Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-07-19
koorrsAI COUNTY NEWS ITEMS
Gathered From Various Sources by the
. Exchange Editor

"a al SANTA uuTIIS tIllb week ucdl
vas closed through which f. }. Kelly
Of Spokane came into possession OF a
placer claim on Tyson creek, formerly
owned by Renfro, Dugan, Mclean and
McGuire. The purchase price, which
was n 200, has been fully paid.
Two parties from Spokane went
down To the falls fishing last Sunday
ind In company with George Carter
caught y pounds Of dressed trout,
says the Newport Miner. This Is the
prize catch OF the season thus far
Friday afternoon w. r.. Talmadge
and Mr.. Carter hooked a nice little
string OF ~, all good size.
Though the past week has been an
oiT-week in fishing--nO one having APP
bsarcd anxious to exert themselves in
That line Charles Doty Of St. Maries
ieisurely spent about an hour ON the
water and caught 1875 OF the tinny
tribe, says the Courier. Fishermen
say that fishing will be better soon,
and old-time records may be looked
for.
Mrs. Morris Of Occur d 'Alene has re-
celyed from the Philippines piece Of
work In the shape Of Tyre made Of
roses. says the Press. It is a very
handsome piece, and the workman
ship, which IL that Of the native Fill
pino, is very neat. 1t was ordered by
the Sixteenth infantry band for the
funeral Of Sergeant w. r, Morris and
afterward sent to his wife, who prizes
it very highly.
G. L. Stein and associates, repre-
scnting the Stein Lumber and Manu-
featuring company Of Greenwood,
Wis, were IN this section during the
week looking up the timber resource
OF the country, says the st. Maries
Courier. They were surprised with
tho vast timber opportunities at hand
and stated that representatives would
visit this section shortly and make
heavy purchases In timber lands and
select a millsite.
The board OF town trustees at Occur
d'Alene intend To enforce the ordi-
nance requiring the cleaning OF streets
and alleys on abutting property, and
unless some OF the filth is removed
the health committee will proceed to
enforce the law. Here Is a pointer for
the trustees In other towns of the
county. Decreasing death rate In
this country Is largely due to improved
sanitary conditions, and sanitary laws
should be most stringent and always
strictly enforced.
For the fiscal year ending June 30,
the Occur d'Alene land office, accord
Ing to the register and receivers re-
ports, filed SOS homestead entries, COW
ering II, 200 as acres. The cash num-
bored POI, covering 81, l6l.05 acres;
mineral entries %, covering lilo:
railroad selections, TO-, 4T6.13 acres:
state selections, 0,4S7.6s There were
10 final proofs made during the year
and the total cash revenues OF the Of
flee amounted to sl02, Sis. 15. The SUR
yeyed lands In the district are 500, 4.6
acres; unsurvcycd, a,sla,779 acres; re-
served. 23l, 40. The total area is H.
6sJ, 100 acres.
According to the Searchlight the
rankest thing that was ever perpetrat-
cd upon the good nature OF any COM
munity was the Gus Sun shows
which held forth IN Harrison last
Friday evening. There was not
one single feature in the whole aggre-
cation that was commendable, except
d couple Of dogs. The jokes delivered
by the clowns and humorists were too
filthy to be sprung In the lowest dive.
II was advertised MS a minstrel show
under canvas, but the Ministries failed
70 show up and the ponies that were
advertised passed through here on the
early morning train. The whole show
was u fake Of the worst possible des-
cription.
Fire last Thursday night destroyed
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. John l..
Brant, OH |. J. Brant's place, two
miles below Bonners Ferry, says the
Herald. The fire occured between Il
and o'clock, and broke out while the
family was asleep The daughter,
stella, awakened and discovered the
house I'm flames and gave the alarm,
s.nl tho family haA il,Sf fivoa m ,tat