Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-09-20

lue AOJtendI HeTaIu reports
heavy crop Of vegetables OF all kinds
In the kootenai valley this year.
Boyle s. Callahan Of bonners Ferry
took the rear end Of their log drive
past that place this week. They have
a contract for 1900, 900 feet to be de-
liyered at the mouth Of the kootenai
river. which place Will be reached
some time next week.
w. :. Lancaster, prominct farm
or residing in the vicinity Of Rath-
drum, and one OF the oldest settlers on
what is known as Rathdrum prairie,
reports the best crops Of grain this
year during his entire experience at
farming in that vicinity. All kinds
of vegetables and fruit are reported
plentiful ON the prairie.
Miss katherine Strathern Of Post
Falls and William Harold, bookkeeper
of the City Street Improvement COM
pany of Spokane, eloped and were
married Sunday, says the Spokesman
Review. 1t is declared that Miss
Maud Kimball, a well known stenog.
rapher III Spokane, assisted the cou-
pie. When Miss Kimball was called
up she refused to give any details, al
| though she said: II was at Post
Falls Sunday.
IA fioater was found in the koo-
| tenai river near Leonia last Sunday.
From letter found IN the clothes
it is supposed to be the body OF Jack
Conway, Of whom nothing WAS known
in the vicinity where the tioater was
found. 1t Is said that many laborers
on the Jennings branch, after quit
ting their jobs, construct rude RATS
of logs, and float down the river To the
main line. The river is very treach-
erous and this is no doubt n VIC
tim .of one Of these foolhardy at
tempts.
Last Tuesday Elijah Ackley Of
Hope, who Is suffering from stroke
Of apoplexy, was taken to the county
hospital at Rathdrum, This is the
third stroke Mr.. Ackley has suffered
within two years, and it is very likely
to prove fatal. lie Is about 20 years
old. has been resident Of this county
for nearly 20 years. and is one of the
pioneers Of the west, having crossed
the plains in lSi9. He has been living
in the vicinity Of Hope dnring nearly
the whole of his residence in this
county. He has no known relatives
here.
Memorial services were held We'd
nesday afternoon at the Methodist
church at Harrison. All the business
houses and mills were closed at the re-
quest Of the city council. O. i. Barr
presided and opened the exercises by
a few remarks. A double quart I
sang Lead Kindly Light" Profess
or +. IL. Wilson read a brief biogra.
ply Of William Mckinley, followed
by an address by Rev. h. L. Hardy
"Nearer, My God, 10 Thee vas tho 1
sung. Addresses followed by Rev
Rogers and +. ". Lawrence. Tie
exercises were closed by the congre-
CATION singing america
~. ". Childs Ct Hope. met with {
bad bicycle accident on First avenue
near Post street, last sunday after
noon. says the Spokane Chronicle, as I
result Of which Dr. Sompie hal u
take six stitches above the left eye arc
five below. Mr.. Childs was ridin,
along First avenue, and at the inter
section of Post street had collision
with horse and buggy belonging Il
the o. x. stables. driven by one OF tn
proprietors. The bicyclist wa
knocked down on the pavement Will
such force that he was unconscious TO
two hours, when he found himself II
the care OF a physician. lie is report
ed to be doing nicely and aside from
sore head is not badly hurt.
: A citizen OF Harrison recently at
? tempted to take French leave, and TIN
incident was thus mentioned by TIN
+ Searchlight: Last Saturday J. u
= Eaton of this place. together with hi
D two teams. waron and buggy, EN-
barked on the steamer Nictorine fron
: the trestle on the Harrison Trestl
: road on the Occur d'Alene river am
e shipped for partslunknown, in so ia