The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-07-20
NORTH PACIFIC NEWS
Happenings of Interest in the
Progressive Northwest.
BRIEF REPORTS OF LATE EVENTS

O0AGr AEI Wild Or Ia - 6v EN- y
Budget Of Items Gathered From
Ala Parts Of Oregon. Wssh.
tssten ssd Idaho.
1t cost $3.50. 90 to publish the delin.
quent tax roll Of Umstills county. Or.
Asotin fishermen have recently
caught chinook salmon in the Snake
river.
Work has been resumed On the North
l>eavenworth Coal Company's prop
erty. two miles southwest Of Leaven.
worth. Wash.
II is reported that Rocky Mountain
smith. the tourist printer. who has
tramped all over the United States,
has decided TO start q Democratic
paper Mt Prineville. Or.
Lake Whatcon. Wash. loggers have
orders for 5000. 900 feet Of logs, Of
which 5000. 900 are going ~ up-sound
mills, and 200. 900 10 the Bellingham
Bay improvement Company's mill.
An effort is being made TO have an
Epworth League convention held in
Spokane. Wash. in August. TO include
Epworth workers Of Eastern Washing.
ton. Northwestern Oregon and Northern
Idaho.
A petition for militia company at
WOODBURY.. Or. has been presented to
Adjuiant b. Il. futile and approved.
Steps will be taken TO organize the
company after the meeting Of the mill.
tary board.
IL is said III Tacoma that c. b.
Wright wishes to compromise the
u 900. 900 suit brought against the old
Light d Water Company. Of Tacoma.
TO recover the money paid the company
for the plan, now held by the city.
A reform wave has struck Oakesdale.
Wash. !, is now proposed TO close
the back doors Of saloons and 20 close
up every business house in the town ON
Sundays The outcome is awaited
with much interest in view Of the fact
that harvest il near, and farmers do al.
mos, all Of their trading ON Sunday.
Patrick II. Winston. who began a
friendly suit 10 restrain the city Of
spokane. Wash. from entering into
the propo~,d warrant contract with
Thies a. Bsrroll. obtained n victory in
the superior court, his prayer being
granted. The case will lie taken to the
supreme court for final decision.
The latest report from sherman
county. Or. states that the grain is in
good condition. The rain ON the
Fourth did grsa, deal Of good. and
some 81 the volunteer. which WAS sup.
PISSED to Ia lost. will average six or
eight bushels The fall grain looks
fine. Harvesting will commence next
week.
]. y. Bo4gs. Of Elbcrton. Wash.
and Mrs. Nancy Lammcrhar,, Of Spo.
kane, were married in the latter city.
They frs, met about four years ago.
when both wcrc inmates Of the Mcdi-
cal Lake insane asylum. Boggs was
release as cured about a year ago, and
Mira Lammcrson has only been out
about six weeks
A large tract Of excellent land is
soon Ia bc opened up. in the Quiniault.
Wash. country. The contract for sur
vcyinH two townships in that vicinity
has been let. and within a year il is
hoped they will be open to filing.
These townships. when surveyed. will
he known as townships % and 90
north. range . west.
The city council 81 New Whatcom,
Wash. has voted to discontinue cleo
trio lighting when the present con.
tract expires. There is still some talk
81 the city putting in its own light
plant, il having been estimated that a
plant large enough 10 run 100 arc
lights and ., 900 incandcscents can be
put in operation for tI2. 600 or tl5. 900.
Assessor Gray. Of Franklin county,
Wash, has turned the 1925 assessment
roll over to County Clerk Brown. The
total assessed valuation of Franklin
county is ta46. $50. divided as follows:
Personal property, ti7i.ssS; town lots
and Improvements thereon, tl34,112;
land outside Of town lots, t270. s69;
railroad tracts. ts6s, a65.
Arrangements are being made to
have one Of the largest clambakes ever
attempted on the coast when the hun.
Hry editors assemble in press conven.
ton in Newport, Or. II will be a
genuine Jersey coast clambake." con.
sisting Of CLANS, crabs, fish, chickens.
green corn and sweet potatoes. with
spice and wine sauce. The chef.de.
cuisine of the Portland hotel has been
engaged to manage the bake.
Hosea Brown, the only survivor Of
the war Of 1919 on the Pacific coast,
will celebrate his l03d birthday at
the home Of his grandson, Orr Brown.
near Wilderville. in Josephine county,
Or, ON the 18th Of this month. The
old gentleman was born in New Hamp.
shire, and came West into Ohio when
about 90 years Of age. He was only
some twenty days in actual service in
our second war with Johnny Bull. but
the government grants him a pension
Of ESQ a month. He has been helpless
now for about eight years. and when
Harrison was elected in 1855. Hosea
was brought to the polls in chair IL
vote for him. being preceded by band
Of music. This was at Drain. The
centennarian, although very deaf. loves
to talk Of old times. when he was a
boy, and has memory rs perfect as in
childhood. He was never married bu,
once. his wife leaving him for the
great beyond at the age Of 85. some