The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-07-29

A bold attempt was made at Kalis-
pei July q. to rob the safe Of the Kalis-
pei Roller Mills. but was unsuccessful
]. l. Goodnight. of Glasgow, has
brought in a bunch Of cattle from Da-
kota. and placed them on the Marias
range.
Nelson Kanuse. a miner employed in
Grosbeck Bros mines on Cedar creek
was brought to Missoula with q bro
ken skull. caused by blasting acct
dent at the mines.
Eleven carloads Of wool rave been
sold and shipped from SaeO this seas
on, most Of it having been purchased
by Jermiah Williams & Co, Of Boston,
at an average Of Is cents.
Great is the rejoicing at Butte over
the news that the Postal Telegraph will
extend into Utah and form. there into
Butte From here 1t will be carried
to Spokane and Seattle, connecting
with the eompany's line on the north
side.
Dan. Grindrod, of Helena, ran 100
yards in 3-5 seconds in Butte last
week, thus equalling the accepted pro-
fessional record for that distance. A
local Splinter was his competitor, and
was given six yards. Grindrod is a
little man weighing 100 pounds.
The recruiting station at Butte has
been opened in the st. Charles hotel
Captain G. Detchmendy having arriv-
ed to act as recruiting oficer. The
term Of enlistment is for two years,
and the service to which all will be as
signed will probably be in the Phili-
ppine islands.
Several noted men were In Butte a.
experts in the case Of the Anaconda
Copper Company against the Colusa
Parrot Company. Among them are
Professor N. s. Shaler, who occupies
the chair OF geology at Harvard uni
versity. and has written many author
itative books on geology.
The Carbon county bank has taken
steps preparatory to increasing its cap
ital stock from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Butte General Electric Company
Is to be reorganized into q new eorpo-
ration, to be known as the Butte Light
ing and Power Company. Stock and
bonds Of the old company will be ex.
changed into the new one. The old
company has $500, 900 OF stock and an
authorized floating issue OF $500, 900 Of
per cent bonds.
There were two accidents in the
mines at Butte last Wednesday. John
Foley at the Nipper. while running q
car on the 50O-foOt level, was knocked
down by a wheel coming offthe car and
the whole weight fell on him. His
Injuries are internal, and 1t Is not
known whether they are fatal or not.
Daniel Mckenzie. at the ParnelI, had
his hand caught on the cage and a I'm
ger was amputated in consequence.
Accidents in the mines are becom-
ing frequent At Butte, in the High
Ore, John Rowney had his legs frac-
tured badly. Later Jas. Piona, In the
Gray Rock, was caught in a collision,
and as result 1t was necessary to am.
putate his hand. Lawrence Grouix,
OF the Blue Jay. was loading a car on
the 7OO-foot level when a rock fell,
crushing his foot, causing a compound
fracture. John Wick sustained q
painful injury while putting In tim
bers in the 7O0-foot level of the Silver
Bow No. l. A heavy plank slipped
and big spike was driven clear thro'
the muscles Of one arm. John PalIne
In the Gagnon. had a thumb severed
by it being caught between a car and
pot. William Rogers. Of the Calusa
Parrot, was injured in a similar man
ner, his fingers being crushed. At
the High Ore John Lowry was struck
In the back by a fall Of earth and his
right knee 30 badly shattered that his
leg will have to be amputated. Chris.
Martin fell through the floor at the
Never Sweet and broke a leg.