The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-06-25
NEWS OF TUE NORTHWEST
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
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Falls.

| DrloEe haloufnment saturday the
Whitman county commissioners passed q
ruling that the clerk and sheriff will
henoeforth be allowed but two deputies
each and that the board will pay for no
more detective work.
Mira Eliza Mcclure Aiexandc., who
has been sufferer for six weeks from q
,, Paraiytic stroke. died last week at Hill.
yard. Deceased was born March 4, 1919,
In Sanford. Browne county. New York.
In ls42 she was married 20 Peter p. Al
exandeF. In 1856 the family removed 10
Iowa county, Wisconsin, which was then
wilderness. living for several years IN
Ayoea, and later IN Vernon county. The
husband died in 1891. Mrs. Alexander
came TO Spokane in 1887, and has ne
sided in Hiiiyard four years Her de.
seendants now living consist Of six sons,
Is grandchildren and four great grand
children. Two sons and a daughter pre-
ceded her 70 the grave. Her sons are
Charles ID. Of Tamora, Neb.; r. w. Of
Virginia, Via; Frank ii. Of waterville,
Wash, and 5. l., Y Y. and Fred u. Of
Spokane. Two brothers and n sister In
Browne county, New York, survive her.
The board Of county commissioner at
colfax has on file letter from Governor
Rogers In regard 10 the Keech pardon
case which was written TO w. w. saun-
des Of spokane. attorney for Mrs. Keech,
and Gled with Auditor Tobin as a part
Of the record Of the ease The letter is
dated at olsympia, May 10, and IL as
follows; "f0nr letter Of May Is At
hand. Relating 10 the keech pardon
can only reiierate what has been said
now q number u time& The pardon
vas granted Keech Internationally. II
Is = matter Of record in the executive
Office II was however. sent TO Judge
Mcdonald 10 be by him delivered 10
keeeh. do not desire 20 be drawn into
= Aquabble, having difficulties Of my own
10 lock after. and therefore must beg 10
be excused from signing the certificate
which you eneiose. Yours very truly,
J. r. Rogeras
lndian Commissioner SnoWden has sue.
cceded in saving for Sarah wannochin a
balAnce Of about $500 remaining Of
naoneys for land owned by her son on
the Pnyallup reservation. She claims
abe was influenced BY the former commits.
sioners 10 sign power Of attorney 20 sell
the Land uPon the representation that il
was . probate paper. The land was then
sOld and 5000 Of the purchase money
given 10 Mary Taylor. who claimed 10 be
the wife Of Joe Wannochin. The old
woman will get the balance left
Abraham seqna, an Indian living on
the Occur d'Alcne reservation, Was in
Tekoa last week to see u be could get
legal aid TO collect gambling debt from
Louie Arapa. another Indian. The story
told by Abraham i that he visited Louie
Friday night and engaged in a friendly
game Of poker. The former was lucky
and won a sum Of money, a gun and
. eaddle from the latter, but Il appears
that the articles were not delivered TO
the winner at the time The next morn.
ing Abraham returned 10 LoaIe's house
10 get The goods he had won, but the lat.
ter refused 10 deliver them, and Abra.
ham came to Tokoa TO get legal advice.
lie seemed much disappointed when he
found he could not collcct the debt.
Measles are raging in COlfax, and q
large per cent Of the children who have
never had the disease are down, but there
are no serious cases and the weather is
ideal for this disease. Pullman IL aliiict.
ed the same way, and q resident Of Pull.
man declares fully one-half the youthful
population Of the town have the disease.
Bent on rigid economy Rockford's
school board employed but one teacher
for the summer term Of two months, but
when at the end Of the FIRST month there
were nearly 20 names on the roll, Mr..
Brewer declared an assistant must be
furnished him, and Miss HElga Hanson,
one Of this years graduates, was ap
pointed TO that position.
Chris Ennis has just returned from a
trip to ireland, whittier he went TO see
relatives and friends, says the walla
wallA Statesman. lie reports having
had delightful time, and was especially
impressed with the beauty Of the Elmer.
aid lsle. One thing particularly was no
ticcable, being the profusion Of flowers
that grow along the roadsides, making
the thoroughiares appear more like parks
than public highways Mr.. Ennis says
that there IL splendid prospect for
crops In Ireland, but the little fields look.
ed TO him like playing farming.
May. little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Lowary Of Spngue, who are Wis
iting near Walla Walla, ate several NOR.
phine tablets the other evening, and the
childis life was only saved after three
hours hard work by the physicians, The
little girl thought the tablets were can.
dy. She ate grain and quarter Of the
drug.
Iaaho.
Strawberries from the Old Mission are
In the market here, In Wallace, before the
middle Of June, and Il accents the diff
ference In climate between there and
here, for in this nelghboFhood the vines
are Just fairly In bloom. The distance
between the two places by the river Is
only % miles, and considerably less in an
air line, while the difference In elevation
is only some COO or 700 feet.
As The eastbouAd express on the Great
Northern railway was crossing the
bridge at Albany Falls ten days ago, +.
Schemelye Of San Francisco, sprang
through the window Of passenger coach
with the evident intention Of plunRing
into the river His body struck some Of
the timhers on the aide Of the bridge and
fell back under the wheels Of the train.
Death was almost instantaneous