The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-11-04

A"V tt4ulAt tttp8 Of the deoFgie
Cakes VIII be discontinued on the 18th
o. this month, when Il win be- tied up
for the winter.
John Hoffman. formerly q well known
lrst ssrgeant OF the Fourth cavalry,
aud for = long time stationed at Fort
sherman, has been promoted 70 second
lieutenant h the regular army. lie ID
assigned " duty with his old regiment,
now 10 The Philippine service. His
many c@nr d'Alene friends arc pleased
70 near OF his pr0m0tlOn.
A disastrous Gre occurred At BonneFs
Ferry Tuesday evening. resulting In the
complete destruction Of the residences
Of G. Colwell. Every possible effort
was made TO overcome the Aames, but
owing 70 the difficulty OF obtaining
wster but little could be done. About
% sticks Of giant powder was in the
house. but luckily did not explode.
by the way, don't forget that we are
headquarters for everything 10 the gro.
Gerry line. Fresh butter. eggs, due
smoked meat. etc, etc. The Idaho
Mercantile Co.
There Is business enterprise on fool
that may result 10 making this the
market for most OF the wood CONSUMED
10 Spokane. The plan Is TO float the
wood down the river. catch Il in booms
at Spokane and pile IL until dry when Il
will be ready for the market. IL the
undertaking 10 feasible It 10 proposed "a
handle about $1,000 cords Of wood an.
naaliy Ia this way.
The finest line Of Infants and misses
shoes ever shown In Idaho. Direct
from the factory and at prices no high
q than for inferior goods. Come aud
see them AZ the idaho Mercantile Co.
The mineral land commissioners
Messra. Ryan. Black and Davis, have
closed up their business aud suspended
Operations. The law under which tileJ
have been working expired by limIta.
ton and further legislation is necessary
before The commission can proceed e
complrte their work. There is still sew
srAI townships 10 classify. and it would
require another year TO tinish the job.
Nov 10 the time 10 buy yonl mackin
tosh. We have u full line OF ladies
meas aud boys At lower prices than We
ever bought before. The Idaho Mer'
camille Co.
Halloween passed OF here In \ very
satisfactory manner TO those who, Ia
previous yeArs. had been annoyed By
the observance Of the heathenish Gus
tom. Heretofore property has been
destroyed. aud in some instances peopls
put TO considerable expense IN repairing
damages. This year three special po-
lice were put on duty for the night and
ibe mischief makers were kept moving.
The custom should be abandoned en-
tITeiy.
DO you want stylish suit, nobby
hat aud ths latest In Shoesf just give
us = call. our prices are all night. The
Idaho Mercantile Co.
Al the property tax sale held Al
RAthdFuIn. Wednesday. most Nil Of the
decided lots held BY the county in this
place were sold. Some Of them brought
good prices while others sold m low a
tifIy cents. The sale 10 . good thing for
tho county as all thv property once
more becomes taxable aud produces q
revenue. The sale was a success Ia
every respect. Among the C@nr d Alene
people who attended were J. II. Harte.
V. ". Sander. Capt James Graham,
". n. Mcfarland, Col ID. II. Budlong
%. r. Mason and James Reid.
ON Friday evening Of last week 4
large number Of his friends unexpected.
ly invaded the home Of Rev. @. l.. Def
fenbaugh aud announced that they had
come 10 assist 10 celebrating his iiftieth
birthday. They carried with them re.
freahments and . handsome birthday
cake, the product Of George c. Thorn.
sons skill. which was presented TO Rev.
DelIenbaugh. The affair was most en-
ioyable. However, the parson objected
TO celebrating his tflieth birthday when
the suns Of only forty nine summers
had brOn1ed his brow. but that de
tracted nothing from the pleasure Of
the occasion and the evening passed
just n pleasantly as though he had
been any.