The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-24
NORTHWEST PROGRESS
INDUSTRIES or wAsHrNGTos
IDAHO AND MONTANA.
Sales OF Wool. News OF the Lsging
Camps and Variety Of
News Notes.

A general complaint IL being made by
the prospective bidders for the army post
work at Seattle TO the effect that there
is scarcity Of labor about Seattle ON ac-
eount Of the exodus TO the various mines
in this region, says the Times.
While IL was estimated that at least 10
tons Of cherries would have been shipped
from Puyallnp, the rains, which split and
sofisned the fruit, have shrunk the out.
put down 10 4 single ton.
The farmers along the Nooksaek river
are circulating petition 10 forward 70
Captain Harry Taylor, United States en-,
gineer, 10 have the snAg boat 60 10 the
mouth u the river and make a channel
through the jam TO allow the water TO
run through and not back up and food
their fafms
The rather novel feat Of taking 700
head 81 sheep into the Yukon country, is
TO be undertaken by George Miller. well
known Alaskan lie will ship
them 10 Dyea via the steamship Al.
~ which sails Sunday. From Dyea The
sep are Ia be driven across the pass and
Along the shore Of chain OF lakes 10
hiondike and towns on the upper Yukon.
proposition Is ON foot 20 reorganiye
the Olympia Collegiate Institute. an In.
sii'ntion that for several years held a
commanding position among the schooIs
u Washington territory, being under the
management Of the N. T. church. II il
understood that the trustees oi the Puget
sound university al Tacoma are willing
10 turn over their business college and
normal departments 10 the Olympia Ia
ssiiuiion-
Under the law passed by the last legis-
iaInrr making all corporations IN the
state pay an annual licenSe Of IS. many
at the corporations heretofore organized
have taken si~iss 10 disineorporate. The
fee is required 10 be paid before July !.
and $50 penalty Is added IL not paid
bcsore January ! nsNt, after which time
the otlAcrrs and stockholders are subject
TO a fne iur every day the cooperation
continues. no matter whether doing any
business OF not.
Arrangements have bern perfected BIZ
uhlrh roSt Angeles will SECURE The Pitts.
burg Iron, Steel and Tin Plate Works.
John Cain. representing the syndicate.
submitted q proposition 10 the citizens Il
Port Angrics and deposited certified
check iuT a substantial amount As evi
denoe Of good faith. AZ meeting Of cit.
sFens oa Tuesday night, the agreement
vAs signed. Fort Angeles furnishes a
.Ssg e. a.. ,.s...lgs 81 -. .1yftsGa...t -
es,ate bonus Of $4,000. The Peansy.-
saniA company Agrres 10 begin work
within % days and viii employ from 400
10 zoo men
The Washington Central railroad Is 20
lc sold luly 9Th TO the highest bidder.
and !, Is hoped that tho purchaser will
then extend the road 20 okAnogan coun.
~ and across the sctAte TO Pugc, sound.
says the Uhelzn Leader. II l. believed
that the hest route for Il would BE- up
Lake Chclan and through Cascade pass,
a. this route would OPEN up one Of the
most extensive and promising mineral
districts in the world and insure the road
all the business Il could do, right from
the start
Idaho.
noisc-Thc state land hoard has ap.
f. pointed sam II. Taylor OF Idaho Falls as
land sclrctcr.
William Jones has sold his wool. be.
tween s50.Ooo and 30OOOO pounds, at
100 ccn,s a pound. the highest price paid
at lloizc this year.
Mrs. Josie kcnslcr. recently sent 10 the
pCnitrutary from Elmorc county for the
murder ot her husband. John kensleT. On
/ OciobCt II last, has given birth TO girl
baby,
{ Charles N. Webster. cashier Of the
Great Falls, Mont, hank, has been ap
pointed internal revenue collector for the
district comprising Montana, Idaho aud
I Utah.
The saw and shinglc mills Of Kingston
are running full time. lots Of timber men
are employed, and the season Is gcnrally
considered most promising one.
The faculty Of the Albion normal
school win be composed Of the following
persons. J. c. BLACK Of Indiana, princi.
/ pal; assiants, Mrs G. d. Steunenberg Of
Caldwell, W. A. Mullins Of Mountain.
home. II. s. Hampton of llbiOn and Miss
/ Ethel Thomas oi Denver.
Richard Peeks has been pardoned out
Of the state pcnitctiary, In the exciting
carly days Of Placer Basin, he quarrcled
with man who jumped his claim and
killed his opponent. A. u. Anderson Of
wciscr appeared before the board of par
dons in Pickles. behalf and has offered the
old man home for the rest Of his life.
News Of terrible tragedy in Cotton.
William Everling. an old time resident
Of the Occur d'Alenes, died Of Brights
disease at the Providence hospital In
Wallace. the other day. He enlisted in a
Wisconsin regiment during the war and
after serving three years was honorahly
discharged He was a member Of Candy
Post No. n. q. A. r., Of Murray, under
whose auspices he was taken there and
| inferred,
wood valley near Oxford, has just been
received at Pocatello. Matthew Gooch
and Charles Walker both prominent
ranchers and respected citizens, quarrelcd
over some irrigating water and Walker
stabbed Gooeh with a pocket knife -four
times, twice in the back. once In the
shoulder and once in the abdomen. Gooch
Ia IN a very critical condition and viii