The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-02-03

SATURDAY. .... FEBRUARY 8. 1900
SENATOR HALE OF Maine said on
the floor Of the Senate a few days ago
that nine tenths Of the people of the
United States sympathized with the
Boe"s. The Senator is right. Nine
ty-nine per cent. Of the people of Ida
no do SO, yet there Is not republican
paper In The state that dare say a
word in their behalf lest they might
embarass the administration.
AT pro- BOer meeting held in Min.
neapOlis on last Sunday evening 1000
people were in attendance. The press
dispatches state that AZ different
prominent republicans had been in
vited to participate as chairman, but
all declined. 1t Is natural enough
that the republicans should refuse to
express sympathy with the Beers.
BOer Is "a Dutch word meaning farm
err, and when the republican party
r0bs and crucities the American farm.
er through support Of the gold stand
ard, and the encouragement of trusts
and railroad DETERMINATIONS it could
hardly be expected to express SYM
pathy with the farmers of South
Africa.
THERE is proposition in congress
to form a timber reserve In this state,
including nearly all OF Washington
county, and portion OF Roise and
Canyon counties. 1t don't seem pos
sibie that the government could have
man employed as agent that would
make such a recommendation,
especially after having been over the
ground. But WE suppose there are
freaks In the timber department as
well as. rogues In the treasury depart.
ment.-Caldwell Record.
One would judge from the above
that KooteDai is not the only county
In the state that contains place hunt.
ers who are anxious to serve their
country.
HAVE you heard OF federal Office
holder Ia this county signing re-
mOnstrance against the locking up of
large areas OF our agricultural lands In
forest reserves ? Are not the men,
beers Of the federal brigade aware that
these reserves as outlined will work
injury to the county by
arrestlne its settlement and develop
ment In taking from the tax rolls vast
quantities of land reconveying 1t to
the government through cumberland
? Speak out you guard
ians of Mckinley prosperity and tell
the people of Kootenai county IL you
are doing your whole duty as citizens.
MORE LAND SOLD TO THE UNITED
STATES.
Two large deeds were filed for rec
ord IN the county recorders office dur.
Ing the past week. One was from the
Pacific Railway company,
bearing date Of Jan 25, 1900, In
which they transferred 1000 acres of |
timber land situated in TIP. SO North,
Range w. b. NJ, to Conrad Kohrs
81 Helena, Mont. The consideration
being $22,400 Another deed, dated
two days later was filed at the same
Time In which Conrad KOhrs and his
wife, Augusta Kohrs, transferred To
.he United States the same land.
The last named transfer was in ac-
'ordance with an act of congress, ap-
proved June 4, 1897, in which the
holder OF any tract Of land covered by
IN impey fected bona flde claim or by
,atent Is included within the limits
II public forest reserve, the settler
,r owner thereof IL he desires to do so
nay felinQuish the tract to the goy-
and may select in lieu there.
# tract Of vacant land open to set.
'lement not exceeding In area the
ract covered by his claim or patent.
rhe land mentioned in the deeds Is
ituated in the Priest River Forest re-
erve, but is situated On the west
lope of the Cabinet range Of NOUN
aims and contains but little valuable
imber. The first deed contains rev ,
nue stamps to the amount Of So. so
ihile the second deed contains but
800. This would either Indicate
hat it bad deprecated in value dur $
ng the two days it remained in the
possession Of Mr.. Kohrs or that the
had allowed itself TO be r
|eeced out of $3.50 in the transac. +,
ion. Mr.. Kohrs was formerly known ;,
S the Montana Cattle King. He is y
low known as the Montana Lumber
King.