The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-12-31
IDAHO.

A large force Of men is now engaged on
the Vineland- Lewiston bridge.
h l. Chamberlain, deputy internal rev
enue collector, expects TO remove his Of
fee from Osborne TO Lewiston.
In the eastern counties of Idaho from
2OO TO 200 bushels Of potatoes are raised
TO the acre, and the average cash value
of an acre yield is $40, says H. A Nc
Pherson Of the horticultural board.
Snake river has reached the lowest
water marx known for seven years The
ice flow has been unusually heavy, too.
The extreme cold weather in the noun
tain districts accounts for these condi.
tons
The u property transfers placed on
the county records at Murray last week
only aggregated Sl,l37.43, according TO
the values named in the deeds, but one
was United States patent and four were
for the nominal consideration Of 81 each,
Seven quartz claims and two water right
were also recorded and one marriage Ii
cense was issued.
A popularity about the section neaI
Spalding is the number Of cases Of blood
poisoning that have come to physicians
notice. The disease seems to prevail
among the men employed on the railroad
construction work, and while not a case
has proven fatal, yet there are many
painful and obdurate cases noted.
Lewiston is to have a new opera house,
Robert Grostein will convert the second
floor Of the big store building occupied
by the firm of Grostein & Binnard into
a theater. 1t will be opened soon after
the holidays. The business of Grostein
4 Binnard is being closed out, owing to
the death Of the senior partner.
A most important decision was made
by the supreme court at Boise last week.
Il was in the case of the state VS. c. E
Thum, receiver Of the Bunting bank, the
case being decided in favor of the state.
When the bank failed there was on gen.
eral deposit in il the sum of SlI ,l0l.l6
belonging to the state. Governor Steun-
enberg became convinced that the money
could be secured from the bank, on the
ground that il was in the nature Of a
special deposit, the bank having full
knowledge of the fact that it could not
be deposited legally on general deposit
He therefore caused this suit to be
brought.
The fruit dryer at wampa was started
up late this fall. There was a partial
failure Of fruit in this district, but 10000
pounds Of green apples were uSed and
10000 pounds Of dried prunes Of a super.
Tor quality were turned out. Preparations
are under way to operate the establish.
ment to its full capacity Of $4,000 pounds
Of fresh prunes per day, next season; also
to install complete set Of canning mach.
inery in connection with the evaporation
using Vegetables, small fruits, etc, in theiI
season.
There win be a general removal among
business houses after the first Of the year
at kendrick. McCrea Bros 4 Co. have
purchased the brick block on the corner
Of Second and Main street, and win &C
cupy it with a large stock Of hardware
]. Kasper, who occupies this room now
will move to the Keller block, and NJ. C
McGrew, who occupies this room, will re
move TO the st. Elmo block, where he will
occupy the two big store rooms, giving
him floor space Of e0xo0 feet. The
Golden Rule store viii vacate one Of thess
roomA