The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-03-07
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Progress and Doings In the
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vrsm All the cities sad Towns Ut th
Feeble ssssss sss Territories
-Wsshisgtss.
There were twenty seven applicant
for teachers' certificates NJ the Spragu
examination last wssk. pinetssn O
whom were SUCCESSFUL
Eighteen hundred dollars II tn
amount already pledged In fakimI
county 70 relieve the AhAntum scad
envy Of It's indebtedness.
News has been received 1T spoksn'
that one VI the San POLES Indians OF
tho Okanogsn reservation had kilies
his wifo's brother. by beating out hi
bsains with club.
IL II reported that fourth intaros
has bssn sold in tbs Gle Elum Goa
Company's mines at Gle Elum. fol
$1,000. The buyers arc supposed 70 b
the agents VI the y. H. Il N. Co
While Rev. ID. e. Ellis WAS conduct.
ing services in the Baptist church ri
Port Townsend. burglars entered his
restdcnos and carried away money and
1sWeiyy 70 tho value Of about 600.
A gentleman who 10 interested in the
state capitol contract. says that al.
though tho contrartoFs have thrcs years
In which 10 complete tho work. the
capitol will b. finished within two
ysarA
Tho big jam Of logs In the Hunph'
tulips river. IN Cbehalis county. II To
b. removed. Frank Lindrr and Others
have made arrangements % get them
out Il IL estimated that about 1000.
coo feet Of good logs arc held therr
Tho public schools =, Paioase and
Pullman will probably bold sn add.
bsing enabled Ia do 20 by the increased
sppostionmunt Of s,hool money 10 tho
districts by rr~soa Of tho 'Basrfoot'
bali
X Henry. ON = recent trip up the
Snohomiah river. purchased Of the
sanchsrs over q 600 worth of stuck
and grain Hogs arc bringing Abpat
81, cents. cattle tho same. and oats
range from sis to ei6 PCT ton. along
tho river.
Runor has u that rich gold. h-artng
quartz ledge has brrn discovered within
four miles Of Goidcndaic. which APP
pafuntly has no limit The ledge IL
said 10 have been traced . distance II
four m,ies. and rcs-ni assays frpm the
ruck show ESQ so tho tua In gold
Tho Yakima Rrpsbi,c Ssys that .
lcssrr from = mAn who has Runc 10
Michigan "a induce immigration ~
Yakims from the Holland settlements.
states that fully 300 people have zig.
nifcd thrir intention II visiting the
Yakima on ur excursion soun "a start
from that state.
Old settlers In wallA walls say that
about fourtcrn Year, ago wc had Just
about such . winter as this. with no
snow. Tho trc~s budded on, Jus, ~
they arc doing now. and nowcrx wcrc
everywhere In bicum. Bu, In March
came = cold snap. with = hard frccsc.
and trees Of nearly every kind ~er~
killed outright
Tho United States civil service CON.
mission has ordered that an caamina.
ton br hold by its local board In Port
Townsend. Tuesday. April !. 1890. com.
mcncinR at v O'Clock A. NJ. for the
grades Of clerks. day inspector. nigh,
inspector. mc~~rn.cs and boatman in
che customs service. Only citizens Of
Tho United States can be examined.
Surveyor. General Watson says, In
regard 10 tho Colvillc reservation:
Most Of tho notes of the reservation
surveys have bccn completed. and tho
plats arr now being made: but bcforc
acceptance Of the surveys. an cxamina.
ton must ic made 81 all these con.
tracts. % acceptance will probably not
OCCUR until some time next sumner or
fall"
In connection with the alleged short.
age In the accounts Of the city officials
Of walla walls. the Union says that
during 1924. when the trcAsurer's
books were in charge Of a clerk EN-.
ployed by Mr.. Parks. a check for $500
was received % liquidate tho tax
assesscd against certain property. In.
vestigAtion has disclosed that the check
was csshcd by the clerk. but credit was
only given on the books for %. 10. The
entry was also made in the clerks
Handwriting.
There was novel strike inauHurated
In Aberdeen last week that was a.
ohortlived ~ IL was novel. The Fish.
ermen's union raised the price Of iish
10 oents per pound. tho lenten sea.
I con always bringing increased demand.
The buyers struck. but ~ the union
<olso engages In shipping Hsh. and had
. market for the supply. the buyers
EWere forced to yield. The union itself
[pays out about $500 week TO lie mem.
1ers for fab.
Oregon.
A band Of sheep was sold tho other
lay In Baker county at o.. head.
x Two eagles were caught In trap set
pr coyotes near Grants Pass last
yesk.
A carload Of horses were shipped
rom Pendleton 10 tho Sound last week
y use In the lumber mills and camps
Otto Kohler. Of The Dalles, has
Dached Now Brighton. Mimi, with
ninload Of sheep. and Intends TO feed
I'm for about sixty days ON wheat
evenings.
A. the Grants distillery, 100 bush.
y Of wheat are now being used daily
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