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Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18

IAaycnworth, Kan, Jan. lG.-Fred
Alexander, the negro who assaulted Eva
Roth and was suspected OF a.ssulting
and numbering Pearl Forbes on November
o last, was brought in from the penitcn-
tiry Tuesday afternoon at about $50
O'Clock The citizens, learning that he was
being brought to the Jail, gathered in great
numbers, probably 1000 or 5000 people, and
although the officers got him into the
Jail the mob secured heavy railroad
irons and, bursting the Jail doors, took
Alexander to the scene of the Forbes mur
der, about eight blocks from the bushes:
portion of the city, and sticking rail
road rail in the ground. fastened hi into
it with chains, and pouring coaloil on him
burned him to death. The wretch pro
tested his innocence to the last
Surrounded by a yelling mob, his clothe;
torn, his face bloody with his own blood
he was dragged from his cell in the cour'
house pleading for his life, and after being
dragged around the court house yard fol
Is minutes, was loaded into wagon witt
his captors and taken to the place where
Miss Forbes body was found, to be burn
ed to death.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18

The Vermont Station gives q descrip-
ton, with illustration. OF frame ssor'
age house In which low temperature
and ventilation are prov ii-d b. throw
~ open doors ats! windows during
cool spells In the fall and keeping them
closed at ether times. The house II ~
By 20 feet aud has two stories and base
meni- The basement aud first floor are
used for staring fruit and bold 1860
barrels each. The second door u for
empty barrels, etc. The building has
double walls and double windows. An
oil stove gives hca, enough 10 keep the
fruit from freezing In winter. The ium-
Der used In the construction Of thls
house was a. follows
Three thousand i've hundred feet
wall boarding. 1900 feet roof boarding.
$500 feet ceiling ansidel. 1900 feet
door boards double foors,. 1900 feet
clap boards. 20 bundles iath. and 221a
squares slaie.
Outside Finish--Two hundred feet
flinear measure) 5-Inch crown mold. 100
feet Qlnear measure) 3lnch bed mold.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18
Four Hundred bodies ArriS e.

Washington. Jan. l3.-The transport
san Francisco brought the remains
OF iO3 officers, soldiers and civilian
employees who died in the Phil.
ippincs, China, and Hawaii. More than
half Of tbs number have been claimed by
relatives for burial. The remainder will
be held at san Francisco for a period OF
AIN weeks and unless claimed in the mean.
time viii be inferred in the national Gem.
ctery at the Preside.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18

Prof rhelps make~ quite AN -iahor,
81. computation rs rcxards = fair mar.
net value Of rnsiiax~. from which he
derides that Il I. worth about one third
10 our fourth Ia. price p.r ton OF a
good stock hay FREE frem clover. lie
agures Il In this way. There Is about
$50 pound. of water FREE or dry matter
In . soa Of ~asslss- aud LEO pounds
In = ton Of hay. bu, when the digestl.
bliity Ia calculated there Is 331 pounds
Of food eietnsn,s digcstible In the ton
u silawe. sind about leo pounds In the
tan OF hay. being near enough 10 call Il
one-third Of the food value. But We
do not always compute the value to the
dairyman by the nutrltiye value II the
Professor does. The more xueculenl
saA easily diEested silag- when given
- Q part Of the foosi ration will pro.
duce more milk than one third Of its
wde4e u hay. That u those who have
- = ~ that thirty pounds u a.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18
MONTANA.

Professional men and merchants viii
ask the legislature to amend the Il
cense law.
Poor house of Silver Bow county had
nearly one hundred inmates on the Isl
of the year is the doctors report.
The small pox scare is abating d
Anaconda. Only twelve cases now re
main at the Pesthouse. No new case
are reported.
Mrs. Geo. r. Milburn, wife of thl
new associate justice of the supreml
court of Montana, died in Helena las
week Of pneumonia after a brief III
ness.
Mr.. Walkers death at Salt Lake lad
week, was received in Butte last we'd
Walkerville was named in honor
him, and his brothers, who owned u
famous Alice mine.
One of the most valuable contrib
tons to the literature of irregatin|
especially for Montana. is the pampkI
let that is sent out from the expeh|
ment station this month by DIRECTED
Fortier.
December was big month for TN
Helena postoffice officials. In fact
was record breaker. and the bushes
of the last month of the old year el|
ceeded the usually large month OF De|
cember, 1899.
Several citizens of Beayerhead coufj
ty petition the governor to parda|
from the county Jail A. w. Leslie, wa
has already served 80 days. They con-
tend that the punishment inflicted va
too excessive.
That goats can be raised in Montana
with substantial profit. is cleafu
demonstrated by the figures given Y
the annual report of the commissions
Of labor and statistics. ]. H. Cader
head, who is now state auditor.
Ferdinand La Plate convicted Oh
sault in Jefferson county and now
wing term in the penitentiary. y
that the governor investigate ms
and grant him clemency. He conte
that he was the victim OF conspirss
A petition signed ny about 25o na@'
praying for the pardon OF Oscar NJ.
land, convicted in June, 1898, OF VA
slaughter, for the killing of Iom
Cough at Red Bluff, has been sen'
Governor Toole. Rowland was
fenced to the pen for a term Oh
years.
A head end collision between
freight trains on the Great Nor'Da
at Essex last week. resulted IN
death of two and the probably las1
jury of third man. One OF the "
men is Harry Fritz. who has reisu
living at 215 Colfax avenue, Spo.'
The other, Albert Werner. IS
Hope, Mich, where his parents fes4'
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18
IDAHO.

| Idaho's mineral product for 1899
was $14,15O,OOO.
! The total assessed valuation Of the
state is $47.451,113.
The production of silver for the year
past is placed at $6OO,O0O.OOO
The past year has proven the most
prosperous in ldaho's history.
| Public land entered in the Boise
land Office in 1900 totals 100. 2SS.42
acres.
| Idaho produced $4,000. 900 worth of
lead last year and copper to the value
of $l50,00O.
The average precipitation in the
state for number of years has been
1852 inches.
Governor Toole has announced his
firm determination to keep out of the
contest for senator.
The Occur dAlenes shipped $50. 900
tons OF lead concentrates last year.
and handled 100000 tons of ore.
The eleven townships in Latah and
Shoshone counties The state has select
ed timber lands valued at $S92.191.
Idaho produced 100000 in gold
during 1899, decrease Of half a mil
lion from the previous years produc-
ton
For the last decade Idaho shows a
greater percentage Of increase of
wealth than any other state in the Tn.
ion.
The sleighing season has arrived in
Butte. and the merry jingle of Ginning
bells is doing business at the old
stand.
The state land board last year leased
SI.0Ss acres of land, deriving a revenue
of $4,000; 1o.509 acres were sold for
$i26,l0S.
Three hundred cars Of prunes and
apples were shipped from the fruit
growing districts of southern Idaho
during October
Senator Shoup has introduced a bill
In the senate providing for an appro-
priation of $4,000 to establish a fish
hatchery in Idaho
The secretary Of the interior has ap-
proved the patent to the state of Idaho
OF list Of lands in the Lewiston dis.
trict selected under the grant to aid
state asylum for the insane. II EN-.
braces 1910 acres.
State Auditor Sinclair in his bien.
NAL report gives the indebtedness on
account OF tie Occur d'Alsne riots at
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18

$59,549, and suggests that Shoshon.
county, where the trouble occurred \.
required by the legislature to paw
portion Of it.
One of the biggest timber sales IN
the history of the northwest is abon,
to be consummated. The propertv
which is white pine land, is in north
Idaho. in Latah and Nez Perez countie,
and the consideration If the deal !.
consummated. will be more than hal,
a million dollars. The principals ars
the state and the Hines lumber com.
pany of Chicago. one OF the bigges,
concerns of the kind in the United
States, and others.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18
Recent Railway Deals.

New York, Jan. l5.-The lflnieN-
impelling cause of the rise on WAN
is the growth of the community ="
tere>t, policy among the riilroads :.
purchase of the Pennsylvania "A
pany for the Erie, the purchase
Central railroad of New Jersey w
Reading, the appearance OF the Ear
reetorate in the community oil e''.
interests that have been rivals N 'ne
road field in the northwest. anu y.
quirement of St. Paul stock by y
Iof the Great Northern are the o
facts from which is inferred
adoption of this policy among 'i
interests.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18
severe Enxnxcsr,e mt.

London, Jan. l6.--The casualty list
shows that there has been severe Ell.
gagcmcu;, with loss Of u killed, /!
wounded and 8 missing, at Murray sburg
wherc the Dutch are said to have been
joining the invaders. Mnrraysburg is IL
miles west OF GRAF Reinct. Indication.
are not wanting that the decision OF the
government to send reinforcemcnts has
not been taken moment too soon. Col
onel Colvilc's mobile column, which has
been pursuing the Beers, has been oblig
ed to rest at Greylingstad, to erect a
blockhousc and to cease operations until
reinforced by mounted troops.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18

Olympia, Wash, Jan. l5.-Both branches
81 the legislature organized at noon Mon
day. Megier, president pro TEN. Of the
senate. was the unanimous choice.
six bills were introduced in that body.
The first, by Andrews Of King county,
appropria,es $4,000 for the expenses OF
The legislative session. The second, by
Preston Of King, provides for railroad
commission, to be appointed by the gov
ernor, lieutenant governor and secretary
OF state. 1t vas referred to the railroad
committee.
Crow Of Spokane introduced an emer-
ycney bill, providing Ter an additional
superior judge for Spokane county. lie
also introduced a bill to take the election
OF superior and supreme judges out OF
politics and providing midsummc. cleo
ton for that purpose only. This bill was
pr, pared by the bar association ot Spo-
kane.
Hallett introduced bill providing ioT
collateral inheritance tax OF per cent
up to $4,000, IL per cent up to 100000,
and 4 per cent above 100000, doubling the
amount on strangers to blood and rela-
tives beyond the third degree, but not to
apply at all to the immediate family.
The house organized on party lines,
Albertson Of King being chosen SPEAKER
lie received % votes; Merritt OF Spokane
IL votes.
The house only transacted routine bust
mes. connected with the organization
Both houses have adjourned.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18

300 feet Qinear measnrcl y by 10 mold
for freixe aud faeia, 100 feet Qlnear
iucasarc) X by 7 base and water tables.
40 feet dinear mcasure) X by IL
planners.
Corner boards. four pieces. u by .. 10
feet: four pieces Il by u. Is feet.
Sliix. eight pieces. = by y. ID feet; III
pieces. 2 by 4. Is feet.
Floor joists. 30 pieces. 2 by y. l5ls
feet. ~ pieces. Z by y, 10 feet.
Collar ties TO raf,ers. ~ pieces. IA
by .. 10 feet.
Wall studs. loo pieces. > by 1. IA fcot.
~ pieces. 3 by 1. ~ feet.
Nnfters. III pieces. . by \. II feet.
braces. ~ pieces, . by q. q feet. ~
pieces. | by q. y feet
Ribbons. III pieces, by 4. ID feet.
Ridge poles. four plccs. by IL. IL
feet
This bin IL estimated at xl43t %, and
the house cost $3.50 nnishcd. The la
Dor Of building Was performed by the
owner At spare times.
such storage buildings as the one
Just described. which depends ON the
husba ndlng aud utilization Of low tenn,
pernture during cold waves In early
spring aud fall. would not. OF course.
fulfii their purpose during the no, sum
aacr months. They are obviously best
adapted TO n cold climate. such m Is
found In the Northern States. Here
they can. In the opinion OF the New
Hampshire station. be made more use
ful In our present transitional period
Of storage construction than any other.
Their defect II that they do not main.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18
American Steamers Seized.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The state de-
partment was informed this afternoon by
cable from Venezuela that the Venezuelan
government had taken possession of two
steamers belonging to the orinoeo Steam.
ship company. No details of the seizure
are made public. The Orinoco company
/. understood TO be an American concern,
operating between Port au Prince and
points up the brinoco river. The head Of
the company is said TO be an American
named Alcott
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18
OREGON.

Albany had ouly four fire alarms la.,
year.
Andrew John Welch an old residen.
of Astoria died last week.
The Marshield light plant wa,
slightly damaged last week by light.
ening.
The Baker City Chamber of Com.
merce gained 81 new members las,
week.
F. E. Dunn, of Eugene, sold 81 bale,
of 1899 hops to San Francisco buyers
recently for cents per pound.
The Treasurer of Grant county had
about $4,000 last week for distributioD
among the schools of the county.
Fred Walters. Of the Farmers Gus
tom MILL has purchased the Cheaus
mill property at Pendleton for s5,5Oo
The telephone Office at Sumpter ha,
abolished it's telegraph Office, and mes
sages are now transmitted by telehone
to Baker City.
Since the 18th of December the I'm.
bier Lumber company has received or
ders for 35 cars of lumber, 20 of which
go to Salt Lake City and other Utah
points.
The steamer Blanco has been tow.
ing rock for the Southern Oregon
Lumber Company to Empire The rock
is being used to build a bulkhead TO
protect the piling from teredoes.
l.. Oldenburg's fruitdryer and fruit
house. north of La Grande. was total
ly destroyed by fire recently. Practi
cally nothing was saved. The loss in
cludes the dryer and fruithouse, 42,OMI
pounds of dried prunes, $4,000 pounds]
OF dried apples, $500 pounds Of dried
pears. and $500 pounds of apples. M.
Oldenburg carried $4,000 insurance
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18

Manila, Jan. l5.-The first public dis
cusson OF the bill to establish a depart.
ment OF public instruction developed a
contest on the question of religion in pub
lie schools. Interest centers in the SEC.
ton permitting priests and ministers to
teach religion for Il half hour weekly out.
side the schools at the desire Of the par.
ents for such instruction, and prohibiting
teachers from conducting religious exer-
eises OF discussions on religion.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18
Adaiserased FLOUR.

IL IL said that one reason why En-
glish buyers prefer TO purchase wheat
aud have Il ground there. instead OF
buying American noar. Is that they
have found evidences In the nour Of
sduiteration with corn rour. aud even
corn coes, clay and other substances
II this charge Is true. there is NO one
to blame but the mIllers II they do not
grind all the wheat We grow. or all
they need to keep their mills husy. n
y said that the Mlllers' National Asso.
c'soeA viii take action In the uaattsr.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18
NORTHWEST NEWS ITEMS
BRIEFLY TOLD IN NOTES
An lnteresting Collection OF items
From the -Four Northwest states
Of . MisceIlan eOus Mature Gath
cred the Past Week.
WASHINGTON.

The North Yakima council will be
petitioned for milk inspector.
The Waldron estate, consisting OF
large tracts of timber land near Aber-
deem, has been finally adjusted.
1t Is expected that the famous Usk
creamery Will change hands soon and
become the property OF Spokane
commission firm.
The Eastern Washington and North
ern Idaho Fruit Growers Association
will meet at Spokane January 81, for
a session Of three days.
George Dow, aged %. a student OF
business college, in Spokane, died last
week as result of undue excitement
brought on by friendly boxing bout
1t is said the Legislature will be ask
ed to increase the Supreme Court from
five to seven judges, upon the ground
that the present membership of the
Court is insufficient to handle the
work.
Alfred H. Seymour who represented
himself as an insurance agent, and
who, the police say, has been victimiz-
ing people in Seattle and Oregon
towns. and in British Columbia, has
been arrested at Seattle.
Next November Pacific county bonds
to the amount of $4,000 will be paya-
bic at the option Of the county, or they
may run 10 more years. They draw 6
per cent interest. 1t is believed that
| they can be refunded at 4 per cent in
| terest.
Theodore Cowall laborer at the
Tacoma smelter, was terribly burned
| by molten Stag last week, and is now
at the St. Joseph hospital. Cowell
was burned in an attempt to relieve
another man who was endangered by
| the Stag.
! The biennial report Of State Labor
Commissioner Adams has been filed
with the governor The report is a
long one and deals with statistics and
other details Of the various labor in
dustries and labor conditions of the
! state.
The Western Central Labor Union OF
Seattle last week passed resolutions
thanking Andrew Carnegie for his gift
to Seattle OF a 100000 Library build
ing, and in suitable words expressed
deep appreciation for the generosity Of
Seattles millionaire benefactor.
James A. Drain. formerly major Of
the National Guard, but recently ap-
pointed adjutant general, has left
Spokane for Olympia, to assume the
duties Of his Office on the 10th of Jan.
uary. His term of office is four years
during which time the able and popu
lar ex-county clerk will live at the cap
ital OF the state
At Okesdale Frank Edwards, aged
20 years, while bending over counter
shaft in the Touring mill in the act of
oiling a journal had his clothing
caught in a key and was instantly
drawn to the rapidly revolving shaft.
running at the rate of about 300 revo-
buttons per minute. receiving injuries
resulting in his death within a few
minutes. He made an cutlery as he was
caught. and the mill was Immediately
shut down. His body was found so
tightly bound to the shaft that his
clothing had to be cut to release him.
He was alive and asked to be taken
home.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18
HARVARD Rhe,ls,

We once knew man who decided
that he would make tight board
fence on the north aud east sides OF his
baruyard to protect the cattle from the
Wind. M II would cost but little more
than any other snug fence. When this
Was done he found that u little expense
would roof over the space between the
fence at one side and end aud the build
Ing. Then he had \ shed. not quite
water tight. for he did not shingie It
but battened the cracks. where the cat
tie could stand while he was cleaning
out tho stables and spreading the bed.
ding In a stormy day. and longer when
the sun xhone Into II. and they were
much more comfortable. Ii was pleas
ing to see how the cattle would gather
Ia that shed after they had drank.
while waiting for the door To open that
they Nigh, 10 Int. the barn. The ex-
pense was small and Was more than re-
paid by the comfort OF the cattle. and
probably by saving OF food. though the
farmers OF those days did not carry
their experiments on ms scientifically
aud get results IS exactly as the exper-
imcnt stations do now. When they
thought a new method paid they did
not figure the profit down to fractions
of eent-American Guitlsator.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18
W Arlington Coal.

Tacoma, Jan. l6.-The total produc.
ton OF coal in this state last year. as
given by State Inspector Owens in his
forthcoming annual report. is 2.4ls..
VA tons. valued at $4.4a5. 002, an in.
crease OF 100000 tons over 1899. The
number OF miners killed by accidents
was 80 and the injured IS. Mr.. Owens
estimates the production for 1901 at
S.+30. 900 tons.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18
Rebels NOuteL.

Bathurst, Gambia, West Africa, Jan. 10.
The British punitive expedition arrived
at Dumbue January ii and completely
surprised and routed the rebels. The
troops captured the town after an hours
lighting Sixty rebels were killed, GO
wounded and 200 captured Six i'm
portant chiefs will be brought to Bathurst.
The British casualties were six West In-
dams Woundeu.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18

top of the milk
pail. Put IA square
of chcesecloth over
the top OF the pain
and hold In In
place by the hoop.
MS shown. This 10
an aid to cleanly
milking and can be
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18

made IN ten minutes. The cloth should
be washed after each milking. when Il
viii be ready for use again. This sim.
pie device win do just as well as the
tin tops that come ready TO be adjusted
to the tops OF the milk pals. and the
homemade AFFAIR VIII cost nothing.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18
seattle Has Gam bling.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. l4.-All the gam.
bling houses in the city have reopened
and are running full blast. Ut is given out
that the trouble among the gamblers which
caused the wholesale arrests and the clos
ing OF the houses recently has been patch
ell up and that no further friction may
be expected. II this is true the possibil.
ity of Seattle becoming a closed town is
again remote
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18
Chinese Troops.

Pekin, Jan. lO.-A Chinaman from Sian.
m, where the court is at present, says that
within the city 5000 Chinese troops are
drilling continuously and the majority OF
them are armed with modern rifles lie
S'ys that the feeling of the people there
j. bitterly antiforcign and that they be-
licve that they can meet the allies in an
open fight and defeat them.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18

Wichita, Kan. Jan. ID Quarantine has
been declared on AT the county Jail and
Mrs, Carrie Nation. charged with smash,
ing saloon pictures, was released on 500
bad. Her trial has been rcst for next
Monday.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18

Pekin, Jan. l3-M de Gicrs. Russia n
minister to China, denies the current re-
port that Russia is endcavoring to make
special agreement with China prospect.
i've OF the other powers. With reference
to the claim made by some OF the other
ENJOYS, that Russia violated her Mori in
taking a concession at nentsin, NJ. de
Giers made a denial
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18
object 10 Change.

far's, Jan. 1.-THE correspondent of
the Associated Press learns ON GOOD an
thenty that the suggestion of the United
States government TO change the seat of
the 'hlnese peace negotiations from Pc
Ain to Washington will be declined by the
powers
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18
Lovers Chose Death.

Honolulu, Jan. IA tragedy. said to
have resulted from commitment for lep.
rosy, was brought to light some DAYS ago
by the discovery of two corpses in a quar-.
ry near the city. The bodies were those
OF young native who contracted leprosy
and was to have been sent to Molokai and
his sweetheart who chose to die with him
rather than endure a separation.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18

Indianapolis, Jan. A.-It is rumored
here that from letters received from init
mate political friends and lieutenants OF
Senator Fairbanks it has been learned that
A. G. Harris OF this city, who is
minister to Austria, will be the new attor-
ney general in President McKinley's cabi-
net
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18

tain = safiieien.iy low aud even tenn.
peraturc. aud they would be OF little
use In = warm climate. II In. however.
but step FROM such . fruit house To
ie~ storage. Aside from tho details OF
construction. the only difference Is that
the upper story 10 USED for storing tee.
thus cooling the air Sn the top OF the
building. which ssnks and In turn cools
the rootn below.