The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-02-10
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and Bob returned last week from a
months visit With relatives and
friends ID Missouri.
Mrs. Bertha Vaux Of WATERFOWL,
S. D., is visiting the family Of her
father W. II. Nogle, and othe rel
atives In this place.
Mrs. Farr and little son OF Spokane
j are visiting Mrs. Farr's parents Mr..
and Mrs. Knox In this place and
waiting for the smallpox scare TO sub.
side.
Charles Barnum Of Mica Bay has
returned from Sumpter, Ore. where
he has been in the employ of the Rich
Hill Mining company for several
weeks. He reports that their Sump-
ter mine is Improving with depth,
and is steadily progressing.
Sam Curue has been on the sick list
for several days, hut is improv ing.
l At last reports Mrs. Jerome Manor
was very sick and her recovery was
doubtful. Her husband IS just re-
covering from a spell Of sickness.
More 'chicken pox."
| A. N. Tucker has sold ranch of
100 acres to Fl. Swofford, one Of our
prominent tillers Of the soil.
| John Fowler has moved house to
his ranch west Of town and is putting
In shape for occupancy.
/ N. @. Ballard has purchased house
from Thos. Ford and moved 1t TO his
place on the north side.
| Will Cable was called to Spokane
Saturday by the serious illness of his
sister. He returned Wednesday and
reports her much better.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Strathern went
to Spokane Monday and returned
Wednesday. This is the first time
| Mr.. Strathern has ventured out since
he fell of Of furniture car some
weeks ago. We are pleased To see him
cut once more, even II he Is not as
spry as formerly.
A young gentleman from the east
whose name we did not learn, is visit
ing the family of John Coleman.
The Spokane and Idaho Lumber
company got out fine store front last
week for Dick Wright. Ii the rest Of
Dicks new building is as fine rs the
front, Rathdrum will have store to
be proud Of. r r. f%1
Thomas Ford, one OF ouroldest and
most highly respected pioneers. passed
away at his home in the east end Of
town last Monday mornin at 10:4O
O'clock Of cancer Of the stomach, aged
SO years. "Uncle Tommy as he was
familiarly called, had been a resident
. If this place for Is years. His health
, has been falling for several years.
He leaves wife and three
daughters, Mrs. B. S. Wood Of
Medical Lake, Wash, Mrs. j. f.
! Yost of Rathdrum, and Miss Viola
Ford. The remains were taken tt
Rathdrum Wednesday morning AND
funeral services held at the Catholic
church, after which they were laid tt
rest in the Rathdrunl cemetery
, Miss Ethel Mitchell has returned
! home from pr0tracted visit with be-
, grand parents near Spokane.
9 Robt. McCrea has been confined t.
his home several days by sickness.
= Owing to the absence of Attorne.
q Hoffman the town board did not holt
q their regular meeting Tuesday.
a H. Z. BuInbam has sold two block
, to II. d. Harris and one block to Thos
. Lloyd.
q The N. 2. will put crew of 10
n men and steam shovel to work o.
a the gravel bank at the west end q
T. town 10 the near future. The grave
d will be used on the main line.
d Mrs. Scott Bennett, highly re
/. spected society lady Of this place
d committed suicide Thursday mOrnin
n by taking carbolic &C id during a d
sr Of temporary insanity brought On
re suffering from illness. Mrs. Bennett
% was prominent worker in church
q lodge, temperance and other societies
and was the wife one OF the member
G. OF the town council, who holds tn
M position Of shipping clerk for tn
Cable Roller mills. She was about )
If years of age and leaves three llttl
10 children. Her sad death causes I'm
ho versal sorrow. The funeral was hel
n. ON Friday. The remains were shil
II ped to Augusta, Wis, this m0rnir
be accompanied by Mr.. Bennett and Il
IN three little ones. Anna Hflts Be
-. | nett was horn ADril g. 1870 in Es