Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-01-05

! IDAHO.
The postofice at Fort Hall has been
discontinued.
MILFORD o. Ridges has been commits.
stoned pOstmasted at Falrview.
The teachers Of Idaho selected Noun.
tain Home as the next place OF meet
Ing
A star service has been established
from Murphy. by Sinker. to Oreana, II
miles and return.
The Wardner Industrial Union Is TAX.
ing active steps to urge the congress
sional investigation OF the Wardner
riots on April 20 last.
School district No. 9. Shosh0ne coun-
ty. has been the happy recipient OF a
l2x20 foot flag, a gift from State Audi
tor Sinclair.
The members OF the Athletic Associ-
alton OF the university at Moscow are
preparing to give their annual enter.
tainment January IL.
The Lewiston city council after a
spirited session passed . resolution In.
structing the city attorney to draw up
an ordinance calling for an election to
he held to determine the will of the
people In regard to bonding the city for
the purchase OF the water works sys.
tenn and other improvements.
Up to date there have been five cases
pronounced smallpox, in two Of which
there seems to be a marked difference
OF opinion among the medical frater.
nifty at Wardner.
The dedication OF the new school
building erected by the Bunker Hill L
Sullivan Company. and presented by
them to Kellogg district No. 8. occurred
Wednesday.
w. B. McGraw OF Moscow asks for a
pardow. He Is waiting to 60 to the pen.
Jurymen. prosecuting attorney and
committing magistrate sign the prison.
er's appeal.
The body OF man named Johnston
was found In Canyon creek at Gem.
His jaw was broken and the body show.
cd other signs Of violence. 1t Ia claimed
Johnston drew 800 and returned to
Gem. where nothing was known of him
| until the BODY was found.
Five years ago the law was changed
In Idaho regarding the date when taxes
become delinquent, from when taxes be-
linquent. from the second Monday In
December to the first Monday In Janu.
airy. The provision with regard to the
poll tax penalty was not changed and
still remains as In the earlier law. The
majority Of the assessors OF the state
failed to collect the penalty required
on all poll taxes not paid by the second
Monday In December. This has been
responsible for much litigation.
Salute your partners! Eight hands
round! Ladies' to the right! Swing!
All promenade" Revelry reigned su.
preme for several hours recently at
Wardner at the most unique dance ever
given In the northwest. The morgue
was used as a ballroom, and the gay
dancers pirouetted and whirled around
the room. which smelled of coffin var
nish and seemed peopled with shades
of the departed. Never was such
dance heard of In this quiet town, and
nothing has caused such comment since
the mine explosion Of last spring.
MONTANA.
Patrick Joyce. miner employed In
the ST. Lawrence mine at Butte, was in.
stantly killed last week by fall OF
rock.
The smallpox scare at Butte is grow
Ing. Place may be quarantined by 9th.
er cities. The dispute among physi-
clans over diagnosis has caused much
ill-fealing.
According to the school census OF
Lewis and Clark counties for 1899. there
are now nearly 400 more children be.
tween the ages OF 6 and Fl years In the |
county than in 1898.
Il am tired OF suffering. Goodbye.
! am my own master" Such was the |
brief message left by Camille Paumie
proprietor of the Partisan Dye Works.
at Butte, In explanation OF his suicide
by shooting.
John c. VanHook one Of the employ.
eos OF the United States surveyor gen.
erals Office in Helena. has been offered
good position Mt Paris during the
great exposition OF next year The
United states government has rendered
MIN position in the fisheries depart
ment OF the governments exhibit
Another case Of smallpox has been re-
ported to County Physician J. A. Leigh.
ton. 1t Is at Homestake. This case
and one or two at Basin IL as yet nil
that our county has suffered BY the dis.
ease. Basin Is free from IL now
Livingston will shortly have a free
reading room. At a recent meetiny
committees were appointed from the
different societies and churches IN ths
city, to arrange the details. The room
viii be supported by monthly snbscrln.
lions OF 81.
Adjutant General J. T. Stanford a,
Great Falls is In receipt OF a letter from
Captain Moran in the Philippines In
which no gives n Ssato,raus |