Old Timer's Column
Paul Flinn
Boundary County Historian
The Norwegian of this vicinity met at Eric Esterlund’s place on the Island Sunday afternoon to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the independence of Norway.
The Rev. A.M. Skindlow delivered the address commemorating this event so important to all Norwegians. A male quartet consisting of Olaf Jenson, Emil Dahlen, Hartwick Dahlen and Ed Woldseth sang several numbers and then the baskets for a basket dinner were auctioned.
Under the efficient work of Jenson, the basket brought $7, which was turned into the treasury of the Lutheran Ladies Aid Society.
After dinner, the balance of the afternoon was spent in playing various games.
A large crowd was in attendance and a royal good time was reported.
Hold-up men make escape
After being pursued closely for several days by a posse of men and bloodhounds, the two men who held up the great Northern train near Rexford last week have apparently eluded their pursuers and made their escape.
Special agents of the railroad overtook the robbers in the mountains not far from Fortinr, Mont., Sunday, then pursued men having taken refuge in a barn. While attempting to locate the robbers, detective Callahan lifted up by his companion so he could look into the haymow of the barn.
The robbers were there, he soon found out, and opened fire upon Callahan, one shot gazing his temple and off the rim of hi hat. This led to various reports, first to the effect that Callahan had been killed and later that he had been shot through the shoulder.
A pistol duel followed at the barn but the robbers succeeded in getting away. Later a posse of 40 men and eight blood hounds took up the pursuit, the hounds taking the scent with ease. However the pursued men took to the river which of course rendered the dogs of no avail thereafter. At last reported the men had apparently succeeded on sliding the posse.
Killed at Porthill
George English a workman at the Idaho Continental mine west of Porthill was killed Wednesday morning by sliding down the issued of a canyon. Particularly of the accident are meager, but it appears that English was teaming from Porthill half-way house and at a very dangerous place on the route where the roads skits the very edge of a precipice in some manner English was hurled to his death. Interment was made at Porthill.
Notice
The trustees of School District will se ll the old school building to the highest bidder at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 30 at the Northside schoolhouse, J.H. Hoagland, Clerk.
Briefs
The work of fencing the S.I. rock cut on the Northside has been going forward the past few days. One of the standard makes of woven fence wire will be used with a barbed wire along the top.
Several loads of heavy timbers have been unloaded at the door of the Park addition hill to be used in the improvement of the grade up the hill, which is to be started soon by the county.
Marshall Worry , Harry Gale, Do. More and Ed Bishop took a run ti Sylbcanite on the Yaak last Firdaus with the intention of getting on the rail of the train robbers in they came in to that section, but their trip proved fruitless.
The alumni association of the Bonners Ferry High School will give a dance at Kent’s Hall tomorrow evening.
Dr. Fry was called to the Idaho Continental mine west of Portholes the latter part of last week t attest to two men wounded in an accidental explosion. The last 14 miles of the trip was passable not even for a horse and the doctor was obliged to cover, the distance both ways a foot. There are several feet of snow still in that section and the walking so the doctor says was very difficult. One man was so seriously injured that he was not in condition to bring our but probably would survive.