The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-04-04
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ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
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Lieutenant J. II. Hetheringtou,
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The board OF state land commission.
ers has decided to accept Skamania
county bonds to the amount Of %. 900.
subject 70 approval OF the attorney.
general
One thousand acres Of winter wheat
belonging TO Miles G. Moore. ct Eu-
reka Flat. Walla Walla county. waa
killed BY the cold speil. and the ground
70 being reseeded.
Monday was squirrel DAY with the
Spokane county commissioner, and
the day netted q total Of 8. III snuirrel
tails. Tor which the county paid t9l.7l.
Just an even twenty persons brought
In this number.
The Pullman Palace Car COMPANY
has paid the tax on its cars opersted On
the o. r. Il N. railway in Spokane
county. This was brought about
through the seizure Of one Of the sleep.
ing-ca in use ON the Northern Pa.
cific.
Councilman Hill, Of North Yakima.
10 in favor Of the appointment of an
inspector of weights and measures.
he says that many Of the scales used in
the city are not true, owing TO the
springs losing their strength. and in
consequence full value 10 not received
by purchaser.
New York c.nitali.t. are n..o4,.,;r.
for the purchs - Of the Andr.v shsns
bers prairie. near Rainier, with the in.
tention Of setting out the entire tract
in fruit II 10 estimated that SO, 600
trees, about seventy.fve Der cant Of
which will be prunes, will be put ont
in the vicinity Of Rainier this season.
Robert Scott has 600 mach and
annie trees. which he il settino ont On
his hatcher ranch. twelve mile from
North Yskims = nlovinv mn .i.h,
acres Of hops to accommodate the
orchard. For eight consecutive years
this ranch has had Q splendid peach
crop. and its owner alleges that be has
never lost q single bud or blossom in
all that time. from frost.
II the Whitman couptv ho.ra ~
Commissioner ia ooptemn,.t;n, IN.
apnropristion Of comfy fnnds ,ow.,d
the des,ruc,iop Of the .onirr., -.
the Garfield Enterpriee prose.s. se,in..
its being exnended in sc.,n honn,;..
IL declares that il any appropriations
are made il should be BY way Of assist.
ing the actual wheat raisers to buy
poison.
A gentleman from Cso,d.ra.,. s.n.
a males naner that the m;r;r. 80.
meut that vas 10 hirh in K,icLits,
county . few veeks seo h.. .nh.;dsa
and those who Iaft thei, s.rr,. go. ;
ins 10 make their fortunes In The min.
have settIed down IN .yr,cr,s.r., n..
suits. sstisf,ed with the .lo~s, hn,
surer way Of accumulating wealth by
raising grain.
James O'Neill, deputy clerk Of the
United States court at Spokane. re.
ceived a request from the agent of the
secret service at San FrAncisco asking
him to pack up and send all the ooun.
terfeit coins and implements used in
making such coins that have been used
a. evidence in cases that have already
been disposed Of. The collection il
rather an odd one, and will be used nv
the secret service department in other
cases Of like kind.
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