The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-02-08
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Items OF General Interest
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From All Sections.
DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS
All the Cities ssd Towns Of the PseiH
States aud Territories
wsshisgtsn.
County immigration conventions ar,
al the rage In the Evergreen state thi,
month.
a resumption Of the operations o,
the paper mills At Everett il matte,
OF considerable importance to tina,
town.
A consignment Of KaiIir corn will
noon arrive from Kansas and an effort
wiii be made to induce Adams county
farmers to give 1t thorough trial.
Specimen photographs Of Whatcom
county timber have been forwarded to
an Eastern polytechnic institution, 70
b used In the regular course Of study.
The Ieople Of Puyallup are rejoicing
IN the mildness Of its climate. which
Tact Is evidenced BY the presence Of
blooming roses and chrysanthemums
Another large batch of land has been
patented by the Northern Pacific rail.
way. II consists Of sos, 3is acres lying
In Yakima, Walla Wslla and Frank.
lin counties.
To this state has been secured q seq.
AFate district for river aud hsrbor i'm.
provements by the authorities at Wash.
ington. An engineering ONCE will BE-
established at Seattle.
The Ritxville farmers and business
men are very joyful On account Of the
bright prospects for a good year. Sum.
mer iallowed ground is permeated
three or four feet with moisture and
good crop il almost assured.
A good suggestion has been made to
build hatboats with q capacity Of ten
or fifteen tons. to be loaded with ore
At or near Fairview mining camp, B.
C.. IN the Oseoyoos division upon the
Okanogan river. and float them down
10 Wcnstchee.
The Pacific County Bar Association
has taken steps TO prevent Oregon law
ycrs from practicing in the superior
court in the district which comprises
Pacific. Wahkiakum and Lewis coun.
lies The last legislature passed a law
allowing only those lawyers from
other states TO practice in Washington
courts whose states granted the same
privileges 20 Washington lawyers. II
appcars that Oregon laws do not per.
nit lawyers residing in this state to
practice there.
Two carloads Of machinery have ar.
rived from the East for the Seattle
hrm that successfully bid for two Of
The new warship& The buildings are
now all in readiness. including the
ways, which are covered BY
a rooted shed ?0ox75 feet. giving am
pie room 10 build both the torpedo boat
And the revenue tug. Not the least
significant Of the recent extensions is
the shop for steel ship building which
is now completed and ready to receive
lie machinery and tools.
Real estate agents Of Spokane are
,ubilsns over the increase Of their stock
In trade Of slluring Inducements.
The bank clearapoes for the week end.
ing January %. exceeded those Of Seat.
tie, Tacoma aud Helena II may also
be noted that the railroad traffic shows
= remarkable increase, and the hotels
and restaurants are filled with more
strangers than at any time for three
years previous This inscrease, 20.
.cther with ten big mines working in
the Occur d'Alcnes and lengthening
list Of shippers in the SLOGAN and Trail
Creek districts; with wheat advancing
until IL is worth about 90 cents per
bushel more than last year; with new
guaranteed for this city,
and with the other signs Of new pros.
pcrity, Spokane has no complaint to
register at this date.
A new steamer for the coal trade is
soon to be put on between San Fran
cisco and Coquille City.
A mining and coal.shipping corpora.
ton has been started at Bandon, with
capital stock Of $3.50. 900.
The building Of the Astoria rail.
road has already consumed $500. 900.
which 10 at the rate Of $50. 900 per
month.
A rabbit drive fad Ia now being in.
dulged in by the citizens Of Lakeview,
and thousands Of the animals have
been killed.
Il 10 estimated that the wool crop
alone sold to such good advantage that
tsoo. 600 was disbursed in the vicinity
Of The Dalles last year.
Benton county, which now has six
Touring mills, il soon to have another.
The new mill 10 to be Of a complete
roller process and Ia to contain modern
machinery.
The farmers around Roseburg have
been cashing up their wheat, taking
advantage Of the prevailing advance Of
the market value Of that commodity;
the result IL much coin is being placed
In circulation which cannot he accen.
,uated with the opening season.
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