The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-12

sheep and cattle transferred from the
Northern Pacific, the burlington handled
nearly 5000 ears of stock received for ship
ment between Billings and Newcastle, a
distance Of 36l miles. The Billings yards
alone contributed liUO cars of beef cattle
and feeders and 46l double deck cars of
sheep. In addition there were about 400
cars of sheep and cattle shipped in over the
Burlington during the year 1897.
City Physician Shultz has completed
his annual report of the mortuary record
for the city of Butte for the year 1897.
The report shows the total number of
deaths during the year to have been AL,
or a little less than per cent of the city's
population. The report further shows
that out of the total number of deaths,
3l3 were males and 1853 females. AS class
flied among diseases or causes the report
shows AZ have resulted from pneumonia;
mining accidents, 80; other accidents, 3
consumption, 30; suicides, 90
The late W. G. Latimer was a pioneer
of pioneers in King county. He built the
first house that was used for school pur-
poses in King county. 1t was located on
the back end of the lot where the Sullivan
block stands now. Mr.. Latimer built the
house in 1853, and in the spring of 1854
turned it over to Mrs. ID. E. Blaine for a
school house. 1t was in Mr.. Latimer's
house that the first regular church SER
vices were held in Seattle. Rev. d. f..
Blaine was the officiating clergyman. His
first sermon was delivered on the first
Sunday of December, 1853. Mr. Latimer
vessel that sailed away with a load of
Puget sound lumber. He served King
county as treasurer from 1882 to 1890.
Idaho.
The bonded indebtedness of Kootenai
county, as shown by the treasurer's re-
port to the board of county commissioners,
is $l44,000. Of this amount $4,000 bears
8 per cent, $4,000 7 per cent, and the re-
mainder per cent interest. The entire
sum becomes due within the next II years.
The greatest amount to be paid in any sin
gle year is in 1906, when ,246 becomes
due
The record of mortgages released in La
tab county during December shows that
fully 100000 of mortgage indebtedness has
been discharged 1t is estimated that
fully $l50,000 of mortgages has been paid
during the six months from July to Jan
uary. With a considerable proportion OF
the wheat crop still unsold, it does not
seem an exaggeration to put the amount
of mortgages that will have been paid II
the year following July l, 1897, at $3.50,
600 to 100000.
The report that three men were drown
ed in the Pend d'Oreille river near Mr.
Markham's ranch has been confirmed. The
names of the men are Carl Hagan, c
Randall and o. Hawkland. The thre,
men were in a boat which became fouleC
in some thin ice. r. j. Sage, who live
down the river, heard the men shouting
about 9 o'clock in the evening and tried
to get to them, but found that impossible
The empty boat was afterward recovered
with some letters and a Swedish Bible
The bodies have not been recovered.
The officials at the Nez Perez agency arr
now engaged in preparing the rolls for tn,
semi-annual Indian payment. The dis
bursement, amounting to about $4,000
will be made about March lst
The justices of the supreme court, VIII,
are the custodians of the state law library
are making energetic efforts to improve il
They have recently secured full set 0
the Lawyers Reports, annotated. Th
funds for the improvement of the librar,
have all been derived from the fees paiC
/, by attorneys, but a new resource has jus
been discovered. Section 807 of the Re
vised Statutes makes a continuing appro
priation of $3.50 a year for the library
Since the admission of the state this ap
preparation has not been drawn until now
The matter was recently taken up and tn
justices have directed the auditor to cred
it the library with the appropriation TO
all the intervening years. This will Civ
the library something over $1,000, whicl
will be Immediately available.
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