Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-05-09

under treatment, says the Herald Of
Bonners Ferry. He Is much improved
In health. He is moving his family to
Hope where they will reside. and
where he Is engaged in business
A surveying party is In the field sur
veying portion Of township ~ north.
range west. The township is in the
the upper st. Maries country, and on
that part which is unsuryeyed a large
number OF settlers are located, who
last year applied for this survey to be
made.
Walter Severn Of Bonners Ferry has
gone to the Tyson mining camp to
work on W. II. Shoulders placer mine.
MIR. Shouner is we'll and favorably
known in Boomers Ferry. having been
IN business there. He has some
splendid ground located from which
he has sent number OF fine nuggets
to friends in Bonners Ferry.
Last Sunday afternoon at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. 0. f. Barr in Harri-
son, Rev. l. N. Roberts, pastor OF the
Presbyterian church, united In the
the holy bonds Of matrimony Mr.. AL
fred Lindstrom and Miss Alice Fisher,
both popular young people OF st. Ma
ries. Mr. and Mrs. Lindstrom will
continue to reside at st. Maries.
The school trustees OF Occur d 'Alene
held a special meeting last Tuesday to
receive the report Of the census mar
shall, says the Press. A summary Of
the report follows: Boys enumerated,
l4S; girls enumerated, l42, total num-
Der OF children Of school age, 290. AS
compared with last years census
there was loss of Il names and "A
gain OF l02 new names, making net
gain over last year o. 81.
Discussion regarding the incorpora-
tion OF the town Of st. Maries has not
ended yet, says the Courier. Those
who favor Incorporation are hopeful
that they may lay the matter before
the board. of county commissioners at
their next session in July. 1t is
claimed that majority OF the taxpay-
ers are in favor OF Incorporating the
town, but that there is difference Of
opinion as to where to establish the
boundary line. 1t is thought there
will be no difficulty in adjusting that
matter in a shOrt.Jrrac.
School closed at Post Fallsa week ago
Friday with picnic, but the picnic
ers selected the wrong day, or did not
have matters prearrangcd with the
weather clerk, as the bay was a
stormy one. A number OF people re-
paired to the picnic grounds early in
the morning and arranged the tables
swings. hammocks, ETC., but about 10
O'Clock they adjourned to the school
house where they could be under shell
ter. The lunch baskets were well
filled and the teachers did all in their
power to give the scholars and visitors
a good time. Prof. w. l.. Brown and
Miss Carrie Nogle received some
handsome presents from their pupils.
w. w. Cryder, for several years a
resident0t Bonners Ferry, dropped in
last Monday on his old friends there,
after an absssIcc OF over four years,
during which time be has Travelled
over considerable portion OF the
globe, says the Herald. After leaving
Bonners Ferry he went to Alaska,
during the Klondike boom, going in
by way OF Skagway and coming out
by way OF st. Michaels, reaching the
latter place by drifting down the Yu-
kon 1900 miles in canvass boat.
Reaching the states again he enlisted
in the army and first saw service in
the Occur d'Alenes during the labor
troubles there, being one Of the cav
alrymen who gathered up the strikers
in the canyon. He was then sent To
the Philippines where he campaigned
over two years, and was mustered out
at Fort Leavenworth last March. He
says he will settle down at Boomers
Ferry and has accepted position as
baggage master at the depot.