Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-03-07
AoOTENAI COUNTY NEWS ITEMS
Cleaned From Our Exchanges and Other
Sources

Hay in the yicifity of Clarkia is
bringing $500 per ton. A year ago
$500 per ton was the price.
The residence Of A. NJ. Martin mar
rowly escaped destruction by fire last
Sunday morning. A defective stove
pipe was the cause.
Phil Casey has resigned his position
as Great Northern agent at Bonners
Ferry and accepted more lucrative
one with the Continental Mining
Company.
The Harrison opera house was
opened Monday night by big colored
organization which produced the mus
ical comedy "Queen of Hayti."
The log drives on the ST. Maries and
St. Joe rivers this season for the var
iouS mill concerns at Harrison. Occur
d'Alene and st. Maries aggregate
about 10000. 600 feet.
The st. Maries Courier is of the
opinion that it is only question OF a
very short time when the price Of
timber will reach the $3.50 per thous-
and mark, basing it's opinion upon the
great and increasing demand for that
product.
The Herald Says that c. L. Heit-
mon Of Rathdrum was in Bonners
Ferry d week ago Saturday and in
company with 4. j. Kent was looking
over section of railroad land south
of town for which Mr.. Hoffman is ne
gotiating.
Sam Smith. the famous stage driy-
er in the early days of the kootenai
was in Bonners Ferry the fore part Of
last week. Sam and his son now own
over 1000 acres of valuable land near
Port Hill, and he is prospering and is
as jolly as ever.
II. Il. Cavanaugh of Harrison sue
cumbed to consumption last Wednes-
day and was buried Thursday under
the rites Of the Catholic faith. Mr..
Cayanaugh contracted the disease
about two months ago, while working
at Fred Grants logging camp near
Bellgrove.
Enoch and Henry Engdahl and
Richard Long have leased the planning
mill plant from the Idaho Lumber
Company at Post Falls and will run
the same under the firm name of the
Post Falls Sash, Door & Manufacture
ing Company.
The damage suit pending between
the o. r. & n. Railway Company and
d. 4. Cameron, wherein the latter
seeks to Recover damages from the
company for the burning of the old
mill buildings at GAINESVILLE, by sparks
from passing engine, has been dis
missed, says the Harrison Searchlight.
The case was compromised.
Sam Williams, better known as the
''49er" came down from his place OF
secluSion at the headwatcrS Of The st.
Joe last Friday says the st. Maries
Courier. Sam is an old time trapper
in this section and makes st. Marcs
an annual visit every spring. when he
comes loaded with skins. This time
he brought in about 5000 worth, and
says he will be back in another month
with another load.
Or. Phillips Of Newport, Great
Northern physician for this division,
went to Priest River last Tuesday te
attend Thomas +. Towney, a brake.
man who had bern injured by being
thrown from the top Of "A box car TO a
fat car. while switching on the shin
gle mill siding at that place, says the
Miner. Tie nan was quite seriously
injured, receiving cOntushed wound
on the side CT the head and spinal in
lures.
Edwin Doust OF Boomers Ferry. who
has charge Of the Buckhorn property,
is in receipt OF letter from the man
agement of the company in which il
is stated that work underground will
start ON the Backhorn group during
the first days of March. says tile. Her
aid. Mr.. noust was also Informed
that the mill which be constructed
for the I'oosier 10y Cold Mining
Company, in Oregon. had been started
up and everything found to work fine.