Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-04-06
IDAHO.

Albert Brunzeii. who was recently
appointed q lieutenant In the marine
corps. and assigned to duty At Nor.
folk. Va. was \ member OF Company
yious to this was student at the uni.
d. First Idaho volunteers. and pre-
versity.
A. E. Frost has been appointed post.
master at Cataido. kootnai county.
Julia Hartley has been appointed post.
mistress at Landing. Oneida county.
Mary Hansen has been appointed post.
mistress at Cleveland. Bannock county.
Frank Eastman. son OF MIR. and Mrs.
II. B. Eastman. OF Boise, has made q
splendid record as q trap shooter at
the sportsmens show at Madison
Square Garden, New York. He com.
peted with the crack shots Of the Urit-
ed States. and was beaten by only two
points. after having made - out OF
possible 100. He made 67 straight
shots without q miss.
Acting Secretary Of War Meikeljohn
has recommended to congress An ap.
preparation OF $9l7.S6 to reimburse (he
state Of Idaho for ordnance stores used
In protecting government property en-,
dangered by the riotous condition In
1894 incident to the movements Of
Coxeys industrial army.
Thousands OF fruit trees. principally
winter apples, are being set out in the
locality around Troy this spring. Past
experience hae demonstrated that the
winter apple is by far the greatest mon
ey maker for fruit growers. Orch.
ards show indications OF heavy crop.
The land case OF Ira Sperry versus
John HERES, involving l60 acres of
land at the mouth OF the Big Canyon
on the Clearwater river. has been de-
cided by the secretary OF the interior
In favor Of Hcrrrcs.
| The trafYsc In secondhand permits
promises to receive setback by q new
regulation which has just gone into
effect. Hereafter the hack of the per.
init card. which heretofore contained
only the signature Of the owner, will be
! filled out with detailed statement OF
his personal appearance. height. com.
plexion. color OF hair. eyes. etc.
With 5000 permits outstanding. the
made retroactive. So all the old permits
will be taken up and new ones supplied
In their stead. As long as men are at
work In mine their cards are all on
file with the employing company. 10
that the alteration can be made on fully
$500 OF them at once.
| A force OF men is at work at Ken.
drick, under Street Commissioner
Hamblin, to rebuild the dyke Just above
town. which was carried away in the
January food. AS soon az the water
goes down q lot OF rip-rap will be
placed on either side. strong enough
TO turn all water into the Potlatch riv.
er. The Northern Pacific is also build
ing a substantial grade at that place.
A postofiice has been established at
Concord. Idaho county. with James A.
Eldrige as postmaster, and a special
mail service provided rom the Buffalo
Office. one and half miles north. The
postofiice at Elmira. Kootenai county
has been re-established with John G
Grant as postmaster The once at
Elmira Is located eight miles south
west OF Naples.
The Northern Pacific profiung by III
experience during the January floods
as a result OF building It's roadbed In
the canyon bottoms. and along th'
+, course OF the streams has begun worb
on new grades. The track about fv'
miles below Julietta. where an enor
was made to turn the channel by thu
grade. which has washed out thrs'
times in the last year and is now OF
piling. will be changed to follow th'
hillside. which will take the track
above the reach OF high water. Camp
have been made by large force o.
men and today the surveyors were run
ming lines and getting ready for th'