The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-10-21
IDAHO.

The warehouses at MOSCOW are piled
to the rafters with wheat.
Moscow has been stirred up over the
charges against Postmaster Barton.
The Florence school district will be
bonded for $1,000 for the purpose Of
erecting new school house.
The jury in the Dorsey case at Lew
iston failed to agree and we're accord
ingly discharged by the Judge.
Moscow was treated to genuine
snowstorm, and the ground was COW
cred to the depth Of six inches. 1t has
done great injury to fruit trees.
The wheat crop in the vicinity Of
Moscow is larger than was expected.
The grain hauled in since the first
rains is in prime condition and grades
No. l.
Rock is being hauled for the founda-
tion of the new Bellinger brick on d
street, Lewiston. A force of men are
now engaged in removing the old build
ing.
The Herres-Sperry contest for quar-
ter section of valuable land at the
mouth of Big Canyon on the Clearwater
has been settled at last in favor Of
HERES, who was the original locator.
Lewiston is having genuine small.
pox scare. Seven cases OF suspicious
nature are within the city limits. The
| majority of the cases have been pro-
nOunced smallpox by the physicians in
charge.
Negotiations are pending now for the
purchase Of q mill site for the Samuel
| Tiffany saw mill outfit, that was re-
Gently shipped from the east OH the
Powell ranch. about half mile below
Kendrick.
There is general rejoicing at Ken.
drick over the success Of the Nez Perez
exhibit in being awarded the capital
prize at Spokane, and Thomas Kirby Is
the recipient Of many compliments for
his hard work.
Bannister Brothers, while drilling a
we'll on the Billiard & Johnston ranch
near Squaw creek butte, struck vein
of water at depth Of 326 feet that
threw stream through their drill pipe
Is feet in the air, says the Independent
This is the strongest flow of artesian
water so far discovered in that section
of the country. where considerable pros
pecting has been done.
d. ID. Reeves, of Moscow. is exhibit
ing a mammoth yield of Early Thor
oughbred potatoes. The collection oil
tubers range in weight from five and 9
half pounds to few ounces and aggre
gate Is pounds. They were all taker
from a single hill. The largest potato
Is of remarkable size and commands {
good deal of attention. The potatoes
were raised one-half mile west OF Mos
COW on the Pullman road.
On the occasion of the return of thu
soldiers from Manila recently hand
some flag, 12x18, the largest in Moscow
was unfurled for the first time from {
staff specially provided for the occasion
. by ]. Manwaring, native Of England
and the pole from which it was flunl
was provided, painted and raised by
. f. l.. Koehler, a native of Germany
Both of the gentlemen named are citi
zens of the United States and in THU
. way have given expression to the 10y,
they bear for their adopted country.
; Last week was busy one in thu
county recorders Office, at Wallace. TO-
, different instruments being placed OF
, record OF these, 26 were deeds, thei
aggregate value being $23,C41, although
IS OF them named 81 each al, the consid
Grafton. There was also one patent
Thirty quartz locations. seven place
claims and six water-right location
. were recorded. Two marriage license
were issued and four new companie
filed their articles Of Incorporation. TIL
business is increasing so that the re
corder has applied for another deput,