The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-06-05
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Over roo bicycle licenses have heen H.
sued a. Tacoma.
Washington state university az Seattle
has graduated class OF IS members.
A shipment OF 90 head OF cattle has
just been made from Montesano 70 Butte,
Mont.
or the 10 applicants for teachers eertif-
icates In Pierce county, - successfully
passed the examination.
The doctors have discovered that bad
water in the clsteFn from which the
large amount OF sickness among the pu-
pills ~ PORT Townsend.
doidendaie reports that one band OF
GOO sheep. Just sheMred at Indian Springs
averaged Y pounds Of good marketable
wool.
Governor Rogers appointed ex-Mayor
Belt OF Spokane. Paul D'Heirry Of Seattle
and Colonel G. r. Ferry OF Tacoma as
members OF 4 commission 10 represent
this state ~ the Paris international expo
sition OF 1900.
Norman %. Colt. one OF the earliest and
oldest OF the eIty's real estate brokers,
II one Of two claimants for 81 O00,Do0 OF
the estate OF the late Samuel Colt, fire.
arms manufacturer OF Hartford, Conn.
The other claimant il James Il. Colt OF
Washington City. a brother OF Norman
y. Colt The two are nephews OF the dead
tultAlD5tAAtr anu were Ug = co0Ocil 0tuAAAHQ
from the will of ahe deceased arms manu-
faoturer. through. as they claim, undue
influence OF the wife. now widow. Of their
uncle.
The total assessment Of Alturas county
amounts 20 tGi7,75l-
The supreme court OF the state has de-
cided that board Of county commits
sioners cannot employ counsel to assist
the district attorney In criminal cases
The MetEel herd Of cattle, numbering
between Zoo and 800 head. are about 20
be driven from the winter range in the
upper Ruby 20 the summer range In the
Centennial valley.
John Long has been convicted NJ Silver
City OF murder in the second degree for
killing Thomas Feanel near Oreana April
6. 1885 Two previous trials resulted in
hung yuTiee
A party OF tourisls-in a special car ar
rived In Boise the other day. The people
composing the party are from Genoa and
Fullerton. Neb. There are six families
- people In all. They left Genoa last
Saturday and made their lrst stop at
Mountain Home. They are west with the
intention OF locating and when they md
place that suits them they will be the
means Of bringing out about % families
more.
The 1--WE eounterfeitars convicted at
Moscow have been sentenced al follows;
James Eddy. i6 years At hard labor In the
house Of correction al Detroit. Mich. and
ine Of SsDo. John Eddy. I6 years at hard
labor in the Detroit house OF correction
and $40 flns: Emmett Taylor. Is years at
hard labor In the Detroit house OF correc-
slon and $40 flne. J. w. EplanKh, eight
years ~ hard labor In the Detroit house
Of correction ara 500 fine. Prank FREE
leigh. SIX years AZ hard labor in the De-
trott house Of correction aud ti8e fine:
Stan splangh. tso years without hard la
Dor IN the Detroit house Of correction and
ntloe fine: Newton Eddy. % months with
out hard labor at the Detroit house OF
cornectiOn and siooo fine
Montana.
About Ise horses are already on the Ana
conda race track.
The creamery at Burton Is running fun
BIAS and ordinary miIch COWS are report
ed 10 bring in 20 the farmers $ a month
per head.
Rapid progress IL reported on the re-
pairs on the West 6ailatin Irrigation
ConpanY'N canal, and that . miles are
finished. with water In ready for irrIgn-
ton.
Two bands OF Teton county sheep re-
Gently passed through Fort Benton on
the way 10 point farther east for shear
Ing and shipment. one band numbered
l2oeo head. and the other 5000 head.
The county attorney OF Cascade county
holds that a police magistrate IL cntialed
TO no compensation in cases tried before
him when trial Is violation OF ihe
state law.
The county attorneys ofice at Butte
has recently received a communication
from the attorney general calling aften-
ton. at the request OF the governor. 90
The inheritance tax law. and arguing the
necessity OF seeing that It's provisions are
observed In the administration OF estates
In Silver Bow county.
The president OF the West .Gallatln Ir-
Eteation Company has BEEN visiting Mon
tanA with view TO establishing = beet
sugar refinery, provided he could obsaln
the necessary capital The estimated
cost OF the machinery and buildings will
b. about fSoo.e0o. the whole OF which can
readily be secured in the east. but It is
thought best TO have as much OF the
stock as possible owned by Montana peo-
pie. and Il was with this end in view
that he came TO this state.