Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-09-07


MONTANA.
Flathead county reports 1928 men |
subject To military duty.
Alexander N. Moore, a Montana pio- |
nccr died last week at Spokane.
There are over 60 lawyers names
given In the Helena directory.
Martin Mantha. an 0ld-timer. died |
recently at his home near Laurin.
The Cascade County Liuqor Dealers
Protective association has been organ
ICED at Great Falls.
A golf expert has been In Mlssoula
laying out q course. The links are
situated between the university and the
Msssoula river.
Black-bordered Invitations to the
execution OF Daniel Lncey. which Is
scheduled to take place In the yard Of
the county jail at Butte between and
8 o'clock on the 14th, have been order
ed printed.
County treasurer Davis has return
ed from his ranch east OF Belgrade.
having completed threshing his wheat.
The yield was good one, running
from 22H bushels on the uplands to 40
bushels ON the land near the river.
There are now three cases Of small
pOx at the pest house at Butte, Rich
ard Watson being the last patient ad-
mitted. The quarantine over the two
cases on Galena street will DO raised
today. and the city will DO clear Of the
disease.
| The Butte Business Mems assocla.
ti0n has reelected o. Hight president.
Judge Spear reported progress In the
matter Of the union depot, and ID. j.
Hennessy announced that he had re-
ceiyed letter from Senator Carter,
stating that work on the federal build
Ing would soon be started.
OF the q applicants for teachers GER
tihcates who took the recent examina-
ton before county Superintendent
Downey. at Butte only two failed to
pass. The other 20 were given GER
tihcates. Three are OF the protest. on
al grade. eight OF the first grade IL OF
the second grade and three of the third
grade.
T. 8. Iowrie, T. d. Duncan and some
other people OF the Flathead valley
who planted what were supposed to be
prune trees several years ago. have q
nne article OF plums that they would
like to know tho name In order to pro
cure some more OF the same kind. Tn.
plums are OF fine quality. ripen yer,
early. and seem to BIO exactly what |.
wanted.
Il. II. vickers, OF Virginia City ha!
y received letter from j. ID. Foster. ont
.. Of tho Company d. boys who Joined tn,
Thirty-sixth regiment. conveying tn,
sad news that Tom Wilson. anothe
Company u. boy. had committed sui
! eide. lilo had been In tho guar,
house for some mlsdemcanor and whel
! released no took n rifle. placed II to hi
eye and pulled the trigger. blowing tn
whole top Of his head on. Wilson eli
: listed with Company ID, ut Twin Bird
: goa.
Col. II. II. Horst, one OF the pioneer
Of Montana. died at his nome In butt
!. last week. Col Horst had been on tn
streets up to week ago. and WAS SUI
posed by his friends to DO In the bes
Of health. His death was due to
y complication OF ailments. He was cor
|" scious to tho last and passed peac,
Y fully away In the presence Of his fan
lily.
Montana horses seem 10 be In greu
I. demand. Judging from the number 9
= men who are securing the Gallati
u county for saddle horses. no less tina
three different parties arc In the mari
ct for we'll broken horses for caviar
y, use and every animal that nlls the r,
!" Quirements Is snapped up forthmltl
y and At prices that would have purcha
v ed y considerable bunca a few year
ago when horsefiesh was q drug on n
y market Between tho cavalry an
~ tho canning establishments the Mo,
~ tana horse nnds himself . much sougt
" after beast