The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-02-11
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Mormon Church For Moscow.

Mormon Church For Moscow.
MOSCOW.=Moscow is to have a
Mormon church, which will give the
city IA churches.
Start Auto Freight Line.
LEWISTON.-This week a freight
transportation service by automobile
truck between Lewiston and Clarks-
ton and Spokane will begin.
Pioneer Dies at Whitebird.
GRANGEVILLE. - Powell Gibson,
native of Tennessee, an old-timer Of
this county, died recently at White
bird. He formerly conducted a jewelry
store here.
Rathdrum Boy Named Midshipman
WASHINGTON. ID. c. - Edward
L~ernsberger. Rathdrum, Idaho, has
been appointed midshipman to the
United States naval academy at An
napolis by Representative Burton
French.
Back Primary Bill.
BOISE.@Thirty-one representatives,
enough tt insure its passage, are
sponsors of house bill No. 173. to re-
store the direct primary in Idaho,
which was recently introduced in the
house.
Votes to Abolish Office.
BOISE.=The house of representa-
tiyes recently passed the committee
of education measure, houshe bill No.
50, seeking to abolish the office of
state commissioner of education, now
held by e. A. Bryan.
Brings Big Elk Antlers.
CONGRATULATIONS Rupe of
Harpister arrived recently with the
elk head and antlers ever seen
here, the animal weighing 1900 pounds
killed last fall in the Bitter Root
hills east of Dixie. The head was sold
to Al Fonburg of Culdesac for mount
purposes. 5
Deep Snow Hampers Logging. :
KELLOGG.-Because of deep snow /
IN h North Fork river work at the
ogging camp of Mailman G. Lafferty
It Brown Creek has been suspended.
t was stated that a number of other
in the vicinity had also closed
of the snow. Many are still
'perating. but with smaller crews S
han during the fall. T
Rabbits Fall Before Guns. .
IDAHO FALLS-Over 10000 jack
abbits have been killed in the last Il
ew weeks in drives in Bingham coun- c
y and over 1000 were killed in a drive II
ear here. An attempt is being made CT
o clean them up while the snow is on W
he ground as they destroy the spring
rain.
Dies of Sleeping Sickness. j
SANDPOINT.-Mrs. Ruth Brooks, Ell
ge 20, wife of o. E. Brooks, a rancher cl
est of the city, died recently from as
sickness, the first cast of tn
lis disease in the county. She was OF
| about six weeks. She was also m
lrvived by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. (,
/. M. Crowell. pr
m er
Will Organize Grain Growers. he
Latah county is to be thoroughly co
for the WashingtonIdaho Sc
heat Growers Association, A. A. TO
lmore, president of the Washington
rmers' union, and Lee M. Lampson.: all
ganizer for the association, are pre-
lring dates for a series of meetings
every community in the grain grow
g sections, beginning Monday and lei
fntinuing two weeks. fr
by
Kills Three Cougars. res
With cougar skins on which a isg
'unty OF $3.50 will be collected, Frank bal
%rancher, living between Moscow an,
"a tennessee, has returned from a
inting trip on the North Fork of the Elk
earwaer river, near Big Island. He
his parner, Phil Schooler of Gem
see' at the camp where he expects to :
t two more cougars before return po,
the
Want New State. Po,
Eastern Washington is asked to Tb,
n with northern Idaho to form q nov
W state out of the 10 northern conn. ole,
$ OF Idaho, which have the Salmon F
er as the southern boundary. and he
part of Washington lying east of gri,
cascades. A movement is now on not
III Idaho to bring this about. To fers
THIS, the Legislature of both states traj
lst memorable congress. after yea
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