The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-04-29
FOUR NORTHWEST STATES
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection of Interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanges--CuIIinqs
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
and Oregon-Numerous Accidents
and Personal Happenings Occur.
IDAHO ITEMS.

IDAHO ITEMS.
Suit by the government to restrain
the Cameron Lumber company of Har-
rison, from saving $37 500 worth of
logs cut on government land, has start
ed in the federal court. Judge Han
ford granted the temporary restrain
ing order prayed for and made it re-
turnable May 2.
1t has been arranged by Worlds
Fair Commissioner HURT that several
hostesses at the Idaho building at the
worlds fair will serve at different
times during the season, the ladies
representing different sections of the
state. Mrs. Morrison, wife of the gov
ernor, will preside at the time of open
ing, and about month later Miss Ann
Soma of Boise will be one of others.
The remaining selections are not
made.
Nathan Draper was killed recently
at Payette by an engine on the Short
Line. Deceased was walking on the
track. He was deaf and did not hear
the approaching train.
The April session Of the Nez Perez
county commissioners has fixed the
salaries of county officers. The only
change made was in the case of the
school superintendent, who was rails
ed to $1,000 a year. Other salaries
were fixed as follows: Assessor and
tax collector, $4,000; sheriff, $4,000;
treasurer, $1,000; probate judge, $1,000;
surveyor, $500; county commissioners,
$500. The salary of the county audi
tor was fixed at $4,000 in 1902, and
will not be subject to change for an
other two years.
Isaac Irwin, aged "a, a pioneer of
Camas prairie, died at Higgins, re-
Gently. Mr.. Irwin was prominent in
Idaho and Washington counties.
The commissioner general of the
land Office has notified Senator Dubois
that the survey and subdivision OF
Fort Sherman military reservation has
been ordered and work will probably
commence in May. Senator Dubois
says nothing stands in the way of the
disposition of this reserve and the lane
will be divided into small lots and sole
at public auction to the highest bidder
The regents of the state norma
, school have decided on June 10 t,
June Is for commencement week a
the school,
Peter Dobia, an employee of the Hum
bird Lumber company, was drowned il
Pack river.
= Many Of the settlers of northern Ida
no are preparing to be on hand at tn
opening of the Flathead Indian reseI
> walton in western Montana, which vii
shortly take place under the provision
of the Dixon bill. After the Indian
" have been cared for in allotments tn
remainder will be thrown open to sci
: Element.
Two young children of T. Graney.
well known resident of the Occur d'Al
enes, are in a serious condition iron
drinking water which contained som
4 arsenic. They are believed to hav
taken the water from a pipe runnin
D from the Silver King mill. Their re
covery is doubtful.
Religious services incident to tn
: dedication of the new Methodist Epis
u copal church were held at Moscow
i Sunday. A congregation of over 100
persons were present at the service:
i the church being crowded to the doors
Efforts are being made to bring tn
: annual encampment of the cadet
, from the University of Idaho to Wa
lace and Wardner.
The Moscow Elks have bought
feet fronting on Main street for thei
= new temple.
A special from sheridan says wor
Il has reached there from the Grand
Ronde reservation that curing a druI
i ken quarrel, Louis Savage shot an
. killed Foster Vaccine. Both the me
D are Indians.