The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-03-07

about 800 gallons Of alcohol and hig
wines.
A drive Of 100, 900 fest Of logs ha
been received 1t the Dilley sawmill
The mill will start up soon and 400,
900 feet Of logs will be brought dow,
before the water IL too low.
FARMERS In Sherman county are aai.
to be hauling sssd wheat from th,
railroad 70 their farms. they hsvinl
sold too much wheat last fall. not lesv
Ing themselves enough for ssed.
A pocket Of rich ore was struck II
the Old Tom Payne mine. In the Pooa
hor tas district in Eastern Oregon
About ten years ago pocket was found
IN the mine from which tis.OOO va,
taken In one week.
A Tillsmook dairyman has made n
experimental shipment Of butter 4
China Under perfect conditions, thu
butter was landed In fair shape. and
was sold 70 ~ 10 realise better figure
than II marketed at home.
Word has been reosived from Bel.
GUM. ssys the Pcndlston East Orc.
gonian. that Polydor Aoeps, who
shipped cavalry horses from Umstills
county TO that country. has closed his
accounts and Ands that he has Lost
money ON the deal.
The williams brothers are preparing
TO build two boats on the Buaks river.
A large pump. twelve inches In diam
etsr. and an engine Of 100 horse. power
10 run the pump will b. Pot In one Of
the boats The other will be . toy,
used for hauling supplieA-
Work has bssn progressing On the
schooner Lila Matte that dsifted
ashore near the Coquille river some
weeks sincs. and an endssvos 10 being
made 70 got hcs in the river. She
now lies In the gap Of the north jsssy,
being slmost through.
The possoiiior department, has granted
the petition for tho establihment Of q
new postofiior ut woodlsy. the head.
quarters Ut tho Grand Konds Plsorr
Mining Company. and Daniel N.
Griif.th. who occupies the position Of
foreman Of the mines ss that place. has
bcrn designated ~ postmaster.
The Oregon Railway d Navigation
Company IL making arrangements 70
deliver freight in Eugene at all seasons
Of tho year. When the water will per.
mit. boats will be run 10 that city. and
when the water Is too low, IL 10 pro.
pos~d TO deliver tho freight by teams
that will haul IL frotn Harrisburg.
An expert mKchinist will soon be In
Pcndlc,on 10 sd up the machinery now
al the wooden mills The looms will
no, be ready until some time In May.
On this account there will not be much
work done at the mills this year, as
tho srAson will be too far advanced be.
forc things can lie In readiness 10 be.
Gin work.
The assessment roll Of 1895, Of
klamath county. has b-cu turned over
10 tho sheriff aud tar collector. with q
total u. for collection amounting 60
ess, 90. 81. divided as follows: State,
county. military. school and poll, $751;.
800: special school tax. districts Nos.
l and 10. ei.s55.s7; town Of klamath
Fails. Glass 20: total. tss. i6e. 81.
Taxes will bc delinquent on April 6.
Tho rccrni school census gives Mi.
ton . population Of sss. sixty lees than
the returns Of = year ago. These figures
which show = radical fall ing OF in
population during the past year. arr
said by the cnumcrsspg 20 BE- due 20 the
fact that people outside the corporation
~crc listed last year because of tsnor.
Ancc ~ to the exact location Of the
line The returns show that of the $50
Inhabitants within the corporate limits,
ass arc males and sse fcmaleA
George T. Murray. Of Cottonwood,
Idaho cunty. has been granted an orig.
tnal pension.
The Star mail service between
6rangrvtllc and Raymond will be In.
10 three times q week from
March ..
A. largely attended meeting held in
Wardncs. $1,000 was subscribed. and
work will soon be commenced build.
ing a new church for the Mcthodista
MN Bridget Donovan. widow Of
Sergeant Donovan. died in Sherman.
She had been known In the army for
the past twenty Ave years. and had
earned an excellent reputation a. .
nurse.
Farmers have commenced plowins
In Juliactta. A larger percentage Of
grain will be sown than last year. due
TO the advance in the price Of wheat
Flax will he the principal crop ON the
Quarts mining is certainly 10 be the
Industry Of the future In Boise county.
* present Il IL about in the same stage
Of progress that st was twenty Ave
years ago. but the condition. at present
are such that there IL broad basis for
hope.
The gold.bcarinR area in Boise
county Ia certainly not les than one.
ffth Of tho county, possibly more. EN-.
braced in several districts. Probably
1900 out Of the 1000 square miles in
the county will in time furnish some
gold.
A largo number 81 sheep are being
fed In the vicinity Of Lewiston. G.
Theiscn, James Madden and Riggs
Bros. all have large punches aggregat.
ing 1880 head. that they are fatteninR