The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-07-12
GENERAL NORTHWEST NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD IN NOTES.
An Interesting Collection of Items
From the Four Northwest states
of "A miscellaneous Nature Gath
cred the Past Week.
IDAHO.

Farmers of NeZ Perez are signing
contracts to use the tramway. The plan
is to put in a line from the head of Six
Mile canyon to Pardee On the Short
Line.
Postmaster Chapman of Lewiston re-
ports that the total receipts of the Lew
iston postoffice for the year ending
June 80 were in excess of $4,000,
which entities the city to free delivery.
While seated in his Office recently
Probate Judge ]. G. Brady of Rathdrum
was shot by Henry Wilmbussy, crazy
man. Attending physicians say Mr..
Brady has poor chance for recovery.
The bullet entered just below his right
eye.
The first crop Of alfalfa has been put
up in Moscow vicinity and farmers re-
port that the grass has never given
better crop for a first cutting, in many
fields alfalfa having produced three
and a half tons an acre. Timothy is
also being cut and some of the other
hay grasses are ready for harvest.
The house and barn on Crits' farm,
six miles east of Lewiston, were totally
destroyed by fire recently. The loss
was $4,000, with very little insurance.
The fire started in the barn. and is said
to have been the work of an incendiary.
In the barn were a number of fine hors-
es and cattle, which were saved with
great difficulty.
B. G. Peters recently returned to Ken
drick from the east, where he has been
several weeks. He had a number of
conferences with linseed oil manufac-
turers and the prospect Of establishing
a mill is being given serious consider
alton. From tests made it is learned
that Idaho f1axseed will only stand a
dockage of per cent, while Minnesota
and Dakota flax is locked 10 to Is per
cent.
The first holdup in Wallace in sew
eral months occurred recently. Frank
Berry met a large man who command
ed him to hold up his hands. Berry Is
a small man, but instead of complying
he started to run. The thug snapped
his pistol but it failed to explode the
cartridge, and he then struck Berr!
on the head, cutting an ugly cash, bu
not knocking him down. The struggle
was continued until Berry was takeI
by the throat and choked into submis
sion, when he was robbed of $50 ant
his watch and chain. In the struggl
the thief dropped his revolver, whicl
was picked up by persons who came a
the sound of the ARRAY. 1t was foun
to have but one cartridge in it, and tina
had been snapped.
The year old son of Mr.. and Mrs
William Palmer OF Moscow died unde
somewhat extraordinary and tragica
circumstances recently. While drivin
to the Fourth of July picnic, the fathe
gave the boy a small drink of whiske
as a medicine. Within few minute
the child became unconscious and die
in that condition. The parents sal
the child was greatly excited the da
before over the coming celebration, an
could not be induced to eat any suppe
1t was the same in the morning, and o
the road to the picnic grounds the chill
was so nervous that the father felt
stimulant was needed. He gave tn
boy what he thought was tablespoon
full of whiskey. The doctor expresse
the opinion that the liquor had acte
as a destructive poison.