The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-06-24
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Street grading 10 going on ~ lively
rate In Republic.
Republic viii celebrate the natal day
Of the republic In proper style.
The Columbia river continues to rise
and high water n anticipated.
Spokane has raised . bonus Of t12.-
900 for its industrial exposition
The Whatc0m city council has de-
cided not 70 use asphalt pavement.
Chewelah is n prosperous town and
r. enjoying quite . building boom.
The Olympia council has relieved
Police Justice Dobbins OF his duties.
s. D. 6tratton has begun extracting
gold from the beach sands near Monte
sano.
The schools Of Lincoln county have
been closed on account Of q small pox
scare.
The Spokane police are enforcing the
ordinance against scattering handbllls
In the streets.
There were ESQ arrests BY the Ia
coma police in May. and 1897 meals
Gsre furnished prisoners.
Levi Ankeny has declared that he
will not be q candidate for governor
on the republican ticket next year.
The body OF Bert Whitney who was
drowned In the Snake river several
weeks ago was found In the Columbia
near Columbus.
The defalcations OF ex-Deputy State
Auditor George d. Evans. Of Olympia,
Wash. win hgure up nearer $4,000
than SIS. 900. As was Il frst supposed.
A thief stole gold-tinted cross from
the Episcopal church at walla waIla
the other night wnen he found that II
was not gold as he supposed he threw
Il away.
II 10 reported that there viii be an.
other stage line put on between Marcus
and Republic In the near future. This
route is claimed 70 10 miles shorter
than via Bossburg.
Owing to small pox in q light form
having appeared in Lincoln and Ad.
ans counties. the authorities have es.
tablished q quarantine and ordered .
general vaccination OF the Inhabitants.
Samuel Collyer. vice-president Of the
road at CentraliA. gives out the infor-
nation that the road is to be extended
eastward 70 the coal fields at Hanna
ford creek. and the heavy timber lands
between there and the Cowlitx valley.
II is estimated that since the Gre In
Republic At least rs per cent OF the un.
desirable element OF the population
have folded their tents and departed
for pastures new. There was no gen.
erai mourning over the exodus.
After holding several meetings ar
rangements have been completed
whereby a wagon road will soon be
completed from Kettle Falls to Repub-
lie. About 5000 has already been
raised By subscription toward doing the
work.
A novelty In the form Of q puffball,
81 inches In circumference and weigh.
ing 81 pounds IL on exhibition at the
bank Of Colfax. The puffball was
grown In the garden Of Fred Metz In
South Colfax. II Ia attracting Q great
deal OF attention.
The Management Of the beet sugar
factory At Fairfield have in l,a00 acres
OF beets. and will have their $500. 900
plant ready for sugar making next fall.
They expect to make 5000 tons this
year. They will pay $500 q ton for
beets at the railway station.
Rev. W. A. Smith. who died ct Col.
Vile recently had q most remarkable
record OF having preached for 50 years
without missing Sunday. and It was
his earnest desire TO die in harness,
but It was TO be otherwise. For more
than q year he had been . hopeless in.
valid. He was born In Ohio and was
/ 20 years old.