The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-28

has been laid to the Clearwater, and is
there Is any delay in running trains into
Lewiston by July / it will be because
of the failure to complete the bridge
across the Clearwater. The warm weather
OF the past few days has caused the river
to rise rapidly, which makes more diff /
ficult and dangerous the work of building
the bridge. The only grading that re-
mains to be done is on the south side of
the river, when will take about one
months work.
Edward McConville, who has been mus
tered in as a major, First Idaho volun- |
teers, was born in Cape Vincent, n. V,
June 25, 1916. He was educated at the
university of Syracuse. On the breaking
out of the war he went with the Twelfth
New York volunteers as drummer boy.
In 1868, when the time of the enlistment
of the regiment expired, he re-enlisted in
the Thirteenth New York cavalry and
served until September, 1865, being mus
tered out as a second lieutenant. He sub
sequently served eight years in the Twen-
! ty-first infantry, being first sergeant of
Company G, during seven years of that
period. When the Nez Perez war broke
out in 1877 he was placed in command
of the north Idaho volunteers as colonel.
For four years he has been colonel of the
Uniform Rank, X. of p, of this state.
In 1891 Majo McConville was appointed
by President Harrison to the position of
superintendent of the Indian training
school at Fort Lapwai, which position he
has held up to the present time.
Montana.
Wheat is being marketed in large guam
titles at kalispell.
Private Monroe and Private OLeary,
of Company NJ, served under Gordon in
quelling the Chinese rebellion, and it is
said that each is wonderfully proficient
in the use of chop sticks. Each speaks
the Chinese language tluently, and should
the regiment be ordered to Manila they
will run up to Hong Kong and visit old
friends.
Inspector Routledge, of the mounted
police, has returned to Great Falls from
his patrol in the Yukon country, having
made the ll00-mile trip to Fort Simpson,
at the mouth of the Lizard, and returned
TO Edmonton, in all 300 miles, by dog
trail in three months and 10 days. In
spector Routledge returned in perfect
health, and his only regret is that his
patrol did not continue farther and
through to Dawson City, which he is
confident he could have reached by the
end of April.
Company A of Great Falls broke the
record upon examination for mastering
in, and 4 Il cot roll 4
out of more than 100 who were brought
to the city. The record is considered by
military men as being little short of won
derful, especially when it is considered
that the examinations in other states
conducted upon the same basis and il
enforcement of the same regulations arr
resulting i'll the rejection of large pei
centages.
DIR. Leroy Southmayd of the staff o
surgeons among Montana volunteers is
while young man, an Oh inner at tn,
same time. He was born in Madison
county, lin the gulch," as the pioneers
of that section say, and is a graduate o
Ann Arbor university. He practiced med
. icine at White Sulphur springs tim,
>, and is consequently well known there
His name is famous one in Montana
Leroy Southmayd, his faLner, having ia
ken Il prominent part in the work of ex
: terminating the bad element from thu
country in the days of the vigilantes.
9 Company l., of Helena, First Montana
= infantry, is no longer without com
mander. A. L. Duncan, county attorne,
of Missoula county, has been appointe,
captain of the company by Goveno
, Smith, and later was mustered in anC
! commissioned. Captain Duncan will TAX
the place offered to John NJ. Evans o
Missoula who found that he could no
settle up his business affairs in time t.
- 60 with the regiment. The new captain
= was once commandant of the Virgins
: military school at Lexington, Va.