The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-04-12
NORTHWEST NEWS ITEMS
BRIEFLY TOLD IN NOTES.
An Interesting Collection of Items
From the Four Northwest states
of "a Miscellaneous Nature Gath
cred the Past Week.
IDAHO.

IDAHO.
The contract for the construction of
the wool warehouse at Meiser has been
awarded.
The city council of Caldwell has pass
ed an ordinance closing the saloons at
IL o'clock midnight.
TIE equipment of the Cambridge Coun-
Gil stage line is being transferred to
Murphy, to be used between that place
and Silver City.
At Julietta last week board of trade
was organized with G. A. Mckay as
president and e. w. Poraer secretary
and treasurer.
Tom Clark. we'll known farmer liv-
ing three miles southeast of Troy, on
Burnt Ridge, was thrown from his
sleigh recently and seriously injured
by striking on log.
Word has just been received that G.
B. Simpson, graduate of the universe
ty of Idaho in 1893, had been appoint
ed on the Office staff of the United
States entomologist at Washington, d.
G.
J. w. Lieuallen. of Moscow. who is
employed by the state to collect timber
for the pan-American exposition at
Buffalo has finished loading the speci-
mems of blocks and plank shipped from
Troy.
The first of the oratorical contests
at the state university-that of the
sophomore class for the Brake gold
medal took place in assembly hall Mon
day evening. The freshman contest
was held on Wednesday, April 10, the
preliminary intercollegiate contest on
April II, and the Watkins gold medal
contest a week later, on April 18.
A joint freight tariff on lumber and
shingles from Standpoint and other
points east of Spokane to all points on
the Oregon Short Line has been issu-
ed. The through rate from Standpoint
to Pendleton, is 3716 cents per hundred
pounds; Meyer and other Wyoming
points, 40 cents; Ogden and Salt Lake,
40 cents; Lehi Junction to Hanauer,
AN cents, and points south of Salt
Lake to Frisco, Az cents on lumber
and Ga cents on shingles.
Snow has fallen in the Potlatch
mountains to depth of two feet, and
sufficient rainfall has been experienced
on the different ranges to stop spring
farming operations for few days.
Sales of wheat are few in number and
small in quantity, most of the buying
being by farmers who are feeding hogs
or cattle. 1t is noticeable that during
the past year most Oh the farmers in
the country surrounding Kendrick
have engaged in diversified farming
and a great many have taken up the
feeding the stock.
Water was last week sent over the
crest of the Swan falls dam. This
marks the successful completion of one
of the most important electrical enter
prises in the intermountain country.
The Snake river has been damned at
Swan Falls, 80 miles directly south of
Boise City, for the purpose of securing
power for the mines and mills at Silver
| City. There are four turban wheels
installed, each of $50 horse power. The
electrical energy is transmitted 26
miles to the company's property. The
plant has cost $350,000.
Governor Hunt has made the fol
| lowing appointment of officers for
| Clearwater county:
Commissioners-P. H. Blake, Orc
! fino; William LeBaron, Cavendish ;
John T. Maloy, Frasier Sheriff, viii.
liam S. Cunningham, Russell; clerk
and recorder, Frank Gaffney; assessor
/ ]. L. Harris, Potlatch; treasurer, A. M
Holmberg, Orofino; school superintend
ent, Mrs. Fannie Roberts. Pierce coun-
ty; probate judge, ]. S. Hogue, Russell;
county attorney, ]. A. Brown, Orofino>
surveyor, d. H. Guilland, Oroino; cor
oner, Henry Merchant, Orofino.