The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-07-29

and crop owners are jubilent in con.
sequence.
There was considerable excitement
at Wallace recently over a probable
case Of smallpox.
The summer school at the Idaho uni
versity Is progressing in the most per-
feet harmony. 1t has been open since
June 21st, and will close August 2.
The Latah county Jail. which was
empty for some time after the spring
terms Of the federal and district courts
has now accumulated seven occupants,
five OF whom are United States pris.
Oners.
The assessment roll of Blaine coun.
ty for 1899. foots up to over $2,00O,0 900.
an increase of over 60 per cent over
last year. This does not include the
subsequent assessment, which may in
crease the amount quite materially.
Mrs. John Mahoney was Mortified to
find the body of dead man floating ON
the water at Sand Point last week.
The coroner identified the body as that
OF Martin Sheridan, the man who mys-
teriously disappeared from his home
last winter.
Many substantial improvements are
being made by the Gable Milling Com
pany Of Post Falls. A new elevator
with capacity of from 10000 to 10000
bushels, is in process of erection. The
company also contemplates putting in
an electric light plant.
Articles of incorporation of the Lit.
tie Wood River Canal Company have
been filed. The capital stock is $4,000
and the principle place of business
Carey. The directors are George Gui-
yer, B. B. Evans, w. D. Graham, J. M.
Petegrew and A. M. Phipper.
Lewiston is rapidly becoming the
headquarters of the rough element Of
the northwest, and the local police
force Is having its hands full in keep
ing them down. Gangs of railroaders
after weeks Of labor, come to the city
to celebrate and often make the night
hideous with their carousing.
| Grangeville is taking on metropol-
itan airs. The snow is all gone, and
all roads and trails in the county are
open to travel. There has been dur
ing the past few days an enormous in
fiux Of prospectors and investors into
the Salmon and Snake river districts,
the greatest activity existing in both
sections.
The body Of George Lee, who drown.
ed herself in the river nearly a month
ago, has been found by a junkman
about mile and half below Wallace
1t was caught in stump where it had
been lodged by the high waters. The
river slime had left a coating a quar-
ter of an inch thick all over the corpse
and it was scarcely recognizable.
The Lewiston water system will be
extended to take in the hill district
which at present has no fire protection
at ALL Improvements to the amount
of $250,000 have been made in this sec
tion in the last three years, and hence
the action Of the property holders II
demanding that the city establish by
drants on different parts Of the hill.
An investigation Of the warehouse
capacity shows that nearly $4,000 bush
els of wheat is being held in the sever
. al warehouses of Moscow for higher
, prices. AS far as can be learned, tn,
same conditions prevail in every tow1
, east of Moscow. This is something
, never before heard of in the Palous'
2 country. In the past farmers hav'
been compelled to sell their crop a
soon as harvested. AS rule, tn
wheat in the warehouse at the presen
! time can not be bought for less thar
so cents.