The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-05-15
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been discovered that il makes no PR
visions for allowing fees Of any kind Tor
eonstabies for criminal work and then
81 goes on To cav that on 81 business out
u Justice courts. the sheriff gets the
same fees as the constables. In Bing-
ihlm county the commissioners this
term refused 10 pay any eonstsble's
hills ior work anier the new law-POca.
tello Tribane,
All doubt is removed; the suspense is
over Paye.ie gets the Seven Devils
road and wesser gets lett. A grading
outfit consisting OF twenty four teams.
tweniy-eirht serapers and eight plows
passed through Boise for Payelte few
days ago, and this is 10 be followed by
ano,her equally well equinped grading
outfit. IL was the Intention to begin
work yesterday. The construction com
pany directors have elected ex, Senator
nHtois president Idaho World.
Ifanyone knows OF a Law passed by
the late lamentsd legislature that is
without glaring sins of omissions or
commissions, the result ofintelligent ~
clerks or careful ard painstakingt ?)eom-
mittees, with the exception OF the salary
appropriation bill. the salt Lake exeur-
sion bill and few others OF their ilk
Ne would like TO have them send us
copy. We want to see one law, passed
IN the interest OF the people of Idaho at
the last session that isn't seriously Grip
ple,l 10y such errors. real bad.-Emmett
Index.
Another ba'cl, Of the Nee Peree county
Nhiskey sellers was brought up from
lewiston last week and lodged in the
I-atah county Jail to await trial in the
o. s. ronrt. Neg Perez has happy
faculty OF dumping it's criminals onto
i.atah county and when they are sent
to the renitentiary giving this county
credit, We hsve no objections to the
trial OF Neg Perez criminals in the U. s.
cnnrt at this place, hat we do object to
having that comfy depopulated and the
or minal record Icing credited to I-atah
eounty.-Moscow Mirror.
Trust managers always tell us that
combines are beneficial to the public.
securing the people lower prices for
the articles affected but it is noticeable
that every smash OF pool is followed
Ivy great fall in quotations. The latest
disaster OF the kind is that which has
overtaken the pool that has controlled
the output Of iron beams. The cont inc
has gore to smash and prizes have
dropped from 81 IS pound TO % cents.
The reduction has probably been greater
than the trasle will b, ar, bat it is certain
that the former price was far above
normal tigures.-Idaho Statesman.
The county commissioners refused the
petition of those who were compelled 10
pay, in Judge Firms court, Sheriff
llency's fees in the case OF II men who
acre arrested at BurIus' suggestion and
discharged for lack OF evidence. The
News does not believe that a similar
sample OF Justice" has ever been dis
pensed in the United States. Forty men
were arrested. and % were fined $40
each AMI costs. Seventeen were dis
charged for want OF evidence, bnt the
sherf's fees incurred in the arrest oil
those 50 discharged were assessed against
those who were fined. They paid them
under protest in preference to going to
jSil.-Warlner News.
One Of the reasons why the great ~
rr- Cf Europe are likely to terminate
he war between Greece and Turkey is
IN the fuct that Europe holds the major
part Of the $1,000, 100000 Of national in
debtedness OF those nations. When
neither GTrece nor Turkey can maintain
their credit in time OF peace, it can not
be expected to improve in time Of war
when the expenditures are donble or
! quadrupled. There Is, therefore, the
money interest in peace to shape the
policy OF the European powers, and
therein is the hope Of an early conclus
ion Of ;he war by the interposition Of
the European governments which are
he or ditors Of the belligcrents.-Phil-
/ adelphia Times.
! Many farmers become disconnected
With their lot When they observe how
I ru mile soma mon ~ ~ bor roIk. - ne,
accumulate wealth. There is much
that is sup' Tficial in this view. the
men who make great fortunes are the
ones who come into notice; but how
often does the thought occur that for
every me- reliant Uho counts his wealth
/ by the hundreds Of thousands. there are
| hundreds OF others who have failed en-.
/ tirely. Nov and then is heard Of a
Il lawyer or physician whose ires in a
/ few years amount 10 reasonable for
tine; but in addition to these. are hun
dreds Who never know one month where
the money is to come from to pay the
bills OF the next. The highway Of life is
sirewn with the wrecks from the pro-
fessions. -Nampa Leader.
/ April was another month Of heavy
Gu stems receipts in anticipation of
higher duties. The total was over
Sl7700, coo, against $l5 40 600 in March.
Tie average fer the two months was
about 100000 greater than the average
for the Gscal year 1900 ,rhen The ALFALFA