The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-19

America at the age of %, served with
General Scott during the Mexican war,
was mustered out of the service at Fort
Vancouver in 1851 was engaged in
placer mining in California until 1859,
when he engaged in the mercantile bust
ness in Portland Ore He removed to
Lewiston, Idaho in 1858, where he opened
and successfully conducted general store.
He came to Rocky Bar in 1865, and to
Atlanta two years later. Mr.. Marley
served as county commissioner of old AL
turas county for the years 1872 and 1873,
and had as his associates the late Hon.
d. b. Ethel and Hon. William Malally.
Mr.. Marley was universally respected
wherever known.
Montana.
Work has begun on the Methodist
church building at Liberty, Mont.
A plan is on foot to secure the extern
sion of the railroad from Dorsey to White
Sulphur Springs.
The total amount of warrants, principal
and interest, redeemed by the state treas
urer of Idaho during January, was $67,-
692.55. OF these $50,3S4.94 were general
fund warrants.
Auditor Scott has been issuing war
rants to the amount of $4l59.4l, with in
terest from August 8, 1898, to Bingham
county. This is Bannock countys pro-
portion of the old Bingham county debt
to old Alturas county.
During 1897 Latah county warrants
were redeemed as follows: General
county fund, $l7S766; road fund. $4,-
95335; bridge fund, $l272.7S; school fund,
$35, 925.66; hospital fund, $I100; current
expense fund, $50, l2S.7S; bond interest
fund, Sl60440; total, $77,772.63.
From statistics prepared for the rail
way company it is learned that the pro-
duction of wheat in the Genesee valley
for 1897 is estimated to have been $780,
600 bushels. OF this amount over 49,
900 bushels have been shipped. The bal
ance is in the warehouses and in the
hands of the farmers.
letter has been received at Lewiston
from Senator Shoup stating that the
treasury drafts for the next semi-annual
Indian payment would reach the agency
about February 20. The amount disburs
ed at that time will be $lS0,000.
Two bull elk were seen within the towr
limits of Sheridan the other day. 1t is
supposed that they came from the direc
tion. of Virginia City.
A Lake basin wool grower says tn,
winter thus far has been the best fo
stock of all kinds since the memorable
open winter of 1886. He reports thu
ranges in his section entirely free from
snow and says the sheep are in splendid
condition. Unless there should be SOM
unprecedented cold weather and heav.
snowstorms, followed by chinook ant
then more cold weather to crust the snow
the range losses this winter will be light
Ernest Kimmel had miraculous es
cape from death the other day. He wa
at work in the big raise in the Broadwa
. ter mine at Neihart, when a slab of roc
weighing over half a ton, fell upon hir
without warning, from the roof. He wa
crushed to the floor OF the tunnel. bu
the rock fell in such manner that it
full weight did not rest upon him.
fellow workman, Jerry Keegan, came
u his assistance at once and pried the roc
l up enough to release Kimmel. 1t wa
: found that his left shoulder was broker
, and he is now in the hospital.
,, Thomas Welch, a half-breed Indiai
u who was convicted of murder in the Sc,
> ond degree in Custer count, has been tai
en- to the state penitentiary, where h
will serve 20-year term. Welch wa
associated with George F. Geddes in tn
murder of Winnie Brown, a young Tongu
r. river rancher. Brown was killed by
d colored man named Dixon, who had bee
z, urged to make away with him by Gedd'
Il and Mrs. Geddes. At the time of til
If shooting Geddes was in Chicago, but
e was arrested for completely, tried la
II month and found guilty of murder in IL
n second degree, and sentenced to 80 yea
J. in the penitentiary. Geddes is the SC
If of wealthy New Yorker. who is prom
d inently connected with the Chicago, Mi
> waukee & ST. Paul road.
e NOTES GIVEN OFT BY SPANISH