The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-04
IDAHO ITEMS.

w. S. Lancaster, one of the pioneers
of Idaho, died recently at Rathdrum.
The city of Lewiston expects to Sc
cure a larger donation for Carnegie Ii
brary.
During the past term of court, which
was in session at Wallace for several
months, $6556.5O was paid out for trial
jurors, both on the regular panel and
on the special venires.
The Small & Emery log drive of
100000 feet has arrived in Lewis
ton. Mr.. Emery says he still has over
100000 feet of logs on the banks of
the North Fork which will be brought
down early in the fall.
Jacob Huber, the Lewiston contrac-
tor who wandered off while insane,
last week, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the head on the
farm of William Payne, four miles
west of Genessee.
Weiser is freed of gamblers. The
chief of police and police force recent
ly rounded up all the tinhorn gamblers
in the city, marched them to the depot
y
slot machine has been taken out.
Wardner was ablaze with electric
lights Friday night the electricity be-
ing transmitted there from Spokane
over the new long transmission line
just constructed by the Washington
generated by water power from the
Spokans falls.
Harry Turner an Oiler at the Stand
ard Mill at Mace, had a narrow escape
from a terrible death at the mill re-
Gently. While oiling some machinery
his clothing was caught in the shaft
ing and all the outer garments were
torn from his body This allowed him
to eXtricate himself.
The Washington Water Power com
pany has filed with the county record
er the $2.OOOOOO mortgage which ii
has given to the Franklin Trust com
pany of Brooklyn, N. Y. The mort
gage was made in 1899 and covers
the real and personal property of the
company in Washington and Idaho.
Near Moravia recently a large me
teor appeared in the southeastern hor
lion, traversed the heavens and dis
appeared at the northwest horizon. It'
track was nearly on a great circle
crossing the zenith at about 40 de
grees above the equator. It's angle
with the equator was about degrees
and it's angle with the horizon thu
same at its appearance and disap
pearance.
Lopez brothers of near Lapwai hav'
sold 11.2OO bushels of brewing barle.
to the VOllmer-C Clearwater Grain com
pany for so cents a hundred. 1t wa
raised in the Tom Beall creek section
and averaged over so bushels an acre
Lopez brothers have 200 acres of whea
which will go 40 bushels an acre. mi
grain is being threshed.
, Rural free delivery will be inaugul
, ated on a route from Kendrick Il
, American ridge September *. TIL
= route is nearly II miles in length
, William Whetstine has been appOinte
carrier. He will receive $500 a yea
= The new rural route will serve 270 pee
T. pie.
8 A GO mile electric line to run frOI
+ Spokane via Newman lake to Rat
O drum, then looping back to COeu
d'Alene City and Liberty lake, with
f spur to Steamboat landing, on the Pen
O d'Oreille river, and a branch to Harr
q SON. is proposed. Eastern capital
c behind the enterprise.
Y J. d. Wagner. from Illinois, an
II Rev. o. w. LEVEL, from Unionvill
Iowa. were in Idaho Falls recent
n with a view to selecting a location f.
q colony of Dunkards. It is practical
S. certain that their colony will be locate
Is short distance from town on Il
" west side of the Snake river. Anoth,
D. party is coming to see the country
September, and at least IS families al
n expected to arrive this fall to sta
c. the colony