The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-11-23
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
Condensed Telegraphic Re.
ports OF Late Events.
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asA IAaAs.
puyaliup. Wash. has Sal school
children registered.
The city Of Seattle was forty. four
years old the 18th inst.
| There are sixty-six K. Of p. lodges
IN Oregon. The first was Organized
June 20. 1878. in Portland.
The county commissioners Of Collar
county. Wash. are discussing the aues.
ton OF bonding the county debt and
running on . cash basis.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Com.
psny has commenced work on q sig.
stall roundhouse for the sooommods.
ton OF engines 1t Sprague. Wash.
The rails Of Port Townsend's street
car line have been taken up and will
be shipped TO some Eastern city,
There are about zoo tons Of them.
II cost Douglas county, Wash.
u.Tsi.60 for four criminal cases, ali
Of which were misdemasnors, and in
one Of which the culprit pleaded guilty.
Governor McGraw has psrdoncd
from the Wslia Walla penitentisry
Peter q. Bnrxmsn. who was sentenced
IRON Seattle TO ten Year, imprison.
menI
II u unoficislly announced that
Oscar Huber. = civil engineer Of spo-
kane. has been awarded the contracts
for the surveys Of the army posts and
grounds At Spokane.
An agreement has been reached BY
which ]. Altman will take the entire
stock Of the nrm Of NJ. COIN 4 Co, Of
Tacoma. that recently failed. and will
pay Oh the chsttel mortgages in full
and pay 70 cents on the dollar to the
general creditors.
The semi.annual summary statement
, Of the financial condition Of Baker
county. Or. shows that September so.
1898. there were outstanding and un.
paid warrants amounting to ti74,-
o7s. SO. and that the estimated interest
thereon was ti7 ,Ao7 s5.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany has settled with Mr.. Fleet, the
Douglas county stockman. for cattle
killed in the wreck on the Central
Washington several weeks ago. The
amount Of damages allowed him was
something over ti0.S00.
The United States grand jury at
Wslla WAlla completed its work in
four days notwithstanding there were
a large number Of cases 10 investigate,
and Was oomplimenied by Judge Han.
ford from the bench for the capa Bile and
expeditions manner in which il per.
formed its duties
George y. Hensmer. who is superin.
tending the construction Of the tele.
phone line from Goble 20 Astoria, Or. :,
says that the line will reach Astoria in
about two weeks A wagon road il be-
ing cut alongside Of the line. 20 that
when repairs are necessary they can be
made with little difficulty.
Receiver Philip Anderson. Of the Ia.
COMA National hank. Of Tacoma. has
been ordered by the controller Of the
currency to pay dcpositors a dividend
Of 10 per cent Receiver Stuart Rice.
Of the Washington National. OF the
same city. has been ordered TO pay
rer cent The city will be paid o.. 400
~ Its share.
Cashier W. @. Peters. Of the Colum.
bia National bank. Of Tacoma. waived
a preliminary hearing in United States
Commissioner woraen's court in Ia.
coma. and WAS held for trial at the
February term Of the federal court
He was required to furnish a new bond
in the sum Of 10000. The charge
against him il making q false entry in
the books Of the bank.
Cattlemen in Grant county, Or, are
riding and collecting their herds for the
winter. Hay Is scarce in that county
this winter. and the Long Greek Eagle
predicts that many a hoof will be turn
ed heavenward before spring. Several
stockmen will take their herds TO out
side sections. where feed IL cheaper and
more plentiful. Some will drive to
Morrow and some to Umatilla county.
s. r. Flynn has partially made his
examination Of the affairs Of the Ben.
nett National bank. Of New Whatcom.
Wash. From such examination, and
with view to q probable reopening,
he has had himself appointed temper.
AIRY receiver. This step accomplishes
two things Il prevents the appoint.
ment Of permanent receiver. and en-.
ablcs him 70 make collections
The work Of dredging the marsh
lands around Snohomish, Wash.. will
soon be completed. These lands were
settled ON early this year by a colony
Of HollanderA They put in their crops
and were exceedingly suocessful. An.
other colony IL expected over from the
old country In the near future, which
will settle near the Snohomish colony.
The colony forms a little common.
wealth by itself. They elect different
officers Of their own. but abide by the
laws and make model citisena
at,l 70 40 on the Lecture Platform.
Chicago. Nov. is.-senator Hill. Of
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