The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-07-22
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Co. has commenced building the line
from Weiser north.
A largely signed petition has been
presented to the postmaster general
asking for a pOstoffiee at Willola-
Pack and wagon trains pass through
Willola daily in large numbers bound
for Buffalo Hump and points up the
river.
Roscoe Treadwell. one Of the voiun-
teers in the Philippines. commissioned
nrst lieutenant in the Thirty sixth
regiment. Is q Boise boy.
Kendriek Is reaping q harvest OF
trade from the immigration into this
country. consequent to the building OF
the Clearwater line Of the Northern
Pacific.
The steamer Hannaford now loads
a mile mp the river from wIllola, thus
avoiding the rapids and the big eddy
both Of which prove serious obstacles
to navigation on the Clearwater.
John Fret, a former resident Of Bear
Ridge who left Kendriek a few months
ago on his way to Honolulu. Is report.
ed as having lost his life in the Kltti.
tas river, in Washington. where he
was engaged In lOg-driVing.
Rev. J. Bowen Funston has been con-
secrated bishop Of Boise. Idaho. in
Trinity Episcopal church. The eere-
mony. performed At Portsmouth, W.
Va, was an imposing one. and the
church was crowded with Episcopal
dignitaries from all over the country.
The board Of commissioners Of Sho-
shOne county. Idaho. have named An.
gus Sutherland sheriff to succeed Jas.
d. Young. Mr.. Sutherland has been
the chief deputy under Acting Sheriff
France and IL thoroughly familiar
with the work. He IL respected, effc-
lent and well liked.
T. Wavear. q Swedish railroader
was knocked down and robbed Of $3S
last week In Lewiston. Idaho. He was
sitting on the porch Of the Hotel Lew.
iston alone. about midnight. when he
was approached by two men who
knocked him down and rihed his peck
cts, securing the amount named.
The contract for the erection Of the
large fOur-story Touring mill for the
Lewiston Milling Company has been
let to +. J. Smidt of Pocatello. The
contract price was for about $4,000.
The mill will be equipped with up-to-
date machinery and will have q ca
pacity Of Of about 100 barrels q day.
Another murder has been added to
the annals Of crime OF Nez Perce eoun-
~, and another mystery remains TO be
solved The body OF 4 man presumed
to have been murdered was found by
some section men Of the Northern Pa
eihc railway. floating In the Clearwa.
ter river about six miles from Lewis
ton. in the DunWell eddy.
Moscow IL agog with gossip In re-
gard to the probable origin Of the new.
born infant which recently was left At
the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Hill, one mile south OF town, and died
the following day. presumably as the
result Of exposure while being CON
Veyed to the Hill place when only Ave
hours old. Thus far positive evidence
cannot be obtained as to the parentaEe
of the child.
Captain Louis A. Craig. OF Troop II, .
Sixth cavalry. who arrived In Boise
the other day with his command. was
promoted to be colonel Of the Thirty.
second regiment Of infantry. United
States volunteers, which will form q
part of the provisional army that Is
being organized for service In the
Philippines. The captain has recelv.
ed orders to report at once to the adju-
tant general at Washington.