Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-08

SCISSOR OF tins county, spent few days
in the city the first al this week Oh
business, connected With the k9otpnai
Giant Mining company, in which he is
Il heavy stakeholder. A business meet
ing OF the stockholders Of this compa-
ny was held al c. l.. Heitman's law
office Tuesday afternoon. AZ which
time a new board Of directors was
chosen and other minor business Of
the company Was transacted.
The fourth quarterly conference.
which is the last business meeting Of
the year for the Methodist Episcopal
church. Of. Occur d'Alene, Post Fans,
Rathdrnm and Athol. will be held at
isalhdrum saturday, June 18TH. at >
O'Clock p. m. All interested in the
work AZ the church for another year
are requested - be present. Dr. Hen
~ Brown OF Spokane. Will preach in
the evening at ); also ut ! a. m. The
next day ut 30 p. m. at Post Falls.
and p. III. at Occur d'4lcnc.
The board Of commissioners have
taken action IN the matter Of purchas-
ing 4 county poor farm, and Il commit
Tee Of three taxpayers. one from each
commissioners district. has been ar
pointed To investigate the matter as
TO Il suitable piece Of property for this
purpose and probable cost of the same.
e. b. King of Occur q 'Alenc, B. Il.
Butler Of Standpoint. and Henry Rel
niger Of Rathdr,lm. have been APP
pointed rs such committee. and a
report to the board is to be made on
the 10th of July. This project ought
TO find favor with the taxpayers.
AT the teachers examination held in
this city last week the following nam
ed applicants we've successful and were
awarded cert iicatos of the grade indi-
Gated: FIRST grade Frank 4. Mccall
and Charles B. Mccall, Standpoint.
Second grade Miss Grace Cook. Rath-
drum: Miss TheodoSia DeSaussurc.
Occur d'Alene: Miss Anna 5. Mitch
ell, Mica: Miss sue i. +. White. bud
ley; Mrs. Jennie White. Trent. Wash:
James ID. Neayille. Seneacguoteen: ".
\. Arnold, Mcdimont: Archie Nogle,
Post Falls. Third grade Miss J oslo
Williams, Rathdrum; Miss Ethel ".
kech, Lenlanding.
The band OF five or six thousand
sheep from Oregon, which were taken
to sheep springs for the summer a few
weeks ago, are not farinC very well.
and the owners are making all haste
to get them out of the country before
the band shall be completely cxtcrmi-
mated. The sheep began to die few
days ago and at first it was thought
the trouble was due to some poison
weed, but closer Investigation proved
that this theory was wrong and that
the sheep were being Systematically
poisoned by salt mixed with strycnine
or by saltpter. Sheep are evidently
not wanted in that locality. but the
objection has been shown in a most
dastardly manner The estimated loss
OF the sheep men to date will exceed
five Thousand dollars.
What might have proven a very ser
ious accident 10 farmer in this local
ity terminated most fortunately last
Saturday afternoon. George ". Steel.
a farmer residing few miles east of
here, was returning home from his
work and on the way met his family
who had been visiting at neighbours.
Two Of the children, little girls. were
seated on the back part of the convey
ancc. which was a wagon rugged up
for Tie hauling, and Mrs. Steel with
child in her arms took "A seat in front
near her husband. A tie fastened to
chain was dragging behind the wag-
on for the purpose of leveling the road.
They had proceeded only short dist
ance in this manner when the tie
caught on an obstruction in the road.
and upending came down with terrific
force ON the back of the wagon where
the two little girls were seated. That
one or both OF the children were not
instantly killed is almost miracle.
but they escaped practically unharm-
ed. sustaining only slight bruises. The
jar also threw Mrs. Steel from her seat.
but neither she or the child in her
arms We're hurt.