The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-03-18

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A bank has been established ct Eima.
Colfax Is having its annual scarlet fever
scare. There are two mild cases IN town.
The municipal taxes Of Hoqniam are 81
mills, Of MOntesano p mills, Of Aberdeen
20 mills. ~
Consolidation Of Whateom and Fair
haven b being talked very strongly nov
in both towns.
Davenport boasts Of well twenty
three feet deep, in which Ice remains frog.
en- the year around.
A party Of 40 arrived at OakesdaIe last
week from Tennessee, all Of whom win
settle in this neighboFhood.
Stevens county warrants are at par.
Two years ago they were going begging
at IS cents on the dollar.
Melville Nee has been sentenced TO
three years imprisonment for robbing the
mail at the Miles postofhee.
Robert Morrill,. who Il installing the
new electric light plant in Nelson. Is
pushing the work with yigor.
During this month Walla Walla will
have for its guests the members Of the
Inland Empire Teacher Association.
The annual oratorieal contest Of the
Washington agricultural college il set for
March II, at the auditorium Of the col
lege.
The Columbia and citizens' bank Of
Dayton have consolidated and will here
after be known rs the Columbia National
bank.
During February the local police Of
Spokane made 26g arrests, 20l Of the ar.
rested persons being males and 6s fe-
males.
An attempt was made last week TO
burn the large grain warehouse Of Aaron
Kuhn. on the o. r. l. n. tracks, west Of
the depot at Pullman
Tom Trask, late proprietor of the
Olympic saloon, was found dead in his
room over the Nevada saloon at Tacoma,
from the effects Of bullet wound in the
head.
William Z. Randall Of CentraIia, a man
about IS years old, was kicked in the alb
domen by horse, from the effects Of the
injury he died He leaves a wide and
children
Father Hylebos of Tacoma announces
the receipt OF letter from ireland say
ing 3 small colony would soon start for
the sound to settle on lands Of the Puy.
allup reservation.
Jack CrOnin, who was shot BY Sheriff
Billings in Olympia after throwing q
lighted lamp in the face Of the sheriff
in an Intellectual effort 70 escape from
jail, is lying in a comparatively easy con.
dition.
The board Of regents Of the agricultural
college will meet at Pullman this week
The college has recently received thrcs
new cream separatOrs and a new com
bined ehurn and worker, all donated by
manufacturers
DR.. Bill, an Indian medicine man Of thI
rumwhter tribe Of klickitats, reports
that the Rock creek Indians have sui
Tered more sickness this winter than evel
before in their history.
Peter Outer, a brakeman on tn,
Northern Pacific work train. near Che
halls. was run over and badly mangieJ
by the cars At Winlock last week, and
died few hours later
II the bill is not vetoed by the gov
ernor granting cities OF the fourth clasi
the right to establish FIRE limits and &C
quire property 10y q two.thirds vote o
the electors, Wilbur will purchase a nat
aral park site in the western part Of tina
city.
The governor Is in receipt OF numerou
letters from the parents and friends o
Washington's soldiers killed at Manila
asking what steps are to be taken towar,
bringing their bodies home. The govern
OF states that he has written Genera
Corbin at Washington regarding the mat
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rhinehart, at Walker
Valley, two miles west OF Bigiake, on tn,
Seattle { International, went out TO worl
in the woods. locking up their three smal
children in the house, and in the evening
when they returned, there was uothin,
but heap of ashes TO show where IN,
house had stood. and their children hat
evidently been consumed in the flames
The children were small. the yoUnges
icing ! year old, and the eldest only s