Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-01-24


ing himself to be an ''eye. ear, nose
and throat specialist, but whose
spccialities appeared to run more to
mouth and divers other portions of
anatomy, left last Monday morning
after a weeks stay in Newport, says
the Miner. Dr. Phillips being absent
he was called To attend the case OF
Elmer Heisner, who had portion OF
his thumb shot off last week. When
DR.. Phillips returned he was called in
and found the wound gangrenous, the
tendons severed, and the thumb in
about the worst condition possible.
Amputation was the only remedy un-
der the circumstances and according
" the member was severed at the sec
ond 1ont, and the tendons stretched
over the bone, SO that although the
patient Is short two sections Of thumb
he will have some use OF what is left
when the wound heals. "noctor"
Williams is the party who was run
out Of Hope recently for making HIM
self trifle too conspicuous. He next
put in an appearance at Rathdrum,
where he proceeded TO "get funny"
and fearing lest the same treatment
that was given to him at Hope might
prove his just reward at Rathdrum,
he did not tarry long at the latter
place.
Acy Wing Of Harrison drattt about
four ounces Of carbolic acid last Tues
day morning and died within 10 min
utes. The day previous he had pur-
chased flask Of wilskey which he IN
tened taking along during the night
as stimulent. while he was sitting
up with his sick children. The acid
and liquor were in pint bottles side by
side on table, and the two looking
very much alike, Mr.. Wing, who was
quite drowsv, drank the acid, miStak-
ing it for the whiskey. Deceased
leaves a wife and two children,
Superintendent Gilbert and Super
ntendent of Bridges and Buildings
McCrea Of the Northern Pacific were
in Occur d'Alene last week, says tho
Press, looking over the ground with a
view to building new brick depot
and making other improvements.
The ground Of the company will be
beautifully parked and seeded for a
lawn If the town will agree to look
after it and keep the park in order,
which it no doubt will do.
Mrs Lacoulter, living with her hnS-
band and three small children a few
miles above st. Maries. ON the st. Joe
river, was either accidentally drowned
the river. says the Occur d'Aiene
Press. The body was recovered snor
after the drowning without much dif.
fcnlty. The woman is said TO hRye
not been in her right mind fer some
!, time, which strengthens the theory oi
suicide.
Henry Krotzer, Frank Weeks and
George Miller. all residents Of Coeur
d'Alene. will put in a plant at that
place in the spring for the manufae
, ture OF brick. \ part OF the machin
cry has already arrived. The first
kiln will be fired as soon as the frost
is out Of the ground. The capacity q
the plant will be 10000 brick day.
: The st. Maries Courier SAYS that
Tyson is soon 10 have stamp mill E
) work the free milling gold bearing
. quartz which aboundS in that thirty
ing camp. The quartz mines are 81
( in prospect stage yet, but considera
, bic ore is being taken out as develop
0 ment work is pushed that would yielt
] rich returns with stamp mill L
. work it with.
AT a recent meeting OF the Farm
5 ers' Association at Rockford, Wash.
a resolution was adopted ordering
G petition to be circulated among th
5 citizens Of that vicinity, calling upoi
the Washington congressional delega
: ton 10 exert its influence for IN
' opening Of the balance Of the Coen
Il d'Alene Indian reservation.
= The Herald says that the Odd Fel
lows Of Bonners Ferry have broke
: ground for their new hall. The build
ing will be +0xlOo feet, two stories
The lower story will serve as publ
hail. while the UPPER story will b
: used for lodge room, with a banque
hall and Kitchen IN CONNECTION.