Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-05-04
WASHINGTON,

WARRINGTON.
Fishing In Deep creek 10 reported
the best for several years.
Republic is to have new steam saw
mill. 1t will be shipped from Spokane.
All Indians must get out for II they
wander into Spokane they will bs ar.
rested
There is some talk among . few Of
our progressive business men Of On.
deavOring to start Q fruit cannery In
Waitsburg.
Eben l.. Boyce. convicted OF murder
ing his wife February 10. at Tacoma.
was sentenced TO be hanged on . day
to bs hereafter named.
John Florine. q farmer living four
miles north OF Davenport, was kicked
by vicious horse and had his right
leg broken In two places below the
knee.
Clinton Wilson of Pennington has
invented and is patenting an auto
matte driveway gate which mechanics
pronounce most complete and prac-
tical device.
Reports from the Walla Walla coun.
try are to the effect that the recent
cold snap has injured the small fruit
some. and has done much damage to
the strawberry crop.
A quantity Of grain has been hauled
to the warehouse In the last few weeks
as result Of good roads. and the com.
pletion OF spring work. Farm work
and crops are at least \ month earlier
than last year.
The state fair commission held q ses-
sion last week and decided upon hold.
ing the fair September ~ to 20. The
business men OF North Yakima and
prominent citizens Of the county pre-
sented a guarantee subscription fund
OF $l,Sl5 to be used In the payment
OF premiums.
With the abandonment OF the effort
to close down the shingle mills and
| maintain the association list, prices
were given the first cut last week when
offerings we're made Mt IL cents below
list on all grades. There was little
demand. For the next ten days other
deeper cuts are anticipated.
The prune growers Of Yakima valley
have called q meeting for May 8, In
North Yakima. to organize q branch
of the Northwest Cured Fruit Associa.
tion. II representation Of rs per
cent of the prune acreage can be So
cured for united efforts In shipping
and selling. the association will pro
ceed to arrange for handling the entire
output.
James Gilkerson. one OF the pros
porous Rimrock farmers. has just Nm
ished seeding $50 acres to spring whes,
and is summer following 80 acres. hav
Ing the work half done. Mr.. 0ilker
son has adopted the 10-hour system
for his farm work, and finds that ht
can get along Just as well as those who
put In IL or 16 hours day. He expects
a big crop from his land this year.
City Clerk Thaddeus S. Smith ol
Port Townsend, has received informa
ton that President Mckinley has or
dered the issuance to him OF a media
OF honor. provided for by congress a
the close Of the civil war. Smith wal
one of a volunteer detachment which
stormed q heavily defended reservoir
when his regiment was famishing fol
water, and carried the position agains
terrible odds.
A party Of rs emigrants from Schuy
Ter county, Illinois. who had chartered
car for Albany. Ore. stopped over a
Spokane today. They were 30 charmed
with the prospects OF taking up LAM
In the Colville reservation that the,
decided Spokane was the place TO
them to stay. They did not use thei
tickets for the remainder Of the jour
ney, therefore. but unloaded the ca
and took up their residence In Wash
ington. They say a. many more ar
coming from the same settlement
soon as the present party has located
Over 100000 acres OF rich farm
land have been sold by the Northerl
Pacific railroad within the last fou
months in the states OF Minnesota
North Dakota and Washington. almoa
one.half OF the land sold lying withi
the last named state. President Me
len OF that company, who makes thi
statement. did not care to give tn
amounts received for these lands. bu
a. the average price Of land In ths
region 10 from $3.50 to $3.50 an acr'
. the Northern Pacific company's treal
ury has probably been enriched b
something like 100000.
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