Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-03-16

% Gays IN the county jail. 1t is report
ed that the Indian had it,t been re-
leased from the penitentiary at Deer /
Lodge, Mont
The regular spring election in Rath-
drum will be held on Tuesday, April
). Five trustees, To serve for one
year, are TO be elected f. +. Dyer
has been appointed registrar ot elec-
ton, and Louis Eilert's building on
First street has beendesignated Is the
polling place
There viii be an auction sale at the
farm Of Mrs. Martha +. Bennett two
and one-half miles south Of Rathdrum.
on Saturday, March Il, at which
team Of horses and lot Of lartnin.
implements and household goods Will
be offered. The sale viii begin at IL
O'Clock sharp.
| King Hotu. the best 5-cent cigar In
| town, at the POstollict store.
Louis Popp, who is postmaster at +
Naples in the northern part Of this /
county, where he also conducts gen.
eral merchandise store, was a visitor
in town Tuesday. He had been III I
Spokane on business and on his way
home stopped at Rathdrum for brief
visit with friends. Mr.. Popp says
business is good at Naples.
Considerable activity is reported at
Steamboat Landing on Pend 'Orielle
lake. Messrs. Webster and Durham.
two Spokane men. are having large
summer residence built and a number
Of other improvements are being plan
ned at that point. The object is 10
make it summer resort. and splendid
advantages are claimed by the pro-
motors.
II. J. Stetfey came in from LakeYiew
Wednesday evening and left for Spo-
kane on No. |. Since his last visit to
Rathdrum, Mr.. >teiiey has been to
Tacoma. Chicago and Cleveland in the
interests of the Keep Cool Mining
: company, and while he is very reticcnt
1 on the subject it is believed he has
been successful in the object sought
: by these trips and that the Keep Cool
will soon head the list OF producing
mines at LakevieW.
: The work of lowering the \. 2.
(. grade east Of town, which has been
t talked Of for a number Of years, IS te
be accomplished this season, and work
: on the same will be commenced very
: soon. This Improvement Will furnlsf
: employment to several hundred mel
Y and a large number Of teams fer sew
eral months, and is apt to prove quit,
a stimulus To business in Rathdfum
\ number Of well known railroad con
i tractors were looking over the ground
this week. and we are assured this re-
port will not prove myth as III form
er years.
: The notorious timber land Swindier
5 John Wood. who operated in this VI
4 cinity aud in the Libby district, Mon
7. tana last fall, fell into the mtshe> o
} the law in western " dShingten re
Gently. He is known To the officers p
: hall dozen aliases. and his operation
: extend over a large territory. lie hd
:, worked AT this swindling scheme
- number Of years, and has done time !
= the penitentiary for his misdeeds !
This instance he has been eauEf
st dead to rights" by the officers an
t. wil no doubt he made Is suiler for =
!" recent escapades.
i, Work on the new Catholic rhure
will be commenced in a week er
DAYS. W0rkmen are now engaged =
an ting ont rock for the foundation, NJ
raj the contract for tire brick slpefstrae
lat IRE will be awarded some time duri.
~, next week. after which Wark efi Y
nj same will be commenced immteli'ei
Two bids have been received far VI
nor work. one hyG. ". Nicola Of tlls cil
#. and another by Contractor keddN
,ha Spok3nc, The brick ar ~ be man
md featured il 4. Taatauhahn' YARD
for Gated about foaf miles VS. q -"
Ana the lumber will b. procured
Wright's mill.
~, w. Robert Miller ot spokane. ~,
-9a the city Monday On business iueohn'
-, tion with the condemnation ;
- brought against him n IN spakl
'''S Valley lrrfgationeompanf. Nf. MI
condac,,an extensive lumber ea>ih
4 a at Patterson, =. &, bar hi' mliiN
rom not in operation at present. eN hN
cay tEa=frouble between the mine eN Z
pur- and their employees which mas f'N"s
ha> la \ number &c mines being ,l't
>po- dosn. Which ua, srri"4el5 alis.t'd
market for Mr Miilef,s pfaa#ssl
Gen have i; on good authority tat
tom. Miner intend, y bu.d NaN ~ Y
tate The 5!d ste On Twin axes e sis