Idaho News Briefs Highlight Regional Events
Ada county sheriff fines Boise man 20 dollars for cruelty to a horse. Former Governor Brady says Idaho backs Taft over Roosevelt. Prison population at Idaho state penitentiary reaches a record 286. Fisheries officials accuse Clark Fork lumber firm of dumping sawdust in streams. Idaho Democrats plan Boise meeting March 20 to pick eight delegates and eight alternates to the national convention. Bonner county Republicans convene in Sandpoint March 12 to discuss three gubernatorial candidates Byron Defenbach S D Taylor and Paul Clagstone. Co F militia instructor Bennett travels to Moscow to aid drill regulations. Prohibitionists in Nez Perce county launch campaign ahead of March 13 local option vote. Salt Lake Idaho Railroad fights government over Minidoka project and seeks injunction. Nez Perce growers prepare for frost risk with log supply concerns as winter lingers. A coal miners strike in Britain threatens wider disruption and wage demands. Democratic caucus approves free sugar and income tax bills, projecting savings and revenue impacts.
Inspect of Rathdrum National Guard Company E
A letter from the Idaho Adjutant General directs Company E Rathdrum to be inspected by Lt. A R Emery US A on Thursday evening March 14 at the armory. The inspection shifts from March 12 to 14 to accommodate Moscow mustering. itineraries list inspections at Nampa Caldwell Payette Weiser Moscow Coeur d Alene Rathdrum Sandpoint Rexburg Idaho Falls Twin Falls and Boise for a planned complete Idaho infantry regiment.
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National Guard of
Idaho
Rathdrum
A. R. Emery
U.S. A
Moscow
Nampa
Caldwell
Oat
Payette
Weiser
Eeux
Coeur d
Alene
Sandpoint
Rexburg
Idaho Falls
Twin Falls
Boise
May Adjourn Early Seeks Late Campaigning in Congress
Washington dispatch reports if Congress adjourns before June national conventions, general legislation will stall with tariff bills discarded and only the wool bill moving to the president. Democrats favor a long session to craft campaign records, while many senators expect adjournment before conventions to aid personal campaigns.
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Washington D. C
Congress
Democratic House
House
Senate
Washington
Spraying Urged for Idaho Orchards by Inspector Buckley
Ww. Buckley, horticultural inspector for the three northern Idaho counties, warns fruit growers to spray orchards or face prosecution under state law. He asks neighbors who observe neglect to notify him at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
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Ww. Buckley
Idaho
Coeur d'Alene
Rough on His Rival London Telegraph remark
A London Telegraph snippet records a banter about a rival, with one speaker declaring he would give up the girl if he had a rival like the other man, and the other asking for the rival’s appearance. The exchange pivots on boasting and romantic stakes.
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London Telegraph
Buckley outlines plans to advertise Kootenai resources
Wm Buckley horticultural inspector in Rathdrum proposes a local inspector to speed nursery stock shipments. He advocates a county fair to lure settlers, estimating needed funds around 4000 dollars and urging county support of 2000 this year. Buckley notes 500000 acres of stump land being cleared at 10000 acres yearly and plans for many trees planted this spring.
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Wm. Buckley
Coeur d’Alene
Rathdrum
Buckley
Athol
Coeur d'Alene
Kootenai County
Why Roosevelt Entered Fight on Oyster Bay Road
Colonel Roosevelt spoke at Oyster Bay New York on March 3 explaining his reasons for entering the campaign. He said supporters convinced him to seek leadership and that he expected a large party victory by popular vote though political machinery could alter that outcome. He stated he did not wish to join the fight but felt compelled to run.
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Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Oyster Bay Village
Sagamore Hill
Church
Banquet for Company E National Guard in Rathdrum
A Rathdrum business men's banquet for Company E of the National Guard drew about 125 guests at the armory last Friday. C L Hellman presided. welcome was given by T L Quarles with Captain J R M Culp replying for the national board. Several officials and educators spoke or toasted including W H Edelblute and A W Post. The Rathdrum State band performed various selections. The event highlighted aims and benefits of the guard with a decorative hall and refreshments provided by the Woman's Relief corps.
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Rathdrum
Company E
National Guard
Armory
C. L. Hellman
T.L. Quarles
J. R. M. Culp
National Board
W. H. Edelblute
Martin Poleson
D. D. Drennan
A. W. Post
Kyle
F.G. Hart
Rath. Drum
G. R. Klopf
Bartlett Sinclair
Stewart Young
M.G. Everett
Geo. Curtis
Rath. Drum Public School
Woman's Relief Corps
Commissioners Proceedings Feb 7 15 and 14 notes
County board members present. Tax certificates canceled. Bond of American Trust Co for 40000 to secure deposits. Liquor license issued to G A Branson. Feb 7 payments include county road appraiser Fred H Bradbury 5. Feb 12 ferry contract awarded to Guy C Searles for 44 50. Feb 13 bills paid to Worthington Sage Winger with one rejection. Feb 14 numerous county expenses listed including road work supplies, indigent aid, prisoner board, polling place prep, assessor and supt expenses, and various vendors. Adjourned to Feb 15.
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Board of County Commissioners
American Trust Co
G. A Branson
Fred H. Bradbury
Guy C Searles
Dudley
Worthington
Sage
W Bosworth
D Harris
Lake City
Hdwr Co
Idaho Merc Co
K Evans
Knowlton
Arnold Hooper
B McFarland
Interstate Met Co
Blackwell Lum Co
O Modlin
Elmer U Rauch
Emma Rauch
CO Thomas
Young
E Burger
Wood
CA Berry
Exchange Nat Bank
Wernette
Coutty
HC Shaver
Potato Club Plan Grows in Idaho Schools
Idaho public instruction officials, with help from the Agricultural College, launch ten potato and sewing clubs across districts. Prizes lead to county and state fairs, with juvenile departments and grooming in agronomy, stock judging, and domestic science. The program aims to foster scientific agriculture and wider rural education.
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Idaho State Department of Public Instruction
Agricultural College
Idaho
Grace M. Shepherd
Olin
The
Board of State Fair Directors
Potato Day Movement Aims to Break State Record
Comment notes that if the current movement succeeds, the state could surpass last year’s Chicago Land Show potato day attendance record.
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Chicago
Roosevelt Campaign Organization Formed in Washington
The Roosevelt campaign took shape with Sen Joseph M Dixon of Montana named chairman of the executive committee and headquartered in Washington. Dixon argues for progressive legislation to end industrial stagnation and asserts Roosevelt will win delegates in every state where presidential preference laws allow. He claims Republican opponents hope to lever patronage in Democratic states to influence the convention.
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Roosevelt
Joseph M. Dixon
Montana
National Roosevelt Committee
Washington
Dixon
Ovodore Roore- Weil
Allexbery Mountains
Call For County Committee by Idaho Republican Party
A 1912 notice from Kootenai County Idaho Republican officials calls a meeting at the Masonic Temple in Coeur d Alene on March 21 at 2 p m. to determine how sixteen delegates will be chosen for the state convention in Lewiston and to fill vacancies on the county central committee.
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Republican State Central Committee of
Idaho
Republican County Central Committees
Republican Stat
A. D
Lewiston
Chicago
Illinois
Lhereby
Republican County Central Committee
Kootenai County
Masonic Temple
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Paul Clagstone
Co. F. Bennett
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University City
Searchlight
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Prohibition
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Harriman System
Minidoka Reclamation Project
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United States
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