The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-03-10
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
j. w. Settle of Post Falls was trans
acting business here on Tuesday.

J. McVickers of Granite was mi
tiated into the mysteries Of the Mac
cabees last evening.
The smiling countenance OF O. G.
Smith of Hope, was seen at the re-
publican meeting on Tuesday.
J. M. Handy. who has been at work
at Rossland, B. c., for some time, re-
turned home this morning.
Mrs. Robert Dyer came up from
Spokane on last Saturday and is Wis
iting relatives here.
Mrs. P. l.. Corkins, Of Missoula,
Mont, sister of Mrs. D. e. Dandy,
is visiting the latter here this week.
Emil Fitzner. native Of Germany,
declared his intentinn on Tuesday to
become citizen of the United States.
Miss Laura Reiniger who has just
closed successful term Of school at
Spirit Valley. returned home on Mon
day.
Martin Fl. Jacobs, chairman Of the
populist state central committee, is
i'll town comforting with the leading
populists here.
DR.. Carrie Iceberg, Of AtAol pre-
cinct, was the only lady In attendance
at the republican meeting on Tues
day.
Sunday, March IL, is Rev. T. G..
Hodgson's regular appointment at
Athol, but as the travelling is so bad
he will cancel that appointment.
H. 0. Thompson, A. A. Crane, E.
w. Wheeler, o. e. Barr and e. S.
Crane, Of Harrison, attended the re-
publican meeting on Tuesday.
John Thompson, the genial line
man Of the Inland Telephone COM
pany was making repairs on the line
here on Thursday.
Mrs. Thomas Fitzsimmons of Sro-
kane Is visiting Mrs. w. J. Jordan
and other friends in Rathdrum this
week.
The republican county central
committee held a meeting here on
Tuesday which was quite well at
tended. 1t was decided TO hold their
county convention here some time in
June.
Jay Wright, son of M. d. Wright,
left for Spokane on last Saturday
where he goes to attend the Gonzaga
college. Jay is bright boy and we
predict for him a successful career in
that famous institution.
G. E. Remington has recently ar.
rived from Clay county, Dakota. He
Is accompanied by two of his sons and
all have taken up homesteads neal
Athol. They will make Kootena
county their future home.
The announcement of the sudder
death of Judge James A. Keats
which occurred at Harrison on Thurs
day evening, was painful surprise t.
his many friends in Rathdrum, wher'
he was we'll known and highly re
spected.
On last Monday the assessor ant
sheriff made their returns to tn
treasurer of the amount of taxes AM
licenses collected for the month o
February. The former turned II
$2,165.57 and the latter $978.83.
Word was received by Sheriff Brad
bury on Wednesday from Superin
tendent Owens of the Blackfoot asy
lum that Henry Wiimbusse, commit
ted from this county last August, ha
escaped from that institution. 1t
supposed he will return here SO th
sheriff is on the lookout for him.
Rev. T. G Hodgson will hold SCI
vices at Rathdrum Sunday the It'll
at IL a. m. and 1880 .. m. The
will also be services during the con
Ing week in which Mr.. Hodgson wi
he assisted by Rev. John P. Barke
of Latah, Washington. Rev. Bark
is the Methodist pastor of that plac
Come out to the services.
Three cases entitled the COntine
tai Mining Co., VS. Frank Wenz, ct. q
A. Hickman VS. John A. Manley, G
al, and M. Doyle VS. The N. P. Ra
road, bave been transferred from t.
district court of this judicial distri
to the circuit court of Idaho. TT
will shorten the next term of cou
considerably.
w. Fl. Taylor OF Payette, one
the leaders of the populist party