Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-30
ident; Mrs. A. Cook, treasurer; Mrs
Robert Dyer, secretary, and Mrs. Il.
4. Thompson, agent for the paper.

A'VN'o 'ySit SSSicJdiy, anu MIS-. l.
&. Thompson, agent for the paper.
Guy Gano, a l7-year-old lad. who
had been living with his father on Il
ranch near Moravia, was shot and in-
stantly killed by the accidental dis
charge OF a shot gun which he was car.
rylng while out hunting last Tuesday.
The unfortunate boys father was
near when the fatal accident occurred.
The Ganos came to Idaho from Ne
braska last winter and settled on Il
ranch about two miles above MOravia.
The father and son lived alone, the
mother being dead, and through the
sons death the father is now left en-
tirely alone.
After spending more than week
unsuccessfnlly searching for the whit,
fish that were put In the lake few
years ago by the government. $. Z.
Wires and his assistants left for Pend
O'erille Thursday morning ON the
same mission, says the Occur d'Alcnn
Press. While here they took and pre-.
served specimens OF all varieties or
fish found in the lake. Mr.. Wires has
been employed under the fish commits.
sioners for a number of years and il
superintendent OF the station at D,i-
luth, MINI. He made soundings al
different points on the lake and the
greatest depth found was about odt,
feet out from East point. The tenn
perature OF the water at that depth
was 40 degrees, or about 8 degrees
above freezing. At depths OF from 80
To 100 feet the temperature ranged
from Il To 20 degrees. He says that
this lake is admirably adapted TO the
propagation Of Steelhead trout and
bass. while the creeks emptving into
II are gead places for brock trout. E:-
forts will be made to stock these wa
ters with the above varieties Of fish.
by the following from the. Search
light OF last week IL would appear that
Harrison is having some unpleasant
experiences with its water company.
"1t now looks as though the town OF
Harrison would bc without tire protec.
tion, as Messrs Powell & Leonard
threaten TO shut OFF the water from
the hydrants unless the town allows
the bills for water rent that were re-
jected at the last trustee meeting.
The village trustees met In extra seh-
sion lest Monday evening and debated
the question Of allowing the bill OF
the Harrison Water company for use
OF water for fire protection furnished
the town through the different hy-
dranis. The bill was finally rejected
by vote OF three To none. A meet.
ing of the business men was called last
Wednesday at the Office of A. a.
Crane for the purpose Of discussing
the water situation. A committe Of
three was appointed, consisting uf
Rev. Hardy, q. Il. Steward and J. II.
Sampson, to confer with the trustees
and the Harrison Water company III
an effort 10 adjust disputes regarding
payment OF the water rent Of ss. 90 per
hydrant called for by the franchise
granted the company by the old coun-
ell. The present council refuse to paY
on the ground that the franchise con.
ilicts with tire state law, wIfirli SAYS
that all water companies holding
franchise in Incorporated villages III
cities must furnish water for fire pre-
lection freely.
Notice las been received at the
Occur d'Alene land oifice from Com.
missioner hermann stating That the
president Of the United States, by ea-
ccutlyc order dated June q. 1901 IN
accordance with section 2,225j of the
revised statutes Of the United Siates
and by virtue Of the authority there
by given, directed that the existing
boundary line between the Occur d.
a lene and Lewiston land districts T.
the state Of Idaho he. aud il Is hereby
and reesiablshed as follows.
beginning at the boundary line b..
tween Idaho and Washington at tlie
corner Of fractional tnwf-
ship AZ north. range WcSi, Boise Mel-
idian: thence east along the buuudare
line between townships ~ and - north
To the crest Of the Bitter Root noun
tains. Further notice Of the precisl
time when this order will he carriea
into effect Will be given by the rcgis.
ters and receivers at Occur d'Alenr
and Lewiston for publication. In ae-
cordance with the above Regisie
and Receiver Warner, Of the
Occur d'Alene land Office and J. T.