Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-04-25
AooTENAl COUNTY NEWS ITEMS

L. II. Callahan has moved frof..I,op-
hers Ferry to Priest River and taken
charge OF hotel at the latter place
Inc Post Falls correspondent OF the
Occur d'Alene Press says that there Is
good opening at Post Falls for a
harness and shoe shop.
The st. Joe Booming COMPANY is
commencing arrangements to CON
struct the first dam OF a series which
they propose to put in on the st. Mar.
les.
A postoffice is soon to be started at
Flnwood, in the southern part OF the
county, with j. G. Hood as postmas-
ter. The Office fixtures are being put
in now.
The Occur d'Alene Lumber Compa-
ny has put on night Shift, thus
doubling the output of the mill. 1t is
that company's intention to keep the
two shifts on all season.
c. Anderson, employed 10 the Averv
shingle mill at Harrison, had his left
hand badly mangled last Tuesday by
getting 1T caught in the knot saw. 1t
is not thought the hand will have to
be amputated.
Rev. MacHenry OF Northport,
WASH, received the sad intelligence
OF the death Of his wife last Wednesday
evening, while attending the meet
ring OF the Spokane Presbytery at Bon
ners Ferry.
F. F. French, s. Carroll and C. d.
Bennett from East Towas, Mich, ar.
rived in Boomers Ferry last Tuesday
and spent several days there looking
up the shingle and lumber industry.
They think very favorably Of the loca-
tion and may decide to locate there.
The following corps Of teachers has
been selected to teach the Occur d.
Alene public school for the coming
year: B. c. Camp, Kettle Falls,
WASH, principal: Miss Susan Davis,
intermediate; Miss Bertha Burrows,
grammar, and Miss Lillian Penning-
ton, primary.
The new saw mill at Post Falls
started up last week and is cutting
timbers with which to complete the
plant. 1t will be week or two be-
fore a full force Of men can be EN-.
ployed. The mill, factory and yards
will be lighted by electricity and a
day and night crew will be employed
Mr.. I. j. Brant of Hope was recent
, ly operated upon in Spokane for cal
culus and has been quite poorly evel
since. He was taken i'll at Hope
where he and his brother are erecting
a business house. After the opera
tion he returned to Hope, but had tt
60 back to Spokane for treatment
He is now at home.
Mrs. C. r. Sinclair of Boomers Ferry
received the sad intelligence last Tues
day evening OF the death of her son
Hadley Sinclair, at Nelson, B. G. He
had been i'll with typhoid fever and
his recovery was considered certain
but pneumonia set in with fatal re
suits. Mrs. Sinclair was FRUSTRATED
! with the news and unable to attend
the funeral. The remains were buried
at Nelson.
J. Fl. Barlow of Harrison died il
that city last Monday OF pneumoni;
after an illness of only five days. Mr.
Barlow was prominent citizen il
that community and was interested
in the st. Joe Lumber Company, be
ing uperintendent OF that concern a
the time OF his death. Deceased
leaves wife and two children, resid
ing at Harrison, besides mother ant
brother, who live in Wisconsin.
Crescent Temple No. 10, Rathbon
Sisters, was organized at Bonner
Ferry last Thursday evening, Mrs
A. w. Post OF Rathdrum acting as In
shutting Office, assisted by tear
from Syringa Temple Of Rathdrun
says the Herald. Eighteen ladie
were initiated. After the work wa
completed banquet was spread fc
the ladies, the Knights and their il
vited guests, and after supper followe
music and dancing.
There is scarcity OF houses
Occur d'Alene, says the Press, and
demand that can be satisfied only
the erection Of more residence
Every house in town that is at all ha
liable is occupied and some OF the
contain two or three families. Room
in the block are full and still Peep
are unable to find suitable accomm
! dations. A few neat cottages at
fair rental would find ready tenant
From Is to 90 houses could DE rent'
at once if they were to be had.