The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1903-07-03
CO unity News

er who had decided to sell his proper
ty and listed 1t with a real estate a.
gent who wrotea very good descrip-
tion of the place, When the agent
read it to the farmer for his approval
the old man said, "read that again."
After the second reading the farmer
sat for several minutes In thought
ful mood, and finally said: II don't
believe l want to sell. I have been
looking for that kind Of a place all
my life. and 1t never occurred to me
that. had it until you described it to
me. No, l don't want to sell."-In.
dependent.
Senator w. B. Hepburn, pursuant
to the wishes of the people OF Occur
d'Alene, is taking steps to have. the
Fort Sherman Reserve sold at auction
preferably by acre lots, so that every
one will have a chance to obtain a
piece of 1t. The senator goes to
Washington, this month, and will
take up the matter with the secretar,
Of the interior S
The camps OF Modern Woodmen OF
America, Of St. Maries, Occur d. Alene
Mission, Harrison and the Paloust
country, have about made arrange
ments to hold their picnic at Chatco-
let. July 10. The different camps a.
round Spokane have arrangements
with the Northern Pacific to hav,
their picnic on the same date at Occur
Il Alene. Why not have it at Chat
colet and all join Decentralization
Scarchlight. -
The work on the Santa wagon road.
which was recently let BY contracts t.
| j. B. Brengman and d. Nevin, ha,
commenced. Both of the contractor.
have their outfits and large crews or
the road working. 1t will take abou,
three months to complete contracts
and by that time the road will h
greatly improved to what it has Deer
heretofore.
| 1t is esti mated by officials of Spo-
kane that loco people left that cit.
last Sunday for the lakes of Idaho
About 500 went to the Woodmen o
he World picnic at Coenr d Alen'
many went to Rathdrum and othe
points along Lake Pend d. Orei,le ant
considerable number took advantage
II the Standpoint excursion
Il. M. w artz of Harrison has beer
appointed deputy fish and game ward
en- for the southern end of the countl
Tee appoint tment is said to give gen
.ral satisfaction tie the people Of tina
region.
The body of 5-year old Tommy Cof
'cy who, strangely disappeared, a
Standpoint, June goth, was fount
1oating in Chuck Slough, on the "a
lfter the explosion of dynamite. Th
rsmains were buried the next day
Father Kelly officiating.
Miss Mabel McNear closed sue
cessful term of school at Copelan
. last Friday, Her work was so salts
factory that she was rendered tn
school for another year at a substar
tial increasee of salary Bonner
Ferry Herald.
e Charles Ball, a we'll known an
highly respected pioneer resident I
Medimont, died at the Harrison hos
pital, June goth. The remains we
inferred at Harrison.
The Idaho Continental mines, me-
Porthlll, Idaho, propose to issue bon,
to build a railway from P0rthill
the mines and to put in concentra
or plant New West Trade.
A party Of 16 government surveyo
with headquarters at Port Hill, are
work on resurvey of the internatio
boundary, between the United Stat
m and the Dominion.
III The Great Northern coal chutes
lg Standpoint, were burned to the groul
at12 o'clock last Friday night. T
ne cause of the fire is unknown.
es Mrs. Clara Swan, aged SO yea
ID died at Occur d'Alene, June 10th, a
It. was buried in the cemetery at th
40 place, Rev. Bentzein officiating.
- The work OF constructing the n
:, wagon road from st. Mares to
" head of navigation will commence
about a week.--Courier.
= Capt. VIM. Ainsle of Bonners Fe
les and at one time state senator fr
cts thla county is an invalid at Maids,