The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-09-30
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings in This 6tate
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shows, churches and all public gath
erings until the situation improves
u. of |. imports Sheep Dog.
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, MOS
COW.-A young Scotch sheep dog was
received recently direct from Scotland
by Sam Stoddard, herdsman in charge
of the purebred stock on the univer-
sity farm.
Unearths Indian War Stockade.
MOSCOW-In digging the founda-
tion for bungalow a local contractor
uncovered the remains of a stockade
erected by settlers during the war of
1877, when Chief Joseph and his Nez
Perez Indians were on the warpath.
PocateIIo Next.
SANDPOINT.-The thirteen annual
convention of the county commission
ers' association of the state closed
here Saturday. The main business
was consideration of resolutions and
naming Pocatello for the 1922 conven-
ton AS officers are elected for two
years, there were no elections.
Big Enrolment at a."
MOSCOW.-With prospects bright
for the largest enrolment in its his
tory, the University of Idaho has
opened its Goth academic year. Ad- |
dresses were delivered by Governor
ID. w. Davis, Congressman Burton l..
French and others. The honorary
degree of doctor of laws was con-
ferred upon Mr.. French.
Dairy Courses at "U.v
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, MOS
II to December 23
will be the first term of the short
curse in commercial dairying at the
University of Idaho, followed by a
second term, January to March II.
The course is designed to train men
for butter, cheese and ice cream
makers The demand for operators
If this kind is great.
Block Factory at Standpoint.
SANDPOINT.-John Bolin of this
'ity will open and operate a match
'lock factory, calling for an initial
Investment of $4,000 Mr.. Bolin has i,
invented an automatic block cutting
Machine that has a high speed ca
acity of $4,000 feet of board lumber
er day. Mr.. iBolin claims the out
ut OF this machine will equal the
utput of II men with hand ma
hines. u
Two Accidental Deaths.
ST. MARIES.-Canute Eide, age 35. Il
bridge carpenter for the c., M. g. St p
Railway company, while working Il
a the Benewah trestle near Rams O.
ale, was struck by the boom of a D.
cam crane and hurled into Bene- p
ah lake. The body was recovered. a,
lille cleaning fowling piece in his ii
om at local hotel here recently, b,
Gorge Thornton, age 80, accidentally d:
discharged the gun, virtually blowing
e top if his head Off af
All-ldaho Road. pc
Ending long controversy between III
e Whitman county Washington Cd
ghway commissioners on the one III
nd and the combined chambers of co
mmerce of Lewiston, Genesee and
oscow on the other hand, Governor
w. Davis has declared himself in
Tor or an all-Idaho route for the by
nth and south highway by Hatwai fr'
nyon route, assuring state aid pro Dill
"a with local aid here. The all ba
mo route will cost $4,000 as ad
ainst $4,000 via the Whitman by
lnty route no
Sawmill Plant Repaired. la'
Potlatch Lum- f;r
company has a crew filling in the 80
innel cut by the Palouse river -,
ly last spring. when the high -.
ter took out the Rok creek dam
the mill the wings behind the dam -
being repaired and a 4OO-foot ="
llway has been built on the south
e. The piers in the new dam. to- wa
her with the spillway, have been not
rely reconstructed. The pond has ma
N dredged, the hot pond recon row
acted and the roof on the sawmill ties
aired. The old system of piling tim
her by hand in front of the drv ind
Is has been discontinued and pie,
lie stackers, automatically oner- late
] by powerful electric motors. use
e been installed Large storage frol
ks are being constructed between age
green shed and the dry kiln. This Dor
ar and construction work gives acc
to about 80 men nlef