The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-04-09
Newsy Notes from St. Iaries.
ST. MARES, IDAHO, }
March SlSt, lS92.

MLCu olSt, 1917.
EDITOR CGUR B'ALENE Pass
Allow me to introduce you to the
good people Of this burg and the st.
Joe country in general. presume
you are like the majority Of newspaper
men; want to become acquainted with
everybody. In many respects, we differ
very little from the ordinary mortal
Nearly everybody is trying his level
best to turn an honest penny and keep
the wolf away.
Spring is here in all its glory, al
though We have no complaint to make
about the winter, for it was one of the
finest ever known in this latitude; in
fact We always have fine winters. The
farmers are rushing with their springs
work, but we fear very high water this
year, which changes the ordinary pro-
gram very much when it does come.
Many people complain at high water
seasons, but when it comes (about once
in two or three years. we are really
benefited by it. The mice and other
pests that damage growing crops are all
drowned, and the deposit of sediment
is equal to a heavy coat of dressing.
Crops are very much larger high water
seasons than ordinary years, therefore
say that we are really benefited by a
flood.
T. p. Campbell has changed his
single mill into saw mill, and is busy
saving out material to enlarge his mill
and put mp his shingle machinery again
He does not cut as much lumber per
day as the saginaw mill at Ceur d..
Alene City did, but my word for it,
that he does the best work that have
seen in the state.
Col. Budlong, special agent of the
land Office, has recently made a flying
visit to this country, and nearly fright
ened the wits out of the festive loggers,
but he came very near being paid for
his trouble. On his return to ST.
Maries he put up at the residence of
one who does not enjoy the reputation
of extreme cleanliness in the culinary
he got supper and did not
die, but G.. A. r. comrade heard of
the Coils. danger, and went to his rescue
and took him to different quarters,
the result was, that he left for Cpur
d Alene on the steamer Wheaton the
next day in his usual good health. He
will be little more careful the next
time. The Col. took long trip up the
rapids OF the st. Joe and st. Maries
rivers in canoe; although he had two
of the best White Water men in the
state, Messrs. Charles Griswald and
Peter White, he could not refrain from
taking a pole and lending hand;
the ruling passion is strong in death"
and the Col. being an old Wisconsin
White Water man himself, and fearing
death near at hand in some of the
toughest places, took barefooted pail
(riyer men know what that Isl and put
in his best ticks. He not only blistered
his hands but Wore the blisters Off
On being asked how he liked his trip.
he said Asplendidly, it was supremacy
grand; would not have missed it for a
thousand dollars" Then you will go
up again some of these days was asked.
No indeed was his reply, mot for two
thousand dollars would | ever attempt
it again, just look at my hands" Boys
it is quite safe to cut logs on the rap
ids Of the st. Joe and st. Maries while
the Col. is on guard, you will never
find him up there again.
Senator Wells, Commissioner for
Idaho to the Columbian Exposition at
Chicago, did not forget us, for he ar-
pointed Captain Daggett, of this place,
his assistant for the state. lie is bound
to have Kootenai thoroughly repre-
sented at the fair, judging from his
staff of assistants in this county.
Respectfully Yours,
ADIOs