The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-11-25

\ LEWISTON Witt age s.
| a pioneer of the Lewiston countr,
died recently.
| Hope Physician Succumbs.
| HOPE, Idaho.-Dr. William KNAPP
| died Thursday after a brief illness
He is survived by his widow, thre
daughters and two sons.
Married Half Century.
COEUR D'ALENE.-Mr and Mrs
James Fulton November IA celebrat
ed their golden wedding anniversary
at their home here.
Record Game Fine.
Idaho State Game Warden Otto NJ
Jones at Boise reported the record
game fine assessed against Frank
Perjue of Grandview, Idaho, for hav-
ing in his possession five deer. Per
| jue pleaded guilty and was fined 500
for each deer. Wardens supposed the
animals were killed in Owyhee coun-
ty. which is close all year round
Keep Record Diary.
Henry Ballinger of Occur d'Alene,
claims the record of having kept a
diary for a longer period than any
other man in the world and of hav-
ing seen the presidents of the United
States further back than almost any
one else in the United States He
says he began keeping his diary |
September IS, 1854, at which date |
he was carpentering on building in
Park county, Indiana.
Judge QuarIes, Dies.
BOISE.-Judge r. p Quarles, pion-
eer attorney of Idaho and a former
member of the Idaho supreme court,
died recently at Salmon City Judge
Quarles was district judge in the Sal
mon City district before becoming a
of the supreme court and.
following his retirement from the |
bench, practiced law in Boise a num-
Der of years. Later he went to Hon |
1lulu, where he practiced law for
i've years. |
Nez Perez Company Bankrupt
NEZ PERCE.-The Nez Perez
Trading company has made an as
ignment to its creditors. The ac-
ion is the result of alleged specu- Il
atoms of Ernst Wienss, former
asher of the Union State Bank
ere Wienss, who organized the
rading company and was manager
Dr. some time, is alleged to have
sed the credit of the concern to
btain money for his private use.
he assets are reported at SAL. 900
nd liabilities at 900.
Approves Irrigation Bonds.
transformations approval was n
ven recently by the reclamation |
md commission to a $15O,OOO bond
Sc of the Post Falls irrigation dis
let in Kootenai county. The dis r
let comprises 1900 acres in bearing | s
1900 acres in general crops Il a
Id 1000 acres of uncultivated lands. p
he water is obtained from HAYDEN 2
ke and distributed by a series of fl
pes an aqueducts from the pump- g
g plant. The bond issue covers the n
tai Indebtedness of the district. ex a
pit for a small amount of outstand | h
g warrants.
To Drain kootena Flats. el
BOISE.-W G. Swendsen. commits d,
'ner of reclamation, is at Boomers ?.
try, whence he will conduct. in to
mpany with r. G.. Cleveland. comm tr
'ller of water rights for the province lne
British Columbia a field examina uI
n OF the Kootenai drainage project | Fl,
both sides of the Idaho Canadian
lndary. The 1921 legislature ap- az
'pria-ed $4,000 for the use of the III
'lamation project in cooperating a.,
n the Canadian government in in es
and preparing recommen- tbna
ions for the reclamation of this ST.
'Ject, which embraces about $4,000 Is
es OF land in Boundary county and ha
)roximately an equal area in Brit Al
Columbia, which are subject to in SIP
1atlon from flood waters of the H.
Otenai river. IRE
as.