The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-12-04

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fruit 10 greatly increasing here from veal
70 year, and the people are confronted
with necessity for either getting mar
ket abroad or working for the establish
ment Of canneries and driers at home.
idaho.
The telephone line Is TO be extended
10 Leland.
The Panhandle Of Idaho Will ship a
least 100 carloads Of apples this season.
Gertrude Gilbertson has sued the city
Of Moscow for $4,000 damages for iniur.
les received on detective sidewalk.
The number Of acres In Idaho Is some.
thing over 55OO0.OOO. Of which nearly
20 100000 il vacant public domain, leav-
Ing but . little more than 5000. OOOO
acres. TO which titles have passed to indi.
yidnaIs.
fss.ss:esa In three townships adjacent to
Standpoint ,tre rejoicing over the fact that
their land syiil be subject to entry at the
Occur d'Alehs land off, on and after De-
cember next. Ibese new townships are
81 and SO, range 3, west Boise meridian,
and township IS. range 2, west Boise me
ridian.
The KoOtenai county grand jury, after
being In session three days, was discharR.
ed. The jury examined the poor house,
Jail and records Of the county officers and
pronounced everything to be In irst-class
condition The jury recommended that
the probate clerk be given additional help
and that the foundation Of the county
jail be repaired.
Further particulars have been received
Of the accidental killing Of william OK.
ley At Delta. The report that he broke
his neck in falling was an error. He was
hauling timbers at the time, and fell from
the wagon into little stream. Robert
Mills was just behind him and nan and
picked up the fallen man, who was ap-
parentiy uninjured. although somewhat
dared. They walked 70 a cabin near by
10 dry his clotheA In q few minutes Ok.
ley turned sick and commenced vomiting,
dying almost Immediately. No autopsy
was held, 70 the nature Of his injury win
be forever unknown.
British Cslumbla.
The CHAMBERS scare at Grand Forks has
paralyEed the freighting business Two
or three eases Of CHAMBERS have been dis
covered and the animals were at once
shot and their bodies burned under the
inspectors directions.
Contractor w, II. Armstrong, who l.
constructing tho wagon road from the
head q kootenay lake to MoyIe lake,
states that the work will be finished on
December Is. The distance IL about 10
miles and furnishes an excellent mode Of
ingress and egress 70 and from the ST.
Maryis country.
The city Of Nelson has granted fran.
chico 10 the Nelson gas company. The
franchise Ia limited 10 10 years; the city
shall have the right TO purchase. payment
to be settled by arbitration. plus pei
cent for interest and investment. The
company is obligated 10 pay per cent
on the gross earnings the first year aud 5
per cent the following years
Probably the most nnmerously signed
petition ever circulated in Grand Forks
has just been sent 10 the comptroller Of
customs at Ottawa, Ont The petition
prays that the mail stage time between
Grand Forks and Marcus be changed 10
that the stage viii not be compelled 70
call At Cascade City on its way, which
throws the stage several hours late every
day and necesSitates the passengers ne
naming at Hall Ferry over night