The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-09
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS
A Review From the States of WASH
ington, Idaho, Montana and Ore
gon-Nevvs of the Past Week
Boiled Down TO Suit Our Busy
Readers.
IDAHO.

is now in operation.
Latah county has more school teach
ers by one-half than any other county
in the state.
Sergeant Harris attempted suicide.
He shot himself through the breast,
but wound will not be fatal.
The kitchen and mess house for the
soldiers to be stationed at Osburn this
winter, is nearly completed.
The telegraph line has been complet-
ed from Potlatch to Gro Elmo and
trains are now running on orders.
John Wheeler, an old-time miner of
Idaho of the crime of the murder of
found lying dead on the floor of his
room at Weiser.
A farmers institute will be held at
Kendrick December 9Th and 9Th. Dis
cussions on the subjects of horticulture
and dairying will be a special feature.
A movement Is on foot to organize
battery of light artillery in Lewiston
as a national guard organization. Err
nest Mccullough is soliciting member
ship.
Orc Elmo citizens considerably STIR
red up over a school. Had settlement
against the town and the former swoop-
ed down and carried off the school
house.
Jas. Long was acquitted in Mount
Idaho and Washington county, was
Charles Larrabee in Buffalo Hump last
August. Larabee was well known both
here and in Spokane.
When the Moscow & Eastern is COM
pleted an easy outlet will be furnished
for all the lumber and its value will be
greatly enhanced. 1t is for this reason
that lumbermen are trying to secure
options now while the timber can be
secured for a reasonable price.
News is received of sensational gold
discovery In Custer county, in the vi
cinity of the Bulldog mine. The discov-
cry was made by Chas. Crane of Salt
Lake. He says the ledge is IL feet wide
and the very rich streak six to IA
inches wide. The samples were brought
to Boise by Mr.. Crane for assay. One
went 1890 ounces gold and $3.50 ounces
silver; total value, S24 ,843.43 per ton.
Another, $50 ounces gold, $500 ounces
silver, total value, $10,981.45; and the
third, 627 ounces gold, 3400 ounces sill
yer; total value, $4,000 so.
WASHINGTON.
The postoffice at Virginia City, Okan
ogan county, is to be discontinued.
Nearly 100000 pounds of mail orig
mates at Spokane Office every 32 days
Hay retails at the rate of $50 per ton
and oats at cents pound at Repub
lie.
A man is taken down with a well
developed smallpox case near the town
of Guy.
The University of Washington is
gathering documents bearing on north
western history.
OF the $4,000 wanted for the Y. NJ
G. A. at Seattle, about $4,000 already
has been pledged.
A postoffice has been established a
Goldbar, Snohomish county, with OttC
S. Lewis as postmaster.
Mrs. Eta M. Wagner has been ap
pointed postmaster at Vesta, Chehalii
county, vice Robert Hines, resigned.
Wood is selling as high as S. a cord
and there is almost a famine, even a
that price, says the Ellensburg Capt
tai.
The Seattle committee decided
against w. A. c. football players in tn
game November 10 with Whitman col
lege.
Northport is stirred up over munici
pal campaign. The closing of dane
halls seems to have been the origina
bone of contention.
Patents have been issued to Georg
w. Ehrman of Maltby for a waterini
trough and to Josiah G. Phenix o
Hoodsport for a culinary steamer.
The Tacoma Ledger has been pun
chased from c. M. Shultz by c. ]. Lord
president of the Capital National ban
of Olympia, and associates.
Through the section of the countr
around Oakesdale. were it not for tn
movements in apples, potatoes and hay
business would be almost at a stand
still.
The Masonic orders of Spokane ar
making great preparations for tn
proper observance of the centennial al
niversary of the death of George Wasl
ington.
Grocers and butchers of Spokane Of
ganizing to fight peddlers. They wan
a city market site, then they desire a
peddling to be strictly confined to tina
location.
The Washington state guard is full
The governor thinks the sixteen con
panies now in existence in Washing
ton are sufficient for the needs of tn