Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-10-18
Local NEWS FROM fArnDRuM
Record of the Weeks Doings at the
County Seat.

W. .. Baker arrived here last Fri
day and will remain indefinitely.
Ben Butler Of Standpoint was In the
city Tuesday on personal business.
The SOCIAL hop Saturday night was
well attended and an ENJOYABLE time
is reported.
NJ. W. Townsend and S. c. Hyde.
Spokane attorneys, were here on legal
business Tuesday.
G. W. Clarke OF Spokane, at one time
commissioner for kootenai county.
was in town Monday attending the
tax sale.
W. G. Rogers and, w. II. Cable
came home from the Priest River for
est reserve Wednesday. They have
finished for this season.
Miss Pearle Morton went to Post
Falls last Saturday, where she re-
mained several days, owing to the i'll
ness Of her father
r. j. Young is at Boise this week
attending a session of the grand lodge,
l. Q. Q. f., and Mrs. Young is visit
ing relatives in Spokane.
Mrs. Z. E. Tavlor has gone to Mes
cow to attend her son-in-law, Frank
Olin, who is sici, with typhoid pneu-'
mOnia and not expected to live.
Nelson Cheek has moved the house
located east of NJ. d. Wright's old
store to his lot south Of the Catholic
church, and will use it for a dwelling.
August Plonske of Spokane Bridge
and Marry Jarrad of Occur d'Alene
We're married at the Presbyterian
manse Monday, Rev. i. A. Walker Of
floating.
Monday about 81, 400 worth of prop
erty was sold here for taxes. The
property consisted of 123 lots in Post
Falls and additions, % lots in Coeur
d'Alene and additions, 90 lots in
Eaton and 27O acres of land lying
mostly, ON Rathdrum prairie. Ehe
property was all disposed of at good
prices. =.
j. c. Thomas, commonly known as
Ben Thomas, and Leora Finney were
granted a license to marry with the
consent of their parents. The bride
is IS years old and the groom II.
On Wednesday evening Justice Marsh
performed the ceremony. The bride
and groom are well known here, hay-
ing lived in this vicinity for long
time.
There was Sunday School rally at
Post Falls Sunday, which was attend
ed by about 80 Rathdrumites. All
took lunch along and had a basket din
ner The Post Fails people served
hot coffee to their visitors. An excel
lent program was carried out. con
sisting of speeches, songs, etc. 1t
was an ideal dav for the occasion, and
the rally was Il pronounced success.
Henry Boynton and Anna IL Deal
were married at the home Of iir. and
Mrs. ". II. Baldwin Sunday evening,
the Eer. 7. G. Hodgson of Coeur d.
Alene officiating. Friends and rela-
tives of the contracting parties 10 the
number Of about II were present.
About 10 o'clock the boys gave them a
chariyari. which was promptly an
swered by The bride and groom. eMr
Hoynton squared" himself with the
boys. who quietly departed. Mr.. and
Mrs. Boxnton are well and fayorably
known here.
Robert Miller, who owns large
tract of timber land at Twin lakes.
has succeeded in getting Judge May
hew to appoint three appraisers to as
sess the damages in tie irrigatng
ditch controversy. Those appointed
are J. II. Harte, Cocur d'Alene: b. +.
Butler. Standpoint, and II. Il. Stratll-
ern. Post Falls. They we're to have
met Tuesday to take evidence, but
Mr.. Harte failed to appear, and the
meeting was adjourned until We'd
nesday. c. L. Heitman and c. R.
Voorhees, are tie attorneys for the
ditch company. while NJ. ". Town
send and :. {. Hyde represent Mr..
Miller. Wednesday the commission
met and looked over the ground. wit