Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-05-02

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n. Reeder Of Spokane for a consid.r.
ton OF $1,000, less an incumbrance Of
ABOUT $500. Mr.. Hope bought this
iahd Tor small sum a little over
year ago and has made handsome
proht' says the Herald, Owing to the
VI health OF Mrs. Hope, Mr.. Hope will
seek another location-but with much
regret, as be has reason to think wei,
OF the opportunities in the Kootenai
valley. A. J. Kent made the sale
The Fort Sherman Lumber Comma
ny at Occur d'Alene has completed
the driving OF piling in the river for
Doom purposes. says the Press. The
machinery is expected in about three
weeks, when active work on the new
mill will begin in earnest. SURVEYORS
have staked off the railroad spur to
the mill site and this will be com.
pleted before the arrival of the ma
chinery. The company already has a
Dig lot OF logs on the ground and will
be ready to saw as soon as the machin-
cry is in place.
The Occur d'Alene land Office has
issued notice that plats have been
filed for township 46 N, ranges 3 and
4 E., B. NJ. The foregoing surveys
we're applied for by.theState of Idaho
under the provisions of the Act of
August Is, 1894, and OF the Act of
July 3, 1890, and the state has 60 days
preference right Of selection therein,
except in cases of bona tide settlers,
who settled on the claims prior to the
date of said application by the state
and have maintained actual residence
on their claims since their settlement.
Plats are also filed for township Al NJ,
ranges |, Pa and and township AZ
n, ranges and W.. B. NJ. Applica.
tiOns for lands in these townships will
be received on and after May 20, 1902.
The visit Of James N. Hill and
party to the Continental mine last
week, while full of significance was
void of practical results, for the rea.
son that the melting SHOWS made
travel in the vicinity OF the mine i'm.
possible, and the investigation was
postponed until next July, says the
Kootenai Herald. Mr.. Hill came out
in his private car and was accompan.
led by Chief Engineer Stevens. Mr.
Hickman and Capt. Roberts accom-.
panied them from Port Hill to the
mine, or as near as they could get tC
the property. The failure to gel
through the snow was taken good nat
uredly and arrangements were made
to return in July. 1t is quite appar
ent that the railway people are strong
ly inclined to build a railroad to thu
mine. Pending the settlement Of thi!
question it is doubtful if great dea
is done on the property before mid
summer. Operations will probably b.
confined to development work, block
ing out ore and exposing tonnage
When the mine does start up. howey
err, it will be one of the greatest pro
ducers in the west.
For some time complaints hav,
been made that Paul Jacot, who re
sides on the st. Joe river, was danger
ously insane, and last Friday mornin,
an attempt was made to take him t,
Rathdrum for examination before tn,
probate judge. He resisted the at.
tempt and word was sent to the sher
itf to come after him. He was com
mitted to the asylum about two year.
ago and was turned loose last year a
being of sound mind. Since then h
has again shown symptoms of being in
sane. He has several times threaten
ed violence to his family. He .has
wife, several children and numbe
of relatives in that neighborhood
Monday Deputy Sheriff Bradbur
started for Rathdrum with Jacot i
charge. Sunday evening Mr.. Brad
bury, accompanied by four men, sta
toned themselves in Jacots barn an
waited for their man to put in his az
pearance. When Jacot came in tn
men attempted to seize him. Ii
made desperate struggle and 1t wa
with much difficulty that they SUI
ceeded in Handwriting and shacklin
him.