The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-08-31
GENERAL NORTHWEST NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD IN NOTES
Am Interesting Collection of Items
From the Four Northwest States
of = miscellaneous Nature Gath
cred the Past Week.
IDAHO.

Boise mas lU miles OF sewers.
Payette is shipping large quantities
of cantaloups.
The total assessment of Blaine coun-
ty is s1,336,554.
The water flume that supplies Delta
with water is completed.
The Caldwell school census shows
181 boys and 204 girls in the district.
Governor Steunenberg has just made
proof on 160-acre timber culture claim
three miles south of Caldwell.
The Orc Elmo Commercial Club has
raised money and put on gang of men
to cut a new road to Pierce City.
Sand Point has made rapid growth in
its population and number of new
buildings during the last year.
John Murray killed a cougar few
days ago up the South Fork between
Mullan and the summit of the Bitter
Root range.
George H. Glover has raised two GU
cumbers on his ranch near Bellevue,
which weigh two pounds, six and one
half ounces, and two pounds, seven and
one-half ounces.
While Mrs. Lydia Scofield was stand
ing on the creek bank near Juliaetta
recently, she suddenly became faint and
fell backward into the water She was
rescued by two girls, who risked their
lives to save her.
A large field of fax belonging to
Messrs. Gage Bresslau & Brewer, near
Genesee, yielded a return of 20 bushels
to the acre. A greater portion of the
fall-sown wheat being threshed now is
averaging about 35 bushels to the acre
A decision has been handed down in
the case of Joseph Blanton against the
board of regents of the University Of
Idaho. Judge Steele rendered the de
cision. which is against the former
president of the university, who sough
to restrain the board from removing
him from office by a vote.
Kendrick is receiving her share o.
the tide of western immigration, five
families having located here in the las
two months. Word has been received
from another party that four NOR
families will be here this fall yet
Throughout the country there has beer
considerable change, several farm
changing hands near Kendrick.
Frank Eberle, a German residing il
Juliaetta, has a vineyard consisting o
four acres from which he expects t
make $500 gallons of wine this season
valued at $500. Mr.. Eberle has singl
grape vines in his vineyard which vii
yield 20 pounds of fruit this year. H
is a thorough vineyard man, and hi
practical knowledge of wine-makins
acquired in Germany is proving to b
of material value to him in this cour
try.
The lettering of the die stone for tn
Ole Hagberg monument has been con
pleted. On one side is an inscriptio
to the memory of Sergeant Hagberi
and on the other one to the memory {
Paul Draper. Draper is another Mo
COW boy who recently lost his life i
the Philippines. AS he was also
university student, the committee d.
cided to inscribe his name, and an a
count of his services in the Philippine
on the monument. The die stone hs
been placed in position on the unive
sity campus. The statue is expecte
this week. The plans for unveilin
the monument with suitable exercise
have not been announced, but it is e.
pected that such exercises will be he'll
The time will probably be set for lat
in the fall, when the university ST
dents shall have arrived.