The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-02-10
LOCAL BREvIrIEs.

AtNOoOO Woo tSOuOu ySovOA :
day to 1. L. Young and NJ. E. courser
both of Athol.
Deputy Assessor Borthwick is do
ing assessment work In the south end
OF the county this week.
Miss Laura Reihiger who is teach
Ing school in Spirit valley spent last
Sunday with her parents here.
Several interesting news items from
our regular correspondents have been
crowded out this week for lack or
space.
Mrs. Mary Beeson OF Vermillion,
Mont, daughter OF A. Schmidt has
been here this week visiting her
father who is quite sick.
Dan Mcmillan. who travels for a
wholesale house in San Francisco,
spent Thursday here visiting his
bfother-in.law, Dr.. +. Wenz.
P. H. Manndin who has been wait.
Ing on table at the Hotel Wright for
the past two months returned to
Standpoint the Arst Of the Week.
Superintendent OF schools Van
Duxer visited the schools at Hope anu
Clark's Fork during the past week.
He reports them both to be In a ptas-
porous condition.
M. D. Wright has large force OF
carpenters at work on his new store
building. The new building is S8x90
It. with l4-foot ceiling. When COM
pleted it will be the handscmest store
room in the colnty,
Jerry killy was brought to the
county Jail 90 Tuesday by Constable
Boyker to serve e0-day sentence for
petit larceny. He was sentenced by
Justice OF the Peace O'Callaghan.
Natural Ability vs. Circumstances
was the interesting question debated
at the Athoi literary society last
Saturday evening. The Judges de-
cided that circumstances was the
most ably presented aud rendered
their decision accordingly.
Another sale Of forest reserve land
was made during the past week to
Peter M. Collins, president OF the
Montana Lumber Co., OF Helena,
Mont, The amount transferred was
1904 acres, the purchase price being
50. 7ii.87. Mr.. Collins Cd the same
date. transferred the land back to the
government accepting scrip in lieu Of
it,.
Ja6ge Mayhem has decided in favor
of the railroad company in the case
against j. F. Sullivan, (the Jap CASEY
which was tried during the last term
of court. County Attorney Goode
has died notice Of an appeal to the
supreme court. Judge Mayhew's
decision may he correct, but there are
many people who will anxiously watch
the outcome of the case in the su.
preme court. The Judge held the law
to be unconstitutional.
There will be Catholic fair held
here during the first week of April.
Several ladies Of the city have been
busy during the past week making
silk quilt which will he ratified off,
Chances on 1000 shares Of Waterloo
Mining stock are now being sold, the
drawing to take place at that time
The proceeds of the fair will he used
in paying the cost Of building the new
church which will be erected here Ii
the spring.
Sheriff Bradbury turned over Il
Treasurer Mcclure So, 1888 on las
Monday the same being the amour
of license money collected for thu
month Of January. This is the sec
ond year in the history Of the count
In which the sheriff has followed tn
law by making settlement with tn
auditor and treasurer on the frs
Monday eff each month. Had the la,
been complied with Ia the past ex
Sheriff Pease could not have been
defaulter to the amonnt of 81 900.
A Young Peoples Society of Christ
Ian Endeavor was organized last Sur
day evening at the Presbyteria
church. The organization starts o
with ten active members and five al
sociate members. The following OIL
dcers were elected: E. A. Wake
president; Frank Shepard, vice-pres
dent; Mae Wright, corresponding SCI
rotary; Addie e. Smith, rec0rdln
secretary; Lizzie Balkow, treasure
Lizzie Balkow, Florence Wright an
Jennie Mitchell. Lookout and SOci