The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-08-26


buy another large strip OF the tuur
dAlene reservation. The Indians have
much more land than they need ana are
anxious to sell some more
A number OF Immigrants have recent
iy passed through Asotin with their
covered wagons. Last week party
from Nebraska passed through. They
had been on the road since May, AMI
had money to pay cash down for homes.
At Port Angeles experiments are be
ing made in the extraction from nr
wood of balsam, wood tar and terpen
tine. About month will be required
to make 4 burn aud il will be two
months before the result will be known
Two murders were committed 10
Missoula county, Montana Ia one night
last week. The MIs,onlain attributes
the tragedies TO the practice OF carry
Ing concealed weapons and the vile qna!.
ity Of whisky sold In rural dramshop,
The eighth annual session OF the
school for defective youth viii! open At
Vancouver August 30 The school has
been undergoing the usual renovation
during vacation. The management an
,icipates large attendance and 4 sue
cesstul session.
Fox island, near Tacoma, will soon
be stocked with oriental phesant,, The
steamer Tacoma brought over thtc-
birds for fruir dealer Of that city and
they will soon be turned loose on the
island the RESIDENT having promised
not 10 modest them
+. II. Newell OF the tnlted State, geo
logical survey corps has oernin \ aklnl
county the past week mclsnrlng the
now Of water in the Yakima and Nat
che rivers. II i, said that more water
has been Appropriated from these
streams than is really howing In them
gold brick swindl-r has been failed
At Seattle. His method OF working the
old game was new He deposited the
bricks in stores and saloons, ran bills
against them, drew money thereon and
then got possession Of the ,hams again
by pretending to take them To the nank
to sell them.
The Garfield Enterprise says Wheat
a. - cent. Is not the lowest price ever
known in this country Nine years ago
the writer hauled wheat - miles to
spokane and sold 1t for % c-nts
bashel. She price r-main the same
for several months. too
Montana people are stopping their IT.
Paul and Minneapolis papers The
Great Falls Leader says thi. action i,
taken because day after tay the new.
paper, OF those cities denonnce the
citizens of the silver state. 4. mine
owners plotting to overthrow the gov
eminent, cranks, knaves or fools
Victoria seaiers feel that their indna-
try i, ruined. III we cannot seal in
hehrins sea from May ! to August
the sea is practically closed, and the
suspension Of limiting with firearms
mems simply that the Alaska CONNER
cial company will be the only one4 bile
to do any sealing
Tacoma dispatch report, that Mis-.
Bertha Denton will shortly wed Colonel
Marshal K Smell y G. W, Of that
city. The honeymoon will probably De
passed in camp near Mt. Rainier. Mia,
Denton being clever with the gun and
an ardent angler. Mr. Smell was di
Eorceh about year ago, and hi. former
wife has already married again.
Port Townsend man has nm, nm ,
lot Of Puget Sound sardines and /, ,cn5
ing sample cans to varions dealers in
Seattle, Tacoma, Portland and otbe,
coast cities with view TO having their
relative merits tested in comnari.o,
Ut" 7lHIidf PROD nets from other
waters. These fsh are said to h. m.
regular California anchoYy. being the
same as the genuine Mediterranean
saraine' only more tender and agreeable
TO the taste. The average person cor
tainiy would not consider them anything
out the most expensive France article
put "P In the very best olive oil
careful and conservative estIm,te
OF the wheat yield in Lincoln county
this year places 1t in the neiphborboob
OF 1000, Op bushels It il much rnor.
likely to exceed this amount than tn |
fall below it, Last year there ver.
'''iso acres sown to wheat. and the
average yield was II bushels to tho
acre, making a total yield of ,.l, ..o
bushels. II Is estimated that m.
acreage this year has more than donbI.d
or at conservative estimate. ye will
say there are Ii,006 acres Of whea, l.,
Lincoln county. 1t is safe to e,tIm,te
that the yield will reach an ayeraee
OF - bushels to the acre, which vju
give total yield Of 80, oo bnsb.l, NJ
wheat OF nearly three time. what W..
raised last year.