Snow and crime swirl in Seven Devils country report
The Seven Devils country reports heavy snow and a string of tragedies and crimes. A Basalt ferryman was robbed of $12, a Moscow turkey feud left a man stabbed, a Northern Pacific engineer was found dead with rival murder or accident theories, mine disasters and suicides fill Wallace Press pages, and legal cases unfold from Wardner to Mason as residents face violence and blackmail claims.
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Seven Devils
Thomas Troymans
Basalt
Wallace
Meridian
Alexander
Boise
N. E. Putnam
Northern Pacific
Sandpoint
Wallace Press
William Wright
Frisco
James Dudley
Lewis Milmo
Frank Pinn
Last Chance
Francis Hailey
Wardner
Antiseptic Mouthpieces Urged for Public Phones
Health commissioner Dr. Biersdorf of Portland has succeeded in getting street railway firms to fumigate cars regularly and now pushes telephone companies to adopt antiseptic mouthpieces in public phones and offices. He argues mouthpieces with a protective covering and antiseptic solution can kill disease germs left by users, reducing contagion in busy offices like health facilities.
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Biersdorf
Portland
Silver price plunge shocks markets and silk road fears rise
The world saw a new low in silver prices on Saturday causing unease among bankers and merchants dealing with China and the Far East. News from the Siamese government that mints halt free silver coinage coincided with silver’s daylong decline. Laundrymen buy silver bills at low rates, remitting large sums home, while William Schuldt resigns as marshal to pursue sheriff’s office. Opportunities arise for an able replacement.
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China
Far East
Don
Water plant bonds debated at city council session
The city council ordered the city attorney to prepare an ordinance for a special election to authorize 60000 dollars in bonds to improve the water plant. Also reported are local political results, a fatal railway accident near Porters, horse shipments to San Francisco, and upcoming poultry show plans in Pullman.
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Eastern Washington Poultry Association
Pullman
Wash
F. W. Hitchcock
Denver
Colo
Northwest
The Clearwater Valley Open River Demand
The piece argues for building rail lines totaling 817 miles to Raparia Missoula Nezperce Huntington Granil Ronde Salmon and Little Salmon plus mine branches. It asserts railroads need complement from water transport and advocates an open river to aid cheap freight and regional development.
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Raparia
Missoula
Nezperce Prairies
Huntington
Property Transfers in Nez Perce County and Lewiston Areas
Public abstracts list multiple real estate conveyances in Nez Perce County and Lewiston including transfers by DkEps Samuel J Markham to Lois H Curtis. Joseph Alexander to Ira Small. W E Ratcliffe to Mary Gaylord. P E Stookey to John Magnuson. T O Hanlon to Warren Potter. Potter to Margaret Wright. Idaho Investment Co Ltd to Wm Curtiss. Edward Cachelin to Samuel Salsberg. William S Ewing to Harry Krutz. M C Scott to O E Needham. Clara P Phillips to Edmund Potvin. Aaron L Foredyce to Hank Trimble. Daniel Sutherland to Daniel Danielson. Leopold Van Goop to Sisters of St Joseph. Addresses include townships and blocks in Mohler and Lewiston, with consideration amounts ranging from 10 to 2150 dollars.
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Samuel J Markham
Lois H. Curtis
Joseph Alexander
Ira Small
W. E. Ratcliffe
Mary Gaylord
Peck
P. E. Stookey
John Magnuson
Nezperce
T. O. Hanlon
Warren F. Potter
Mohler
Lilley E Landon
Pleasant H. Ferguson
Michael Reilley
Thompsons Field
Lewiston
Margaret V. Wright
Idaho Investment Co. Ltd
Wm. F. Curtiss
Yantis Add
Edward Cachelin
Samuel Salsberg
Riverside Add
City of
William S. Ewing
Harry Krutz
M.C. Scott
O. E. Needhame
Clara P. Phillips
Edmond D. Potvin
Oxford
Aaron L. Foredyce
Hank Trimble
Daniel Sutherland
Daniel Danielson
Ng Uw
Leopold van Goop
Sisters of St. Joseph
Block 11
North Park Place
Notice of Attachment in Idaho District Court
In the District Court of the Second Judicial District of Idaho Nez Perce County T J LeHane vs Schuyler J Adams and Jesse M Adams case No A writ of attachment was issued on November 24 1902 against the defendants property witnessed by the clerk on November 26 1902 P E STOOKEY J N SMITH Clerk of the District Court Attorney for Plaintiff
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District Court
Second Judicial District
State of
Idaho
Nez Perce
T. J. LeHane
Schuyler J. Adams
Jesse M. Adams
P. E. Stookey
J. N. Smith
Idaho Summons for Divorce in Nez Perce County
Summons issued by the District Court in Nez Perce County Idaho requires Jennie M. Hall to appear in case No. 493 brought by Charles J. Hall seeking a divorce. Respond within ten to forty days depending on service location. Case cites a November 7 1902 filing and alleges cruelty and breakdown of the marriage six years after a 1883 ceremony. Attestations dated September 11 in Idaho.
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District Court
Second Judicial District
State of Idaho
County of
Nez Perce
Charles J. Hall
Jennie M. Hall
Ida
Pest
Melaud
Caliphet
New Perce
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Lewiston, Idaho
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Rambler Bicycles
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