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

Last week 3 most welcome rain Tell
and crop owners are jubilent In con
sequence.
There was considerable excitement
~ Wallace recently over . probable
case Of smallpox.
The summer school at the Idaho uni.
versity IL progressing in the most Per.
feet harmony. II has been open since
June 2ist. and viii close August ..
The Latah county jail. which was
empty for some time after the spring
terms Of the federal and district courts
has now accumulated seven occupants,
i've Of whom are United States pris-
oners.
The assessment roll OF Blaine c0un.
" for 1898. foots up 70 over e2.090. 900.
an increase Of over 90 per cent over
last year. This does not include the
subsequent assessment which may in.
crease the amount quite materially.
Mrs. John Maboney was horrifled to
End the body Of q dead man floating on
the water 1t Gand Point last week.
The coroner identifed the body a. that
Of Martin Sheridan. the man who mys.
terionsiy disappeared from his home
last winter.
Many substantial improvements are
being made BY tho Cable Milling Com.
pany Of Post Falls. A new elevator
with capacity Of from 10000 TO 10000
bushels. IL in process Of erection. The
company also eontemplntes putting In
an electric light plant
Articles OF incorporation OF the LIT.
tie Wood River Canal Company have
been fled. The capital stock IL $1,000
and the principle place of business
Carey. The directors are George Gull
yer. B. B. Evans. W. D. Graham, J. II.
Petegrew and A. II. Phipper.
Lewiston IL rapidly becoming the
headquarters OF the rough element OF
the northwest. and the local police
force 10 having its hands full In keep.
Ing them down. Gangs Of raiiroaders
after weeks Of labor. come % the city
70 celebrate. and often make the night
hideous with their carousing.
Grangeville IL taking on metropOl-
itan airs The snow IL all gone, and
all roads and trails In the county are
open 70 travel. There has been dur.
Ing the past few days an enormous in.
nnx Of prospectOrs and investors into
the Salmon and Snake river districts,
the greatest activity existing In both
sectlOna.
The body Of George Lee, who drown.
ed herself In the river nearly q month
ago. has been found by a junkman
about mile and q half below Wallace.
IL was caught In q stump where Il had
been lodged BY the high waters. The
river slime had left a coating a quar-.
ter Of an inch thick all over the corpse
and Il was scarcely recognizable.
The Lewiston water system win be
extended 70 take in the hill district
which At present has no nrg protection
a. all. Improvements TO the amount
Of t25o. 900 have been made in this sec
ton in the last three years. and hence
the action Of the property holders in
demanding that the city establish ny,
drnnts on different parts OF the hill.
An investigation Of the warehouse
capacity shows that nearly $1,000 bush
els Of wheat is being held in the sever
al warehouses Of Moscow for higher
prices. A far a. can Be learned, the
same conditions prevail In every town
east Of Moscow. This IL sOmethIne
never before heard 81 in the PAlousG
country. In the past farmers have
been compelled 70 sell their crop a
soon a. harvested. Al q rule. the
wheat in the warehouse at the present
time can not be bought for les than
so cents.