The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09

the contest was Miss Rae O'Farrell of |
Boise, who received POOP votes
The death is reported at the soldiers
home in Boise of Joseph lie Grand. He
was born in Germany October 10, 1886. |
He enlisted in Company c, Fifth United
States infantry, as private April 3, 1858,
and was discharged as corporal February
4, 1868; reenlisted February 4, 1868, in
Company ID, Fifth United States infan-
try, and was discharged as sergeant July
Ia, 1865. BY profession he was an ac
countant. He enjoyed good musical
and literary education and held several
local offices of Importance at Wallace
before suirendering to i'll health. He was
formerly commander of Tecumseh post,
No. %, Wallace, Idaho.
Montana.
The wire is being strung for the tele-
phone line from Leonia TO Sylvanite.
Preparations are being made to estab
lish telegraph service along the line of
the Montana railroad.
The Florence Crittenden home for way
ward girls, which was started at Butte in
May, 1896, has Just been closed.
George W. Gile, Jr., of Smith creek,
has just completed hauling over 300 tons
of hay for this winters feed for his bands
of sheep.
Frank Hughes has closed up the sale
of his half-interest in 5000 sheep and two
ranches on the NIarias to j. V. Davies
and Frank Cady for $ll 900.
r. j. Fleming of Smith river valley
says The Rock creek roundup has shrunk
from % riders to three, owing to the
changes from cattle to sheep.
The Goodwin ranch on Cherry creek
has been purchased by White Caldwell,
late sheriff of Gallatin county, from the
administrators of the estate. This ranch
is about GAO acres in size.
Charles Klein of Miles City says that
off 40 acres he had seeded to alfalfa he
has cut four crops this year, and expects
to get another crop if the weather con-
tinues as good as usual in the fall.
Baled hay is being loaded out from
Chinook in large quantities for Benton
Great Falls, Harlem, Butte and Malta
The farmers are getting $3.50 per ton on
board the cars.
From official sources it is learned that
over 5000 people visited the Yellowstone
Park this season, hailing from 80 states
of the Union and from England, Ireland
Scotland, France, Germany, Austria
Hungary, Switzerland, Belgium, Den
mark, Italy. China and India.
British Columbia.
Work will begin Immediately on thu
new waterworks at Grand Forks.
During September there were recorded
at Kamloops II births, 8 marriages and
deaths.
The fruit industry of British Columbia
is rapidly growing in Importance, plums
pears and apples being the chief pro
duets.
The cold storage warehouse establishe,
at Revelstoke by Prof Robertson of tn
agricultural department is proving com
plete success.
Farmers of Denman island have OF
gained for the determination of pan
ther plague which has been causing ther
considerable annoyance of late.
A man named William A. Gordon
held at Victoria on suspicion of bein
connected with the mysterious disaI
pearance of his partner, named Isaa
:, Jones. Early last spring these two starr
ed out from Ashcroft across the mour
tains to visit Germanson creek, at tina
time brought into considerable prom
nence as promising mining territory an
intending to go thence to Findlay Abor
the first of July Gordon returned to Hi
. zelton without Jones, and disposed of h
= outfit, and, it is said, property belongir
= to Jones' Suspicion was aroused an
Gordon was arrested and sent down her