The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-12-16
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Murray for several weeks returned
hotne last Saturday.
6ounty Surveyor White was doing
surveying in State Line precinct on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Ben Wood left Thursday eve
hing for Seattle, where she goes to
join her husband.
Supervisor Bragaw Of the Priest
River Forest Reserve was in town
several days during the past week.
Miss Mary Marquiss, who has been
teaching school in this county for the
past two years, left for her home in
illinois on Sunday.
b. A. Mcdonald and wife have
moved to Rossland, b. e., where Mr..
Mcdonald goes to accept a position
as fianager Of saw mill.
Frank Charles, a native OF Switz-
erland, declared his intention TO be
tome a citizen Of the United States
On Thu, sday.
e. w. Wheeler, postmaster OF Har-
rison, was III town the first of the
week, having been subpoenaed as a
Wthess III the Nixon case.
A.: X. White, formerly probate
Judge OF this cudnty,is shaking hands
With his many friends here this week
having been called here as witness
in the Coryell case.
George Ross Of Port Hill was ia
town on Thursday. He says The
kootenai Valley railroad is completed
and regular trails will be running in
4 few days.
Theodore Ersch: who was called
here on account Of tile death Of his
!athcf, returned to Leavenworth,
Washington, on Thursday:
A. j. Sloop, deputy mineral record
er For the Port Hill mining district,
sent in for record, 81 placer locations,
B quartz locations and 2 water rights
on last Monday.
D.. Il L.
known Standpoint citizens, were trans
acting business in town the first of
the week.
The Modern Wnodmen of America
Will give grand masquerade bell at
Standpoint on Christmas night. The
affair promises to be complete sue
cess.
Louis Boyker. constable of Boomers
Ferry. brought down an Indian to the
county Jail on Wednesday to serve
Sixty day sentence for petit larceny.
Deputy Sheriff Carlton of Bonners
Ferry who has been assisting Sheriff
Bradbury in summoning witnesses for
the district court, returned home on
Wednesday.
The comedy drama White Noun
tam Boy Will be presented Tonight at
Harris hall by local talent. The play
merits crowded house.
G. II. Arbuckle, state game warden
Was in town on Wednesday. Mr.. Ar
buckle is here investigating some al
feged violation of the Idaho game law.
He is now in the southern part of the
county.
W. w. Baldwin, formerly deputy
sheriff of this county returned from
Grand Forks, B. c., the first of the
week to spend the holidays with his
family here.
w. B. Mcfarland and George Ford,
two we'll known citizens of Occur a.
Alene, we're in town on Tuesday. Mr..
Mcfarland ia now a member OF the
Occur d'Alene school board.
The supper given by the ladies OF
the M. E. church for the benefit OF
their pastor, Rev. L. G. Hodgson, on
Thursday night, was we'll attended
and neat sum realized.
James H. Hart was on Friday ap-
pointed administrator Of the estate OF
I. Leroy Cutler, deceased, by the judge
of the probate court. Cutler prac-
ticed medicine at one time at Occur
dAlene City.
S. E. Bennett; A. M. Martin, Sam
,iel Young, H G. Dart, Robert Nc
Crea, NJ. A. Bacon, j. A. Fisher, j..
W. Settle. H, G. Warren, L. Graham,
all well known Post Fails citizens
were in town several days this week
as Witnesses in the Rover case.
r. II. Miller, one of the pioneer
settlers Of Santa, left on Wednesday
s0r his old home in Kentucky, having
Kan ef,iil iaallnd To a ba ndQn his lIlSl-