Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-23

past two years, and Ii will be several
weeks before he learns of the death Of
his wife. Aside from the husband
two children, Mrs. Ayotte and Frank
Back, are the only surviving members
of the family. The two children were
at her bedside when the end came.
The funeral took place from the home
at IL o'clock Saturday morning, Rev,
q. l.. Deffenhaugh conducting the
services. 1nterment took place in the
city cemetery.
Sunday evening Ernest Duncan ant
a number Of other boys about twelve
years OF age were engaged in shooting
at fish from the Second street dock.
says the Occur q Alene Press. Ernest
had - calibre revolver and In some
manner accidently discharged the
weapon, the ball taking effect in the
left index finger, and passing into the
left thigh just above the knee 1t went
around the bone and lodged three or
four inches from where 1t entered.
DR.. Scallon was called and dressed the
wounds after extracting the ball. The
boy is slowly recovering and no i'll cf-
feets are anticipated as result of the
wound. There are several boys IN
town who are in the habit OF carry
ing REVIEWERS and the practice will
some day cause the death, Instead OF
flesh wound, and then the little guns
will be laid away.
The question OF Sunday closing Is
being agiiated at Newport, and In It's
last issue the Miner has the following
10 say on the subject: ''it has been
characteristic of the west that one
day was like the other. Sunday stood
fer nothing more than any other day.
Tie wheels Of business kept right On
rolling and saloons and pleasure re-
sorts kept open house from one years
end to the other. But as tie wild
ard woolyh wears Off, a change takes
place Life grows strenuous. The
church becomes established. People
become weary Of the continuous grind
Of business and long for day Of rest
and the Sabbath comes into obsery-
ance 1t Is only few months since
the Sabbath closing began to take
root in Newport, but ii has grown rap
idly In public favor. The mercantile
establishments give notice that after
Ia hat MI la..
closed on Sunday, except between the
hours Of l. and o'clock. The law di-
rects that saloons shall be closed on
the sabbath, but the statute has not
been enforced. Why not al fall in
line, close up shop and observe Sim
day in II way betitting "A Christian
community rest, recreation and
the worship OF the divinity? The
wheels of business will turn all the
more hriskly and smoothly the other
six days Of the week, and all viii live
longer, live happier and more content
with themselves and their surround
ings."
appeared among the l<ootenai Indians.
the town trustees have thought II
best to be on the safe Side. and have
extended the quarantine against them
= days longer, making 80 days In all.
bal IL is possible that the quarantine
may be declared off at the end OF -
DAYS. SAYS the kGtenai Herald. The
county quarantined for II days and al
the end IT that time, last Monday.
the Indians came into town again.
/ thinking it applied To the town also.
and being without marshal II was
two days before they were gotten out.
4 few nf our citizens do not approve
of qiiarantinng the Indians at all.
| Tile town trustees, however, hold
that ii there WAS only one chance III
Il hundred of the disease breaking ouf
/ Ii would not be right 10 allow the
town to be exposed 10 the dangers 81
such a scourge as smallpox, and % Or
/ - days is short enough 10 keep the
I Indiana oct. Down the river. inst
/ acrt ss the line in British Columbia, 81
careful is the government OF the put
lie health that all the Indians have
/ been auarantined and are still TT
/ quarantine and will probably remain
80 for some time to come The pra.
sincial government employs three
men to see that the Indians do MOI
leave their homes. They do this
merely as prevention, as not singh.
case Of smallpox mas yet appeared
among their Indians. but there woulG
! be great danger in case they were NJ
| lowed To roam about. perhaps coming
in contact with Indians who have the
i 81 a. -
| been too slack with their ST.
| On lad nIla fa nj ne Most of he L l.