Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-09-06

| The electric light company at Occur
d'Alene is building a new engine
house.
y. s. Luce has taken char rye as the
shingle mill at Occur d'Alene and will
soon move his family Ia that town
| from Spokane.
The Modern Wooinicii of America
will hold picnic at st. Maries on
September II. Sixteen camps from
northern Idtho and eastern Washing
ton are expected to participate in the
festivities.
Y. W. Washburn. well known
farmer residing near Copeland. died
OF dropsy Of the heart last Friday,
aged 80. The funeral occurred sun
day. Deceased had been i'll for long
time. He leaves widow and large
family.
The most successful institute in
point ~ attendance and ;ntcres:
shown will be concluded at Coeur d.
Alene today. There are IS teachers
from Kootenai county and 33 from
Shoshone county, making total of
III in attendance, the largest insti-
tute by far ever held in this county.
The seynth annual joint institute
Of the teachers Of Kootcnai and Sho-
shone counties is in session at Coeur
d. Alene this week. The institute
opened on the 2nd and closed on the
5th of September. n number ~ well
known and able educators were pres
eDt, and the institute is reported to
have been good success in every re-
spect
Bonners Ferry was treated TO
smallpox scare last Wednesday. A
man named Steve Rainforth. who had
been in the employ Of County Com
missioner Bush at road work, was sup
posed TO have been afflicted with the
dread disease and many people had
been exposed. 1t developed, howev-
er. that it was not case Of smallpox,
but merely skin disease with which
Rainforth was afflicted.
John Grant, Warren Doty and others
returned from three weeks cruise
up the ST. Joe the first OF the week,
syas the Harrison Searchlight. Mr..
Doty informs us that no man knows
or realizes the amount Of fine saw tim
Der that is still standing. waiting for
the AK, until he actually goes and
looks for himself. Mr.. Doty and
party were as far up the river as the
Montana line, where thousands Of
acres are still unsuryeyed.
The Herald reports that Bonners
Ferry was visited last week by two
fake shows. One of these WAS under
the management Of Roht. Wingaie.
II will be remembered Mr.. Wingate
and his outfit dropped in on Sand
point few weeks ago. But he WAS
made 10 dig up hall rent and Ire
price of a license. for which reason the
authorities here have not 81 much
kick coming rs those of our neighbor.
The saturday afternoon passenger
service OH the Northern Pacific be-
tween Spokane and Occur d'Alene has
been discontinued for the fall and VIM
ter. commencing tomorrow. This
train has not been success financial
ly. IL is said, and IL is doubtful II tie
service will he resumed next summer.
The train was put on especially for
Spokane campers at Coeur d'Alene
lake and was scheduled to leave Spo-
kane at , p. III.
Robert Neill. who has been opcrat-
ing placers at Santa camp. near Ty-
son. was In Spokane "Wednesday and
expressed himself as being enthusias-
tic about the future OF tnat country.
Mr.. Neill said: There are at present
upward of 300 people working I'm the
vicinity where | am interested, and
everybody seems 10 be doing well. j
have force ~ men at work clearing
of timber and stripping the ground
for fall. winter and spring work. when
there will be- sufficient water for sluic-
ing. ! have had two rockers running
continually since / went into the coun-
try. and have been able to pay all the
expenses for the buildings,I have
erected. besides realizing handsome
penny"
When Samuel Boyd showed up To