The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-07-22

Henry N. Teller, the famous silver
senator from Colorado. in the near fur
ture
The wages OF the government work
men at Point Wilson have been raised
10 IS cents an hour.
Tacoma authorities have compelled
the removal Of bicycle racks In front
OF business houses on Pacific avenue.
Charles Ross. night Waterman In a
mill near Deming. was held up and re-
lieyed OF SIS by Russian Finn. name
unknown.
Washington has ls.442.5S2 acres OF
Incorporated lands and l1,l4l,5S5
acres OF lands resolved from settle
ment.
The walls OF the vault for the court
house at Republic are several feet
above the ground and the first story Of
the building is up.
Albert johnson. a youth Of West
Chehalem. has designed and put into
operation a plan for moving hay with
pulleys and fork.
The treasury department has au-
thorized the transfer Of the customs
boat heretofore used at Seattle to Fri
day Harbor for the use OF the deputy
collector there.
The body Of an unknown man was
fished out Of the Swinomish slough at
La Conner. From papers found on
the body 1t Is supposed that the mans
name was John p. Moe.
Chehalic county contains 1.2425S5
acres. Of which 52l.271 acres have been
taken under the land laws. 395,52s
acres are reserved. and SANS acres re-
main open to location.
In Chehalis. at the home Of his
wife's parents. Ed Sshidel, q young
man p years old. took his life by
shooting himself with q rife, seyerinR
the whole top of his head.
The Steilacoom insane asylum In
crowded to its utmost capacity. Supt
Goddard's report for June shows that
it contains S92 inmates. Of whom two.
thirds are males.
w. r. Gragg. the farmer who at
tempted to commit suiside In Garfield
after an unsuccessful attempt to muir
der his wife and Mrs. Carroll, Of Spo-
kane. Is rapidly improving.
George Bureh. Frank Priest, and q
man known as Sea Lion Charley"
were fishing over the bar at Newport.
Ore. when a heavy sea eapsized the
but the other men were rescued by the
life saving crew.
Work on the Kettle Falls-RepublIe
road Is progressing rapidly. Though
many hard places have been eneoun-
tered the uniform grade has been
maintained. The grade Is wide
enough for all kinds OF vehicles.
These men Of the First Washington
volunteers have been given commits
sions by General Otis in the new regi-
ments formed at Manila: Major, W. B.
Luhn, Of Spokane; Captain, George B.
Lamping. Of Seattle: First Lieutenant,
Milo c. Corey. OF Spokane.
Constable Jerry Daniels, aged 72
years and IL days. is out with a ehal-
lenge to run any man in whatcom
county. aged 72:12 or more, a foot race
100 yards or more, half a mile pre-
ferred- Capt Henry Roeder. aged y
years and months, is the only man
barred.
The body Of Paul Reuther, the Ger.
man contractor OF San Diego, who
leaped from the Post street bridge into
the waters Of the Spokane river on the
morning Of June 30th last, has been
found near the Ten Mile bridge a quar-
ter Of a mile above the mouth Of the
Little Spokane river.
Surveyors J. s. and c. ]. Howard.
and crew Of 16 men. have begun the
permanent survey OF the big canal OF
the Gold Hill High Line Ditch Com
pany, and they will pusl the work Of
setting the permanent grade stakes,
traversing and cross-seetioning as fast
as possible.
DIR. c. W. Power, OF Spokane, SEN
fenced to five years Imprisonment In
the Walla Walla penitentiary and to
pay fine Of $1,000. has taken an ap-
peal to the supreme court. DR.. Power
was convicted of manslaughter, being
charged with having caused the death
Of Cora Reinhart, in Spokane, last De-
eember.
Beginning with this month the sal.
aries are increased Of all the employees
In the Spokane county building except
the heads Of offices, whose salaries are
fixed by state law. The increase Is
from to 10 per cent over the pay
heretofore allowed.
Alice Ristine, a dance hall girl, leap
ed from the steamer Albert outbound
from Port Hill. Idaho, recently, and
was drowned. She killed herself be-
cause she had quarreled with Horace
Devoe, the man with whom she had
been living.
Frank C. Fodder, OF Meyers Falls,
who has just returned from a trip
over on the reservation, had a narrow
escape from death on Monday last.
During the heavy thunder storm on
that day Mr.. Fodder was riding along
the trail about six miles beyond Halls
Ferry. and leading two pack animals,
when lightning struck a tree a few
feet from him and killed the horse he
was riding and also the two pack ami
mails instantly. The shock was felt
by Mr.. Fodder but slightly.