Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-01-26
GENERAL NORTHWEST NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD IN NOTES,
An Interesting Collection Of Items
From the Four Northwest state.
of u miscellaneous Nature Gath
cred the Past Week,
IDAHO

ADNAuos
George W. Lamoreau, clerk and rc-
corder OF Ada county, has been arrest
ed on q charge OF embezzlement. The
complaint was made by one OF his
bondsmen.
Latah county will be at an expense
OF $4,000 to repair the bridges and
roads injured by the recent flood. Ju-
liaetta and Nez Perce will spend $4,000
each in rebuilding two large bridges
across the Potlatch
The business of the Moscow Sawmill
Company will suffer as result OF the
flood, as many logs are contracted for
which would come from the flooded dis.
trict. The track was washed out be-
yond Vollmer and no shipments can
be made
NJ. GrandQuist. n prominent reserva.
t!on farmer residing at Agatha, was
struck BY the Orc Fino train while
walking on the track above the mouth
Of the Potlatch and now lies In criti.
cal condition at the Northern Pacific
hotel In Spaulding.
| The smallpox scare Is abating IN Mos
COW. The cases are all OF !; mild form
The public schools were closed last
week, but will soon be convened again
IL no new and severe developments
transpire. The state university has
had its regular sessions each day
The commissioner Of Shoshone coun.
ty have adjourned without taking any
definite action regarding the county
bonds. The bondholders are willing TO
withdraw the suit, settle with the coun.
tvs attorney in the case. and accept
the overdue interest without any pen
atty.
w. H. Poole and George T.. Wilson
were arrested at Lewiston on a charge
Of passing counterfeit money. The men
quantity of counterfeit money on their
persons. The money was "a the demon.
nations of half-dollars and quarters,
bearing the dates OF 1881 and 1895.
The total precipitation at Wallace
during the last year was 44.2S inches.
the greatest amount in any year since
records have been kept.
Governor Steunenberg will 60 north
to look over the ground preparatory to
the appointment Of commissioner for
Shoshone county to fill vacancy caus-
ed by the resignation of G. Scott Ander-
son. The subject is so important that
the governor felt il necessary to consult
with the people before making an ap-
pointment.
NJ. J. Shields, OF Moscow, Is handling
a new cereal which Is called corn wheat
The kernals look very much like wheat,
except that they are about twice as
large and the yield per acre Is about
twice as large. running from so to 100
bushels. Mr. Shields has raised 12S
sacks. weighing l20 pounds each. from
only two bushels OF seed Practically
the same kind OF meal can be made
from II that Is made from corn, meal
that is palatable and has superior fat
tening qualities 1t is believed that
this grain will solve the problem OF fat
tening hogs and cattle in wheat coun
try. Even the straw after threshing has
been found to contain fattening quail
ties to such an extent that stock thrive
on II almost as well as they do on hay
II all the things that are claimed for II
are true this new grain Is one OF thu
most important products ever introduc
ed into the Psl0use country.
MONTANA.
The employees Of the steam laundriet
at Missoula formed labor organiza
ton last week. with Joseph Willett ..
secretary.
Michael Marley. lumberman. hal
been working in Kendalls camp neal
Florence. He was In the act OF reach
ing overhead with his az 20 cut a larg'
limb. when the AZ fell and cut his lef
foot badly.
John n. Wise, an employe Of the Bill
Blackfoot Milling Company. has beer
brought to Missoua from the nppe
end OF the Blackfoot country with
badly broken leg. caused by . fa.lini
tree.
A small wreck took place in the yard
of the Northern Pacific at M!ssoula las
week. The damage WAS slight and NJ
one was hurt The trouble took plac
about a mile from the station and al
most at the extreme west end OF tn
yard.
Mrs. A. Lacasse, wife OF Alphonse la
casse. one OF the owners OF the renown
ed Cedar Creek placer mines. died II
Missoula from the effects OF an opers
ton for appendicitis. She had larg
number of friends In Montana and 9th
er parts of the west
Coroner Hayes OF Missoula has n
turned from Paradise. where he Wa
called to take charge OF the body OF
man found at the mouth OF the Mi
soula river. The body In supposed
be that OF a man named Shea, who wa
drowned while travelling in a skin froi
Iron Mountain TO Plains some time lai
summer. He was with companion
| The skin capsized and both were drowl
ed. The body Of Shea's companion Wa
found soon after the accident