Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-02

session 81 proper credentials, though
IL Is asserted that II the inspection
had taken place few days earlier the
officers trip would hardly have proven
fruitless.
Rev. +. A. Walker, the Prcsbyter-
ian pastor at Rathdrnm, was here on
personal business last Friday and
made this office pleasant visit. 1t
has been about nine years since the
reverend gentleman was in Sand
point, and he remarked that there
had been q wonderful growth in the
town since his first visit here.
Charles r. Foss is having "A two
story addition built at the rear OF his
drug store, the lower story Of which
Will be used as IA storage room and the
upper, story will be converted into liy-
ing rooms for Mr.. Foss. The space in
the rear Of the drug store heretofore
occupied as a living room by Nj. Foss
will be fitted up as an Office for Dr.
Page and prescription room.
Dr. and Mrs. q. F. Page left for
Spokane on the early Thursday morn
ing train, where Mrs. Page will be
treated for some stomach aiment
from which She has been suffering.
She had been ailing for some time,
and during Wednesday night sudden
ly became much worse. when the trip
to Spokane was at once decided upon.
Her neny friends hope fer her speedy
and complete recovery.
During the week j. II. Bickford has
| had a blacksmith shop erected on the
property which he recently leased
from /. We'll, lying south Of the east
ern approach to the county bridge. and
he is about ready to care for all kinds
of business in his line. Mr. Bickford
is not stranger to the people Of
Standpoint, having at different times
been employed in the Lumber com
pany's blacksmith shop. He is a con-
petent mechanic.
According to reports Miss Mary
Perkins had a very narrow escape from
drowning Sunday. While in bathing
she yentlired beyond her depth ard in
her excitement began swimming in
the opposite direction from shallow
water Ernest Carscallen. her broth
er, who was near. noticed his sister S
predicament and lost no time in 60
ing to her assistance. Those who saw
the affair say that assistance was none
too soon 70 save the young lady.
Norman Hotter OF Helena and Chas.
Schmidt of Butte, two well known
and prominent mining men. returned
to Standpoint last Friday night from a
trip to the Continental group of mines
in the Priest lake district The TRIP
was made for Inspection, with view
to purchase this valuable property
They appeared to have been very fay.
orally impressed with what they saw
of the mines, but whether or not 9
deal will result from their trip coule
not be learned.
i It was reported on the streets helt
Wednesday that X. Wanemaker, Il {
well known Hope merchant. had beer
taken suddenly very i'll with heart
trouble and that he was lying uncon
scious at his home. At this wrtil s
| nothing further has been learn c
about the cas-, and no authentic r.
port has since been received fir n
Hope, from which it may be inferr. {
that the case is probably not so ser
ious as at first reported. Later re
port from Hope states that Mr.. Wan
maker has fully recovered.
At Wallace this week Judge MAJ
hew granted temporary injunction
in the case of L. p. Farmin VS.. ChHs
lie Delu and Mike Foley. The cas-,
will be heard on its merits at the ! c
cember term of the district court il
Rathdrum, and. the injunction will ,
i'm force until then at least, provide
the plaintiff furnishes a bond in I'll
sum OF $1,000. This case grew out O
an alleged viol OF an agreemei
between L. ID. Farmin and Mike I.
ley by the litter. The temporary ir
junction rest rlirs either Foley or L
Deau fr)m engaging. in the transit
, business here.
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