The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-09-17

died at Portland, Ore, recently. was
held from the Elks temple here Sat
urday
Gus Reierson, Filler, Buried.
TROY.-Funeral services for Gustaf
Robertson, who was killed when gov
mail airplane, of which he
was machanician. crashed to earth at
N, j., September l, were
conducted here Thursday. Burial took
place in teh Moscow cemetery.
Idaho University Open.
MOSCOW.--With every prospect of
IA largely increased enrolment, the
of Idaho opened its 29th
collegiate year Monday morning. Two
full days were devoted to registration
regular classes having been SEIZED
uled to begin their work Wednesday,
Farmers Borrow $4,000.
LEWISTON.-Acco to "a report
made recently by A. f. Lewis, secre-
tary of the federal farm loan associa-
ton, $4,000 has been loaned to
county Applications have been made
for $4,000 in loans, but these appli'
cations have not been approved.
n. p. Eastwood Passes Away.
LEWISTON.-H. p Eastwood, Il
pioneer of the Lewiston and Clarks-
ton ountry, died recently in Seattle.
Eastwood was more than rs years
old, and had been i'll failing health
for some time. For many years he
operated farm and fruit ranch near
Charleston, later moving to Boise then
TO Seattle.
Apple Growers Organize.
LEWISTON.-Pros for a big
apple crop in this region are grow
ing brighter daily an dlocal growers
for the most part are holding off on
contracting their crops. number
of Charleston growers met recently
and organized a branch of the North
west Fruit Growers Exchange, and
will market their crop through this
agency. About $50 acres of the best
producing orchards are represented
in the organization.
Lower Assessment of Cattle.
GRANGEVII4LE.-T state board
of equalization has reduced the as
county 10 per cent, making a re-
duction of $19,792 in live stock valua-
tons as fixed by the county assessor.
The board increased merchandise
valuations 10 per cent, or S24,183.
The total valuation of real property
for 1919 after equalization is S14.-
154,12S, and personal property is APP
proximately 100000.
Find Booze Still in Cabin.
WALI4ACE.-Thre men giving the
names of Frank Bradich, Andrew
Kion and Joseph Spruch were lodged
in the county Jail recently on q
charge of manufacturing moonshine
whisky. A complete moonshine still
and samples of it's product were also
confiscated and held as evidence
According to officers, the still was 10
Gated at the mouth of Elk creek
two miles east of Kellogg, and wa:
| ingeniously constructed in regulation
| Kentucky moonshine style.
U. of |. Gets Soil Chemist.
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, MOS
/ COW.-H p. Magnuson, a Universit,
of Nebraska graduate who is now il
the Washington Cd. Co office of tn
United States bureau OF soils, ha
been named assistant soil chemist a
the University of Idaho. Mr. Magnr
son, who has done graduate wor
both at Nebraska and at Georg
Washington University, recently ha
conducted "a series of alkali soils il
vestigations which are expected t
prove of substantial assistance in hi
study of southern Idaho soil cond
tions.
Gibson Quits State Job.
BOISE Announcement is made {
the resignation of Jay Gibson, con
missioner of commerce and industr,
and of his successors appointmeI
: by Governor Davis. Mr.. Gibson wi
: devote full time to his duties as vic
president of the Western Nations
bank of Caldwell. His successor
John G.. Fralick, vice president of ii
Lumbermans National bank of
: Maries
Mr.. Gibson's resignation and M
Fralick's appointment makes Il
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