The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-23
NEWS Of THE NORTHWEST
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS
A Review From the States of Wash
Eon-News of the Past Week
BOXED Down To suit Our Busy
Readers.



Once more the o. r. & N. has an
agent at Osburn. w. S. Lyle having
taken charge OIL the station yesterday.
The senate today confirmed the nom
ination of C. T. Stranahan of Lewis
ton as Indian agent of Nez Perez
county.
The latest sensation in Moscow is
the capacity of young Lin Hibbs for
eating bananas. He devours rs and
still lives.
The Northern Pacific narrow gauge
dine down at Osburn has not been used
for year and half, although the rails
are still in place.
The resolution introduced by Con-
gresham .Lentz for an investigation of
the Occur d'Alene riots will be urged
by the state administration of Idaho.
Jay Sedgwick of Tacoma, tax agent
for the Northern Pacific railroad, called
on the Latah county assessor last week
and paid the company taxes, amounting
TO $7215.2S.
B. Davis, rancher and sheep owner
ing. Nothing is known of his where
abouts since the 18th of October last.
On that date he registered at hotel
in Blackfoot. Where he went to from
there no one knows.
The jury in the Taylor burglary case
at Moscow has returned verdict of
guilty. The case attracted consider
able attention by the fact that the de-
Tense set up the plea of insanity.
The Genesee schools have organized
a literary society Weekly meetings
are held. At recent meeting held the
South African war was debated, and a
decision given to the Boer supporters.
The jury at Moscow in the case of the
state of Idaho VS.. Captain Pierce, re-
turned a verdict of guilty of assault.
Captain Pierce is Nez Perez Indian.
He was convicted of holding up and
assaulting e. D. Hayes, an old man liv.
ing near Juliaetta.
President Blanton and Professors
French, Aldrich and Avery of Moscow
have gone to Weiser, where they will
attend farmers institute From there
they go to Nampa, Caldwell and New
Plymouth. At each place an institute
vii. be held, and the professors will
take part in the program.
The Wallace city council has decided
tc buy the tailings bin at the Standard
mill and pay for the hauling of the
tailings already put on Bank street
An unsuccessful effort was made las
fall to have the city do this after
which the bin was built and some tail
ings hauled by private subscription.
Tho crprap,a nOrrt coUG. "ErOu1
careful examination of all the decision!
of the courts of those states having ;
similar statute, we are constrained t
hold that under the statutes of thi
state, a married woman is not author
lied to make a Photographic will"
Governor Steunenberg, who has gon
to Washington to attend the meeting
of the committee that is to arrange
celebration of the anniversary of the es
tablishment of the national govern
ment in the District of Columbia, ha
officially notified Lieutenant Governo
Hutchings of his absence from tn
state. SO far as known this is the frs
instance in the history of the stat
when such a notification has been sen
a lieutenant governor on the occasion
of governors absentfng himself froI
the state.
WASHINGTON.
A new telephone exchange will 500
be established at Wenatchee.
After December the mail will
carried from Wenatchee to Watervill
daily.
Willie Lannan recently met a terri
ole death at Roslyn by falling unde
car wheels.
Services in commemoration c
George Washington we're held by Ma!
ons of Walla Walla-
Beginning with the first OF the me-
year the postoffice at Concord will b
known as Charleston.
People of the town of Wenatchee al
exceeding glad over the making of tn
new county of Chelan.
Attorney Snively says the conte'
will be dropped on Chelan county, {
an appeal can not be taken.
One hundred and seventy new ter
books have been added to the trainin
school library at Ellensburg.
A smelter employee at Northport WI
struck by a train and injured recent
at Northport.
The Masons of Davenport observe
the 200th anniversary Of the death
Washington with appropriate ceremo
les.
The anniversary of the death
George Washington was observed wit