The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-12-07
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Items OF General Interest
From All Sections.
PROGRESSIVE MANUFACTURERS

As~ssr Of Irussains Estsrpris.s In
orssea-Bevsrsnsst 70 Hsvs An.
ether Gutter on Ii. cs..t.
Another salmon cannery will prob.
ably 10 established ct Rogue river In
the spring.
Grant county has an abundance Of
nay and feed for the stock Of that
nsighborhood.
a number Of Indian war veterans
st Ashland have formed q permanent
organisation.
fendleeon 10 organizing . boys brass
nand. The members are 10 be from 10
70 ID years Of age.
a Wholesale grocsr' association has
oeen organised at Portland by the Job.
oefs OF Oregon and Warrington.
The Dallas wooden mills have offer.
Cd the Thomas Kay Wooden Mills Com.
pany. OF Salem. free use OF their new
mill until the latter rebuildA
A number Of water enterprises have
been ct on foot by the incorporation
OF the following companies: The Pos
valley Irrigsting Company. to erect
dams and divert water from Lost
river. in kaiamth county; the MT.
aood Water Supply Company. If Hood
hivcr: the Valley improvement Com.
psny. ct Hood River; the Lost River
irrigsting Ditch Company.
Wsshisgses.
Bitinmuous coal has been discovered
near Goldendale.
Dsvenport's brewery. which was re.
Gently burnt. IL TO be rebuilt
The TAI levy At Davenport has been
cut TO 81 mills for next year.
wsila wsiia shipped over $500, 600
worth OF fruit and vegetables this sea.
sou.
Walla Walla has instructed her iu.
dietary committee 10 oodify the orii.
nsnces Of that city.
The Northwest Mining Association
VIII hold = great convention in Spokane
carly In February next
Tacoma expects 20 soon have q new
tsnncEy for che manufacture Of lace
leather and betting. Il will be erected
by 8 California tanner.
Frank Redwood Moore. q promi.
nent citizen Of Spokane, whose name
10 closely linked with the early history
Of Washington and Idaho, 10 dead.
An ordinance has been introduced
I Spokane providing for SSH 900 of 8
per cent bonds TO take up outstanding
warrants and complete the waterworks
systesn. including the auxiliary pump.
ing plant
Thirty thousand dollars has been ad.
ranoed by the Tacoma citisena TO make
good the difference between the amounts
Of money now in the city interest fund
and the tSs. 500 due in New York
in light and water bonds.
All bids for the construction Of the
water supply station At the government
quarantine station az Diamond point
have been re1"csed BY the treasury de-
partmeut on the ground that they ex.
occaed the appropriations. Nichols d
Crothcrs. Of Tacoma. being the lowest
bidderA New bids are invited and the
plans will be modified % a. to make
the construction Of the plant within
the amount Of the appropriation.
The government IL now advertising
for bids for the construction Of . $780,.
600 cutter for the revenue service Of
the Pacific coast. Bids must be re.
ccived by the treasury department not
later than December 81 next, and the
vessel must be completed by January
I, 1897. Il will be the finest revenue
cutter In the service. fitted with all the
latest appliances and conveniences. A
cutter for hArbor duty at San Francisco
10 also to be constructed, 10 cost not ex.
ceeding $50. 900.
Idaho.
Electric lights are being placed in
De Lamar.
The Idaho Poultry Association will
meet at Caldwell December is, 10, 20
and 81.
About two miles are ready for the
laying Of pipe for the Ogden power
dam pipe line.
The stockmen Of Idaho will have
plenty Of feed for their cattle this win.
ter, although many Of the ranges are
not In very good condition.
A movement 10 on foot among the
local capitalists to form . company TO
light by electricity the towns Of Gem
and Burke.
A vein Of coal Of an excellent coke.
ing Quality, has been found on Smiths
Fork, near Cokcville. Cokeing ovens
are being constructed.
State Timber Expert C. o. Brown
has 10 far estimated 30, 200 acres, con.
tanning $40, 900. 900 feet. divided as
follows: White pine. 100. 900, 900 feet;
yellow pine, 5000. 900 feet.
Montana.
Billings 10 agitating complete
sewerage system.
Bids have been received by Anaconda
for the erection Of city hall.
The Anaconda mine was located In
1879. II has put in Montana t7s,.
600, 900.
Helena has voted to refund the i6i..
600 Of bonds that have matured at a
lexs rate Of interest. II has also de.
cided to take up tlis,0e0 Of floating
indebtedness by the issue Of 8 per cent
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