The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-12-04
CHANCES OVER NORTHWEST
BIG OUTPUT OF APPLES N IDAHO.
""'hins'on shippers Complaining
~ . Lack Of cars-Freshsts as,p-
gag the Log Drivsrs--Anselepe
''sn's In Tesoa cssnty. Mont.

., r rsla shippers complain Of a lack
ted sla52. - o'AA hst-
me TRIAL Of Alfred J. symes for the
MURDER OF Lew Conlee has been - IN
December Is at Colfax. ~
The public library Of WalIa WaIia h.s
zen see enlarged by the addition q about
900 new books.
me slate law making It compulsory
lOf children above certain age 10 attend
Srs"oi IL TO be enforced Ia Pierce eounty
snnse, lodge No. II Of New Whatcotn
one Of WashingtoR'a pioneer X n >
"Sges. has consolidated with sehome
lodge No. d2, under the name Of What.
lesS. IN
ne ifeshets will result In big drives Of
''ss on the rivers Ia 8nohonish ooDn.v
a"oat 100000 feet will come out al
IhF s'lilAgasnish and II 600 900 feet On
the shohomlsh.
hiie attempting 10 cross the Skyko-
snish rifer from the mines east Of Index
10 snail canoe Adolph MeRea was
drowned His brother, Budd MeRea. was
Killed In rockslide in these mines aho,,,
. year ago, Alex Jones had a narrow
escape lilo was taken out Of the river
unconscious, but except for a few bruises
be Ia all right
= ntayS HaIbor fisherman says that
i'e falling of Of the catch In sllyenslde
salmon there this season Is fully 50 npF
eTHi The pack Of the cAnnery az Aber.
dssn Is oniy l0J0oO eases, against n 600
sAsi year The new hatchery on the Che
hslss nyer will. IL Is expected, check this
a'niinnfAon 10 supply and restore the In.
4usaty.
The assistant superintendent Of con.
''F''ei'on Of the CToS's Nest Pass railway
announces that II Is the intention 10 con.
'IFaet hraRch oi the line into and be.
you'd Fort Steele. leaving the main line
al the nearest practicable point and 90.
ing beyond the town 10 the North Star
snd Sullivan nineA
Montana.
Ths neat Keeilng II the Montana STATE
Teachers Association will be heid in Hel.
ohA ec'Seen Christmas and New Years
DAY
Eev. J A. Jennings Of Livingston
Meat. has AecrPind the call extended 10
him BY the Fir, Baptist Church Of Ana.
coada. and win be located there BY DE.
cenh~T !.
Trarklaying on the Gaylord and Ruby
Valley railroad wGl begin in = few days.
The road viii hc completed 20 Iron Rod
ihs Nrasoa. and Il tho weather permits
all be completed up 10 Twin Bridges
The Rocky Mountain He'll Telephone
company has determined TO extend lie
line 90 Teton county. and Il h learned
that the line will start from Cascade, run.
ning ;hence, wa Foucrrocs ranch, 10
Augusta. and thence 10 Cholaau, a dis.
,aHnc 81 20 miles from The main line Of
The company
III. knouleS. the Montana state veteri.
MARIAN. reports very little lumpy Jaw in
sha state and ncarccly any tuberculosis
among range cattle lie expresses the
opinion that tuberculosis will never be
prevalent, a. diseased animal canno, live
on The range through Montana winter.
According 90 the official records Of the
ThicaRo stock yards, Montana furnished
the market with sl60 cars Of cattle and
sg2 cars Of sheep during the month Of DC.
lobrr The same authority states that
up to November G western range cattle
rvccipis this Scason were 22l 200 head,
compared with esS. 800 head IN 1899.
The Willard Cattle company, which re-
cently made an assignment, has fled with
The county clerk at Billings an inventory
Of the company's property. The total liza
biiitics arr sl0s,e7s.Ss. Of which all but
sSisgs il in nsicA The assets, consist
ing % real estate and personal property,
aggregate s9a.5a9.00.
Tho eQuAliscd assessment Of Montana
announced by the state beard Of cquAliSa.
ton the other day shows an increase over
lsad Of siO.05p.s6l. Decreased valuA.
,ions were reported from only three coun.
tics The total assessment Of the state
Is sl30.75f.Oo0. The railroad assessment
was increased $4,000 this year
The Cru~e wool clips Of lsaS and 1899
were stirred al the ranch on Flat Willow
until this SEASON, and actually gained In
weight during storage. The clips Of three
years, amounting 10 about 100000
pounds. were sold at Billings recently at
is cents sttaight The Cruise ranch also
had big mutton output this year, some
n 600 lambs. selling at Sl75 per head.
J, u. Long, the sheep and mutton spec.
uiator Of Syracuse. ILL.,, has purchased the
entire sheep outfit Of Frank McBrcariy,
on the Teton. The purchase includes
600 head Of stock sheep. 500 acres Of
land. with all improvements on the same,
implements, stock and the like. The
price said to have been paid Is $1,000,
and Is one Of the largest deals made In
this section this season. Mr.. Longs
intention IL 10 use the ranch for the pur'
pose Of caring for other local purchases
until he Il ready 10 ship east.
An rarties returning from the north re.
mort lance numbers Of antelope in Teton
county and game Of similar character is
also reported a. plentiful In Valley eouu'
A.. II IA said 70 be more noticeable this
wear ON account Of the increased numbers
10 carly IN the season. AZ a usual thing
the antelope do not cross the information
Al boundary until after the first severe
rtorm, vet this year they abound by the
Thousands at nearly all crossings over
from Canada. Old timers give Il as their
opinion that there viii be an early and
hard winter.
The Thurston County HORTICULTURAL So
e,ety has appointed q committee to con.
ser with the board Of trade, with a view
10 providing market for Thurston coun'
AZ fpit and 10 advertise this county As a