The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-01-27
GENERAL NORTHWEST NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD IN NOTES.
An Interesting Collection Of Items
From the Four Northwest States
of . Miscellaneous Nature Gath
cred the Past Week.

of . Miscellaneous Nature Gath
cred the Past Week.
IDAHO.
George w. Lamoreau, clerk and re-
corder of Ada county, has been arrest
ed on charge of embezzlement. The
complaint was made by one of his
bondsmen.
Latah county will be at an expense
Of $4,000 to repair the bridges and
roads injured by the recent food. Ju-
liaetta and Nez Perce will spend $4,000
each in rebuilding two large bridges
across the Potlatch.
The business of the Moscow Sawmill
Company will suffer as result Of the
food, as many logs are contracted for
which would come from the flooded dis
trict. The track was washed out be-
yond Vollmer and no shipments can
be made. aa
M. Grandquist, a prominent reserva-
tion farmer residing at Agatha. was
struck by the Oro Fino train while
walking on the track above the mouth
Of the Potlatch and now lies In a criti-
cal condition at the Northern Pacific
hotel in Spaulding.
The smallpox scare is abating in Mos
COW. The cases are all of 1. mild form.
The public schools were closed last
week, but will soon be convened again
IL no new and severe developments
transpire. The state university has
had It's regular sessions each day.
The commissioner of Shoshone coun.
ty, have adjourned, without taking any
definite action regarding the county
bonds. The bondholders are willing to
withdraw the suit, settle with the coun-
tvs attorney in the case. and accept
the overdue interest without any pen
atty.
| w. H. Poole and George e. Wilson
were arrested at Lewiston on a charge
OF passing counterfeit money. The men
on being searched were found to have q
quantity Of counterfeit money ON their
persons. The money was ol the denom-
nations Of half-dollars and quarters.
bearing the dates Of 1881 and 1896.
The total precipitation at Wallace
during the last year was 44.2S inches,
the greatest amount in any year since
records have been kept.
i Governor Steunenberg will 60 north
to look over the ground preparatory to
the appointment of a commissioner for
Shoshone county to flll vacancy caus-
ed by the resignation of G. Scott Ander-
son. The subject Is SO important that
the governor felt 1t necessary to consult
with the people before making an ap.
pointment.
M. ]. Shields, of Moscow, is handling
a new cereal which is called corn wheat
The kernals look very much like wheat
except that they are about twice as
large and the yield per acre is about
twice as large, running from SO to 100
bushels. Mr.. Shields has raised 12S
sacks, weighing 12O pounds each, from
only two bushels Of seed. Practically
the same kind of meal can be made
from 1t that is made from corn, meal
that is palatable and has superior fat
tening qualities. It Is believed that
this grain will solve the problem of fat
tening hogs and cattle In wheat c0un
try. Even the straw after threshing has
been found to contain fattening quail
ties to such an extent that stock thrive
on it almost as we'll as they do on hay
II all the things that are claimed for II
are true, this new grain is one of the
most important products ever introduc
ed into the Palouse country.
1 " Yt~ 81 WASHINGTON.
| Ellensburg is infested with gang ol
thieves.
I A bicycle club has been organized al
Waitsburg.' =
Winona is preparing for building
boom in the spring. Ia
]. B. Abbott, one Of the pioneers o.
!, Puget Sound, is dead.
! The wheat situation at Oakesdale II
far from encouraging.
The ice question is getting to be rath
! er perplexing at Wenatchee.
Harry Kirkham has been recommend
: ed for postmaster at Diamond.
The Washington shingle combine vii
not change last seasons figures.
Smallpox is well In hand In Spokane
There are now As cases in the city.
Governor Rogers is much intereste,
In the cultivation Of fax in this state.
8 Nurserymen report very large dc
t mand for Italian prune trees this win
ter.
The case Of smallpox reported fror
Colville has developed a malignan
form.
A., Nearly 100 houses are now being el
t ected in Spokane outside Of the FIR
: limits.
e Republic has established quaraI
: tine against Indians to keep out th
smallpox.
The Spokane city council decides
let the moral code alone and do no MOI
c reforming.
e Nearly $4,000 persons were furnishe
l. employment free Of charge by the Sea
J. tie city employment bureau durin
1899.
The water department at Spokar