Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-25
NEWSOF NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA
and OREGON news items.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur.
rounding country-Numerous AecI.
dents and Personal Events Take
PIace-EaIl Trade 10 Good.
IDAHO NEWS.

The war department has ordered two
troops of cavalry, now stationed at
Walla Walla, to make practice march
to Boise.
The Hecla Mining company of Wal
lace has distributed its April dividend
of $4,000 or 2 cents share. This
Is the mines thirty-fourth dividend.
Last month it paid quarterly divi-
dend of $4,000 AS the mine is in.
corporated for 100000 shares. the
April dividend amounts to cents a
Share. 1t brings the total amount paid
In dividends by the mine since its
first. August rs, 1900. to $500, 900.
Three men. Harry Williams, charg.
ed with passing a forged check at
Mineral last fall, William Burgess and
John McHargue, both under sentence
for gambling, escaped recently from
the county Jail at Weiser.
Governor Gooding has asked all the
citizens to help suffering Californians
Isaac Gregory of Sites lost his
right hand recently while working In
Landon's sawmill The man was en-.
gagged in taking lumber from the saw.
The auditors annual report, filed
with the county commissioners, for
1905 shows the assessed valuation
OF property in Kootenai county to be
$6,6S4.966, which, under a levy Of 80
mills for state and county purposes
produces revenue Of $213,919. OF
this there remains uncollected $27,-
4l9. In addition the revenue from the
sale of liquor and other licenses
amounted to $52.O96 and cash on hand
at the beginning of the year to $s217.
Officers Of the Panhandle Smelling
company announce that the plant at
Boundary. will blow in May rs.
Dan Hunt, a brickmaker of Boise,
lost his life recently as result of
h peculiar accident. w. A. Daven-
port and man named Evans had a
runaway, smashing the buggy. They
were taking the team to the barn,
driving them with the neck-yoke
fastened to the breast straps, and the
driver walking behind. Hunt was on
load of brick going in the same
VII CStiohs 40 tiC tCdm
preached the brick wagon they start
ed to run, dashing right at the wagon.
One horse went on each side, the neck
yoke being tipped up over the wagon
and sweeping Hunt off. 1t Is thought
one wheel passed over the mans
shoulder. He died half an hour later.
Deceased was so years old and un.
married.
Blue Bell temple. No. IS, Rathbone
Sisters, has recently been organized
at Wallace with 3S charter members.
Because of exceedingly warm
weather throughout the Coeur
G'Alenes during the last week. con-
siderable apprehension is being felt
by residents over the swollen con-
dition of the south fork OF the Occur
.'Alene river.
G. w. Williams. proprietor OF the
Nez Perce-Kamiah stage line. is ar
raging to put on a stage line from
kamiah to Cottonwood via Nez Perce
after May |. when the summer sched.
ule takes effect.
The Fort Lemhi Indian agent has
telegraphed the Indian Office at
Washington. d. c. that the news
raper reports to the effect that the
Lemhi Indians of Idaho are starving.
are erroneous, and that it is possible
to handle the situation for a month
with embarrassment. He also wired
Commissioner Leupp that credit is
being withheld from the Indians on
account of their proposed removal.