It's banks this week, owing to melting snows and rain. Three bridges, two houses were washed away. One house was unoccupied, the other was Alex. McLeod's, near the mouth of the and both as well as the bridges. Two of the bridges seriously inconvenience travel and are to be rebuilt at once.

Eugene Buchanan in Moscow. Eugene Buchanan, pioneer of the Paiouse country, formerly a resident of Moscow and for 40 years a resident of the Inland Empire, was in Moscow on business Friday night and Saturday. Mr. Buchanan makes his home in Spokane, but has the entire Inland Empire for his territory. He is the late county and Mr. Barton has become the representative for the Guarantee Fund Life Association, of which Mr. Buchanan is general agent. Mr. Barton expects to devote much of his time to the work as he has led a large part of the land and will have time to prepare for the business of the company. Mr. Buchanan once in the work and knows everyone and I believe will make an ideal agent for Latah county.

Mr. Buchanan says that he finds conditions in Moscow very good and he is optimistic over the future of the Inland Empire and predicts the next four or five years will be unusually prosperous for this section. Mr. Buchanan has had experience in the area.

Mr. Bar
Oscar Anderson and wife, who reside on Thorn Creek, left Moscow Friday on their way to California.  ronia to spend the winter. They will return about the first of March. 