The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-09-11

season comes from POtlateh ridge. Johl
EhIers threshed 30 acres Of FAX thai
went % bushels TO the acre, while ID
wheat averaged 40 bushels
4. MCPHERSON, the fruit inspector. Ia,
completed his work for this season nv.
in Custer county and In the Boise valley
He now proposes to open vigorous cam
paign on the pests and win require al
fruit nisen who have not yet attended
TO their trees to do 20 at once. He say.
be viii not allow any shipment Of fruit
that IL infested with any pest.
J. n Clapp Of the United States en-.
gineers' Office at Seattle, Is preparing "a
resume work Of removing obstruetions
In the Snake river. About 5000 remains
from last years appropriation for work
between Lewiston mad Riparia and this
will be utilized in building q new STONE
dyke at Wild Goose rapids.
The number Of children OF school age
in KOotenai county. a. shown by the
census Of 1897, il 2Oi2- This Is an in
crease Of 1876 over last year. and 433
over 1895. District No. /, which includes
Occur d'Alene City, shows an increase Of
Il over last year and has 23z pupils Of
school age Rathdrum comes second with
ZIG. which il an increase Of 10 over Last
year, and 30 over 1895. District No. 3
OF Standpoint shows an increase Of le,
Harrison ii, State Line 10, and Leonia
q; while Bonner's Ferry shows q de-
crease Of Z, and Hope decreaae Of 2.
Montana.
The school census fDilIon gives 4
total of 57l. an increase Of nearly 10
per tent over last years figures.
The school census for the KaslispeII
age Of 81. and $50 of these under six
years.
r. d. Smith of the Shields valley.
near Livingston, has one and one-fourth
acres Of sugar beets and estimates that
the yield from that tract viii aggregate
$1,000 pounds.
Sam Heron, formerly stock inspector
with headquarters at Fort Benton, and
an old resident Of northern Montana, is
now located at Dyea, Alaska, where he
is postmaster and chief packer for the
transportation company managed by his
father-in-law, John J. HeaIy.
A dividend Of 25 per cent to deposieaFs
in the Merchants National bank Of Hell
ena is to be declared as soon as the sched-
ules can be prepared and the checks sent
to Washington for signature The de
positors who have proved their claims
viii receive their. money about Septem-
Der Is.
The work Of inelosing the main build
ing of the college at Bozeman is pro-
crossing favorsbly, 50 the walls and in
terror woodwork will soon be protected
against the fall storms The college
buildings will probably be provided with
an independent electric lighting plant
when all the machinery and other appli-
anoes are put in place
The month just closed was the banner
month in building in the history of
Butte The total cost of buildings for
which permits were issued reaches $751;
SSl, which is far more than was ever
reached before in Butte's history. The
permit for the 500 600 building at the
corner Of Main and Granite streets, of
course, swells The total to proportions
which were never reached in Butte be-
fore. The total number of permits is
sued by the building inspector was 81.
Work on the deaf and dumb asylum at
Boulder has almost ceased. due to the
fact that the contractors are not receiv-
ing any money. Last year the contrac-
tors, under their contracts, accepted war
rants for their work, but since then the
legislature has passed q bill authorizing
the issuance of $4,000 Of bonds to take
up the warrants and complete the work.
The bonds are unsdld and the backs re
fuse to take warrants any more
Lowell LOughary, United States special
attorney, has been at Bozeman for the
purpose Of trying Indian depreciation
cases, of which there are six or eight TO
come up. Mr.. Loughary is directly un.
der the attorney general He takes tes-
timony before referee and forwarus the
matter TO the court Of claims at Wash
ington, ID. C., for final adjustment From
here he goes to Miles City.