The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-12-16
NEWS Of THE NORTHWEST
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.



IDAHO.
Sam Beck one Of the old pioneers Of
Boise IL dead.
The expenses Of the United States
court in Idaho for the year were $751;
$3.50.
L. A. Hyde has been appointed post.
master At Bruneau valley.
William L. Eipe has been appointed
postmaster At Brannan.
A pOstoface has been established Al
Mica, Kootenai county.
A postofice has been established a
Willolas Nez Perez county.
Henry L. Wadsworth has been aD
pointed postmaster At LaDwai.
A strong effort IL TO be put forth
again TO secure the opening Of the Fort
Hail reservation.
A cavern occurred In the tunnel Of
the Clear Water branch Of the North
ern Pacific near Orofino last week, xii
ling q workman.
New pensions have been granted u
the following residents Of the state Of
Idaho: Charles York. Nampa, IS PEI
month; Francis N. Mckenzie. Swan
Lake. So; Richard Barrett, Emmett
$Iz: Isaac w. Porter. Arco, IS.
Senator Shoup has departed FOL
Washington. The senator Ia an ar
dent expansionist and an advocate Of
the building OF the Nicaragua canal.
d. w. Ross last week picked out
from a sluice box on the Pioneer plac
ers. Of which he IL manager, q nugge
inches long. "a inches CREATES
width and inch thick. being some
what egg shaped and worn perfect,
smoothe.
Fifty people have dragged the bot
tom OF the Snake 1t Payette for tn,
body Of Walter King. who was browne.
without success. Wire fences haV,
been planted across the river in tw,
places In the hopes OF catching tn
body.
There IL much activity In the timbe
sections Of the Potlaeh country. Con
tracts have been let for Loo, 900 tie
and the woods are full OF workmen
Much heavy timber is being manufaC
tured At the mills which will be use,
in the construction Of a large mill q
the mouth OF North Fork next spring
The mill will have q capacity Of 1O0, 00
feet daily.
The labor situation in Chicago is n
more reassuring than for several weeks
The building contractors make no q
cret OF their intention Of destroying Tia
unions, and the latter are determine
to pick up the gauntlet IL 1t is throw
down on January 1. Outsiders seem 3
think there is q great deal of blum o.
both sides, which. Of course, is n0thin
new for Chicago.
WASHINGTON.
The diphtheria scare At Colfax IL
thing Of the past
A school teacher has q light form Q
diphtheria at Pullman
Spokane business men favor Q PEI
manent exposition home.
The Jobbers' Association OF Spokan
will give q banquet on Jan. 4.
The Cheney liquor license IL $50,
and slot machines 800 q year.
The council has ordered saloons shu
from IL to $50 a. m at Spokane.
Practically the whole OF the Stuc
river valley is one vast sheet Of waite
J. d. Murray is bound over at Wall
Walla on the charge Of stealing hog
A new postofhce has been establish
ed at Pinhook, to be known as RIC
postofice.
James B. Martin OF Peola says Il
farmers in that section are still bus
seeding.
Farmers around Dayton are cor
planning Of damage done by the receE
heavy rains,
The -four mill at Harrington has b
gun operations. The mill has . capa
ity Of 200 barrels a day.
Hog cholera has made Its appeAran,
in the vicinity OF Dayton, q number ,
animals having died Of It
The PatAha City mill has stArts
grinding again after being entirely T
modelled with the wing system.
Work on the Improvement OF the o
anogan river has been carried fro
Johnson creek to q short distance belo
Alma
Capt. James Robertson and Ell '
Hansen. master shipbuilders. have d
cided to locate In Anaeortes and esta
lish q shipyard.
Minnie. l5-year-cld daughter Of !
J. Bridges. Of Ellensburg, commit,
suicide last week while In q At Of q
ser. taking three ounces OF carbol
acid.
Benjamin Briggs, aged 81 years. VI
drowned recently while attempting
wade the Nooksack river near the d
hatchery at Welcome.
Joseph Steele. q pioneer Of whAtco
} county, was found dead ct his hor
. at Sumas. The cause Of his death "
q gunshot wound. supposed to ha
been inflicted by himself.
2 The dead body Of q sQuaw was foui
on the track near the Ellepsburg
: pot The accident happened at nigl
The victim was probably intoxieat
: when il occurred.
A syndicate ca farmers unloaded :
900 bushels OF wheat the other day
Unlontown, WASH. selling It 10 }
Covert. manager OF the Tacoma Gre
; company, at Ssh cents per bushel.
: In the Walla walla land once for I
I month Of November 100 homestead I
o tries were made covering 1905.
!. acres. In this month more entries VI