Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-30

Cleaned From Our Exchanges and Other
Sources.

Cleaned From Our Exchanges and Other
Sources.
a large black bear was killed by Jo-
seph Shirtz near Hayden lake last
Tuesday. Bear are reported plentiful
in that locality this year.
Former State Auditor Sinclair took
passage on the steamship Peking,
which left San Francisco last Wednes-
day for the Orient. Mr. Sinclair goes
to the Philippines.
At the United States land Office at
Occur d'Alene last week nine home-
stead entries were made, two final
proofs taken, and eight cash entries
and one mineral entry were received.
Hon. Charles N. Webster, the new
collector OF customs for the district of
Montana and ldahe. paid his first visit
to the government offices located at
Port Hill and Bonners Ferry last
week.
Paul Corcoran, the Occur d'Alene
dynamiter, who was recently pardoned
from the state penitentiary, spent sew
eral days with his family at Coeur d.
Alene last week. They were on their
way to their former home at Burke.
| Hon. Edwin Doust of Bonners Fer
| ry, candidate on The republican ticket
for sheriff Of this county last fall, has
been rendered the position OF superin-
intendent OF construction Of the Hoos-
Ter Boy Gold Mining company's new
mill.
a rich strike is reported To have
been made last week on the 'Scout.n
one Of the Buckhorn group of claims
| in the northern part OF the county.
| The men at work on the claim arc able
to take out 800 worth OF ore per day
each.
The five Cinnamon captured in Sand
point last week were to have hearing
before L. 5. Commissioner O'Callag-
han at Bonners Ferry last Friday,
and the Herald gave its opinion that
all would receive free transportation
to Hong Kong.
The Herald says there will be con-
siderable activity in the building line
at Bonners Ferry this fall. The fol-
lowing gentlemen are arranging To
build residences at that place: Will
liam Eaton, y. j.. Williams, John
White, ii. T. Hubbell and G. r. Gray.
ID. II. Budlong, register OF the u. S.
land Office at Coeur d'Alene, while
going home from his Office last Friday
noon, tripped on loose board in the
sidewalk and fell distance of about
10 feet, sustaining painful injuries
The shock rendered him unable TO
walk home.
A scarcity of men TO supply labor in
the st. Maries section is reported BY
the Courier. Over 30 more men could
lind steady work In the town OF st.
Maries. Mechanics as well as laborers
are in demand. Men 10 work i'm log
ging camps are also looked for in
large numbers.
The kootenai Herald says that G.
+. Hill, formerly a deputy collector of
customs at Port Hill. has recently
made cleanup Of about $4,000 on
mining deal. Mr.. Hill is quite well
known throughout the county and
numerous friends will rejoice over tile
news Of his good luck.
Attorney S. Mcfarland has com
meneed action in the courts appealing
To SET aside the recent action of the
board of county commissioners In di-
viding school district No. &. SAYS the
st. Maries Courier. The appeal is
made on the ground that the decision
was an unjust one and detrimental To
the best interests Of the majority Of
school patrons concerned.
Two cases OF diptheria are reported
in the family Of Charles Gotta at Coeur
d'Alene. The family arrived from
Wisconsin, and 1t Is thought the
""'uiS"' wv sHis. VINO are dHllcted
with the disease, were exposed on the
way out here. All the persons ex-
posed have been carefully quarantined,
and as the children are rapidly recoy-
ering it is thought there is but little
danger OF the disease spreading.
Mrs. r. L. Davies Of Spokane, field