, 1890-09-18
IN THE NORTHWEST.
Bonner's Ferry People Want
Better Roads.
VERY POOR MAIL FACILITIES
Valuable Mining Claims Bonded
Business Happenings and
Personal Mention.


Personal Mention.
BoNNER's FERRY, Sept. 15.-
Judge William II. Chambers Is
having petition signed by all the
citizens of this place and the valley,
asking the honorable board of
county commissioners ut their first
meeting to appoint three reviewers
to look out u public roadway, start
ing al the Catholic church, two and
one-half miles west Of Bonners
Ferry, on the north side ofthe river,
thence running to Second creek,
two miles along the course of the
river. The country along the pro-
posed road is thickly settled, and
not even good trail exists now.
The road la public necessity.
Judge Chambers is also alive to
the needs of Bonner's Ferry people,
who would appreciate and enjoy a
daily mail service, and IL having a
petition circulated and signed to
have the present semi-weekly mails
increased to n daily service. Bon
ner's Ferry will not long be behind
In the comforts and enjoyments of
life. She is being built by enter
prising, progressive people.
A petition Is also being signed
asking for the establishment OF n
postofIice at Thompson's Ranch,
carrying seml-weekly mails.
Thompson's Ranch Is thirty-hve
miles northwest of here and Is In
the heart of the great stock ranges
of the Kootenai river valley. Also
II postoilice, with semi-weckly serv-
ice, Mt the British Columbia bound
AIRY line, sixty miles from Bonner's
Ferry.
The convenience of the miners
and settlers at these points demand
that these offices be established.
Every one knows who has been
down 1.-THE Kootenai river that 1t is
ali outrage for Uncle Sam to compel
his pioneer settlers ut these places
to come thirty-hve and sixty miles
to Bonner's Ferry for their mail.
Messrs. George Irving and Patsy
Clark have bonded the Cabinet and
Heron claims, on Callahan creek on
the Upper Kootenai, twenty-five
miles above Bonner's Ferry, for
100000. Already they have em-
ployed men and are building houses
and preparing for the winters work.
Messrs. Clark and Irving will push
the development of these mines with
their characteristic energy. Pros
poets are fair for n great mining
camp on the Upper Kootenai.
Mr.. George Il. Trask, the popular
United States mineral surveyor
from the Cnur d'Alenes, Is now sur
veying the Boulder Creek Mining
Company's property, fifteen miles
above Bonner's Ferry, for United
States patent. This is the first Off
ciai survey ever made in the Koot-
enai valley.
Mrs. Martin Fry, of Spokane
Falls, has arrived at Bonner's Ferry,
and will spend the winter on the
ranch with her sons, Alva and Adcl-
bert Fry.
Mrs. o. ID. McTaggart, of Sacra-
mento, CAL, Joined her husband OH
the 10th inst. Mrs. McTaggart is
an accomplished lady ana Is well
come addition to society.
Agent Van Dorm, of the Northern
Pacific railroad at Kootenai Station,
accompanied by Mesdames Mark
ley and Mcfarland and Miss Kttie
Markley, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, took
n view of Bonner's Ferry and vicin-
ity on last Sunday.
Bonner's Ferry will pay good
salary to first-class lady teacher to
take charge of the public school for
the ensuing term.
MIR. ;. b. Wright, president of the
Bonner's Ferry Townsite Company,
was elected school director at the
election here September |.
| The Hon. Fred Dubois Is having
a boom in Bonner's Ferry precinct.
Judge Sweet will get large ma
jority here.
Charles w. O'Neill, candidate for
district attorney, was IA pioneer of
Eagle City-so says Billy Cham
bcrs.
Kenner & Kennedy's new con.
cert hall will be opened to the pub
lie about October 2S, Mr.. james
Kennedy leaves for the East shortly
/ " tiBuSc CtlctIl CDul lDlIly.
The Northern Pacific railroad
surveying party are in camp at
Bonner's Ferry.
The Great Northern surveying
party are camped near the falls OF
the upper Kootenai
The new ferry boat, building un.
der the supervision of Mr.. McTag.
gart, for the Bonner's Ferry Town.
site Company, will be the best ferry
boat in the new state OF Idaho.
Mr.. Arthur Baines, business man.
ager for Mr.. Fry, has purchased the
McChesney ranch adjoining the
townsite. Mr.. Baines Is II young
man with pluck and energy and
has great faith in Bonner's Ferry.
PALoUSE CITY AFFAIRS.
Extensive Preparations Being Made
for tho Exposition.
PALoUsE CITY, Sept. l6.-A meet
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