The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-01-18

1 / ''sseS~A AVSO Va WuiVGs
. L. w. Ritter, of near Rathdrum. wa,
q caller In town Thursday.
Chairs at all prices and In the lates,
! styles at Draper & Qusm's.
Law Briefs and Pamphlet printing 4
specially at the Press Office.
Superintendent Gilbert came up from
Spokane last evening, returning THU
morning.
i J. L. Campbell returned from Pascc
the first Of the week and expects to re-
main here during the winter.
Miss Nettie Lehman, who spent the
past year here with her sister, Mrs. v
W. Sander, left for her home, Burling
ton, Iowa, Tuesday morning.
i Hon. A. A. Crane, one of the mem.
bers of the new navigation company
says that their fleet will be at the
disposal of the governor In case Of war
The board of county commissioner
met last Monday and have been in ses.
sion during the week. 1t will require a
week or ten days more to finish the
business.
Judge Mayhem has fixed the dates
for holding district court at Rathdrum
the ensuing year on March % and No
vember %, for the spring and fall terms,
respectively.
A large number of citizens enjoyed
the fine skating on the bay near the n.
p. dock, the first OF the week; but
Thursdays snow storm put Z stop to
the sport.
James Edwards, of Spokane, the well
known Northern Pacific land agent,
came up Tuesday to look after the in
terests OF his company. He returned to
the city the next day.
The state horticultural inspector will
hold two meetings in Kootenai county
the latter part of February; one in
Rathdrum and one in Ceur d'Alene.
Dates will be given later.
Thomas Graney, the well known
owner of the Graney block, spent the
week here. He is on his way to Ross
land, ID. C., where he expects to engage
in freighting ore to the railroad.
A great slaughter in prices Of sewing
machines. We are now Offering them
at one-half Of the regular retail price;
also fine line of chairs which can be
bought at cost. Draper & Quam's.
Sergeant Major james Davis, Fourth
infantry, having satisfied the war de-
partment that his true name is William
J.. Coulter, will hereafter be borne on
the rolls OF the arms under the latter
name.
W. Z. Burns, the tonsorial artist. left
for Pasco this morning to spend two
weeks with friends. During his alb
sence Spokane knight Of the mug and
brush will scrape the jaw.bones Of his
patrons.
John Nobs, who lives across the lake.
chopped off one Of his fingers while
engaged in splitting wood the other
day. His Nobs does not like the ex-
psrience and win be more particular in
the future.
ID. F. Mason spent Wednesday in
Spokane, returning Thursday. While
there he purchased one of Conductor
Hale's fast horses known as Up and Up. !
The animal is of fine blood and has |
record Of 2:36.
The actions of several young girls in |
town, who are in the habit of tapping
on windows and acting in such bois-
trous manner, as they pass along the
streets, are very unladylike, to say the
least, and they should stop it.
Fred Bell came down from wardner
remaining here over Sunday,
and left Monday for Seattle, Wash,
where he has accepted position with
the Seattle & Tacoma Navigation Co.
as engineer on the steamer Greyhound.
One week from next Friday, Jan. 81,
a social will be held in the Presbyterian
church. The program, introducing
some special features, will be under the
direction of the young ladies and the
supper will be provided by the Ladies'
Aid society.
ID. +. Kelley went to Spokane yester-
day TO see a cousin who was recently
ost in the mountains near Granite and
S now at the hospital suffering from
frozen feet. 1t is thought that ami u
alton will be necessary to save the
Young mans life.
Deputy Sheriff Harris came over
rom Rathdrum yesterday. lie says
rim. Timmins and Patsy Clary, the two
morphine fiends who were recently sent
ip for 90 days from this place, are i'm.
proving very rapidly and will come out .
n the spring cured of the habit.
In the Spokane courts yesterday Mrs.
Minnie Weber was granted divorce
rom Otto Weber on the ground of =
labitual gambling and failure to sup.
'ort his family. The Webers formerly
lived here, during which time their ,
married life is said TO have been un-
Happy.
The new Cooper hose jackets, an ap. :
,liance to be used in stopping the leak
II burstcd hose, were tested by the
'eur d'Alsne hose companies last
and gave entire satisfaction.
With their use there will be no delays
~ taking out a hursfpd hose and