Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-04-11
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Nihe buildings are in course a, con.
s.'"ceioh at the present time in 81
"aries' OF which three will be three.
story buildings.
ihe courier reports that there are
- children of school age in the s,
Mares district, according to the ar.
hiial census taken this week.
The Northern Pacific depot at Post
raiis, which has been closed ia tine
tiaveiIhg public for the past four
years, has been reopened, and II. NJ.
Strathern is acting agent.
The Spokane Presbytery will NEE,
az bonners Ferry next Tuesday. April
To- To remain in session until Thurs.
DAY the 18th. Twelve or Is ministers
are expected to be present.
Inc ODD Fellows OF Boomers Ferry
are making elaborate ARRANGEMENTS Ia
celebrate the S3rd anniversary of that
order on the 18th. Their new hall
will be ready for occupancy on that
occasion.
hanchers in the vicinity OF st. Ma
fies report having most of their pota-
10 crop planted this season. 1t is fur-
Their reported there will be large IN.
crease in the potato acreage over last
year in that locality.
The town election at Post Falls was
a very quiet affair and little interest
was manifested in the result. Nine
candidates were IN the field, and of
these A. J. Manor, H. NJ. Strathera.
JOS. A. Fisher, Scott Bennett and
Sherman Smith were chosen.
1t is announced that change in
the management Of the Silver Blade
will occur at Rathdrum this week, w.
A. Logue retiring to make place for
W. II. Miller OF Boomers Ferry, who
will shape the future destinies OF that
fusion organ.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Whitney of
Boomers Ferry We received a letter
from their daughter, Mrs. Bartlett
Sinclair, written upon her arrival at
Manila, where she was met by Mr..
Sinclair She landed March 10. after
a voyage of 81 days.
The real estate firm Of Crenshaw &
Wright at Rathdrnm reported the fol-
lowing sales Of real estate last week:
The James Gleason ranch to H. l..
Tinsley Of Marshall, Wash, for $500.
Mr.. TinSley also purchased the Denni.
son homestead for s21OO. To G. l..
Hoffman, go acres Of timber land on
the Pend d'Oreille.
The question OF fire protection is
being agitated at Post Falls. and the
citizens have been requested to meet
with the town board to express their
views. 1t is expected that PROPOSE
ton to improve the water system will
be submitted and the feasibility of
purchasing chemical engine will be
discussed.
The town election at Occur d'Alene
last Tuesday is reported to have been
an exceedingly quiet affair. Only six
candidates were in the field and these
received the following number OF
votes: V. w. Sander, SO: A. V. Cham
berlain, 53: w. b. Mcfarland, Sc: G.
S. Thomas, So: Armand Perrenoud, 81:
P. J. Scallon, "a. The first five are
elected.
The Exchange Bank of Occur d.
Alene now occupies quarters in its
brick block, and the Press makes the
following mention of that fact: 1.-THE
bank uses the corner room, which has
been handsomely finished with tiling
floor and fancy iron ceiling. The dec
orationS are neat and make a very
comfortable and convenient home for
the institution. Later new fixtures
will be added"
A pardon has been granted to Anton
Walk, who was sent up from this coun-
ty in 1897 on a sentence of 80 years for
beating and robbing one Dominick
Tonti at Harrison 1t is said that his
pardon was granted chiefly because he
is dying OF consumption. One condi-
tion of the pardon is that he shall go
at once to his brother who resides in
Wisconsin and never return to this
state
Within the next 60 days a new saw
mill will be built on the Spokane
river about two miles west of Occur
d'Alene. The Fort Sherman Lumber
Company. which purchased the old
Fatty Carroll place with a frontage
OF half mile on the river and cover
ing 10 acres OF ground. is al the head
OF this enterprise. The mill will be
OF the modern band pattern and will
have capacity Of 10000 feet Of lum-
Der in 10 hours, and will employ about
30 men. The Northern Pacific will
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