The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-21
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
Condensed Geographic Re.
ports OF Late Events.
BRIEF SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

nniAf bfAkkE IRON THE WIRES
"spPsnings Of Interest In the Towns ssd
Cities Ut Oregon. wsshisgtos
There ara now said 70 be 1875, 900
tru't tress in Hood river valley. SO. 900
Of which are apple trees.
o. n. Moore. Of Seattle. has bought
the Pythisn Herald. and will remove
Its publication FROM Ritxville to Sc.
attic.
II Is said that the board Of regents Of
the Oregon agricultural college will
dock" teachers whenever they are
absent.
Thomas W. Potter, the new superin.
tsnd~nt Of the Indian training school
AZ Chemaws. Or. is expected to take
charge in few days.
The Tacoma city council has passed
an ordinance prohibiting the employ.
ment IN city work " any person not \
citizen and voter OF Tacoma.
The consolidation Of the Beliingham
bay. Wash. towns is still being talked
about There is not much sentiment
in favor Of it apparently outside Of
fsirhayen.
George w. Van fassen. Of Tacoma.
has bought forty acres Of land in the
Pussiiup reservation, and proposes 70
divide II into fye-acre tracts and sell
IL ~ bis A. p. A. friends for homes.
In The Dalies the Oregon Railway 4
Navigation Company has q gang Of
men repairing the bridge from First
street 20 the oompany's house All
the piles are being replaced by new
ones
Z. y. Moody Ia under arrest in
Pendleton charged with forging two
checks. one for sis aud one for ti6.
drawn in the name Of George Per-
ringer. Of the First National bank Of
| fendieton.
Work OF ditch construction is 20 be
commenced At once At the Travillon d
Mann gravel mines at Parkersvillc-
! The length Of the ditch is 90 be about
two miles. and il will be an extension
of big ditch already built.
/ The Spokane council in a spasm Of
economy. took out Of commission the
North Sides chemical engine. and now
the insurance companies give notice
rates will he advanced 20 per cent un-
less the engine is replaced.
A COLONY 81 North DskotAs. with six
prairie schoopcrs and thirty head OF
cattle. passed through Palousc. Wash.
Tuesday on their way 20 the Nex Perez
reserve. They report that hundreds OF
families are leaving the Dakotas fo1
the West
Whitman county's assessment roll
has been made up and equaliScd by
the county board. and shows: From
realty, $685., isa; railroad track
i&i,7&i.sss: town real property. o..
ass.s.s: personal property, ta,2o5,
} s,o: total assessed valuation in ooun
~. eii.2Ss,ssa.
Judge Denny. of the superior cour
in Snohomish county. Wash, has de
cided that United States court com
missioncrs have no authority in tn
state to make acknowledgement o
deeds. or similar instruments, and NJ
authority 10 administer oaths outsid'
Of United States court matte-a
II Is said therc are 10, 900 khaep scat
tered along the hills from Ca,serin
creek to Cornucopia. without sheep
hcry.er. the hcrdcr having notified tn
owner by posting notice ON trc
tina, he had better get another herher
. and then left the sheep. The owne
, in said 20 live in Cmstilla county, Or
Hillyard. Wash, has two sets G
, school teachers and a promise OF muc
litigation on hand. Three OF tn
] TEACHERS hold contracts from the oil
7 hoard. while the new board have en-
ployed others Those holding the oil
= contracts have demanded their full sal
-. ary, after expressing willingness
teach.
Rev. Francis l.. Palmer. the comm
rector Of ST. Paul's Episcopal churc
Of Walla walla, will be married abor
the LIST Of October to Miss Payne, tn
accomplished daughter Of a wealth
). manufacturer Of Oshkosh, Wis. Nj
;. Palmer, accompanied by his wife. al
/. expected at Walla Walla about U
/ tober 10.
= Deputy Fish Commissioner Hawk
Q arrested three Puyallup Indians Tue
. day for maintaining a net in the Pu.
!. allup river contrary to the state Law
G The Indians will fight the case ON Il
II grounds that under their treaty RICH
y thew are entitled to hunt and fish r
y rardless Of the state law. just such
l. question was the cause Of the Jackst
T. Hole trouble.
h Some large horses were shipped fro
10 Benton county Tuesday for heavy wo
4. In the coal mines around Seattle. II
largest Of the Ave animals was a ma
sold by James Edwards for $50, al
shc tipped the beam at 1910. Hen
r Dunn sold one horse that weigh
A. 500 pounds for clio, and Fred VIII
10 by's horse. weight 1885 pound
r brought ESQ.
~ Engineer c. NJ. Fosters of Baker Cit
:. Or, II surveying the Grande Ron
:. river between Island City and o
"a Deli, for the purpose Of compiling
~ plat Of the river channel, irrigati
:, canals and other data In behalf Of
70 Island City Milling & Mining Co
:. 10 uauy for use in the suit recently ins
W -, he thu comnsnv To determine {