Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-06-14

| urday IN represent the local lodge at
the national convention Of Modern
| Woodmen. which conyenes in that
city this week. He viii return BIZ
way of Illinois where Mrs. Melee has
been visiting relatives for several
months, and accompany her home.
1t is estimated that more than one
thousand visitors came here 10 sec, the
circus Saturday. This large gather
ing gives unmistakable evidence Of
the rapidity with which this section
is settling up. \ few years ago such
crowd would have represented near
~ half the population III the whole
| county.
AT an election by the local lodge
F'oresters of America last Saturday
night the following officers were
CHOSEN: \. Upright. chief ranger:
Joseph Ebbltt, vice chief ranger: Jo-
seph poirer. senior warden: Frank
| Dahlgren. junior warden: John Rus
sell, recording secretary: u. 4. HEX
e,v. senior bcadel; II. W. Andrus. iun-
| Tor beaded.
| Campbell Bros. Great Consolidated
shows were well patronized here last
Saturday. and 50 far as We have been
able to learn everybody WAS well salts
| tied. Everything was first-class,
while the grafters and '.S,ire-thinpr
men. who seem 10 be q fixture with
most shows. were conspicuous by their
absence. The Campbells have made
a good record here and should they
ever return they will surely reap the
reward that goes with honest dealing.
A. w. Post and r. L. Queries have
been attending a session Of the grand
lodge X. of p at Pocatello this week.
the former in his official capacity as
grand master of exchequer and the lat
ter as representative from Panhandle
lodge No. -. Of this place We UNI
dcrstand that Hr. Post has been re-
elected to his position in The grand
lodge, as has also lanes II. Harte Of
Occur Alene. who has held The Office
OF grand keeper of record and seals
for several years.
William Howell returned from the
Santa country Tuesday. Although he
has thus far been Unsuccessful i'm Sc
curing claim yielding Immediate re-
turns, Mr. Howell i, not discouraged
and,eXpectS soon to return to the dir
gings to look after claim which ne
believes will yet prove valuable. He
REPORTS the sale Of Il claim in which
J. +. Dugan is interested on bond
ing proposition for $1,000. Mr.. nti-
gan'S share amounts To sl.1o0, and the
money will be paid on The LIST Of
July.
In conversation at Spokane recently
c. l.. Benham assured us hat his irri-
eating scheme in this section had not
been abandoned. but on the contrary
the enterprise would soon be yigor-
ously pushed to completion. The sur
veying has already been completed at
a cost of several Thousand dollars.
The company is now wrestling with
property owners for right Of way for
the ditch. When this matter is set
tied work on the enterprise will be
promptly resumed.
Some time during Thursday night
an attempt was made to burglarize
NJ. ID. Wright's general merchandise
establishment, but the thief or thieves
were evidently frightened away before
an entrance was effected. The place
OF attack was the same back door
where an entrance was effected by
burglars about one year ago. An at
tempt to cut 4 hole through the door.
near where it is boltcd on the inside.
was made, but the effort was baked
by zinc lining which had been placed
there after the burglary Of last year.
There is no clue to the guilty parties.