The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-11-11
WARRINGTON.

The wenatehes band has been organ
iEsd.
More than 100000 of delinquent TAI.
20 was paid In snOhomisA county 'aAs
week.
Electric power from snOQualmis tAlls
was used In Seattle for the nrat time
last week.
The 1888 gold receipts Of the govern
ment's Seattle assay once reached tls'
100000 last week.
A new plant Is to be built at FairhaV'
en- to take the place Of the big salmon
cannery recently burned.
Flax Ia growing wild In many places
near Sultan, and It Is believed eultlVa'
ton would give fine crops.
Limited sales CT hops at lOh cents
are reported from Puyallup but a. yet
there is no general trading.
Grain threshing Is not yet completed
In the vicinity Of Cowlitz. Both wheat
and oats are an average yield.
Palouse Is following the example OF
other eastern Washington towns III
placing a license on the nickelin'the-
slot machines.
Suit has been brought to make ~
Cinnamon employed by the Puget
Sound Packing Company at FairhaVen
pay a poll for 1899.
In comparison with last year, the
prune crop Of Clarke county this year
Is q poor one, though the fruit grades
better now than then
By a vote Of 744 to So Walla Walla
has voted to issue bonds to the amount
Of $l33,000 to purchase water works
and construct sewers.
The 61s mills levied for the road and
bridge fund In Snohomlsh county will
give $4,000 to expend on the public
highways the coming year.
Whatcom leads the counties OF the
state In the gain in school attendance
this year over previous years. the in
crease there being II per cent.
Garfield is fast recovering from the
effects OF the IRE OF August I. and Ia
making rapid strides In other improve
ments that have long been needed.
A large amount OF timothy hay is
coming into Palouse and will be ship
ped to the mines and TO the Sound eoun'
try for shipment to the Philippine Isl
ands.
1t was reported that the high trestle
on the state road. about eighteen miles
out from Marcus, has collapsed. precip-
itating a pack train OF four horses TO
the deep gorge below.
Receipts OF grain at the port OF Tia
coma for the month OF October. a.
shown by the books OF the state grain
Inspector. were 1883 cars OF wheat.
"a cars Of oats and "a cars OF barley.
The recent rise OF the Toutls and
Cowlitz rivers has enabled mill and
shlngle men to handle thsir drives TO
advantage. Over 1000, 900 feet OF logs
have gone down the Cowlltx in the past
two weeks.
The boldest robbery in the history Of
Ellensburg. and. possibly. Ia the state.
occurred last week In the iewelry store
OF II. Rehmks 4 Bro. valuables TO the
value Of at least $1,000. possibly much
more. were taken.
The body OF an unknown white man
was found on the east bank Of the Co
lumbla river near Hunter. No eleW
has yet been obtained a. to the Identity
OF the body a. the clothing couaistsd
Of under clothing only.
wenatchee Is TO have a new Touring
mill at once. The mill site hAa been
selected on the Columbia river. near
the boat landing and transfer. The mill
will have q capacity OF ATTY barrels per
day to start with. and the plant will
be increased as business demands.
Suit Is to be brought by Mrs. MArEsry
Davidson against the city Of Tacoma
for $4,000 damages for the diversion
Of the waters OF Clover creek and en-
joining the city from taking water out
Of that stream, which Is the source OF
the city water supply.