The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-03-26
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTESI
THE NEWS OF THREE STATES.
Busy Farmers I'm kitfffas cenafy-
The sound Reports mn Immense
Demand for Fish TO supply tine
EasteFn MaFket--Idaho Reports =
Scarcity of Good work Horses
Montana Decinf0ns.

Flowing. narrowing and seeding are in
full swing all over Kittitas valley.
Alpowa reports that apricot trees are
white with bloom and peach buds are just
ready TO open.
| Tacoma fishermen using purse seines in
the waters Of the sound just of the ocean
shed dock are making successful hauls Of
/ tyee salmon.
Rev J. V. Milligan has begun his pas
tofate with the Presbyterian church at
! ElensbuTg.
The Indians in Kittitas county are con
siderabiy worked up over the proposition
OF removing them TO the reservation.
Those especially who have farms here do
not take kindly to the idea.
Bellingham bay fishing firms state that
! there is ea immense demand for fish TO
supply the eastern trade during Lent.
Hundreds Of boxes are being shipped out
and still orders come in from all parts Of
the country.
Inc Washington state land commission
proposes to put ten men into the field i'm
nediately 10 select 1900 acres remain.
ing unsolicited for all the state land
grants Several cruisers will follow later
for the same purpose. Besides the grants,
there remain school indemnity lieu lands
TO large amount to he selected.
During February the number of ship
nents from the three Gray's Harbor
towns amounted to 20 cargoes. consisting
of 100000 feet, Hoquiam sending out
nine eargoes Of 3,2l7 600 feet; Aberdeen.
Sven cargoes, 100000 feet, and Co-nlo-
polls four eargoes Of ! $50 900 feet. These
figures do not include large shipments
east by rail from each oi the three places
new liquor ordinance has been adopt
ed AT North Yakima providing that here
after an application for liquor license
must state " here the business is to be car.
ried on, and il the applicant desires to
carry ON his business on Yakima avenue
Or First street; he must present a petition
signed by the owners Of more than half
of the lots in the same block and also the
opposite block abutting ON said street. u
their agents, stating that the owners do
not object 10 the Use Of such premises for
such purposes The amount Of the license
remains at 81 600. and in other PARTIES
lars the ordinance is the same as the old
one
y. c. McFarlane. whose death occurred
at the numbering camp at Sara, Wash.
the other day, was born in Behamies
county, Canada, IL 1850. lie came to tho
Omitted States when yet small boy. with
has parents, who settled in Michigan.
Through the death Of his father Young
McFaIlane was thrown practically upon
his own resources when but IL years Of
age. Al the age Of Ia he became engaged
in the numbering business in Michigan.
This business he followed with varying
success all his life. He settled in Van.
eouver. Wash, in ISSS, and with Judge
W. H. Wells and Charles T.. Gray. both
deceased, and Others, engaged extensive
" in the lumber business in that county.
idaho.
Boise, Idaho, Is 10 be connected by tele.
phone with the Twin Springs mining dis.
triet
The Idaho State Sunday School Associ-
alton will convene in Boise May p and
hold three days session.
The foundation Of the new convent
building to he erected by the Sisters Of
Visitation, on Normal hill, Lewiston. has
been commenced.
The executive committee Of the board
Of regents OF the university have contract
ed for the erection OF green house ON the
campus at Moscow. II is expected 10 have
it completed by commencement. in June.
The state land board has ordered the
sale Of parts of two sections Of school
land in Nez Perez county. The land TO be
disposed OF is in section l6, township 81
north, range ) west. The sale will be
held April II.
The Occur d'Alcne Rod and Gun Club
has purchased $50 pounds of wild rice. in, I
tending TO SOW it in the small lakes along
the lower part Of Occur 'dAlcne valley. /
Wild rice is claimed TO he the most at
tractive food known TO ducks. and when
once started il continues to grow forever. /
While IL will cost considerable in time ami
money to get il started here, the members
Of the club think that tho increase in /
the number Of ducks which will he occas 7,
toned by the wild rice win repay them
for their outlay.
II has developed that the three enyi
necring parties now engaged in survey
work between Lewiston and Riparia /
along the Snake river are in the employ
of the Snake River Valley Railrcad Com. /
pany. The company is organized under
The LAWS Of Oregon and an instrument
vas filed in the county auditors office to. /,
day giving notice Of such organization. II !
is generally understood that this is a
move on the part of the O. II. & y, to |
meet the Northern Paciiic's extension
from JNlietta TO Lewiston.
o. +. Smith, orchard inspector for the /
Seventh district Of the state, including
bingham. Bannock, Oneida, Fremont and
Bear Lake counties, in his report for 1897 /
says: "The year 1897 witnessed good
deal of activity in my district in fruit. I
planting. A large proportion Of the or
chards are not yet in bearing. People are
waking up TO the fact that many things
eau be grown in the different countries .
that, until recently, we've considered out !
Of the question. Snail fruits do well in |
all parts Of my district, and in several To-
caiitics are proving very profitable Peo.
pie are just beginning to realize that the |
apple In particular can be successfully |
grown, even in the greater attitudes Of my
district, II the right varieties are planted. |
The green apAis is the most prevalent Pest, |