The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-03-28

An ordinanes Sosbtdding vomsn In
saloons and peoviding punishmsnt ioE
IL fnfracti0a hes gone into sReet 1t
Astoria.
Il y psopossd in Psndlssoa 70 o.
gantse An "artssian watse" club. 70
raiss funds 10 bore for artssian water
In that vicinity.
Tho Oregon Central 4 EAstesn II
making aEranesmsnts 10 run mixed
train from Yaquina 10 Detroit, IN one
day. and back the naxt. ons a tbs
trains now On being dispsnssd With.
The Steamer +. n. Riohardson has
taken he plaos Of TIE steamer volanta.
Destroyed By hre last wssk. and Il caE-
ving passenger, mail. ETC.. bstweau
Newport and Yaquina City.
A Lot Of salt marsh lands in Warner
valley. Lake county. was sold recently.
under TIE saline act, and purchased By
. man who will eeect q refinery and
manufacture salt Of AEst-clao quality.
Several ooantssfsit IS pieces that
have besn In circulation in Baker City
have bean turned over 10 the deputy
United States marahal By TIE business
msn who took them in the course Of
trade.
Pendletou bicyclists have started q
good-roads campaign, their first object
Of attack being the highway 70 the
Uamtilla agency. which IL u desired
10 put into q permanently GOOD o0n-
dition.
Hops arc very slow in Washingtoo
county. There are several lots scat
tered through the county whose own
ers arc holding for Q higher price.
Two cents were advanced On two car
loads recently sold.
The sawmill Of the Oregon Lumber
Company ct Baker City has resumed
operations A large supply Of logs il
On hand, and there will be nothing 20
prevent . continuous operation Of the
mill for many months.
About $1,000 has been paid into
the county treasury. At GIANTS Pas,
~ taxes thus far. The total amount 10
Be collected from taxayess Of Josephine
county for all purposes 10 az. 900. OF
this the o. q c. railroad 10 down for
81. COILS.
Gillian county farmers do not be-
lieve tall grain was injured BY the Late
freeze. The ground was covered with
snow. which protected the grain from
the cold. Everything indicates that
that county will produce an immense
yield Of wheat this season.
One hundred and eighty seven Of the
ZOO taxpayers in Benton county have
% far paid their taxes for 1895. Ii il
asserted BY officials that penalty il to
be added after April /. and that after
that date county warrants viii not b
accepted in payment Of taxes.
The Astoria q Goble Railroad Com.
pany put twelve men to work grading
through the marshes below Bureaus
mill. near Clatskanie. recently. Thu
10 an experiment which the company il
trying. in order to know II the road
can be put across the dat at that place
Idaho.
The powder house Of the Sandres
mine, near Burke. was blown MP las,
week, and not . vestige Of it remains.
All the windows ON one side Of the con
centrator were shattered, but forum
ately NO one was injured.
Charles Wells. living across the rive,
from Fort Sherman. has instituted sui,
for damages against Colonel Hall, thu
commander. and Lieutenant Brown
the quartermaster. In harvesting 10,
for the post the military teams crcas {
narrow neck Of Wells land, and b.
wants $500 from the government fol
the passage Of the teamA
The work Of constructing the irri
eating bitches on the fiats across tn,
Snake river from Lewiston il the mos
important factor in the DEVELOPMENT o
this city and immediate section. say
the Lewiston Tribune. All Of the pre-
liminaries have been arranged and tn
contract let The Western Lumbe
Company. Of Portland. with whom ne
gotiations have been carried on for sew
eral weeks. has been given the oontrac
for the lumber (Oregon yellow fri b
be used in the fumes. About 1900,
) 600 feet will be used, and more tina,
100 cara will be required for its ship
ment A special boat will bring il ul
from Riparia and unload at the moutl
. Of Asotin creek.
Montana.
President Hill Of the Great Northern
railway. has purchased 500 acres @
land on the west side Of Great Falls
This will NO doubt be made the termiu
al grounds Of this company.
| Il 10 said that the Union Lumbe
Company, which 10 the trust oombina
ton controlling the output Of Flathea,
, county, has been awarded the ooutarc
for furnishing the lumber for tn
, Blaokfoot agency at . price Of tis pc
1000. feet
Should the long-coutemplated rail
road be built into the old deserte
{ mining camp Of Castle, there will Be
. genuine revival OF mining interests q
Z that point The hills surrounding tn
I old town are full Of rich quarts vein
r and it requires . railroad to make tn
ores available.
Montana's citisens' are beginning I
. realise that the livestock industry
bound 10 become one Of the largest An
b most profitable Of their resources Tn
sh,pments from Montana for lSs
j.. amounted to 500. 400 head Of cattl,
: valued At &il. oSa. $50. or an averae
Of csc per head.