The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-07-08
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST


Everett & Monte Cristo railroad.
A bracnh of the Theosophical society
has been formed in Port Townsend.
A machine for drying prunes in twelve
hours is in operation near Vancouver.
The Moses coulee bridge on the Great
Northern was damaged by fire Monday.
A grain elevator of 50 900 bushel
capacity is under construction at Pataha.
Lopez boasts of asine clover which
yields from four to five tons per acre.
Anacortes is shipping Goldfish to Bos-
ton The fish we're caught in Boring
sea.
Oregon City has let the contract to
have her streets paved with vitriied
brick
Several gold claims were staked out
between Marshall and Spangle last
week.
The Boise land office has used the tel
ephone for the first time in taking tes-
timony.
Eight more contraband Cinnamon
have been caught by Seattle customs
officials.
Several customs officials al Seattle
have been asked to resign by Collector
Saunders.
Sea lions are reported plentiful! on the
southern Nregon coast and the hunters
are busy.
The annual teachers institute will be
held at North Yakima August % to Sep
TENDER /.
, Along the lower Columbia and Will
S lamette the fruit crop is small in every
2 particular.
The hay crop has been harve sted in
S Diamond and hundreds Of acres of wheat
: are headed out.
5 A Missoula man has invented a dry
d process gold extractor, from which he
expects big returns.
= The Stevens county acreage of wheat
: for 1893 win double that of any former
q season, says the Colville Republican.
:, Walla Walla's school census gives
/. 1850 children of school age, az increase
Of thirty nine over the figures for 1892
Malarial fever has broken out among
the c1nvicts In the penitentiary at
= Boise, owing TO the lack Of proper sew
! erage.
) Salmon City, Idaho, reports the coun
! try around as full Of prospectors, but nc
!, employ for more mining men a
= present.
"a Lemhi county commissioners of Idah,
o. have appointed A. J. McNab as stat
road commissioner, vice j. w Birdseye
Is resigned.
~ A new telegraph line will be cor
le strLcted at once mp the valley of III
+, $s1aguamish for forty-two nj les, star
from Hartford.
= Rutte's postmaster receives the lars
eR salary of any in Montana ACCORD
ing to the latest read justment he is er
s titled TO 81, 800 to $3 500.
! The Hop Growers association of Yal
i ina are puzzled to know how TO secur
e 5000 pickers for this year, where 200
! have heretofore been required.
e A petition has been generally signe
"a bv the business men of Moscow, pra yin
the city council to allow bicycle ridin
E. on the sidewalks of all the streets bl
IT Main.
as A boat having capacity of over fort
es tons and speed of fourteen miles wi
Do be put on the Okanoean. 1t will ru
n from Casino to Alma, Orc and BIRTHS
5h Columbia points.
te According to the Lincoln Count
u Times the streets of Davenport al
es lined with thresbing machines, heade
ard other harvest machinery, all
~ ~ view of the big crop expected.
81, Through tn, reckless handling of
or rifle by a careless lO-year-old boy lit
l. Mary Dsrringer was probably fatal
e wounded in Tacoma. The boy toe
"a down the rifle to shoot chicken.
re st. Peters Epis opal church at o
Tacoma was cousecrated Thursday
Bishop Paddock. st. Peters church
the oldest in Western Washington al
ed has the trunk Of a large fir tree for
". bell tower.
ng The death is announced at Scio, Lin
ny county, Ore, Of n G.. Mcdonald, ;
II, Oregon pioneer OF 1913. Mr.. McDona
Ia took part in the organization Of Il
he first county formed on the Pacific Goa
eli -Clackamas.
n According to the Chelan Leader
Is Indian recently lalled huge cinnamC
:, d bear in the Methow valley which mea
~ ured eight feet in length. Its claw
- worn off blunt, measured three and on
Is half inches.
~ The ferry connecting the main Lar,
trail with the one leading from Il
nj forks of the Lardo Duncan rivers
on IIowser Lake is completed and Il
IN workmen are now awaiting the ste
cable to stretch across the river TO ini
the Job.
Entrance examinations in easter
Washington for those wishing 10 atteI
is the state university at Seattle will
IT. held by Professor Taylo AT EllensSur
ay July 10 and II; Spokane, July IS and l
ar Wala Walla, July 2l and IL, and Cola
&c IulU - nd