The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-07-29
IDAHO IN BRIEF.

The gold district around Murray is
receiving much attention from miners
of late.
The bills allowed by the last session
of the commissioners of Idaho county
aggregate $1,000.
Forest fires have destroyed a number
of bridges on Nail creek in Shoshone
county during the past week. The
Murray sun states the fires are still
burning, but no extensive spread is
feared.
At Blaekfoot Charles O'Neil a county
prisoner, was shot and killed by Ed.
Vim, deputy sheriff. lie was at
tempting to escape while at work out
side of the Jail and refused to halt when
ordered.
y large and enthusiastic silver mass
meeting was held at Boise Wednesday
night Rousing speeches We're made by
Senators Dubois and Shoup, Gov. Nc
! Cornell, Chief Justice Huston and
Others. \ committee was selected to
appoint delegates to attend the silver
convention at ketchum and the BIZ
metallic meeting at Chicago.
At Silver City the grand jury has in
dicted Al. Meyers for the killing of Dan
Chrisman. Chrisman and Meyers were
town watchmen two years ago, and
about ) o'clock one morning Chrisman
was shot. 1t is alleged that there was
bad feeling between the men. and some
evidence has been secured to the effect
that Meyers was seen near where Chris
man was shot at about the time of the
shooting.
At the meeting of the trustees of the
soldiers home at Boise City Thursday
the bids of Post Falls and Cpur d'Alcne
City for the location OF the home We're
thrown ont on the ground that 10 guar
antee was furnished by either. This
leaves Boise, Moscow and lewiston in
the field rs candidates for the home.
Lewiston offers 5000 cash. and in adj
dition a choice of three to-acre tracts.
Moscow offers y four-acre tract. Boise
offers Sicoo in cash.
At Genesee the Farmers Alliance
elevator and granary, capacity 10000
bushels, i'll which were stored 1900
bushels of wheat, together with all the
elevator machinery chop mill and
cleaner, burned to the ground Tuesday
morning before daylight. Perhaps
Inn h.ll. Of
wheat can be saved from the burning
ruins. Three Northern Pacific freight
cars on an adjoining side track were
consumed. The total loss will be about
$4,000. 1t must have been fired by
careless tramps or an incendiary, as it
started from the inside, and the door
was found open. having been shut rs
usual the night before. Insurance,
$1,000.
The transcript in the case Of Il. l..
Sabine ct al. appellants. vs.. II. X. Bar
nett ct al, has been filed in the supreme
court. 1t is rather II voluminous docu-
ment. embracing rs pages. The case,
which comes from Lewiston. is brought
mp to determine whether or not Barnett
is guilty of having attempted to defraud
his creditors. II is alleged that Barnett
learned that his creditors were about TO
SWoop down upon him when he raye
one John Burke promissorv note for
nearly $500. The creditors brought
suit TO recover sums aggregatinc S32,.
$50, but Burke got in ahead and secured
an attachment for all Of Barnatt's
property. Other creditors had the
sheriff enjoined from SLING the p-or-
erty on the ground that the transaction
between Barnett and Burke was fer
fraudulent purposes When the case
came up Burke won and the injunction
was dissolved. An appeal was then
taken.
A strange case, and one that is excit-
ing much attention among PHYSICIANS
in Idaho, is thus reported by the Lewis
ton Tribune: George b. Finn. who
lives on the rim rock north Of town
was last Saturday stricken perfectly
'''''A' ~ obdt'S LlltL IISL saturday
morning, between : and O'Clock. he
went ont to NOW some hay for his team
ana after moving some little time he
felt warm sensation across the mtdlI.
Of his back, and soon lie had a vomiting
spell. He then returned to his house
about shutdown. He went to bed and
was soon asleep, After sleeping some
two hours he wok" up and thought he
would get up and light the candle. He
found the matches and struck one but
could not see it, 50 he threw it AVA
thinking that it was damp or no good, /
lie tried some more with the same 70.
SUIT. lie then felt his why to the door
70 see II he could SET any stars. and
when lie opened it he could not see any
thing 50 lr retained to the bed and
aid there alone from Saturday night
until Monday evening, when a man that
ised to work for him made his appear
thee" /,
Settle Your Accounts.
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