The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-23


tional Guard.
sheriff at Fairfield, is on trial at Spo-
sheriff at Fairfield, is in trial at Spo-
kane for his life in the superior court |
on the charge of murder.
Ed. Barry, middleweight champion |
of the northwest, was knocked out in |
the sixth round by Dan Egan, the Mon
tana Kid in q 10-round bout for points |
at the athletic club.
Frank Dimick, a steamboat man,
was recently robbed of $4,000 in nego-
table securities early yesterday morn
ing on the steamship Umatilla between
Seattle and Victoria.
Fatal stabbing ARRAY occurred al In
dex. A. T. Palmer, attacked in his
market by ]. A. Pozer and a compan-
ion. stabs the former, who died a few
minutes afterwards.
For two weeks past representatives
of eastern wool firms, principally from
Boston, have been canvassing the wool
growing sections of the state in an e.
fort to buy up next years clip.
President Bryan gives views on
dairying of the State Agricultural Col
lege president. Says there are two
sides to it, but gives strong argument
in support of diversified farming.
John McCaffery, an insane man,
killed at Tacoma. Leaped from roof OF
four-story hotel to avoid pursuers. John
Nelson a mill hand was also crushed
by a flying piece of wood recently.
The safe of the Oregon lumber yard
was blown up by burglars at Walla
Walla The work was neatly done and
no clue was left to tell the tale to the
police. The amount of money secured
was small, being about $50.
The 4-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Phillips, of Orting, while
playing with matches, accidentally ig-
nited one, the flame catching her cloth
ing and burning the child so severely
that she died in few hours.
Few people realize what the fishing
business on Grays harbor amounts to.
During the run of the silver-side sal
sent up $500 fish in thirty days. These
netted them $1,000 cash.
; Among the many resources of the Big
Bend country is one to which but little
attention has been given so far. That
is the production of onion seed. Sam
uel Griswold, living 10 miles north OF
Davenport owns a large tract of land
!" and for the past three years has devot
!. ed a few acres to this industry.
Farmers residing on the higher lands
about Waitsburg, report an exception
ally fine prospect for fall wheat. The
grain in many places is jointing, and is
' very strong. Some farmers have pas
tured their fields to prevent the grair
getting too far along before the heavy
froSts.
e MONTANA.
= Miss Frances Miller, teacher In tn
j., Philipsburg schools, has been granted
:, state diploma by the state board.
The Elks of Butte having Increases
in membership to over 800 have decid
:. ed to incorporate and also to build
hall at once.
I, Frank Damsel, who was such a fay
orite on the Billings stage in amateu
. performances, is now in Texas wit
Lincoln j. Carter's PAY Train"
- AS expected the jury in the inques
over the body of John Kelly, who wa
- killed in the Bell mine last week a
= Butte, have fixed the responsibility o
the engineer, John J. Kane.
The county commissioners Of Grea
Falls have contracted for the ensuin
. year with DR.. Ferguson as county phi,
stefan to attend all county charges. flu
= nishing his own medicine and instr
70 ments, for $525.
" In spite of all efforts smallpox Is o
10 the increase at Butte. 1t is reporte
At that many cases are known to phys
he clans in wealthy and influential fan
1T lilies, which are not reported, the house
N not even quarantined.
m Valentine Laubenheiver, late lieutel
ant of Company A, First Montana, hs
left for San Francisco, where he wi
N remain for a short time before going O
to Manila, where he intends to engae
De in business and make his future HON
lie George II. Miller. who was convicte
the other day of two charges of sellin
+ whisky to Indians on the Fort Belkna
er reservation, was sentenced to tw
months Imprisonment in the count
of Jail at Helena, for each charge. or for
IS months in all and to pay 5000 fin
He paid the fine and went to Jail
w serve out the remainder of his sentenc
be The Montana Society of Engineer
has decided to hold the annual meetir
re at Bohemian January IL and Is. 1t wi
be be the 18th annual meeting, and muS