blackmail and collect
$4,000 from Charles Sanders,a Spokane
painter.
After all efforts had failed to secure
action by local governments, which
was impossible on account or the
absence Of laws governing the point,
a group of Idaho citizens have joined
a similar group In Utah and propose,
metaphorically speaking, to 90 into
the Utah coal fields, mine and deliver
coal to themselves.
The governor and the legislature of
Idaho were Friday offered the services
of the Sons of Veterans of the United
States to oppose ''all Bolshevik move
ments and tendencies and all efforts
that make for the destruction or
impairment OF our constitutional
union"
Reports of seed growing expert
ments in Kootenal county potato
fields are to the effect that Idaho
rural seed plots seem TO stand the
drought better than any other variety.
The yields are not large but the
quality is excellent and the potatoes
are free from disease.
Pledged to spend the month Of
October in the prosecution OF a
vigorous statewide campaign to raise
Idaho's share of the $4,000, 900
Roosevelt memorial fund, former
Governor Frank r. Gooding Friday
opened headquarters in room 124,
Owyhee hotel, Boise. The sum of
$40, 1000 ls expected to be contributed
to the national fund by Idaho people.
1t Ia estimated by the Canyon
county farm bureau that the damage
to potatoes by scald in Canyon county
this season was 100000, as a result
OF the shortage of cars This scald
condition is due presumably TO the
very hot weather which occurred at
the time when they should have been
marketed but when they were left 10
the ground because cars for shipping
were not available.
The men at the sawmill at Priest
River operated by Charles w. Beard
more are now receiving their bonus
money. Men who have been con-
tinuously employed at the mill from
July to October are TO receive
added compensation Of 25 cents day,
based on an elght-hour day. The
total amount to he paid out will he
nearly $1,000. The bonus was put in
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