The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-02-01

OF shs klamath reservation 1. ,sco,,.,
. % very high owing 70 the vhooutns
cDogn epidemic. and the redakins NV.
lotufned to the aboriginal swsst. Nom,
treatment Of the disease.
One Of Polk oouuty's weslthis.t Land
OWNERS has had the fever for som.
YEAR, 70 engage In raising coffee. Il,
wanted 70 visit South or Csptrsl
AmSr'os IN tho interest OF this sub
?ecs' but has At last decided to ssnd q
Mexico for coffee trees ~
Ths Polk county tax lew !. u
mills, Of which 4 $40 mills IL for n,
state; $40 mills for the county NM
o Tor sehoola This IL an incresss ol
mill over last years rate. The
county valuation has bsen left BY the
state board 1t eia.s77.s07. UmstiIIs
oonnty's rate u Is mills.
jackson county people may not be
expected 70 urge the next Legislature
70 action In the matter Of respportion.
ment. ~ they viii bs apt 20 los ops
representative. The county ssses.or',
census shows population Of $4,000
which would entitle them. according 10
use new census to . lees representa-.
tion.
The Democratic state convention
has been called 70 meet 1t Portland
April .. Nominations will be made
Tor one candidate for congress from
each congressional district. and can.
didstes for such other STATE and distric,
ofiiors As may BE- required under the
Law. Nominations will also be in
order for four candidates for dresden.
nAi electors and eight sitssnaies to tho
national Democratic convention.
A good sised ledge Of high. grade car.
Donate Of copper and black oxide Of
coppss ore has bsen struck in the COD.
per mines near Waldo. Because Of
ihS quantity and quality Of the ores
tho company will ~ once erect il
ssnsitrr. % this, within six weeks two
sansls~rs viii be running In Josephine
county. Tho deveioprment work on
the copper mines consists of q tunne,
On the south side Of the creek eighty.
ave feet In depth aud two tunnels and
. shaft . short distance 20 the south.
west and sbcut 800 feet above tie
creek.
Snake river has bceu closed for the
season
A nrw Masonic lodge was organized
n Blschfocs last saturday evening.
Tho city 81 Lewiston has eio. 5ss. 8 Z
In outstanding wsrrAnts and interest.
Tho great Bruncsu canal is now
IL is twenty miles long
and easa over $500. 900.
Tho arss annual meeting Of the
IDAHO state Horticultural society WAS
scid al Boisr. January - and rs. 1890.
The Ice s~ason in Boise 10 over and
III the largest ics-Souses are full
About 1000 pounds were put up this
tear.
OF available farming land Idaho has
s@asiy 10. coo. 600 acres and more than
loublc this number Of grazing land.
Ia forests embrace thousands Of square
nlsc,. or 1000. 600 acres Of pine.
'psscr. mr. and mahogany.
A band 81 Bannock Indians. undc,
Inc leadership Of Jim Ballard. have
s~en giving no littis trouble Of late.
demonstrations have beet
made against Agent Teller compelling
him 10 cali on the Cnitetd States mar
shal for protection.
The American Land and Power Com
pAny has rcceived . detailed ssatemen
from II. X Grant. Of Bookiine, Mas.
of tho cost of constructing and opesat
ing . two-scs wooden mill al American
Falla Mr.. Grant assures the com
pany that he will invest a oons,dcrahl,
sum In the enterprise himself and vii
induce his associates In the East 20 d
the same. and IL IL possible that aetna
conssTactioa will commence in tn
spring. Aocordin. 10 the estimates
the co~s Of the mill will be tS&. 600
Tho facilities for obtaining wool Il
idaho arr ample and there Is locs
market fos the output Of such q mill
a-aaHsa==z--
Nsatasa.
Referring 10 the new bounty Law
the commissioner rcpor, says Il /,
the mos, hcncfcisl law for protectio
az the stock interests ever enacted /
Montana Wolves are fast disappear
I ing. and on snme slopes have becoru
scarce. The report says 10 10 que
ton Of bot . few years when ii
wolvc. will be almost wiped on
While feed 10 reported abort on almo
all Of the ranges. cattle are In goc
condition.
One Of the latest business enterpris
Of this community IL the orRanisatic
of the Dancer sheep Company. II
Capitalization of this institution
p,sced At 90. 900 sharcs, the par walt
Of which 10 ei each. The properl
which has thus been placed in q
bspds Of q stock company IL the mar
moth pcsscssions Of q. r. Danser. Al
, includes some Of the finest meade,
, Of our valley. Il lies along the nor
; fork Of Smith river for . distance
.cv~u miles and commands . lar
= range. The premises are in hi
, s,ssr Of cultivation and the new oo'
+, pany ssarss out with splendid pruspec
The trustees for the first three mont
- n.c,ov Michael Dancer q