The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-07

Every house and room in Cottonwood
available for Housekeeping is occupied,
and the demand is increasing.
The new steamer Cusick will soon be
ready for business and likely to be heard
whistling on her first approach to New
port.
ID. S. Bradley, sergeant major of the
First Idaho volunteers, has applied to the
sovereign grand lodge for commission
to introduce Odd Fellowship in the Phil
ippines.
James Lynch, who owns a farm near
Westlake, was frozen to death on the
banks of the Salmon river near the Dixie
mining camp. James Lynch was so years
old and was well known.
Murray-In 1897, up to December 20,
there were filed for record with the coun-
ty clerk 1862 instruments of writing, en-
bracing conveyances of every kind, loca-
ton notices, etc. During the same period
this year 1927 instruments were filed for
record, an increase of 1865, says the Sun.
Governor Steunenberg has been advised
by Adlutant General Corbin that the Ida
no volunteers will be mustered out just
as soon as they can be relieved by reg
ulars. The communication from the adju-
tant general is in response to a letter sent
by the governor to the secretary of war
urging that the regiment be sent home at
the earliest possible date.
The school board of Lewiston has let
the contract to Harry Madgwick for the
erection of a new school building. The
contract price is $4,000. The new build
ing will be brick structure of two sto-
ries, with basement nine feet in depth.
1t will be 70x90 feet in size, containing
eight rooms, and will be heated through
out with hot water system. The wood
work will be finished in oil
The freight teams of Lewiston are NOV
ing heavy cargoes of merchandise into
the interior, says the Teller. There is
sleighing on the mountains, and they
transfer from wagons to sleds at the head
of the mountain grade. The increase of
freight to the upper country has been so
per cent in one year, without any inn
provement in facilities.
Mallory & Lydon, liverymen of Lewis
ton, have learned that team hired by
stranger last week was sold in Dayton
two days later. They located the team,
but not the thief, who is stranger The
marshal of Dayton purchased the stolen
buggy, and the horses were sold to a far
mer from the country. The buggy and
team will be replevined. The man hired
the team ostensibly to make a trip to
Asotin county, saying he would be gone
two days.
The board of pardons has pardoned
Ray Gardner, who was sentenced in this
county, September 6, 1885, for six years
for forgery He gets out Just about a
year in advance of the time his sentence
would have expired. This pardon was
predicated solely on the ground that the
man is penitent and, in the belief of the
board, is thoroughly reformed. The SEN
tence of Russell w. Dudley was COM
muted to eight years, and he will gain
his liberty in February. He was con-
victed in Logan county for stealing a
horse and was sentenced to II years. N.
M. Ruick, who prosecuted him, appeared
in his behalf. Mr.. Ruick took the ground
that the sentence was excessive and that
the ends of justice would be subserved
by the Communication asked for.
Women of to-day are, on the average,
two inches taller than were the women of
% years ago.