Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-12-24

ord is one of the largest deals made III
this section this season. MI Long
intention is to use the ranch for the pur-
nose of caring for other local purchases
until he is ready to ship east.
All parties returning from the north re-
mort large numbers of antelope IN le'oh
porntv and game of similar character is
also reported as plentiful in Vailey couii
tv. It is said to be more noticeaD'e thi9
vear on account of the increased numbers
so early in the season. As usual 'l.ins
the antelope do not cross the lntern"'ion
nj boundary until after the first severe
storm, vet this year they abound by the
thousands at nearly all crossings oven
from Canada. Old timers give 1t as their
oninion that there will be an early ana
hard winter.
The telephone line is to be extended
to Leland.
The Panhandle of Idaho will ship at
least 100 carloads of apples this season:
Gertrude Gilbertson has sued the elty
of Moscow for $4,000 damages for MUIR
;es received on IL defective sidewalk
The number of acres in Idaho IS some
thing over 55OO0O00, of which nearly
As 900 900 is vacant public domain, leav,
inc but little more than 9,Ooo,oooo
acres, to which titles have passed to lndi-
viduals.
Settlers in three townships adjacent to
Standpoint are rejoicing over the fact tha'
their land will be subject to entry at the
Occur dAlene land office on and after De
cember next. These new townships are
So and SO, range 3, west Boise meridian
and township So, range 2, west Boise me
ridian.
The Kootenai county grand jury, aftel
being in session three days, was discharg
ed. The jury examined the poor house
Jail and records of the county officers an'
pronounced everything to be in tirst-clas
condition The jury recommended tina
the probate clerk be given additional he'll
and that the foundation of the count.
Jail be repaired.
Further particulars have been receive
of the accidental killing of William Ok
I lev at Delta. The report that he brok
) his neck in falling was an error. he wa
B hauling timbers at the time, and fell fror
t the wagon into little stream. Robel
' Mills was just behind him and ran an
r picked up the fallen man, who was al
5 parently uninjured, although somewhs
dazed. They walked to a cabin near b
to dry his clothes. In few minutes o.
e ley turned sick and commenced vomiting
r dying almost Immediately. No autops
= was held, so the nature of his injury wi
D be forever unknown.
= British Columbia.
S The CHAMBERS scare at Grand Forks he
I paralyzed the freighting business. Tw
or three cases of CHAMBERS have been di
/ covered and the animals were at on
y shot and their bodies burned under tt
l. inspectors directions.
! Contractor w. H. Armstrong, who
e constructing the wagon road from Il
J. head of Kootenay lake to Moyle lax
II states that the work will be finished {
December %. The distance is about
J. miles and furnishes an excellent mode
l. ingress and egress to and from the
" Mary's country.
l. The city of Nelson has granted a fra
a chise to the Nelson gas company. L
II franchise is limited to 10 years; the CT
II shall have the right to purchase, payne
d to be settled by arbitration, plus 4 P
r cent for interest and investment. Z
n company is obligated to pay per ce
on the gross earnings the first year and
per cent the following years.
te Probably the most numerously sign
j. petition ever circulated in Grand For
IS has just been sent to the comptroller
customs at Ottawa, Ont The petit
n. prays that the mail stage time betwe
to Grand Forks and Marcus be changed
a. that the stage will not be compelled
e. call at Cascade City on its way, viii
throws the stage several hours late eve
~ day and necessitates the passengers
IS naming at Hall Ferry over night.
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