The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-08-27
ITEMS FROM THREE STATES
THE NEWS or THE NORTHWEST
hits Here and There Frem WASH
ingtsn, Idaho and Aientana-Pine
Lana Case naafy Dlfxea-Nefes 81
Crops, weef nna Cattle.

Laaa Case Bnafy mfxed-Nefes 81
creps, weei sad Cattle.
Old oats are bringing e23 and the new
crop III per ton on board cars at Eno-
homish.
A great fire is raging in Kitsap county.
Volumes Of smoke rising heasenwaFd, OBJ
scuring the sun. can be easily seen from
Brinn0n.
The movement Of the new Oat crop has
begun 1t Anacortes. The steamer Una
tilA Thursday took $50 tons Of cats and
200 bales Of hay IRON that city. Il Il
from there that al the vast crop Of the
swinomish and samish fiats flnds its way
TO market.
The A. p. A. eanneFy at EemiahmOo
put up on the llth the largest number
Of cans Of salmon ever put up anywhere
IN the world In one day. The pack that
day was 3240 eases. II has never been
anything like equAlled before.
J. J. Tracy Of Spokane i still bemoan.
ing the loss Of his l5-year-old con, who
disappeared from home June o.
The boy 10 Of light complexion, with
blue eyes, and the second finger Of his
right hand Is slightly deforned from an
injury 70 Il years ago. Friends have Of.
Tered . reward for any information con
corning his whereabouts.
An area three blocks In length aad
varying from 90 TO 300 feet in width
lying between First avenue south and
Third avenue south in Seattle, Il being
hiIed in with gravel by the Northern
Pacific Railway Company. The amount Oi
the al is approximately 10000 cubic
yards. and the cost Of the improvement
will Be $1,000.
County Superintendent Tanner's annual
report Shove that in Whnteom county
there are sass children within the sehol
astic age. and Of this number ASS am
enroiled for school. The average rate d
wages paid male teachers IL ESQ. 10, fe
male ess. -, and the total value Of schoO
pDpeTty-is e22I as.
The railway company has begun tn
fal6llment Of cOnffact entered into with
the city Of AnAcortes fog hauling $50 car
loads Of gravel 10 be used On streets- Ths
greater part q this gravel IL 70 be used
on the main highway leading from ID.
farming regions 10 the business part O
town, and IL 10 replace WORKOUT plank
ing. q change that Is meeting with high
favor.
Hon. W. II. Ham has received the ap
pointment Of assistant forestry commits
sioners for the state Of Washington. Hi
duties are 10 employ and keep men pa
trolling The boundary line Of the forestry
reserve in the Olympic range Of noun
taiRs. Mr.. Ham will make his oflice a
Castle Rock Tor the present
Three cars Of wheat raised by Majo
walker, near Roy, in Piece county, hav'
been received in Tacoma and inspected b,
the state grain inspector. The whea
weighed o. pounds 10 the baShel an
grades a. extra choice milling blue stem
The unhappy domestic relations be
tween Angelo v. Fawcett Of Tacoma am
HE wife. Carrie n. Fawcett. have com
TO . termination by . decree. Of divorc
being granted 10 Mira Eawueh By Judg
Kean, On the ground q non-suppOrt. Mr.
Fawceit is given half the property an
et27S cash, payable in monthly install
menia Of go. The property IL vario1sl.
estimated a. worth from $4,000 10 go.
600.
IDAnO.
Water In Portneni river h lower thai
Il has been for many years, and the eleC
tric light company at POcatello is seri
ously troubled 10 know how II can e
water 10 keep It's plant running for IN
next three month";.
During his recent visit 10 Lewisto
General Manager Woodwork stated tina
an extension Of the o. r. 4 D. railwa,
system into the Clearwater basin was cor
templated for the near future.
j Register West Of the United States Ian
Office at Lewiston has given notice tia
the official plots Of township ~ nortl
range west, township ~ north, rang
east, and fractional township 80 nortl
range . east, d. A., have been received q
that Office and will be filed October
1898, on and after which date The land
therein embraced win be subject to entry
G. r. Wilcox has nearly finished N
Iccnstruction Of his great evaporator an
dryer az Parker. Some idea Of the siS
Of the plant may be CLEANED from u
statement that the boiler h Of 20 hors
power and that there IL over a mile I
steam pipes laid, and that the capacit
will be over 25 tons Of fruit per day.
The states white pine land case sti
remains In an unsettled condition. n
. state Land board seems 10 have decide
. that all they had TO do was TO reale o
the same land, and Attorney General NJ
FariAnd, who h secretary Of the boar
appeared at Lewiston and offered e
, | ond fling on the land. The land Off
, refused 10 accept the filing because u
, | llrst filing had not a. yet been declare
void. Mr.. Mcfarland has- appealed fro
, the decision Of the land Office, and
quoted a. saying that his offer 70 Gle
second time and his appeal would N
only protect The states rights, but wou
/ also shut out the claims Of the HON
! steaders who are contesting with the sta
!, for the right TO Ale on the land.
. Tho United States department OF agi
/. culture at Moscow, says the weather
i the past week was generally fasorah
In most sections for the maturing Of GRO
and harvesting. Tie days were hot Al
Idry and the nights somewhat warm
n than usual Harvesting progress
4 I'm all sections, much Of the A
/ sown grain has been cut and stacks
4 and some Of Il threshed, the yield Il abo
D the average generally. Late sown gra
Il ripenlne fast, and FARMERS viii soon