The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-26

AlpOWa reports tHdJ dpIlNOI htV9 "AO
white with bloom and peach buds are just
ready to open.
The Indians in Kittitas county are con
siderably worked up over the proposition
of removing them to the reservation.
Those especially who have farms here do
not take kindly to the idea.
Bellingham bay fishing firms state that
there is an immense demand for fish to
supply the eastern trade during Lent.
Hundreds of boxes are being shipped out
and still orders come in from all parts of
the country.
The Washington state land commission
proposes to put ten men into the field Inn
mediately to select $1,000 acres remain
ing unsolicited for all the state land
grants Several cruisers will follow later
for the same purpose. Besides the grants,
there remain school indemnity lieu lands
10 large amount to be selected.
During February the number of ship
ments from the three Gray's Harbor
towns amounted to 20 cargoes consisting
of 7,056000 feet, Hoquiam sending out
nine cargoes of 3,2l7 900 feet; Aberdeen,
seven cargoes, 100000 feet, and Cosmo-
polls four cargocs of 100000 feet. These
figures do not include large shipments
east by rail from each of the three places
A new liquor ordinance has been adopt
ed at North Yakima providing that here
after an application for a liquor license
must state where the business is TO BIZ car
ried on, and ii the applicant desires TO
carry on his business on Yakima avenue
or First street; he must present a petition
signed by the owners of more than half
Of the lots in the same block and also the
opposite block abutting on said street, ~
their agents, stating that the owners do
not object to the use of such premises for
such purposes. The amount of the license
remains at 81 900, and in other particu-
lars the ordinance is the same rs the old
one.
p c. McFar1ane, whose death occurred
AZ the numbering camp at Sara, Wash,
the other day, was born in Behamies
county, Canada. in 1850. He came to the
United States when yet Il small boy, with
his parents, who settled i'll Michigan
Through the death of his father young
McFarlane was thrown practically upon
his own resources when but ii years o.
age At the age of II he became engaged
in the numbering business in Michigan
This business he followed with varying
success all his life. He settled in Van
couver, Wash, in 1883, and with Judg,
w. Is. Wells and Charles T. Gray, boil
deceased, and others, engaged extensive
w in the lumber business in that county
Idaho.
Boise, Idaho, is TO be connected by tele
phone with the Twin Springs mining dis
trict.
The Idaho State Sunday School Associ
alton will convene in Boise May % AM
hold a three days session.
The foundation OF the new conven
building to be erected by the Sisters G
Visitation, on Normal hill, Lewiston, ha
been commenced.
The executive committee of the boar
of regents of the university have contract
ed for the erection OF green house ON tn
campus at Moscow 1t is expected to hay
it completed by commencement, in jun
The state land board has ordered til
sale of parts OF two sections of scho'
land in Nez Perez county. The land to |
disposed of is in section Is, township ;
north, range west The sale will
held April IL.
The Occur d'Alene Rod and Gun Gu
has purchased $50 pounds of wild rice, il
tending to SOW it in the small lakes alon
the lower part of Occur 'dAlene vale
Wild rice is claimed to be the most a
tractive food known to ducks and .whc
once started it continues to grow foreve
While it will cost considerable in time an
money to get it started here, the membe
of the club think that the increase
the number of ducks which will be occa
toned by the wild rice will repay the
fol their outlay.
1t has developed that the three eng
neering parties now engaged in surv'
work between Lewiston and Ripar
along the Snake river are in the emplC
of the Snake River Valley Railroad Con
pany. The company is organized und
the laws of Oregon and an instIume
was filed in the county auditors office
day giving notice of such organization.
is generally understood that this Is
move on the part of the o. r. & y.
meet the Northern Paeiic's extensi
from Julietta to Lewiston.
o. r. Smith. orchard inspector for t
Seventh district of the state, includi
Bingham, Bannock, Oneida, Fremont a
Bear Lake counties, in his report for Is
says, "The year 1897 witnessed go