The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-12-10
IdahO's Educational Exhibit at
the Worlds Fair.
CAR SHOPS TO BE MOVED TO OGDEN.
Considerable Excitement Caused In VAN
couyer, B C., Over a Circular
Other News.
Yuma c >mplains OF tramps.


Much Land is oeing takea up in Ari-
IONA by homes,eadeIs
The Crur dAlene Indians predict an
extraordinarily hard win er.
The irrigation question will occupy
much OF the tim. OF the idaho Leyisla-
tlre this winter. The problem is an all
important one in the southern part OF
the State.
An attack was made on three horse
thieves near Santa Fee, n. NJ. One was
killed and one wounded, and the other
proved to be a woman dressed in mae
attire and armed.
The Tuscarora, New, Times- Rsrisw
says that, in conseq hence OF the c.osins
down OF the mines, many people are
taking advantage OF the pleasant
weather to ssek ''greener fields and pas
lures new
The total production OF raisins in CAL
ifornia this year Is $50 carloads. The
crop will be found, when all is shipped.
says the Secretary OF the State Raisiu
Association, 10 be three.tourths oil lac,
years shipment.
The Bra istree; commercial agency re-
ports thirteen failures in the Pacific
Coast States and territories for the past
week, as compared with eleven for the
previous week and thirteen for the cor
responding week OF 1891.
The Governor OF California has au-
thorized an election at Cerro Gordo,
lnyo county, To vote for all officers who
were voted for on Novem Der s. This is
ow ng to the des ruction of the ballots
at that precinct on election day.
Considerable excitement has been ere
a'ed in Vancouver, B. c., over the fact
that the two local firms, who control the
entire coal supp y, have issued circulars
stating that all coal must be paid for in
advance or no delivery will be made.
The Coos Bay, Or. Ns'rs speaks of the
following as "a peculiar Coincidence:
Captain Marshall's little daughter Jsn-
ME died last Tuesday. She was born
the day Cleveland was elected in 1854
and died the day he was again elected
in 1892.
The City c uncil O. Ogden and the
county o: Websr, Utah. have sppropri-
ated $50, coo as a bonus to induce the
Southern Pac nc to remove its shops
from Carln, New, an Terrace, Utah, to
Ogden. A con ra mas been signed by
all the parties, AMI the removal takes
place a. once.
move is now on foot to bring into
Boise City the hot water rom the arte
sian wells about two miles above town
and utilize IT tor heating purposes. Pr pes
are already laid, and the experiment
will be tried in the new city hall and in
the publIc-school building l. it il a
success there, it will be generally used
throug bout the city.
By far the largest water-storaye prof.
ect ever undertaken in the United States
Is that on the Arizona canal, nine miles
from PApnix. Work will begin az once
to Put an emoankment on the west side
OF the canal at the distance OF three
miles, which will form a lake OF that
length and twenty feet deep. Water will
be let in from the Arizona canal during
the rainy season.
Donald Me Rae, Commissioner OF Una
tilla county, Or is the inventor OF
cuitivator, which promises to revoIu-
tionize the farming industry. II is es-
pecialiy designed for killing weeds, and
will also thoroughly pulyerize the soil.
The shovels are fiat, heart shaped pieces
of steel. and by an ingenious mechan-
ical continuance they have 8 reversible
motion, the intention of which is to clear
them OF rubbish, so that they will cut
clear and smooth at all times.
Never since the settlement OF Idaho
have there been such immense crops all
over the State as daring the past seaaon,
scientific research attributes a bene fciaI
change in the climate to the muItiplica-
ton o. irrigation canals, which moist n
a great extent OF country and create a
humid atmosphere. 1t has been OBJ.
served that frequent rains now fall dur
ing the months OF July and August.
Nature is closing up the gap between
wet and dry seasons and el1alizins the
rainfall.
Idaho is preparing % make a splendid
educational exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
The plan as laid out BY Superintendent
Gl bson 10 10 collect specimens Of school
work executed by pupils OF d ifferent
ages and covering the different branches
OF study and instruction embraced hy (
the several public schools and educa-
tional institutions of the State. When .
the collection il made it will be exam
ined by a committee OF experts espec-
ally selected for the purpose, and wards
OF merit will be given for the best work.
age and length Of tuition taken into
consideration.
For some weeks the affairs of the pro.
posed San Francisco and Great Salt
Lake railroad have been very quiet. and
there is now no doubt that the Or ct
" II fall through. The sole carse of it's
nou-success has been the lack of interest
taken in it. Many people who were I
clamorous Tor a competing Jad became
shy when It came to raising subscrip-
tions, and it has been i'm oosable 10 raise
enough money to push the road to com.
pletion As consequence the whole ,
scheme il on the verge OF dissolution
Much preliminary work in the yay of
surveys, etc, had been done, and about I
- ',oOl had been spent in this manner r
The work OF obtaining su hscriptions was
then taken up, and though urgent efforts
were made, only one third OF the amount
OF money agreed upon before the bonds !
could be tioated has been obtained I,
agreed at the beg nnirg that sir
months sh 1uld ba allowed in which "a {
collect the subscriptions, and if at the
end OF that time the necessary a-nou,,
Of money WAS not forthcoming. all yourd
be released from their pledges to take
stock. There are still over Two months '
Of these six left. hut the general lack % I
interest is such that the promoters Of
The scheme have become discouraged
and see no uss in attempting to carry {
matters anv further. This road Was IN a
be the competitor Of the Southern Pa.
life aud the new transcontinental line I