The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-04-21
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.

Edwin G. Davis of Malad, will gradu-
ate from the West Point military acad-
envy in June.
The Idaho Butter Company of Nam
pa has filed its articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state.
The new plan of water distribution
being put into effect under the Lemp
canal is likely to become the method
OH all such canals.
The Occur d'Alene Hardware Com
pany at Wallace, Idaho, is at work on
an addition to it's machinery warehouse
which will make it about three times as
large as it is at present.
Dan Martin of Idaho Falls has been
surveying on the south side of the riv-
err to determine the feasibility and
probable cost of constructing a canal
for power purposes from the head of
the Birch creek canal to the bank of the
river near the bridge.
The report of the Shoshone county au-
ditor for the quarter ending March 81
was presented to the commissioners at
their meeting last week 1t shows that
at the beginning of the quarter there
were $S4,363.60 of warrants outstand-
ing, which amount has been reduced
during the quarter to S56, 6S729, al
though the new warrant issue during
the quarter amounted to $15,867.27 and
the payment of deferred interest On the
county bonded debt took $39, 1854.
Troy, Iraho owner of white pine
timber lands in the st. Maries district
Is miles northeast of Troy, have sold
claims comprising in all 500 acres of
first class timber. This being the
first sale of importance that has thus
far been consummated interest has been
awakened and timber land is being
eagerly sought for. It is conceded
by eastern lumbermen that Idaho has
the bulk of the accessible white pine
timber of the United States since the
supply of the northern middle states is
nearly exhausted hence the eagerness
to secure claims by settlers and larger
holdings by men of means.
Fire broke out in Chases' saloon, re-
sulting in the complete destruction of
the following property in Hope:
Chases saloon, Leet's restaurant, w. J.
Quirks store and the postoffice, Joe
Lawson's barber shop, AL Meade's res
taurant, Spence Mornings house, Mrs
Lemley's house. Congregational church.
By blowing up number of adjoining
buildings Wanamaker's store was saved
thereby preventing total loss of the
western portion of town. AS Harry
Auxer was going to see why a charge
of dynamite which he had placed in the
barber shop did not explode, it suddenly
went off, throwing him clear over the
bank and below the tracks. He is SER
iously injured about the head and his
life is despaired of at the present writ
ing. After the fire was under control
some boys were walking about the
ruins, when one of them, Willie Munroe,
found a loaded pistol near Mr.. Horn
ing's house. While handing it to one
of his comrades with the barrel in his
hand and pointing toward himself, the
cartridge exploded, hitting Willie in the
right breast. He died instantly. The
pistol was hot at the time and 1t is be-
lieved the cartridge was exploded by
the heat. Mrs. Mead and her son,
Harold, were slightly injured by flying
debris. The total loss is estimated at
$25, 5000, Quirk being the heaviest loser.
There was no insurance on any of the
destroyed property.