The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-05-15

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Father Purcell, Of Boise City, win
have charge OF the Catholic church Of
this place. lie held his 6rst service last
Sunday. Father Becker, who has been
bere for the past two yean. goes to.
Wallace.
Miss Daisy Brown. after being absent
. week with stock Of millinery goods
Of the Idaho Mercantile CO., returned
Wednesday evening. reporting a very
successfnl trip. She visited Rathdrum,
Hope and standpoint.
After an absence Of several weeks
making an Official visit 10 the snbordin-
ate lodges OF the state, Geo. c. Thomson.
grand master OF the ]. o. O. r. returned
home Thursday morning. After few
days rest he win visit the lodges in the
north.
Last Monday night thieves broke the
seal OF Northern Pacific ear standing
90 the side track near the depot and
carried on = box Of clothing consigned
TO the qnaFtermaster It Fort Sherman.
Later In the week Edwin Crockett dis
covered the empty box In a thicket Of
small pines few hundred yards north
OF the depot.
The ladies Of the II. e. church at
Post Falls, have succeeded in securing
the services OF Chaplain Bateman for
next "Wednesday evening, and he will
deliver his famous lecture on wit and
Hnmor in Life and Literature" This
10 = very interesting and pleasing lee
ture and always takes well with the
pablo In general. A large attendance
may be expected.
Superintendent Rinaer, of the Lost
Cabin Mining Co., accompanied by
other members visited the mine Thurs
day and brought down some samples Of
ore. The tunnel will be extended to
strike the ledge. II Is the intention TO
ship ton Of ore iE . few days for the
purpose Of giving It a good test The
party returned from the mine yester-
day and took the evening train for
Spokane.
+. G. Kaesemeyer having received
the government meat contract for the
coming six months, is fitting mp his
shop for the warm weather by building
. large cold storage room This win
increase his facilities to such an extent
that lac will be able to keep meats in
cold storage . sunicient length OF time
20 properly cure them and his aim will
be to serve the public in n most salts.
factory manner.
An old gentleman from Wisconsin
was = passenger down ON the Oakes
Thursday and in entertaining the other
passengers he told Of the large and
healthy family OF which he was mem.
Der, and wound mp by saying that "tlsers
were thirteen children, an girls bat one,
and he was \ boy" The crowd caught
the comical part of the expression and
enjoyed q good laugh, while the old
gentleman looked innocent and won
dered where the fun came In.
The steamer Ruth, Capt L. b. San,
burn In charge, was wrecked on the
KoOtenai river last week while de
scending one Of the rapids. The acc:-
dent was beyond the control Of human
efforts and no blame is attached TO Tie
captain, who is said to have acted with
cool, good judgment at the time. There
were twenty passengers aboard, all Of
whom were safely landed. Mrs. San
burn was aboard the boat at the time
and among the last to leave the wreck
A prominent western newspaper
recommends nax seed tea as an excel
lent remedy for whooping cough. II
may be good but It Is not to be com
pared with Chamberlains Cough Rem
edy. This preparation will allay IN,
violent dts Of coughing and make then
less frequent and less severe. II alsS
liqueIies the tough mncus, making il
easier 10 expectorate. Complete recov
cry is much quicker, too, when Thu
remedy is given. There is no danger Il
giving 1t to small children, as It Is :
pleasant syrup and contains nothing
injurious. For sale at Is aud 30 cent
per bottle BY A. L. Miller, druggist
Strawberries are ON the market and
the people living IN this favored spO
win be enabled 10 enjoy this lusciou
fruit from now until September. Firs
comes the Oregon crop, then the Snak
river and walla walla crops; these an
} followed by the crop around Spokan
aud this section Of Idaho aud last, bu
not least comes the famous St. 10
! berries. This part Of the country en-
. joys the longest strawberry season o
r any section in the United States. Tn
r same Is also true Of some other varietie
3 OF fruit This is due to the Varyin
seacOns OF The tributary coaRtry.
b John Empey Is Organizing a pros
5 pecting party 10 80 to the okanoga
= country for the season. The party goe
3 out under a contract with n. 4. DfOw
$ for six mouths. Among those who 8
e from here are Samuel Canadian, EmaI
8 uel Hoelsle, Jack Marshall. Gee. Eg'
Z Oscar Schneider, and John Fernar
!. Mr.. Empey win have charge OF the ou