The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-26
The St. Paul and Spokane railway


The st. Paul and Spokane railway
postofice will hereafter carry the
through registered mail pouches ex-
changed between Helena, Mont, and
Spokane, Wash.
The Inland Telephone Telegraph
company of Spokane will begin work in
a few days on a new line from Coulee
City, in Grand coulee, to Waterville,
Douglas county-in the Big Bend coun-
try.
The supreme court has affirmed the
decision of the King county court in the
case Of George w. Lawrence, appellant,
versus the Times Printing company
and the Associated Press, respondents,
from King county.
Officers of the Red Cedar Single
Association has sent out notifications
to all the mills stating that over 80 per
cent had signed the closing agreement,
and mills were to be shut down between
May 16 and June A.
Heavy rains soaked the dry farm
lands, and that insures a big yield of
grain Wheat is in it's prime and the
prospects in eastern Washington and
Idaho for record crop are good. Walla
Walla was favored also. Palouse, Big
Bend and other agricultural sections
report the best of conditions.
AS loaded logging train, consisting
of eight cars, an engine and caboose,
on the Seattle & International railway
was crossing over the Raging river
bridge between Preston and Falls City
the structure collapsed, carrying the
solid train and crew to the bottom Of
the canyon, ITO feet below. No one
killed.
MONTANA.
The Butte Gentlemen's Driving club
has been organized.
Diphtheria has once more made its
appearance in Billings.
This has been the banner year for
the University of Montana.
In the opinion of the attorney gen.
eral, scrip land is not assessable.
Soon farmers must begin to spray
potato vines for the Colorado beetle.
Arbor Day was observed by all the
schools of Livingston in a fitting man
ner.
An unknown man, was completely
cut in two in the railroad yards at Kal
ispell.
The supreme court of Montana has
decided not to change it's former opin
. ion in which the powers of the state
board of equalization were defined.
: The decrease in Missoula's indebted
ness during the past year has beer
$79S6.O6.
Probably one more effort will be
made in Butte to organize a mining
exchange.
b. R. Horton, one of the pioneers o.
! Flint creek valley died at his home a
Stone the other day.
The first shipment of southern cattle
[ to Montana reached Billings last week
! being two train loads, or "a cars.
: Hon. William Thompson passed ava.
: in Butte from the paralytic stroke will
which he was stricken. His death oc
. Cured at the residence of his son
4 James r. Thompson at No. 110l Gale
donia street.
The people of Helena are to have al
= opportunity to meet the three distin
: guished peace ENJOYS of the warrint
: South African republics who saile'
: from Europe a week ago.
/ State Treasurer T. E. Collins says h
:. will purchase the school of mine
8 bonds, amounting to 100000, wit
/ money from the permanent school fund
l. without an action in court.
+ Petitions in bankruptcy have beef
filed by Mrs. Katherine Ming, wife o
the late ]. H. Ming of Helena; John II
Ming and James L. Ming, sons. TIL
y liabilities aggregate $136,504.47. Their
are no assets.
n w. A. Bridges, a book-keeper EN-
ployed by the Pat Largey estate, ha
r been arrested in Butte on charge o
grand larceny. preferred by w. Wishor
, superintendent Of the Spectator mine
Lieutenant B. ]. McIntire of Com
: pany H, First Montana volunteers, ha
arrived in Kalispell from the PhiiiI
8 pines and was accorded a grand we
} come by over 5000 citizens of Kalispel
and Flathead county.
2, The North Cheyenne Indians, VIII
6 have caused more trouble in the las
20 years than any other tribe in Nor
# tana, are gradually becoming interes
l. ed in the things that occupy other reseI
walton Indians in the state.
IL Fred Lund of Butte persuade
n Charles Frederickson and Gus Dolber
to loan him $500. He told them b
n wanted the money to finish paying fo
g a home at Williamsburg, near the Col
RADIO smelter He also told them b