The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-01-22
NEWS o. THREE STATES.
THE SOUND TONNAGE FIGURES
Last YEARS. Montana'r Mineral and
1--we stock Prodactian Equal 20
$3.50 Per capita--Latah Coanty,
idaho. 20 Import Pheasant. From
OREGON.

- $500
Washington wheat in considerable
quantities Is 90 be shipped east.
The new steam evaporation at Ferndale,
Whatcom county, has q daily capacity OF
two tons Of fruit or one ton Of potatoes.
Adams county is considering proPo-
sition from the Northern Pacific to com
promise $Sl 900 hack taxes for $4,000,
Bishop Earl Cranston being present,
5000 WIS raised to pay off the debt ON
the NJ. u. church at Davenport
The treasurer OF Skagit county gives
out the information that within the past
two months he has collected 100000 due
on taxes, $4,000 of which has been out
standing rs far back as 1885.
The aggregate ocean tonnage en- route
to the sound from various ports Of the
world amounts to $1,000. a gratifying
showing over that of the two last years.
Many loggers and ranchers who had
logs in above tidewateF in Chehalis eOun-
~ are rejoicing that the big freshets
brought down their forest crop into the
booms, whence they can now be easily
marketed.
II. NJ. Ingraham was elected fruit in
spector OF Lewis county at the recent
meeting Of the county organization. Com
missioner Baker addressed the Centralia
meeting and says that much interest is
being shown in fruit culture throughout
Lewis county.
Pacific county commissioners have EN-
ployed w. A. Potter to expert the books
Of the auditor, sheriff and clerk since 1898
at SO per day. MIR. Potter is one Of the
heaviest taxpayers in the county and is
now engaged in the dairy business, though
he formerly was an expert boOkkeeper in
California.
The WhateOm county teachers assOeia-
ton has appointed committee who are
now corresponding with teachers and ed
ueatOrs in the northwestern part of the
state, with a view to advancing the inter
ests of the Whatcom county normal school
in the next legislature.
Col. j. II. McLoughlan, deputy Unit
ed States marshal for the Seattle office,
has resigned the position. In letter to
Marshal Idle the deputy assigns the rea-
sons for his action in part as follows:
After a fair. hard trial of five months, I
end it impossible to make a living for my
family.
The British ship Ditton. which has the
honor Of having the largest tonnage OF any
three masted sailing vessel afioat in any
sea, has just cleared for Queenstown from
Tacoma. She carries a wheat cargo Of
73.4lj bags, or 10000 bushels, valued al
Sl25, 600.
The recent freshets did considerable
damage in the valleys Of SkamOkawa. The
shifting stream invaded the home of j
b. Mcdonald at the midnight hour and
caused his family to make a hurried exit
to a nearby shed. Mr.. Mcdonald, will
his oldest SON, has been taking down thu
house the past week, and preparing t.
build a more secure home on the benel
land.
Henry Craemer, the condemned muir
derer Of Mrs. Muller and babe, who is sen
fenced to be hanged March 25, has beer
removed from the north corridor Of thu
King county Jail to the condemned cell
of the jaileT's Office. The death watch hai
been placed. A few weeks before the da!
on which Craemer Is condemned to die thu
death watch will be increased to proven
all possibility of suicide As things ar
now there is little danger Of Craemer max
ing any attempt to take his life. He doe
not believe that the order Of the court vii
be carried out, although his ideas as 4
lust what will prevent IL are rather vague
He spends the day in making pietur
frames out of cardboard.
Montana.
The Missoula Odd Fellows have jus
celebrated the 10th anniversary Of tn
Incorporation Of their lodge.
The first dividend on the deposits Of tn
First National bank Of Helena is beini
distributed. 1t is a 10 per cent dividen'
and amounts to $4,000.
The Montana state university buildin
commission has adopted the plans an
specifications for the university hall an
science building at MissOula. The cor
tracts will be awarded in about 30 days.
In the past year Montana's mineral an
live stock Product was equal to dividen
of $3.50 to every soul in the state-maI
woman and child. Tie total was $67 $50
600, and is a large increase over the fgur
for 1896.
Judge Henry has made an order appoi
tiOning the stenogTaT hers salary betwee
the counties comprising this judicial di:
trict. Park county, with lOs eases, wi
pay $90G.02; Sweet Grass county, wit
~ cases, will pay s37s.46; Carbon county
with 40 cases, win contribute s424.G2.
The most important warrant call in tn
history Of Montana has Just been ar
nonneed in the notice given by the stat
treasurer that, as fast as presented, a
general fund warrants registered up I
December / last, will be paid, the call in
GLIDING warrants aggregating $225,OOt
When they are paid the state will be neal
or out Of debt than it has been for years.
The Scandinavian church of Missoul
that has recently voted to become CongrC
gational does not lose its identity as
church. 1t simply accepts The doetrin
and policy Of the Congregational demon
nation, and will be recognized by a eour
ell and enter into fellowship with thi
body. II is the first and only Swed
Congregational church in Montana.
During the year just closed MOntan
stock inspectors recovered lO,lO4 head q
s,rays, the value Of which, three-auarteT
OF million dollars, was, or will be, dis
tributed to their owners. The board re
ports the total value OF MOntana's stoel
output for 1907 TO be 100000. Durin
SIZE in the country. There are about Is
100 volumes in the Library and care ha