The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-09-11
NORTHWEST NEWS AND NOTES.
Items of Interest From Idaho, Mon
tana and Washington.

Items of Interest From Idaho. Mon
tana and WRshanEtoR.
La Conner fishermen are catching
salmon in abundance
Bridgeport reports that grouse ART
plentiful in the grain fields.
About 5000 pounds Of fruit are be
ing shipped daily from the Blalock fruit
farm at Walia Walla-
The hop yards Of Whateom county ar,
repaying the farmers for some of their
losses in past years.
California wheat men are making q
strong demand for standard samples Of
Washington wheat
There Is = great complaint =. among
Palouse farmers of the scarcity Of ma.
chinery for harvesting and threshing the
large crop.
Owing 10 the abundant yield Of wheat
in Adams county a number of the farm.
ers have dubbed together and purchased
threshing machines and win do their own
work this year.
DIR. n Victor Stanley Of Wisconsin
has been secured to take the place in
the faculty Of the state university at Sc
attic made vacant by the resignation OF
Professor George NJ Dawson, who takes
charge Of = large school in the east.
Judge c. II. Neal has notified County
Attorney Holcomb that he will hold a
special term Of court at Ritxville for
the purpose Of hearing equity cases only,
on the third Monday in September.
Twenty-four names have now been
signed to the petition to reorganize Com.
pany +, n. G. W., at New whatcom. and
as this is the requisite number the new
company will hold meeting in the near
future and elect their officers.
A movement is on foot at Colville for
the purpose Of raising funds with which
10 build new court house. The county
owns the finest block in the city stu.
ated in the central part Of town. Lber-
al donations of material are offered and
about all the money that will be required
will be that necessary TO pay for the
labor.
Johnny Hogan left Yakima last year
with little money but plenty of deter
mination, and took up a sagebrush ranch
near Toppenish. This year he has 1000
bushels Of wheat for sale, and will be
able ts pay for his ranch, meet all ex.
penses and have money left over.
Miss Emma Libby, daughter of Cap
tain Libby, of the Puget Sound Tagboat
Company, recently caught 81 trout in
three hours. The remarkable catch was
made in Lake Crescent. south Of Port
Angeles, with seven-ounce rod and flies
tied by local dresser. The trout were
all Of the steelhead variety, and none
Of them weighed less than a pound. The
average weight was three pounds, which
made total Of cas- pounds
Iaaho.
The. Daily Patriot has begun publica.
tion at Lewiston.
Rathdrum exports that oats are aver.
aging 80 10 30 bushels per acre, and
wheat about %.
A kindergarten to be supported by
public subscription is the latest PROPOSE.
ton before the people Of Walla Walla.
The Idaho intermountain fair will be
held at Boise October l2 TO 10 inclusive.
IL is the purpose of the management to
make IL. in the fullest sense. q state
fair.
The state land board has authorized
two Of its members. the governor and
secretary Of state. TO TO 10 Shoehone
county to supervise the work Of select.
ing timber land for the state
A Methodist Episcopal church has
been organized at Standpoint with eight
members. Il il tho first church In the
place Rev. Morton, the new pastor, has
arrived ofIm Butte, Mont
One Of the best yields Of FAX for the