Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-16

early peaches this week on his fr,!i:
ranch five miles below Bonners Ferry.
says the kDotenai Herald. Mr.. Annis
has 500 trees OF all kinds and is highlj
pleased with his fruit crop. His pears,
peaches, plums, cherries and apples
are doing fine. and even ounce trees.
planted as an experiment., he re-
ports loaded with fruit tins year.
The early peaches which he has jiiss
picked are superior to anything In
luclous flavor seen in the market here
this year
State Engineer Ross, OF Boise.
passed through Cocur d'Alenc lass
Wednesday on his way to the st. Mar
les country. where he will be joined
by G. y. Steunenberg, secretary of the
state land board, and Selectnrs Dawd.
White and Harvey. They will make
plans and then divide up for the pur-
pose OF following up the surveyor and
making land selections for the state.
saws the Press. The work viii he
pushed without delay and every effort
is 10 be made to protect the states In
tercsts.
The l. @. @. +. lodge, which was re-
Gently organized at Priest River,
elected the following officers: w. ".
Letniey, :. g.; Henry Kayser, v. g..
&. r. Melder, secretary; VIM. Martin.
treasurer: Nels Alberts, II. s. N. N:
Charles Johnson, l.. S. N. g.: Ellis
Martin. r. S. V. G.; Thomas Hydorn.
l.. n. n. g.: Wm. Bleedorn, conduct
or; II. S. Wright, warden; Calvin
Ha!I, O. q. The name Of the new
organization is Banner lodge No. 6l.
and starts off with a membership OF ~.
Mrs. Young. school superintendent
OF Shdshone county, and Daniel Van
Duzer. school upcrintcndcnt OF koe
tenai county, met by arrangement at
Harrison last Wednesday To arrange 4
program for the joint teachers insti-
tute, which convenes at Cocur d.
Alene, September 2, and will continue
for one week, says the Scarchlight
1t promises to be one Of the most IN
teresting meets they have ever had.
superintendent Saylor OF the Spokane
city schools, Professor Blair OF the
Blair business college, DR.. Heritage
and other prominent educators will
take part. President McLain of the
university OF Idaho will deliver a lee
tnre.
II is stated that the MeEasha wis.
Wooden 4 Willow Ware company last
week purchased the timber holdings
and interests in logging camps Of VIII
liam Dollar, and that Mr. Dollar will
remove to California. The company
now has holdings OF standing timber IN
the St. Maries country estimated at
l15, 900, 900 feet. The Menasha com
pany has secured the cooperation Of
the Howard Lumber company Of
Pennsylvania, the Occur d d'Alene Lum-
Der company and several Of the Earri-
son mills in a project for the improve
ment Of the st. Maries river, so as tn
make that stream navigable for log
drives. It is expected that the Me-
naslla company will ultimately estab-
lish large plants at or near Coenr d.
Alene and st. Maries.
One Of the heaviest wind storms
that ever visited this section Of the
country occurred last Friday about !;
p. m, says the Harrison Searchlight.
II blew for about 20 minutes, dust
flying 50 thick that one could scarcely
see 10 feet ahead and covering every
thing Will, thick mantle of dirt.
The old Kootenai, which was anchored
at Kanutson's mill, was torn from It's
moorings and was being tossed about
on the turbulent waters Of the LAKE
like chip. II drove the Oakes from
the landing at the depot and crashed
into some iron pipe belonging {"
Messrs. Powell 4 Leonard, which thet
had Just placed on a raft, preparatory
to laying in the bottom OF the lake t.
connect with the suction pipe Of the
waterworks. The pipe was precipi-
tated into the lake and lost. entaliing
Il loss to the owners OF about sl3n
One Of Captain Howe's boats brokc
loose and took an impromptu trip on
the lake. Some OF the booms at the
mill we're broken and the logs went
adrift
PAUL CORCORAE Is PARDONED