The Kootenai herald. [volume], October 10, 1891, Image 5

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Saturday, October 10, 1891.
Vjçited Spokane.
There was quite an exodus of i
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■copie from tms locality to Spokane y
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:.tir and races or husinoss matters.! 1
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Among the number were JJ. I). :,
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Culver, J. E Dolan, Miss Mtiry
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kaiser, Mrs. Hanev, fl. 1). Hoeye, !
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l.onie Hoeye, A; kaiser, Contractor
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Welch, Engineer Dillman, krank
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R. Littlo and wife. Pete Lund and .
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wife, P. M. Solomon, Dr. W llbur A. ;
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H«do-x,K tt. Child, Mr. Fc«-;
-yth Fr f nk Harvey VE. Coy C.
. Gimmell, Pete Me\eagh, Mr.:
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phapman.
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$ A. D. Robinson, deputy surveyor,
^vhile in the city Monday stated
Survey Prospects.
that he had received the promise of;
the survey of all the townships ly
ing along the N P It 14 main line
in tliis county, from Algoma, the
place whCre the surveys just filed
left oft', to Clark's Fork, Ho thinks
(lie contract will be made this win
1er ant| the survey early in spring.
—Times.
Libby Creek.
Messrs. Reed & Dean, California,
.are scripting 40 acres of land for
a townsite at Libby. Libby has
.one of the finest townsites in the
iCootenai valley and has the richest
mineral prospects adjacent, proba
bly, of any of the proposed towns.
The place is now nearly as large a s
Kootenai, although, of course, not
as much business is done. Town
lots will be on the market Novem
ber 1.
Kootenai Lake Smelter.
It is now definitely given out
that the syndicate represented by
Os, Hendryx will build ij, smelter
at Pilot Bay, across the lake from
Ainsworth, B. C. The foundation
will be commenced this fall,
will be road}' for operation by next
fall,
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Opening Ball.
C' There will be a grand opening of
Smith's Hotel at Eaton next Mon
The program will
.day evening.
.consist of music, dancing and sup
A cordial invitation is ex
per.
tended to all.
—A. H. Maddock, of Crossport,
«whs, in town this week. Wo are
glad to note that there was no evi
dence to sustain the charges re
cently brought against this gentle
man.
— Frank Leach and wife leave for
Michigan tonight, whore they will
make their future home, Frank
has made many friends in Kootenai
yvho will regret to see him leave.
— S. C. Hoover, of Spokane, lias
taken charge of the barber shop re
cently conducted by H. D. Hoeye.
Mrs. Hoover arrived this week.
—<W. P. Johnson, formerly clerk
jn the Kootenai Hotel,has returned
^ from Medical Ijakc and is now agent
for Smith's stage line.
—A. J. Donaldson, carries a seif- j
satisfied air these days, Jack has*
been in almost overy frontier town
in the northwest since early days. !
—Mead & Tormey will today 1
" move their saloon into the building 1
downed by E, .1. Mercian, and late
Jy occupied by Peter Lund.
~C. L. Gimmell, the saw mill
man. went to Spokane to-day toj
jueet his bettet' half and takeIn the
—The newspapers in south Ida
fair.
luv are just getting the Calispel In
dian war started.
returned
CoBtello
Crossport Thursday
—Assessor
home from
• (evening:
II. I, Mason, went to Spokane
So soon, Mason?
»yesterday.
—Engineer Bullfinch was down
♦com the works Friday.
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More Railroad News.
Thin rooming's Spokoiman says
that the N p work lias been lot to
Thomas OJson dp Company of that
oity,' Nine humired men are at
oneo needed an the work, and with
this force it will take fully four
of
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The Northern Pacific railroad copir
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i pany have for some tune been co. 11 -
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: templating straightening their line
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between Spokane and Sand Point.
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At Algonni there are five miles aipi
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at Granite nine miles, besides other
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points to be improved. 1 here is the
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grading, tracklavmg, depots and
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! trestle work to be done,
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I —111 an interview we had Mon
J. A. B Tompkins, civil
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concerning the progress of con
j struetion of the road cast of Kalis
! pell, he said: "The tracklayers have
reached the Middle Pork crossing
and wjll be delayed there a couple
After they pass this
of weeks,
bridge there is nothing 1 know of
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to delay them until they reach the
large bridge across the Flathead
river near the mouth of the canyon.
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The tracklayers are only about
sixty miles from Kalispell and have
laid on an average, during the past
two weeks, aver a mile and a half
per day. They will bq pblo to lay
nearly two pules a day from now
on. They will be at the large bridge
on November 1st. At this point
they will be delayed about two
weeks. The delay in securing tim
ber for this bridge will hold them
there for a short time, but I enter
tain no doubts or fears that the
Great Northern locomotives will not
be whistling in Kalispell on the
first of next December.—Kalispell
Graphic.
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—E. J. Merrin is in from the
Kootenai river this week. He says
that his company wjU have their
contract of sawing 750,000 feet ol
railroad timbers completed by the
last of tliis month,
they sent two rafts dpwn the river,
by
Last week
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they sent two rafts dpwn the river,
ono containing 27,000 feet and the
other 22,000 feet. They got caught
in the whirlpool at the mouth oi
the Yahk and were smashed to
pieces. Only a' few thousand feet
were lost, but it took considerable
trouble to get the lumber together.
— E. E. Coy, of the new town of
of Bonner, passed through town
Thursday on his way to the "out
side" to look after matters pertain
ing to the neiv (own. Mr: Coy is
full of enthusiasm over the pros
pects of Bonner, and says there is
already a large amount of money
ready to be invested in the place
as soon as tiie real estate is thrown
upon the market.
t—M rs. George Bruegger arrived
from the east last Wednesday morn
ing and George is as happy as
though he had just been married,
r—P. M. .Solomon has bee» doing
Spokane this week and it is relia
bly reported that he was cutting a
wide B\yatli witli tjie ladies in the
Dazzle? theatrical troupe. How
The only tiling that worries him is
taking care of the baby, and they
s^y }ie handles it just as careful!
j about it, P. M. !
— Georgen Burtelson is opening
up a lodging house in the building
! owned by Ed. McRae and formerly
1 occupied by the clothing store.
1 :—Sheriff McClure came down
from ilathdrum Wednesday morn
ing and spent several days in town
on official business.
toj — B. B. Skinner was rolled a few
nights ago, but requests us not to
say anything about the particulars.
as he has detectives working up the
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—J. M. Townsend has returned
from Spokane and is now looking
j after the harness shop.
We are glad to note that Pete
j Lund will continue in business by
Kootenai as heretofore.
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—The county commissioners meet
next Monday.
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KOOTENAI COUNTY'S WEALTH
Sla!m „, sfl „, ,,
Nearly $400,000 for thp Year. ,
lessed yal
Tho following is the
uatian of this county fob the year
1891. The total is $ll873,040, as
against $1,480,909 last ^par
of $392,08h The gain! is princi
pally duo to the assessment of the
N P 14 H, which paid no taxes
while Idaho was a territory. Town
lots and improved lands are assessed
about $84,000 legs than last year,
buf the improvements are about
$35,000 higher
is reduced $83,000.
everything else there is an increase.
The assessment of the Great N'ortli
and the towns along it will
a gain
The W A I 14 H
On almost
ern
increase the taxable
next year
wealth a million dollars,
The railroads pay about halt the
taxes—-on $936,400.
96,900 acres land (pat.) $209,231
Improvements on above 28,475
Improve'ts on land un pat'd 60,005
. 214,923
90,920
14,360
581.700
276.700
67,500
Town lots, value
[j^provements on same
Telegraph lines, value
N P 14 14, 83.1 miles
W & I HR, 55.34 miles
rf F & I 14 R, 13.5 miles
C A 14'y & N Co, 2.1 miles 10,500
ilathdrum water works 700
Cœur d'Alene water works
Chloride & Weber toll road
Money on hand
Liquors
Stock cattle, 2,500
Colts, 170
Cows, 1,280
Farming machinery
Fixtures of saloons, etc
Furniture
Goods, waves and morch'dse 54,232
Harness, etc.
Hogs, 60
Horses, thoroughbred, 5
Horses, graded, 320
Horses, American, 300
Ponies, 480
Lumber, 650,000 feet
Mules, 70
Musical instruments, 30
Oxen, 50
Saw ipillSj 7
Shingle mills, 8
Sewing machines, 100
Steamers, 14
Hulks, 1
Wagons, other vehicles, 875 15,000
4,000
500
2,594
2,300
25,000
3,400
32,00.0
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1,000
4,000
3,700
800
1.500
16,000
22.500
12,000
45.500
• 3,500
3,750
2.500
14.500
4.000
2.000
32,000
50
Watches, 55
Shingles, 400,000
Barges; 14
2,200
500
3,000
1,873,040
Total
A Tent for Sale.
Nearly a new tent, 80x40 feet. A
bargain for cash.
Cole, Kootenai.
Apply to F. E.
lOtf.
Wanted—500 head of Stock ty Winter.
Parties living in the Kootenai val
ley, below Bonner's Ferry, have
sufficient hay to winter 500 head of
stock. It is good bottom land hay;
and sheds and other accommoda
tions will be furnished. Stock men
will find it a good place for their
stock. Apply to the Herald.
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copartnership heretofore existing
under the firm name of Massam & j
Hampton, doing -a general mer
chancjise business in Crossport, j
Kootenai county, Idaho, is this day ■
dissolved by mutual consent, E. j
K Massam having purchased the :
°ln ^btsdïeto said j
çopaj'tncrytnp are payable only to
said E. F. Massam, who will pay
all liabilities of said firm.
Dated this } 1 th day of September
1891.
Notice of Dissolution of Partnership.
Notice is hereby given that the |
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E. F. Massam,
C. D. Hampton.
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Kinnear & Williams, of Bonner's
Ferrv, have received a full line of
cook stoves and heaters.
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\ \ full line of rubber goods, in
: eluding boots, coats, etc, at Kin
j near " 1 _^ in ' — ~
A large stock of new goods just
POPcived at Kinnear A M illiams,
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Jdeiv York (Barber Shop
First class Haircutting, Shampoo
ing and Singeing.
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JOHN PURPURA, Prop.
KOOTENAI
FRONT ST.
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WILLIAM EATON
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Dealet* ip General Merchandise.
Pioneer Store qf the Kootenai Valley. Will continue tq carry a well
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assorted stqok of
MINERS AND RANCHERS SUPPLIES.
£EM&S33Sri,i "
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And meet all competition,
Hear (Bonners Ferry .
Eaton, Idaho .
Ranchers
apd Prospectors!
When you come to BONNER'S FERRY, call on
KINNEAR & WILLIAMS
And exaipine their stock and prices. We carry a full line oi
Hardware, Groceries and Provisions,
Men's Furnishing Goods, etc.
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Qur stock of HATS and SHOES can't be beat tliis side of Portlancj
COME AND SEE US!,
WE $RE HERE. TO STAY!
Bonners Ferry.
Kinnear <&• Williams,
THE KOOTENAI RESORT
H. 0. HOEYE, proprietor.
A
■CHOICE STOCK OF
Wines, LIQUORS a^d (dgars,
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Mugic and Dancing Every Night.
- KOOTENAI, IDAH<)
Open Day and Night.
KOOTENAI AVENUE.
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THE Ç00TENAI
MEAT .\ MARKET,
J. J. LUNZ, Proprietor.
WHOLESALE ANp RETAIL DEALERS IN
Fresh - and - Suit
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Hides qnd Furs Bought.—
THE RATHDRUM
FU<RJfITU<R$ CO.
All kindjj of
FURNITURE, COFFINS and CASKETS
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At Spokane Prices.
Full stock always on hand,
A. A. SMITH,
RATHDRUM, IDAHO.
Manager.
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THE ST. LOUIS
RESTAURANT, f
—Open Day amd Night—
rates:
Regular Meals, at all hours, 25c -
! Meal Tickets, 21 Meals, . . . $5.00
I Fancy Orders Charged Extra.
— The St. Louis —
Î Makes a Specialty of Serving Extra;
Fine Meals to Order
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This space is reserved for
BALDWIN & BRADLEY,
DEALERS IN
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
KOOTENAI
IDAHO
m. F. WE M2,
physician and Surgeon
RATHDRUM, IDAHO.
Proprietor Ilathdrum Pharmacy.
DaVe's
.'Palace Concert Hall. ■
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- Concert and Dancing ever/ Evening» •
The Talacc
Pleasant
|Ib the place to spend a
Hour, or to get good Wines»
Liquors and Cigars