The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-04-29


WADuknoTon.
/ Republic now has variety theatre
and is saloons.
OlymDia's exports last year wers
e4s3.s00: imports. s7I9,e2e.
The tin-horng from the coast have
commenced ; hegira toward Spokane
/ "A branch Of the State Children'a
Home Society IL 70 be established IN
Wnlla waIla.
on about 20 feet OF the r0oflng Of the
Eastern Washington hospital for the
| insane.
The three year old daughter Of Geo.
Tempero, farmer living near the
foot Of Kamiah butte. was burned to
death last week.
Thieves broke into q bonded ear at
Nprthport and stole barrel Of beer,
Many bonded cars have been broken
into Of late at Northport
The body Of q man has been washed
up at Harvey. which Is claimed 70 be
that OF A. Bartell. who was drowned
at Marcus. about six weexs ago.
~ @. Morris. who claims to have
come from Tacoma was arrested last
week at HoQuInIn. charged with forg-
ing check on Poison Bros., for SIS.
The North Palouee Is on q rampage
and the high water Ia already causing
considerable uneasiness among the In
habitants OF North colfax. as well as
In other towns along the turbulent
stream.
The elosing OF the contract for $780,.
900 OF expenditures in the improve
ment OF the BeIlIngham Bay Gas Com
pahy's plant marks another import
ant step in the progress Of New What
CONS industrial interests.
Eight years ago the trustees Of the
Medical Lake Hospital purchased los
acres Of land three miles northwest Of
that place for pasture. The board OF
audit and control has decided 20 have
II broken and sown to wheat.
Many strangers are coming TO the
Wenntehee valley TO settle. and new
homes and new orchards are being
started on all sides. II win be only
few years before the wenatches val
ley win be the garden spot Of the state.
There will De joint teachers meet
Ing for walla walla and Columbia
counties held on Saturday, May goth,
AZ Waitsburg. A large number Of
teachers from the two counties will
be present and an important meeting
held.
A deaf mute committed suicide At
Tekoa by throwing himself before an
o. r. q N. train. Name unknown.
The body Of John Monpettit, former.
ly q soldier in the Fourth Cavalry.
was found last week under q ware
house In wallA walla
Gov. Rogers has appointed o. A.
Hoag. Of Chelan. and II. c. Richardson
OF Clover. from Okanogan county, and
J. G. Kellar. from Ferry county, road
commissioners on the state road TO be
built to Republic. through those two
counties.
The Salvation Army has scored .
notable triumph in its warfare
against sin In Tacoma. Captain and
Mrs. McAbee have practically complet-
ed arrangements to lease the old theat.
re comiqne. on Pacific avenue. near
Ninth street. and convert Il into q
house OF worship.
The total warrant debt OF the city
Of centraiia ts S2s.o2s, all on the gem
erl fund; $4,000 OF this is in per
cent warrants. and Sll.000 in ten per
cent warrants. The city also owes O.
bout $4,000 in accrued Interest on
these securities. There are 1890
in electric light bonds outstanding.
The total city debt 10 approximately
$4,000. -.--
Eula Hammond, the three-year old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. Hammond
atawaila wallR was scalded to death
last week by falling into q tub OF boil.
in6 water. The little girl was left
In the room alone for a few moments
while her mother had stepped into an
adjoining room. Upon returning she
found the child In the tub, one side OF
her face and body being terribly Bcald-
ed. She died few hours afterwards.
Agent Meeks- At Pasco, has in his
possession q scalp taken from woman
soldier who fell In the PHILIPPINE war
while trying to check the terrible ad-
vances OF our brave Washington boys
In the battle near Manila, The scalp
came wrapped in q newspaper. Xix.
Harrison, an employee OF the Northern
Pacific, who gave up his position to
join the army. sent the gTpesome to-
ken as q memento Of that bloody occa-
sion.