The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-01-06
GENERAL NORTHWEST NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD IN NOTES.
An Interesting Collection of Items
From the Four Northwest States
of n miscellaneous Nature Gath
cred the Past Week.
IDAHO.

IDAHO.
The postofice at Fort Hall has been
discontinued.
MILFORD o. Ridges has been commits
stoned postmasted at Fairview.
The teachers of Idaho selected Noun
tain Home as the next place of meet
ing.
A star service has been established
from Murphy, by Sinker, to Oreana, II
miles and return.
The Wardner Industrial Union is TAX
ing active. steps TO urge the congress
sional investigation of the Wardner
riots on April 20 last.
School district No. 9, Shoshone coun-
ty, has been the happy recipient of a
12x20 foot flag, gift from State Audi
tor Sinclair.
The members of the Athletic Associ-
alton of the university at Moscow are
preparing to give their annual enter
tainment January IL.
The Lewiston city council after a
spirited session passed a resolution in
structing the city attorney to draw up
an ordinance calling for an election to
be held to determine the will of the
people in regard TO bonding the city for
the purchase of the water works sys-
tenn and other Improvements.
Up to date there have been five cases
pronounced smallpox, in two of which
there seems to be marked difference
of opinion among the medical frater-
nifty at Wardner.
The dedication of the new school
building erected by the Bunker Hill &
Sullivan Company, and presented by
them to Kellogg district No. 9, occurred
Wednesday.
w. b. McGraw OF Moscow asks for a
pardow. He is waiting to go to the pen.
Jurymen, prosecuting attorney and
committing magistrate sign the prison
er's appeal.
The body Of man named Johnston
was found in Canyon creek at Gem.
His jaw was broken and the body show
cd other signs of violence. 1t is claimed
Johnston drew 500 and returned to
Gem, where nothing was known of him
until the body was found.
Five years ago the law was changed
in Idaho regarding the date when taxes
become delinquent, from when taxes be-
linquent, from the second Monday in
December to the first Mondaysin Janu
airy. The provision with regard to the
poll tax penalty was not changed and
still remains as in the earlier law. The
majority of the assessors of the state
failed to collect the penalty required
on all poll taxes not paid by the second
Monday in December. This has beer
responsible for much litigation.
Salute your partners! Eight hand:
round, Ladies to the right! Swing
All promenade" Revelry reigned su
preme for several hours recently q
Wardner at the most unique dance ever
given in the northwest. The morgu,
was used as a ballroom, and the gay
dancers pirouetted and whirled arounC
the room, which smelled of coffin var
nish and seemed peopled with shade:
of the departed Never was such {
dance heard of IN this quiet town, anC
nothing has caused such comment since
the mine explosion of last spring.
WASHINGTON.
An old peoples home has been opened
in Spokane
Governor Rogers will be asked to cal
/ a special session.
The present winter is the mildest il
Spokane's history.
2 Dayton is worked up over the appear
5 ance of smallpox.
2 Spokane grocers sign agreement t
: obey pure food law.
Spokane merchants report all record
} broken in holiday trade.
1 Clallam county is on a cash basis 70
e the first time in many years.
{ Smallpox has broken out among tn
= indians on the Colville reserve.
Y The Courier-Press Office, Dayton
r paper was Quilted by fire last week.
v The Manila bell at Waitsburg vii
+ be hung in the Academy at that town.
p Dairymen of the state held well al
/ tended convention at North Yakima.
: One of the strongest known in tn
history of Wenatchee valley, blew las
I week.
S Helen Go-kow has been named
e manage the New York Brewery at Sp'
J. kane.
T. The Sedro-W oolley telephone e,
J. change now has over 20 instrument
n connected up.
e Hatton, Adams county and Add,
Stevens county, have been made none
l. order offices.
e Surveys are completed to suppl
d Spokane valley farms with plenty {
Re water from the lakes.
Tho four steel tanks at the Pug