The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-07-23
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Mason {. Hindman Dies.


MOSCOW-Edwin G. Scott, killed
by the explosion of gun at Camp
Lewis, recently, was a former resi-
dent of Moscow.
Plant Trout in Priest Lake.
PRIEST LAKE.-Between 10000
and $4,000 young trout were placed
in the streams tributary to the lake
by forest officers recently
Mother browns Saving Child. -.
GRANGEVILLE.-M Lewis How
ard was drowned recently at the How
ard ranch, 20 miles above Higgins.
She entered the Salmon river to rescue
one of her children, who was saved.
Timothy Hay Being Cut.
GRANGEVILLE.- timothy hay
harvest is now in full blast, with a
fine yield of the best timothy grown
here in several years Glover and al
falfa cuttings are already harvested.
Wedge Cuts Boys Thoat.
GRANGEVILLE. - Roy Hindman,
age IA, died at Mount Idaho recently
from injuries received when a wedge
he was using to split wood broke
and sharp piece severed an artery
in his neck.
Rains Quench Forest Fires.
WALLACE.-A large number of
small forest fires, principally in the
southern end of the county in the
Clearwater district are reported to
have been virtually extinguished by
the recent rains.
Aged Man Killed by Car.
WALLACE.-E. H. Lund, age rs,
was killed Saturday when an auto
in which he was riding with his
granddaughter, Grace Bell, fell over
4O-foot embankment into the Occur
d'Alene river near Cataldo.
Northern Idaho Storm.
STANDPOINT, Idaho.-A 60-mile
wind swept over the Pend Oreille val
ley Monday night, playing havoc with
boat houses and floating docks in the
local harbor. The storm was accom-
pdnleu ny Idll anu 1SulIlUS.
Latah Crop Prospects Good.
COW-Harvestin in Latah
county has begun. Reports from Lit
tie Bear Ridge, to the east and south
of here, say that some wheat has been
cut and that it is of fine quality and
promises a heavy yield That section
is much earlier than this section.
Sell Nez Perez Reserve Land.
LEW1STON.-Thre tracts of In
dian land on the Nez Perez reserva-
ton were sold recently at the Lapwai
Indian agency by Supt. o. H. Lipps
Eleven tracts had been listed but lit
tie interest was shown There will
be sale August 80, when 13 tracts
will be offered, and a big sale in
November.
Over a Million Year.
Between 1913 and 1920 the Idaho
department of public works has ex-
pended $9,70429S in constructing 1909
miles of improved highways. bridges
and culyerts within the Gem state, so
the face of increased prices, work is
being continued on the majority of
road contracts.
George sievert, 81, Visiting.
MOSCOW George Siever of Port
land, Ore. is here looking after prop
erty interests. Mr. Sievert has been
in an "old folks home" at Portland
for seven years He is so years old.
Mr.. Sievert was pioneer of this
section, coming here in 1878 and To-
eating 800 acres three miles from
where Genesee now stands. which he
still owns.
Autos Wrecked; Woman Killed.
ST MARIES.-Two automobile ac-
| cidents, one of them fatal, and the dis
covery of the unidentified body of a
man evidently murdered, happened in
this district Sunday
Mrs Grover G. Gregg was instantly
| killed the result of their new roadster
plunging down 25foot embankment.
The Ford car of Victor Rockwell,
county agent. went over the bank
three miles up the St Joe road from
St Maries at night, injuring one
man seriously and the other occu-
pants of the ear slightly AS the
plunge was 40 feet and with the car
turning over three times, finally to
land on rock pile. the escape from
| fatalities was declared to be miracu-