The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-02-03
GENERAL NORTHWEST NEWS|
BRIEFLY TOLD IN NOTES.

From the Four Northwest States
Of . Miscellaneous Nature Gath
cred the Past Week.
IDAHO.
Wood Is bringing $3.50 a cord on the
Moscow market.
A permanent poultry association has
been organized in Latah county.
The Security Abstract Company has
filed articles Of Incorporation at Wal
lace.
The district court for the first ju-
dicial district convenss at Wallace
Monday.
The body Of Joseph Hook, an old
placer miner from Myrtle. was brought
over from Delta and inferred at Wal
lace.
Cal. White received letter from his
daughter announcing her safe arrival
at Dawson.
Lewiston has an ordinance prohib.
iting the use Of barbed wire fences
along the streets.
There is a smallpox scare at Wallace
and at Gem. there being Ave cases In
the two towns.
Fire at Gem destroyed the restaurant
adjoining the postofice. The 2-year
old son of A. Magnuson. the proprietor
OF the restaurant, was burned to death.
Dan ellison working at the Father
Lode mine at Wallace, was injured by
an explosion caused by his pick strik-
ing some powder which had failed to
explode at the time the blasting was
done.
Robert Smiley, laborer at Bells
logging camp near Granite, was killed
by the falling of a tree. He was en-
gagged in cutting down tree when a
dead tree standing near fell upon him,
crushing his skull.
Rev. w. M. Crowther of Salmon City
has COW that made a record of two
pounds and five ounces of butter from
one days average milking, fed on moth
ing but clover hay.
Judge Stewart has overruled the mo-
tion for a new trial in the case Of Paul
Corcoran. the Occur d'Alene labor lead
er serving a 17.year sentance for MUIR
der. A great number Of affldavits
we're presented In support Of the mo-
tion.
The weather has been exceedingly
favorable for fruit trees during the
past three weeks around Kendrick and
some express fears that February will
bring about some cold weather which
will prove disasterous to the trees The
damage that came to the trees last year
was under similar conditions.
The ill-fated curve on the Northern
Pacific which has been the scene of two
disastrous wrecks and where the break
occurred that caused the food at Ken.
drich, on the night Of the 18th inst, is
being rebuilt In q manner that 1t is
thought will make 1t permanent and
strong enough to hold the river.
The preliminary hearing Of Andrew
Barnhart and Walter Taylor charged
with the murder Of Edward Leroy al
Wardner last week, resulted in botf
men being held to answer before the
grand jury on q charge Of murder, thu
former under $4,000 bonds and thu
latter under $4,000. No effort wal
made to furnish the bail, as 1t will on
ly be q few days until the grand jury
convenes.
e. f. Rowland. who lives on th'
Bench near Boise, endeavored to kill
sheep hearder named Kenneth Nolan
nan. because bunch Of the sheep tn
latter was driving went on the former
land. Rowland fred several shots a
McLannan with Winchester. oneo
which passed through the intende'
victims coat sleeve. Seven or eigh
sheep were killed by the bullets. Th
shooter Is in jail in default of bond
$4,000.
WARRINGTON.
An Exposition Company has bee
incorporated at Spokane.
Whitman County Horticultural Al
ISOLATION, Garfield, Feb. /.
Whitman County Poultry and Pc
Stock Association, Colfax, Feb. 7-10.
Nearly every branch of business .
Republic seems to be well represented
The erection of salmon cannery !
Port Townsend Is now hn assured fac
The commissioners of Ferry count
have decided to rigidly enforce qua
entine against all Indians.
The Mid-Winter Graduation OF Sp
kane's High School class exercise
were held last week.
Mrs. Katherine Wyman, wife OF D
II. M. Wyman, of Kettle Falls, die
from the effects of dose Of morphir
evidently taken with suicidal intent.
Tacoma is receiving daily about ha
million feet Of logs.
There are contracts for over II
spars to be taken out of the timber mel
Elma the coming season.
At the Cheney Normal school la
week four students finished a five-ye'
course and received diplomas.
An unknown man, cheaply but aas
lily dressed, was shot and killed in Il
suburbs of Seattle last week.
Peter Sutter, q farmer living
miles southeast of Pomeroy, comm
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