The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-07-13
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
Condensed Geographic Re.
ports of Late Events.

ports of Late Events.
BRIEF SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
Hsppenings Ut Intsrest In the Towns ssd
Cities sf Oregon. wsshisgtss
aud Idaho.
A Chinsman owns hotel ut Prime.
vile, Or. and rents it to An American
landlord.
Since the late rains all the farmer,
OF the Palouse country, Wash.. now
look for = good harvest.
Spokane IL endeavoring TO organize q
new militia company to take the plsce
Of company q recently disbsnded.
Hoquism. Wash. prefers darkness.
II il said. to renewing their contract
with the electric lighting company fos
street lights.
Mrs. Ann G. Rhonimus died In Sc.
attic last Monday at the age Of 80. She
WAS born in Frederickstown. Nd. and
well remembered the visit there o,
General Lafayette.
Orders have been received at the Ed.
isoD. Wash. car shops TO build loo
standard box cars Of improved design
for the Northern Pacific railroad. The
cars are to be completed by September.
The report Of the grand jury in
Baker. Or. is in striking contrast with
that made in many other counties.
ODe paragraph says: I'VE have heard
no complaint about the county pool
farm, the county roads or other county
matterx
Residents near Lexington. Morrow
county. Or. say that the grasshopper,
having eaten nearly all Of the grain
are now attacking the sagebrush. A
strip fifteen miles wide il said to b
devastated, and the destruction still
continues.
The annual report of the Spokane
land ONCE which embraces Spokane
Stevens and Lincoln counties and par,
~ "'sahsbt w oAAubukan AuN
Douglas. shows $50 entries Of varioui
kinds were made for 1884. 72s acres Of
land. for which tIs.72s was paid.
The monument purchased by the nr,
department Of Walla Walla. Wash.
To mark the resting place Of Sport. ,
the deceased dog Of the department
has been placed in position over hi
grave in the city hall yard. II viii
probably be unveiled soon with impos
ing ceremonies.
Marshal Means. Of Pendleton. Or. ut
tempted the other day TO arrest two In
dians. who were on horseback. H,
fired q shot at them. which Stoppet
che. but the other dug the spurs int,
his horre and MADE OF. The marsha
Is bicyclist and mounted his whee
and gave chase capturing the neein,
siwash.
Burglars in Spokane the other nigh
broke into the residence Of Attorne,
W. II. Plummer. on Indiana avenue
rified the cupboard. went through tn
HaSANa AiBe ALI
filled their pockets full Of eatables
Then one mounted Mr.. Plummer's bi
cycle and the other Mrs Plummer's
and silently stole away.
The will Of Sophia Brcy who died il
Salem March IS has been admitted Z
probate. The value II the estate
about els. 200 and there are six heir
/ Sophia Chance. Of Portland; Philopen
/ Warner. Of Salem: Andrew Brcy. rsxi
dcnoc unknown; George +. Brey. {
Independence; William Brey, Of Sa
Francisco and Clara r. Brcy Of Salem
A dogs tusk was found imbedde
beneath the skin at the stifie joint /
one Of the hind legs Of the big bear r,
Gently killed by A. r. Hunt in q
Dead Indian country. The tusk W,
well ovcrgrown with skin. and HI
been, ii il thought. identified as on
lost four or Ave years ago by "Ol
Trailer" a celebrated bear dog belon,
ing TO John b. Grimm. a famous bes
hunter.
A large number Of farmers in Wa
90 county, Or, are cutting hay tn
SEASON. instead Of letting the graz
ripcn for wheat A gentleman livir
ucar The Dalles sold twenty five tot
this week for tlO ton. when last IA
the price paid was between 81 and Z
Several large fields on the hill ba,
from Chcnoweth and on the Klickit
mountain. in sight Of The Dalles, ha,
already been cut for hay.
The annual exodus Of laborers al
thrcshing outfits to Walla Walla al
, Pendleton has begun from arou,
Oaksdale, WASH, and the roads a
lined with teams and men going
work in the harvest fields. Four stea
: threshers have been shipped fru
Oaksdale to Walla Walla. These WI
begin thrcshing there and work nor
= ~ the season advances, thus being al
to get in about four months thrcshin
The board Of regents Of the az
cultural college at Pullman have a
propriated Is. 800 for the Ross expe
mental station at Puyallup. WASH,
: deed for the land having been receiv
!, and the title passed upon by the att,
: ney general. Chairs were also Great
40 follows: Modern languages,
sistant Mathematician. instructor CO.
I mercisl department, including stem,
!. raphy and typewritinR.
o Colonel Patrick Henry Winston |
Q brought suit to restrain the city
Spokane, from carrying out its contr,
with Theis 4 Barroll for the sale
el5s, 1854 waterworks bonds issued
>. the purpose Of taking up outstandi