The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-07-22
IDAHO NOTES.

The ROCKY Mountain Bell IelepnOno
Co. has commenced building the line
from Weiser north.
A largely signed petition has been
presented to the postmaster general
asking for a postoffice at Willola.
Pack and wagon trains pass through
Willola daily in large numbers bound
for Buffalo Hump and points up the
river.
Roscoe Treadwell, one of the volun-
teers in the Philippines, commissioned
first lieutenant in the Thirty-sixth
regiment, is Boise boy.
Kendrick is reaping harvest of
trade from the immigration into this
country, consequent to the building Of
the Clearwater line Of the Northern
Pacific.
The steamer Hannaford now loads
a mile up the river from Will0la, thus
avoiding the rapids and the big eddy
both of which prove serious obstacles
to navigation on the Clearwater.
John Fret, former resident of Bear
Ridge who left Kendrick few months
ago on his way to Honolulu, is report
ed as having lost his life in the Kitti.
tas river, in Washington, where he
was engaged in log-driving.
Rev. j. Bowen Funston has been con-
secrated bishop of Boise, Idaho, in
Trinity Episcopal church. The cere-
mony, performed at Portsmouth, w.
Va, was an imposing one, and the
oh I'd EvNso
dignitaries from all over the country.
The board Of commissioners of Sho-
shone county, Idaho, have named An
gus Sutherland sheriff to succeed Jas.
ID. Young. Mr.. Sutherland has been
the chief deputy under Acting Sheriff
France and is thoroughly familiar
with the work. He Is respected, effic-
lent and we'll liked.
#. Wavear, a Swedish railroader,
was knocked down and robbed of $35
last week in Lewiston, Idaho. He was
sitting on the porch of the Hotel Lew.
iston alone, about midnight. when he
was approached by two men who
knocked him down and rifled his peck.
cts. securing the amount named.
The contract for the erection of the
large four-story Touring mill for the
Lewiston Milling Company has been
let to +. J. Smidt of Pocatello. The
contract price was for about $4,000
The mill will be equipped with up-to
date machinery and will have a ca
pacity of of about 100 barrels day.
Another murder has been added to
the annals of crime of Nez Perez coun
ty, and another mystery remains to be
solved. The body of q man presumed
to have been murdered was found by
some section men Of the Northern Pa
cific railway, floating in the Clearwa
ter river about six miles from Lewis
ton, In the Dunwell eddy.
Moscow Is agog with gossip in re
gard to the probable origin Of the new
born infant which recently was left al
the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Hill, one mile south Of town, and died
the following day, presumably as the
result of exposure while being con
veyed to the Hill place when only FIVE
hours old. Thus far positive evidences
cannot be obtained as to the parentagt
of the child.
Captain Louis A. Craig, of Troop H
Sixth cavalry, who arrived in Boise
the other day with his command, was
promoted to be colonel of the Thirty
second regiment of infantry, United
States volunteers, which will form q
part of the provisional army that Ii
being organized for service in the
Philippines. The captain has receiv
ed orders to report at once to the adju
tant general at Washington.