The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-01-04
STATE NOTES.

Two hundred citizens OF Boise have
signed the roll as charter members OF
the new mining exchange.
The Wardner News has just complet-
ell its ninth volume, and is the oldest /
newspaper in the Coeur d'Alenes.
Jack MILKY, alias Jack Salmon, has
been arrested in Butte, at the reques, \
of the Boise officers, on suspicion of be
ing implicated with ]. IL. Tate in the .
Silver City st,ge robbery.
The store OF Duran, Winter 4 Co.,
at exburg, was destroyed by fire with /
all its contents last week. The firm 1
carried a large stock. The store and 4
contents were insured for $4,000.
There are "A veterans in the soldiers /
home at Boise. There have been nine
deaths since the Institution was opened,
May last. The cost has been reduced I
from sl.27 to TO cents per capita.
At the last regular meeting of the
Wallace lodge OF Odd Fellows the tol-
lowing officers were elected: W. IL.
Mitchell, noble grand; F. J. Heller, vice
grand: Frank Ryan, treasurer; IL. I.
Ward, secretary.
| At the last meeting of Hope Lodgc,
No. 81, |. O. O, F., the following officers
were elected to serve during the ensuing
year: Noble GRAND. T. Morgan; vice
grand, W. J. Mulvihill: secretary, +. J.
Gum; treasurer, ". T. Y. kiebert.
The holiday number OF the Times
Democrat places Moscow's population
Al 1000; church buildings, IL, valued at
$4,000; street drainage system, SO 600;
water system. 10000; public school en-
rollment, 692; daily attendance, 62l.
Mr.. Walton and family, who have re
turned TO Weiser from Massachusetts,,
paid so25 for the transportation Of
carload Of furniture. Al tie Neser
end Of the route the railroad company
demanded $3.50 more which he refused
10 pay.
On December 13 the First National
bank AZ Wallace had $500 ,62S II on de
post. The Amount OF cash on hand
was SIS ls1, and due from other banks
SIPS, tl79S The bank carries So, 472 "
worth OF Ilaho state warrants, but not
a single county warrant.
John z. Kelsey of Vollmer was
brought in Tuesday evening and lodged
in the county jail Al Mosco~. Kelsey
had preliminary examination on the
charge OF threatening to murder his wife
and was bound over in $500 bonds,
which he could not furnish.
The first snowslile Of the season is re-
, ported from Reeder gulch, SAYS the
Murray sun. 1t carried away about l5t
feet OF the Golden Chest tramwav. The
/ damage is slight, however The heavy
fall of snow for the past two weeks i.
liable to cause other avsl.nches in
Places where the tim h-r is GU. or.
! At the recent examination by Super
q intendent OF Public Instruction Henry
, :. Gregory. OF Sho-kona county. thar,
n were five applicants for certificates Il
| teach. Three were successful and two
E were not. George I, Edmin.ton of Kel
: Iogg was granted second grade certif
+, cate, Lucy +. Dean third-graIe, anc
Rinnie Hills a third grade.
TIE Bunker Hill band was organized
, but two months ago and ha. already be
come famous as Disseminated OF har
monious sounds, says the Wardne
: News. Following Is list Of the mem
bsrs, with their respective parts: vii
liam Wagner, cornet; c. ". Shaner
bass; Ed Davis, tenor; Harry Tl!lcv
trombone; Homer Tiiley. alto; Shut
alto; Miller, alto; J. Hockady, snar
drum: +. A Smith, bass drum;J j. Hitch
:, cock, baritone.
= The Wells Fargo report gives the tots
o mineral production OF the state in 49,
/ at s. ,3355, $50, an increase OF $5l1 500 owe
II last year. Of this production the go''
i vas $252l 800; silver, y s07 $50; LEAD
- 90 $50 The difference betxccI
Wells Fargo's total and the assay ohic
: estimate is largely accounted for by III
i different value per ounce Of silver, tn
mint using the coinage value and Wells
Fargo the commercial price. The di
ference, 81 cents, amounts 10 $Z,5OO,UOt
@ The body Of Charles f. Durham. wh
; committed suidide sunday afternoon
o vas brought into Moscow Monday an
q an inquest held by the coroner. Tn
O testimony showed that Durham wen
p out to b. A. Maguire's ranch to see b;
= wife, and though invited to take Dime
refused lie soon went ont oil the hons
, and shot himself. The verdict was tina
, the ac. rss committed while insane
n The funeral was held at the Christia
Il rturch, under direction of Pullma
# camp Woodmen OF the World. II
d wife and two children will receive tn
a lie insurance of $500.
1t The Weiser academy has been iuco
'e porstel under The name Of the Wsise
t. College and Academy. The trustes
=, are: Rev. T.. \. Paddock, Rev. A. {
G Upton, John ". Ayr9s, DR.. J. y. Euu
It. bers and II. i. Lee, Of Weiser: Andre
a Adams, Of Middle valley; Rev. T. /
Wright aud W. 7. Ward, Of Boise; Re'
= ". :. Hawkes., Of salt Lake, and T. "
T. Metcalf, Of Elyria, Ohio. ReY. Paddoc
was elected presiIent. DR.. Sumber