The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-04-15

Ihere are ~ school districts IN Spo
kane county.
4 state antl-secrecy convention mel
In Seattle April 10th.
A rate war Is waging among the pea
nut vendors Of Seattle.
Spokane has $40 pupils In the pub
lie schools, the largest enrolment on
| record.
George Schwegeler. 20 years Of age,
was instantly killed at Polson's camp
near HoQuiam. last week.
The Transfers and Team-owners'
Union viii be the feature of the Arbor
Day parade at Spokane.
Articles Of Incorporation Of the new
Walla Walla theatre have been filed
in the county auditors office.
A company has been organized at
Brinnon. near Port Townsend. to build
a trail into the Olympic mining region.
An electric road Is to be built be-
tween Index and Galena. Tracklay.
ing viii begin In about thirty days.
Mount Vernon. In line with other
progressive interior towns is agitat.
ing the formation Of board of trade.
The o. R. 4 N. Co. viii build q spur
Of Ave miles from Fairfield to waverly
where the beet sugar factory Is to be
located.
C, Kalahan, of Southern Cowlitx
county. announces that an immense
cave was discovered in that section
last fall.
Ferry county Is q county Of the 27th
class. The salary Of the county attor-
ney Is $3.50 a year. and other salaries
are in proportion.
Checks in payment of a second divi-
dend OF 20 per cent on all claims
against the Bellingham Bay National
Bank are now ready for delivery.
The ladies of Fairhaven have organ
lied an athletic club, which commene-
ed with rs members. but has become
so popular that the number has in
creased to 80.
Walla Walla will hold q fruit fair
during the latter part Of September.
The announcement is made at this
time SO that the date will not conflict
with the Spokane fruit fair.
A petition is being circulated in
Walla Walla to Hon. Charles d. Wal
colt. director of the United States ge-
illogical survey, to have Lake Chelan
and plated.
The coming summer will witness an
attempt to revive the usefulness OF the
neglected and almost forgotten Sno-
qualmie pass wagon road, once the
great thoroughfare between eastern
and western Washington.
Three 10-inch rifles, consigned to
Captain Harry Taylor, United States
engineers. and destined for the FORTH
cations at Marrowstone point. have
reached Seattle from South Bethlehem,
Penn.
The number Of bicycle tags issued
during the month OF March by the
Spokane city controller was 1913. This
makes the total that has been issued
1916. and means a revenue Of $1s16 In
the bicycle fund.
The farming industry in Kittatas
valley is enjoying a boom such as has
not been seen since the early sos. |
More farm machinery has been sold |
there this spring than ever before in |
tie same length OF time
As result Of a chance shot from a
rifle. Albert Colther. the 5-year-old son
Of George Colther, of Moran Prairie, /
near Spokane, is dead. and his l2-year- |
old companion, who shot him, Homer !
Hastie. is almost crazed with grief.
State HorIiculturist ]. E. Baker
states that more trees have been sold |
by nurserymen this spring than in any /
season for the past eight years. Es-
pecially is this so in Eastern Washing
ton, where a very large acreage has
been put out
A million dollar deed was filed with
The county auditor last week, in Sc
little. W. T. Baker and wife, Of Chi
ago, conveyed to the Snoqualmie
Falls Power Company all the property
acquired by Mr.. Baker in the estab-
ishment Of the big power plant at Sno-
lualmie Falls. The revenue tax on
he deed was $1,000.
The Tacoma city treasury receipts
or March footed up s63,553.32. The
disbursements amounted to $24,969.24.
There remains a balance on hand of
49,, 51919. During the month I,166
bicycle licenses were taken out at 81
ach. The money Is turned into the
bicycle road fund. Tax collections
we're made during the month to the