The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-19
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.
IDAHO.

IDAHO.
Milton Mitchell has been commits
stoned postmaster at Russell.
Frank ]. French has been. appointed |
as one of the Idaho delegates to the
international mining congress at Mil
waukee.
Through the efforts of United States
Senator Heitfeld, Secretary Wilson of
the department of agriculture, has or
dered weather bureau established at
Lewiston.
The farmers of Meridian are busy
irrigating their crops, which are far
in advance of last year. There is
much larger acreage of grain sown
than usual.
Probate Judge Koelsch at Boise has
completed the distribution of the es-
tate of James Wilson, deceased, among
the children. The estate was appraised
at $40,149.54.
Umatilla Indians invite the Nez
Perces to pay them a visit and hold a
six-day jollifcation on the Fourth of
July. Agent Stranahan speaks favor
ably of conditions at Lapwai.
A shipment of 1000 cattle left Lewis
ton last week, the purchase of Senator
Roach of North Dakota. Senator
Roach has bought 5000 head of cattle
in that vicinity paying upwards of
$4,000. They are to be taken to the
ranges near Minot, N. u.
Over 100 Japs have arrived in Boise
to go to work on the Idaho Midland
railroad, projected from Boise to Butte,
and 500 more will arrive soon. Work
on the grade will be commenced.
The Weiser Valley Lumber Company
has filed with the state land board an
application for a franchise for the i'm
provement of the Weiser river and its
tributaries. The application states that
it will require about two and a half
years to do the work required.
The program for commencement
week at the University of Idaho has
been made public. 1t presents an in
teresting series of college events, one
Of the features of which will be the
, address to the graduating class by
l General King, the eminent soldier and
novelist.
Reports have been made to the post
Office department regarding mail routes
. on Camas Prairie. 1t has been decided
u to abandon the daily mail service be
tween Grangeville and Florence ant
maintain tri-weekly service between
. these points. This is made necessar!
because of the extreme peril of thu
'' route. 1t is 43 miles long and tn,
L most dangerous star route in the Unit
o ed States.
The supreme court has rendered {
4 decision in the case of the Clearwate
. Short Line Railway company versu
u J. T. Sangarde ct al, in which the de
o cision of the lower court in favor o
the defendants is reversed. The cas-
u involved the right of way over min
ing claim on. the South fork of tn
l. Clearwater. The defendants locate
. the ground and decided right of way
u the railway company.
~ State Treasurer Rice, who is e1
81 officia state insurance commissioner
u has Just issued the first insurance II
% port since the Office was created.
% contains many interesting details
Since 1892, it appears SIG companie
have been licensed to do insuranc
business in the state. There were al
d, pointed 1865 agents. The total SUI
o paid to the state as licenses and fee
=; on account of the occupation is 1856,