The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-04-11

49, 1870 -
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Tuesdays city election passed of
quietly and resulted In the election Of
duncan Smith, Geo. Thomson, n. j.
Merriam, T. +. Jacobs and J. T. Scott
as town trustees for the coming year.
The vote was as follows: Duncan
smith, 50; Geo. Thomson, 95; n. J.
Merriam, IS; T. Z. Jacobs, 20; j. r.
Scott, "a; John w. friedrich, %; j. W.
Wiggett, Is and JOEL Schermanson. %.
Sergeant Ira L. Reeves, of d company,
Fourth infantry, stationed at Fort
Sherman. returned from Fort Vancouv-
er on Saturday of last week. Mr..
Reeves visited that post for the pur-
pose of taking the examination for a
lieutenant's commission. Ho was sue
cessful before the examining board
and will 60 to Fort Leayenworth next
September for final examination.
The controversy over the opening Of
the Rath-Dwyer road in the Ceur d.
Alene river valley seems to be in a fair
way for settlement. Commissioners
Warren and Palmeter visited the valley
the first Of the week and consulted the
parties interested which resulted i'm an
agreement to let the public travel
through the lands of Rath and Dwyer
who had secured an injunction to pre-
vent the road being opened. The in
junction will be withdrawn.
There is quite large settlement west
of Mica Bay and an effort will be made
10 give these people an outlet TO Ceur
d'Alene by building road to connect
with the Mica Bay road. To accom-
plish this il will be necessary to build
about three miles Of road and a petition
will be presented to the board of county
commissioners asking for The same.
There are about sixty voters in the
settlement and they are in Mica Bay
precinct, but have never voted on
account Of the difficulties of travelling
to reach the polling place
VIM. Losa, of Chatcolet, was in town
for several days this week. lie says he
is a. years Of age, was born in Pennsyl-
wanna, served through the Mexican
war under General TAYLOR, refused TO
take part in the civil war because he
did not believe i'm family quarrels,
moved to Montana in 1864 and has
made the northwest his home ever
since, engaging in mining and other
enterprises. He has used tobacco and
been moderate drinker all his life and
Is NJ The present time more active than
most men at the age of 60 years. He
could easily pass for a man of that
age.
The trial of Shea, one of the soldiers
charged with robbing the Fairlamb
cottage, came off in the district cour,
the first of the week and resulted in a
disagreement by the jury. On motion
Of the district attorney the case was
dismissed. The same action was taken
in the case Of Shea's partner, Sargent
There is no doubt in the minds of tie
people that they were guilty; but AT
torney Mcfarland made an able defense
which resulted as above stated. The
Fairlamb cottage was robbed last fall
and the stolen goods We're found with
shea and Sargent. They claimed tc
have purchased them from soldier
who had deserted and made that plea
their defense.
The April number of the Northwest
Magazine comes to us in new dress
that is simply perfection. Plain, clean
bright, and well printed on hish.grads
paper, the Northwest is certainty one
Of the most attractive periodicals in the
country. The leading features of this
issue are prospecting in Central Idaho,
by Rollin Smith; "Reminiscences OF
Cadet Life" by Major. General r. w
johnson, L. S. A; Little Jim," by
Florence A. Jones, and "The Possibili
ties of North Dakota" by W. S. Eber.
man. These, together with the illus
trations, interesting sketches, curren,
notes ard the comprehensive regular
departments of the magazine, render
the April number one Of great value
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