The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-01-14

Many OF our citizens are enjoying the
fine skating on Fernand lake.
Rev. Aleridge is holding meetings At
Rathdrum. consequently there will be
no preaching at Graney Hall Sunday
evening.
The Buell. saw mill will soon be in
running order. The boilers, saws and
carnage are in position, and workmen
are busy arranging other parts Of the
machinery.
Patents for the following persons
were received ut the u. s. land Office
this week: Jacob Goodrich, heirs of C.
ID. Porter, f. A. Bevis, William Green,
Henry J. Linton, Julia O.. Knutson.
Charles L. Sherwood, Susan s. Dundee.
Messn. Clark and Dobriner, assisted
by eight Others, intend giving first
class entertainment at Fort Sherman in
few weeks. The program will consist
Of minstrelsy. variety and farce, and it
will without doubt be the best amateur
performance ever seen In the Post Hall.
The second hop of the series to be
given by the Excelsior Social Club took
place last evening ut the Post Hall,
Fort Sherman, and was . most enjoy
able affair. The music was furnished
by the Fourth infantry orchestra.
Harvey Harris and F. Z. Wonnacott
have each made locations ON mining
claims at the head Of Beauty bay. The
ore samples from their claims are pro-
nounced very good specimens, and de-
yelOpment work will begin in a short
time.
Henry Krotzer is completing arrange
ments to commence the manufacture of
brick on an extensive scale the coming
summer. The clay in this vicinity is of
a quality that cannot be surpassed for
the purpose, and the opening up of this
industry in our midst is no experiment.
At Wednesday evenings session Of
the city council Marshal McSparren was
ordered TO collect the sidewalk assess
ments from property owners on Fourth
street. The treasurer's report was re-
ceiyed. showing the financial condition
of the city. The report appears in this
issue of THE PRESS.
Sheriff Costello and Deputy Brock
hagen left for the Idaho penltentiary
Thursday with Major Darnold and John
Quigiey. the former to serve l5 years for
the murder Of Walter Keller, and the
latter one year for chewing another
mans ear off.
A. E. Award, of the Ceur d'Alene
Drug Co. was before Justice Hoffman
yesterday on two separate charges of
selling liquor without first procuring a
license. Both cases were tried before a
jury. The first trial resulted in a YER
dict of guilty, and in the second he was
acquitted. These cases are being prose
cuted by the saloon men. Mr. Award
says he win appeal the first case to the
district court and from there to the
supreme court il necessary.
We have it from reliable source that
several United States senators and other
distinguished people from the east con-
template spending their summer vaca-
tons here. Some Of them will build
cottages on the lake shore and become
permanent summer residents. A pro-
ject is ON foot among these gentlemen
to build neat steam launch for their
private use. Thus the fame of Cpur
d'Alene as summer resort is spreading.
Post Falls, not to be outdone by Ceur
d'Alene, has had her sensational arson
case. On Wednesday John Knowbel,
of thas town, was tried on the charge of
having started the fire last August that
destroyed the post-office and other
buildings. The examination took place
before Justice Wheatley, who discharged
the defendant after hearing the test.
mony. II. F.. Mcfarland, of this city,
defended and George A. Manning, Of
Post Falls, prosecuted the case.
Extensive improvements are to be
made at the mineral springs near Beauty
Bay. The surrounding grounds will be
StS"AVu pCaukiuCu PtCutC
poses the coming season. Harvey Harris
is interested with NJ. A. Renshaw in
this enterprise, and they expect to make
the place quite popular resort for ex-
cursions and picnic parties. The water
from the springs contains medicinal
properties equal to those of the Hot
Springs and many others of the same
nature.
The necktie social given by the Good
Templars Wednesday evening Melted
the society es5.75. The baskets Of lunch
were sold at auction to the highest bid
der. Among them was handsomely
trimmed basket for the possession Of
which the bidding was very spirited
among the young men, whose magma
tons pictured to them a delightful half
hour In the company Of its owner while
doing Justice to its contents. 1t was
finally bid in by A. T.. Rush for - q,
and he at once began an investigation
of the basket. Among other things he
found a red stocking full of wheat,
neatly tied with lady's garter Rush
is still looking for the owner Of the tie.
After lunch a pleasant hour was passed
in dancing to the music of the CGur
dAlenc orchestra.