The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-11-13
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST
DEVELOPMENT or THE COUNTRY,
/ Glance over Warrington, Idaho'
Montana ana nritish CoIumbia-
wheat Receipts On Puget sound
Sugar neetn an Idaho.

estimate OF the probable expenses VI NV
county for the fiscal year, beginning july
l, 1897, fixing the amount at $27 900, and
prepared the levy accordingly.
According to State Grain Inspector
Wright's report for October, Seattle re
eeived 600 cars Of wheat, 81 of barley ~
of oats and 20 of corn.
Owing 10 an increase in business dur
ing the last few weeks, the Northern Ia
cifie Railway Company has put ON an
extra telegraph operator at this place TO
assist the agent at Ritzyille.
The Olympian has been leased to Id
C. Suffer and George 5. Hopkins. Inc
former assumes the duties OF editor and
the latter Of business manager
A party of immigrants from Nebraska
has arrived at Clallam Bay, The party Is
composed of about % men. women and
children, and are all relatives, being two
families. They will camp at that point
a while and look up government Land for
farms.
Goldendale is having a building boom.
For six weeks past every carpenter has
been busy and was sorry he could not
work ON two different buildings at the
same time.
Wheat receipts in Tacoma daring the
month Of October amounted to 1922 cars,
averaging 754 bushels per ear, total OF
! ,409, lSS bushels, just little short OF
round million and half bushels, Thi.
is q record breaker in the history of the
wheat trade Of Tacoma. Receipts for
September were 1870 ears; for August,
400 cars new wheat. oil ears old wheat.
For the month OF October, 1896, the re
eeipts were 1919 cars, averaging 655 bush.
els per car.
Teachers examination will be held at
RathdTum Nov. % and "a.
Travel between here and Mulldn has
increased 30 much that new stage line
has been put on.
Ten new sleeping apartments have been
equipped at the soldiers home IN boise.
There are now seven more veterans rn
! route to the home. which will make
total OF so in attendance, The number
will exhaust the present aceommoda.
tons.
/ W
completed the survey VI the Harrison
| ferry wagon road running from the ge.cr
vation line to Occur d Alenc RIVER. follow
| ing the line OF township -, and crossing
| the river at Ed ; Cranes farm Work
I Of building will be- resumed at once
Last spring the agricultural expsri
ment station sent out samples IT sugar
70, a.
sections Of the state. At present Dire
tor +. y. Gault Is securing samples 81 the
crop raised from the -eed, a. special 4gcnt
Of the department Of agriculture These
samples will be- analysed by Chemist e.
W. McCurdy Of the station staff
Montana.
/ Hoge, BTownlee 4 Co Of Butte have
purchased the sawmill plant Of Purtls 4
/ Lynch, at Lyneh's Spur, on the Cocur
d'Alene branch.
[ Stock Inspector Collins went out 10
Fielding the other day anil arrested two
men who live in that vicinity Tor We.
lation Of the statute requiring person,
selling beef to expose the hides for in
spection.
/ The school trustees Of Butte have made
an order that in future when a child in
/ the schools il taken down with 4 mHg
nant disease il, books shall be- promptly
/ destroyed by fire and that M effort shall
be made 10 save the books by ftmigation
/ The arehing in the Muir tunnel will
be completed about D,cemher |. The
work on the tunnel has extended over
/ period Of two years, at a cost Of over
81 ,OO0OO0. When completed ii will b.
the best piece Of work Of it, kind on the
/ Northern Pacific aystem.
Miners and ranchsrs from the vicinity
Of Big Blackfoot and Clearwater are com
/ planning because OF the destruction Il big
game, which they say has been going on
| recently in violation II the game law.
| which restrict the hunter In the number
OF animals he may slaughter IN A ssason
| W. X Embletou has just returned 10
Fort Benton from trip tn the st. Mary. /.
lake country. lie brings back news Of
great crop yields among the Mormon .r,
Elements around CaTdston. lie states that
they practice late fall sowing, the great
er portion Of which ia done in mud that
Is ankle deep, and IL invariably result
in surprisingly good crops The average
wheat yield this season was fully S.
bushels per acre.
! British ColambIa.
There were Is deaths. "a births anil
nine marriages registered in Virtoria
during the month Of October
Nelson Is to have an opera house The
plans are to begin construction before
December |, and finish IL by January.
/ During the season just ended only al
schooneTs Of the Victoria fleet have been
engaged in sealing, as compared with o.
sehooners during last year. The whole
fleet has given employment TO lo5 men
and 5s7 Indians The total catch. in
Guiding 1918 skins taken by Indians Oft
the coast, was 3O.slO.
At a meeting Of the board Of trade ~
Victoria Hon. Clifford Siiton. minister of
the interior. intimated that the govern.
ment would open up all Canadian route.
to the Yukon and that everything poaai
bic would be done 10 turn trade into Gan
adam channels Init he declined entirely 10
advocate a law TO prevent aliens from
holding claims. After January | nincr,
will not be allowed exemption from du,y
on 100 pounds Of their baggage. Custom.
Ofhces are TO be established on all routc,
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China and the Geld Staaa.ra
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