Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-12-29
NEWS Of THE NORTHWEST
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS
= Review From the States ~ WRsh-
inEtOn. Idaho. Montana and Ore.
kon-News of the Past Week
Boiled Down to Salt U ur busy
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Boise. December 27 to 20.
Seven cases of smallpox we re- report.
ed at Cottonwood last week.
Five Wisconsin capitalists en- route
to Moscow to purchase timber.
Former assessors of Idaho may have
to suffer, AS they did not COLLECT the
, taxes.
] There was quite scare at Wardner
| over the presence Of two cases Of small
pox.
The pest house at Kendfick, made
necessary with the smallpox scare. is
closed.
Idaho counties have q right To tax
all property. therefore may increase as
sessments.
Senator Shoup's bill for public
building In Moscow has been received.
The bill! provides for a building to cost
not exceeding 100000. This includes
the site.
Lewiston sporting circles are consid-
erably agitated over the threatened
prosecution Of some half a ozen houses
for violating the state liquo law.
William Barker and Egbert Beeman
were bound over at Lewiston in the
sum Of $1,000 to appear at the next term
OF the district court and answer to the
charge of cattle stealing.
State Treasurer Rice is sending out
notices to county treasurers and county
commissioners. notifying them that all
moneys due the state for 1899 taxes
must be paid before Jan. is.
The verdict on the recent Kendirck
wreck Is much discussed. The train
was running at great speed. Ugly ru-
mors concerning the method OF con-
ducting coroner's inquest behind closed
doors.
An unusual wedding took place at
Genesee recently of Rev. j. NJ. Harris
and Mrs. Carrie Whitted. The groom
Is 76 years Of age and the bride 63.
Each has q number of grown up chill.
dren by former marriage residing In
that section.
Last summer a new mining district
was discovered at what Is caller Miller
Mountain. about 40 miles northeast OF
Boise. The lodges are large and nun.
crous, and much fine looking ore was
found on the groupings. bunch OF
claims was bonded to eastern people.
and tunnel has since beer run on two
of them, the Magnolia and Joe Jeffer-
son.
WARRINGTON.
Tournament Of Pullman Gun Club.
December 28.
People on the lower Yakima are vac.
cinating their cattle to prevent black.
leg.
Ray Spear. a Spokane boy. is to be
appointed assistant postm aster In the
navy.
The first of the immigration from
Iowa has arrived In southeastern
Washington.
| John Peterson succumbed to heart
failure and fell dead In the snow al
Spokane last week.
Moral wave has struck Dayton. Al
all gamblers were arrested and various
ly fined last week.
Large shipments Of poultry are being
made from Garfield daily to Spokane
and Occur d'Alene points.
Richard Wells. a laborer. aged about
80 years, was run over by train neal
Cedar mountain last week
The thirteenth annual meeting OF this
! State Teachers Association will bt
held at Seattle December RI. 2S and 20
The closing OF gambling and dance
halls in Northport has caused much ad
verse criticism by many Of Its citizens
Oscar Lamberts OF Waverly had 4
narrow escape from death last week
The machinery was moving rapid,
and his clothing became en ntangled In II
DR.. J. T. Stewart OF Mob Hill. neal
North Yakima. has raised the priz'
beet this year. II Is OF a table variety
measuring 2S inches In circumference
and weighs 11h pounds.
An Investment of $4,000 has JUS
been made by Spokane men In the erec
tion OF a saw mill on the tracks OF tn
Spokape Falls 4 Northern railwa!
about Is miles north OF the city.
Northport citizens are after tn
school directors. They have too man!
warrants and say the building cos
$1,000 more than the contract price
Suit may be brought
Since August last Captain VAIN
wright has bought 703 head OF horse
for the Philippines, most OF them II
eastern Washington. and he has JUS
received orders to secure 500 more
once.
Washington's members OF congres
got few fayors from Speaker Hendel
eon. Cushman Ia on territories an
coinage. weights and measures. Jone
, is on public lands and also on mel
chant marine and fisheries.
Circulars regarding free scholarship
; In Whitman college have recently bee
Issued. These announce scholarshipl
granting full tuition for one year 4