Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-10-25
LOCAL NEWS FROM HATHDRt NJ
\ Record of the weeks Doings at the
County Seat.

A. A. Crane Of Harrison was in the
city Monday.
Miss Ella Sparks went 70 Murray,
Idaho. Monday.
c. d. Warner, receiver at the Coeur
d'Alene land office, was in the city
Tuesday.
Miss Ffedda Faulconer is doing
stenographic work at the recorders
office this week.
Miss Florence Wright and Miss
Darling OF Spokane were visiting in
the city Sunday.
| Miss Josie Williams returned home
Monday from very successful term
of school ut Lake Creek.
". w. Baldwin returned home from
the. Palouse country Wednesday.
where he has been harvesting.
The Misses Nina Bosquet and Eva
! Wood Of Spokane were visiting with
| the LAWN girls the first of the week.
The county commissioners left here
Monday morning TO be absent several
days in the southern part Of the coun-
| ty. They returned Wednesday eve
ming.
G. W. Dawson OF BOnners Ferry will
initiate and confer the degrees on
about % candidates for membership
in the Athol lodge next Thursday
| night.
The Rathbone Sisters will give a
Halloween social at X. of p. hall next
Thursday evening. Quite an elabor-
ale program has been prepared and
lunch will be served. All are invited
Admission 10 cents, children 10 cents.
The Moscow Mirror says that D..
Rodener of Wallace this week bought
the W. J. Hamilton property and his
family will occupy it today. Mr..
Rodener will open "a tirst-class shoe
shop within short time. Mr.. Roden-
er was at one time engaged in the Shoe
business 1t Rathdrum.
E. Il. Marsh received the sad news
Tuesday from Riverside, Wyoming. of
the tragic death of his daughter Mrs.
Minnie Neale, who was thrown from
a wagon and dragged to death. II is
only about year and a half since one
of Mr.. Marsh's Sons died from injuries
received in railroad wreck.
John Handy Of this place and Rene
Yule of Post Falls were married by
Justice of the Peace Marsh ut his resi-
dence Sunday evening. Mrs. Marsh
surprised the bride and groom by sery-
ing an elegant wedding supper, which
Was highly appreciated by them. Mr.
and Mrs. Handy are old residents Of
this section, and their many friends
wish them all the JOY and happiness
it may be possible to extract from
wedlock.
y Jolly crowd of Odd Fellows. con-
sisting of II members from the Rath-
drum lodge, J. b. Kreinbuhl. grand
treasurer for Washington. j. j. Du-
mas of the Athol lodge. and three cam
didates visited the Occur d. lenc
lodge this week and witnessed the
! initiation and exempliiieati0n OF the
degrees by the Occur d'Alene lodge.
The visitors were royalty entertained
by banquet at the Oleson house at
| the conclusion Of the ceremonies.
which did great credit TO the hostess
and her daughters.
/ One Of the saddest accidents that
/ ever happened in this vicinity oc
cured Tuesday afternoon about one
mile west of Granite. AloRzo Praltt
was trampled to death by his team.
! There is temporary railroad crossing
at this point. and several plank are
| laid outside the rails and two or three
on the inside so that a load can be
hauled across. after which the inside
plank are removed. Lon had crossed
the track and left the team standing
while he removed the plank. In some
way the team got scared and started
to run. and when Lon attempted 10
stop them one of the horses struck
him a vicious blow with its hoof,
knocking him down and tramnling
him Under foot The wagon, loaded
with waod, then passed over his body.
Fred kctehum, WHO witnessed tile ac-
rident some distance a"af fan ~ the