Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16

pers and periodicals 1t the Seattle
postofsce during January amounted Il
e1%.9l2.s9.
The idea Of having the Tacoma cham
Der Of commerce and business men gen
orally guarantee q certain amount Of
business to Cape steamers 10 becoming
ronr!a: n that city.
The amount OF raw cotton in bales
shipped from the port OF Tacoma since
the LIST OF December. 1899. amounts to
24.642 bales. or 12.582.G6C pounds
worth at least 31.0s7.S25. says the
Ledger.
Frank Roye. the man accused Of muir.
der and Arson. was found at his home.
He was taken to Waitsburg and Is now
In jail. The charred body Of the elder
Royce was found la the ashes OF his
dwelling.
The Island County Times says that
Coupeville needs creamery and there
are many other communities which
will be compelled to establish one or
more Of these useful institutions II we
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Pacific Islands and the Orient
| The farmers institute. which was
held In Dayton recently. proved a sue
cess far beyond the expectations Of
! those who interested themselves most
In securing the meeting. and who have
been busy arranging the details.
MUA. ANA.
Deriah Brown. probably the oldest
newspaper man Ia tho west, died In
Anaconda. Mont, ut the advanced age
OF ~ years. Death was due TO old age.
sLperinduced by an attack Of la grippe
Trappers In the mountains near
Blackfoot report very poor results SO
far this winter. the marten and other
bearing animals being less numer-
GUS than usual. but few wolves and
coyotes are being killed. the low boun-
ty ut present being no inducement to
hunters.
Tho county commissioners OF Butte
viii not contract with any undertaken
for the burial OF the pauper dead dur
Ing this year. says the lnter-Mountain.
When q pauper dies the coroner IL to
bs notified and he Will turn the body
over to any undertaken he sees ut. pro
vided the undertaken does not want
more than SIS for burying 1t.
Peter Mardensteck, who lives on a
ranch In the valley. has received sew
eral interesting letters from a friend.
e. T. Hughes, an ofiiccr In the Boer
army. says the Helena Independent
The soldier says that the Boer govern
ment has received offers OF aid from
thousands Of foreigners In the Trans.
vaal. and that tho proclamation OF neu-
trality issued by the various consuls
are Intellectual
The statistical report OF Superin.
tendent y. ID. Largent OF the Great
Falls city schools for the last month,
shows the greatest enrolment In the
history OF the city. II now being 1856,
OF which 500 are boys and GIG are girls.
In tho month OF January the increase
was 3S. and as the new semester was
begun this month. the next report will
show much larger increase The
Great Falls schools now rank next to
those OF Butte In enrolment.
Before the paving in Anaconda be-
gins most important matter IL the
decision as to the style Of paving to be
selected. Thus far all the paving In
Butte consists Of granite blocks. The
seems to be that Butte has
enough stone pavement now, and that
some other material should be selected
for tho paving to be done this year.
Vitrihed brick. asphalt and cedar
blocks are among tho styles advocated
for this year.
Late reports from Saco give fuller
details OF the outbreak OF scab which
IL causing anxiety to tho sheepmen
Of that section. The disease was intro
duced by shipment OF about 200 AIDE.
laine bucks brought In last fall by a
syndicate Of local woolgrowers from
Saline. Michigan. The bucks are badly |
Infected and the contagion has un.
doubleday spread to all bands in which
they are used. The bands infected are
located close to Saco. Valley county |
Even with tho most favorable weather |
dipping operations cannot be safely
before the middle Of March. |
OREGON.
Tho school attendance In Portland
has passed the 10000 mark.
Tho total receipts at the Oregon City
and once for January were 3s,65l.73.
A WallowA stock man has sold 1a0
head OF hogs at his ranch at 1 cents
per pound on foot
George Childer's 200-acre farm, four
niles from Island City. has been sold
% John Blochland for $500.
Mcdonald Bros. cattle men OF Wal.
owa. will inoculatc their entire band
II 800 yearlings with Pasteur vaccine.
o prevent loss from black leg.
Tho Peach dairy. In Union county.
,as made $4,000 pounds Of butte- since
I was started In 1889. The farm CON-
'riscs i.oao acres. 500 being meadow.
DIR. Harry A. Littleneld OF Portland
'erently returned from the Philippines
Ind has gone to Asheville. N. C, to &C
'cpt n poaifion ne housx ss,r~sx~.. a.. A. |