The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-04-23
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings in This State
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w. r. DiIlow Victim of Accident.


SPIRIT LAKE.-The board of edu-
cation has awarded the contract for
the construction of the high school
gymnasium to cost about $4,000.
Trappers Successful.
OROFINO.-Trapers who spent five
months in the mountains of Clear
water county have met with good
success as a rule, bringing in the
hides of such fur.bearing animals as
martens, lynx, fox, coyotes, mink and
weasel.
Doctor Is Accused.
PLUMMER.--Dr s. A. Harrington
of Plummer was given a preliminary
hearing recently at St. Maries on
the charge of practicing medicine
without a state license. He was
bound over to the district court in
the sum of $500
81. E. Turner Promoted.
BOISE. e. Turner, superinten-
dent for years of the Payette city |
schools, has been elected superinten-
dent of the schools at Moscow, and by
special arrangement will also be asso-
ciate professor of schol administration
in the state university.
Governor in Overalls.
BOISE.-Governor A. w. Davis and
approximately 100 other state officials
and employees signed the overalls
pledge here Saturday. The move
ment in Boise has grown in two days
to include nearly 800 signers. The
state supreme court has the matter
under consideration
Idaho Has Timber Wealth.
That Idaho stands fourth in the
amount of timber wealth of all the
states and that more than 90 per cent
of the timber in the United States is
in Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Cal
ifornia has been brought out by in
vestigations conducted by the school
of forestry of the University of Idaho.
Electrocuted at Morning Mine.
J MULLAN.-H. c. Palmer, age %,
employed at the Morning mine OF the
Federal Mining and Smelling com
pany. was electrocuted recently while
coming off shift Mr. Palmer was
standing fup on the electries@metor
coming out of the tunnel from the
main shaft and his head came in con
tact with the high voltage cable.
Get War Tractors.
PLUMBER e. Miller, district
highway commissioner, and Mayor II.
B. Coplen went to Occur dAlene re-
Gently to select two army tractors
: from a shipment of nine which have
arrived in that city. The two Sc
, lected by Miller and Coplen will make
the run from Occur d Alene to Plum
, mer lust as soon as road conditions
will permit and will be used ON the
roads of Plummer gateway highway
district.
Indian Land Sold.
LEWISTON.-Tuesday $4,000 acres
of Indian lands on the Nez Perez
reservation were sold to the highest
bidders. The appraised value of the
$50 tracts is over $165,OO0. The lane
includes some of the finest grain lane
l in this section. and spirited bidding
took place.
The agency at Fort LapWai has
: been informed that on March -
) President Wilson signed an order eX
tending the trust period on Nez Perez
n Indian allotments for 10 years in the
:, case of Indians who have not beer
d adiudged competent to manage incl
own affairs. The original trust tern
q will expire this summer, after y
0 wears of operation, during which al
}. Indians have been wards Of the gov
= eminent.
o AS many of the leading indian
s we're found qualified to take care o
|. their property during the nVestlga
# tion conducted by the federal bureau
last winter. these will be issued pal
ants TO their lands, which will the
become subject to taxation. This VII
mean much to the development o
10 tbe counties in which the lands ar
located.
le New Highway Is Urged
d WASHINGTON. - RepresentatlV
ID Rurton Il. French of Idaho is urt
,e ing the bureau of public roads d'
ID nartment of agriculture to renewe
activitv on the construction of tn
a clearwater highway
e. It is proposed to construct d hls
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