The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-31
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
Condensed Telegraphic Re.
ports OF Late Events.
BRIEF SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
Happenings Of Interest In the T0wns aud
Cities Of Oregon. wsshingtos
aud Idaho.

Happenings Of Interest In the Towns aud
Cities Of Oregon. Warrington
aud idaho.
An excursion Of 800 people IL coming
from South Dakota to see Spokane's
fruit fair in October.
Ida X. Winchester il suing Wslla
walla for $4,000 damages on account
OF fall on a sidewalk.
Threading has begun in tho Palouse.
Wash. Some wheat is going forty
bushels TO the acre. but the average
will be about twenty seven.
Pierce county. WASH. farmers have
decided that it is too late to hold q
county fair this year. but have organ
lied for big fair next year.
The Warm Springs Indian re~erva-
ton school will begin September ].
The attendance is limited to fifty five
pupils on account of lack Of supplies.
Mr.. Hume's Rogue river csnnery has
closed. after successful season. The
run Of fish has been immense. 70 that
the cannery could not pick all the
catch.
II will DE impossible for the coming
term OF court In Tiliamook county,
Oregon. 10 clear up the business that
is waiting for IL. Over 100 cases are
On the docket.
One Of the prominent features Of the
| Eastern Oregon fair to he held at
Baker City on September 23 will be q
mining exhibit from all the mines
tributary TO Baker City.
An injunction has been sued ont to
restrain Aibany's city treasurer from
paying ~. 0;3. IS in bonds held by the
Portland Bridge Company. d. b.
Monteith. u heavy taxpayer is com.
! plainanL
Douglas county's assessment roll for
1895 foots up 81. 0.S. 052. a slight fall.
ing on from last year. owing TO a re-
dnction OF 8 per cent ON real estate.
/ The personal tax rolls show the assess.
mept Of 1857 horses. lI.2Ss cattle.
o.oo5 sheep and 2.792 hogs
A rpor, from Collar, WASH, says
tn" farmers Of that vicinity and over
Whitman county generally will come
out In a better condition this fall than
they have for some time. IL Is owing
to the fact that they have not incurred
any debt during the past year.
Patrick kervin. one OF the promi.
. IN ns the
ipicndcnt OF some o. the Comstoc X
mines. arrived at Grants Pass one day
last week and Immediately left for
kcrbyville. Considerable speculation
Is being INDUCED in as to what is his
mission here.
Professor Henry +. Wegencr. the
newly elected principal 81 the Tacoma
high school. Is y native of New York
city. but spcn, his boyhood days ON his
fathers farm on Long island. He ha,
had much experience in teaching. and
has a particular fondness for biology.
He is about Is years Of age.
Mrs $. G. Slaughter. Of Tacoma,
and Mrs r. A. Turner. Of Olympia
are interesting other women in ths
state in the cotton states exposition q
be held in Atlanta September is to De
ccmber 81. 1t is proposed to have tn,
women Of Washington aud their worl
represented az the exposition.
The Stevens county auditors office Al
Colville, Wash. has been flooded with
mineral location notices during tn,
past three months Ii is estimated
that during that time no less than 800
notices of location Of mineral grount
have been filed. The locations ar,
pretty we'll distributed over the cntir,
county.
r. +. McCully tells the La Grand,
Chronicle that the Wallowa telepbon,
stock is all sold. and contracts hav,
! been awarded TO W. 4. Beidler and A
O. Jacob to set the poles ready for win
between Wallowa store and Elgin, sal,
contracts to be completed by October
1898. The wire will be strung OH tn
poles as soon as practicable.
The First Baptist church Of Seattl
has extended call to Rev. s. &
Ohrum, of Boston. and il is expecte'
5 that definite and favorable answe
will be received from him. He ha
been connected with the congregatio,
Of DIR. A. ]. Gorslon's church. tn
: Clarendon street church, Of Boston
and is very highly recommended.
walla walla county. WASH, ha
a .6sl farms. with a27. s2i acres in cult
walton. 10, &9s being irrigated; 9o,3l
A acres Of wheat; 2,s5S Of oats; 1898
). Of harley. The wool produced thi
A year was $50, 800 pounds The amour
: Of capital invested in lands is o., s34
o 0ss. and in buildings ti.215.iS5.
r machinery the farmers have investe
a the sum Of ti2,7as. There are
dairies in the county and a62 COW
furnishing milk therefor. The capits
invested in the dairy business
ei0.Si5.
= Successful experiments are bein
4 made this year with Mexican barley
Whitman county. Wash. This ccrc,
!, is beardless and without hull. A feel
:. sown by Mr.. Frew. near Pullman
/, yielded seventy.six bushels per acr,
!, aud went seventy.si six pounds to Il
!, sack. The grains are 30 extremel
, hard that they will necessarily have
be crushed before feeding to eth,
horses or cattle. and crushed or soake,
It or either boiled Tor feed for hogs II
/. grain il so dense and contains such
20 large amount Of nourishment that
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