The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-05-06
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Jefferson county pioneers have or.
ganized an association.
Eight hundred dollars has been sub
ecribed BY the citizens Of Republic 70
equip and maintain q IRE department.
A movement Is on foot In ChehaIis
70 cut down the city limits and let .
few hundred acres OF suburban prop
erty OUTSIDE AGAIN.
The dam across the Chelan river has
been completed, except for minor de-
tails. which win Be added after the
usual spring high water.
John Wilson who committed sever
al burglaries at Eureka, Riyerside and
Wattsburg, has been sentenced to
eight years in the penitentiary.
There are indications that the boun-
darIes Of the Olympic reserve win Be
changed 80 that all Of Chehalis county
win be thrown open 70 settlement.
The NOsthsoest PhJIanfAropist. Of
Spokane. win furnish seeds free to
farmers or gardeners who viii cult
watts q missionary garden Tor the poor.
A special election is TO Be held on
July LIST, merit 70 vote on the water
works question IN Davenport. II
carried the Indebtedness win be s14s
TOO.
The quarterly report Of the treas
urer OF Pierce county hrows receipts
since January LIST Of sle5,s74.1s and
disbursements Of tle4.2II.06. The
amount OF cash on hand Ii sos. 709.e4.
Elias Muncy. aged 50 years and IL
months. died At his home near Longs
station. April nth. Elias Muncy was
well known throughout the county Of
Columbia having resided there since
IsTs.
q. r. Gary, the Tacoma blacksmith.
whose feet were amputated as q result
OF falling from the brakebeams OF a
moving freight train near Riparia.
nearly two weeks ago. died at st. Ig-
natius hospital.
"A warrant OF unusual sire has been
issued BY the stata auditor. The sum
10 tl7.4s2.2O. which Is paid 70 an Ore
gon Arm for Iute furnished to the state
penitantiary 10 be used In the manu-
faetHre Of grain sacks.
Each county auditor In the state has
been furnished BY the state land com
missloners with q list Of all state
lands that are mot yet leased or sold.
These lists are open for the inspection
Of the public in each county.
II Is announced that Governor Rog.
ers win deliver the annual address "a
the normal graduating class a Che
ney on June 2xnd. Professor A. b.
CoiIey. Of the state university. viii
lecture In the normal auditorium on
May 9Th.
Postmaster sperry, OF North Yaki.
ma. has been advised by the acting
nrst assistant postmaster-general that
the pOstofhee Mt that place, having
shown receipts Of over 1920 for the
last quarter. will be advanced to the
second class on the LIST Of July. The
free delivery system will be instituted
a. soon thereafter AZ possible.
The state road commissioners are
nov surveying the Sans Poll road
Preparations are being made for the
immediate construction OF the high
way from the Columbia river to Re
public. The road win be divided In
to sections and let out by contract
dirt work. rock work. bridges. etc
The bids viii be received Al Kellar un
al May 10th.
A man named H. d. Rowley, eharg
ed with simple assault, went ravinG
mad while being tried before a jus
tice Of the peace AZ Mount Vernon.
John Page, u years old. living Al
SpFtngdAle. has applied through the
county clerks Office for a pension
His son. James Page. Company d
Second Oregon Volunteers. was killed
at Manila. March 18th. He was 81
years old, single. and the sole support
OF his father. who IL q Wldover. Thil
10 the FIRST application for pension filed
In this state on account OF the present
war.