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


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Frank Clnrf. OF Ellensburs. WV, has
shipped about 10000 sheep 70 Montana
this summer.
Walla Walle has q free public II.
brary. from which e.0es books were
drawn within the past year.
y. ]. D0neen. has let, the contract
for the erection OF . large warehouse
at Warner station. adjoining Cakes.
dale. Wash,
The four breweriee Of Spokane have
declared lockout OF union employees,
and put full forces OF non-union men
u work last week.
The condensed milk factory at Kent,
Washington. which has been closed
down for some time. will be put In op-
Grafton by California capitalists.
u, u. cOombs. Of Dark Canyon, Ore,
on the upper LAGrande river. last year
cut and RATED down 100000 feet Of
logs. and this year will set out 5000.
A say mill will DO located at spauId.
Ing. Idaho. instead OF Lewiston. BY the
lumber men who are looking over the
timber In the upper Clearwater eoun.
try.
Tom Daniels established . new rec
ord for Warrington at the whateom
Fails Mill cCmpany's min. when he
packed 6e.00o shingles in II hours Of
consecutive labor.
MossrA. Bommerville and Brown
passed through Prinevills. Oregon, re-
cently with about 500 head OF cattle,
which they we're taking from the VII.
lAmetts valley 10 their stock ranch on
the John Day.
Superintendent Mayhall, OF the
waahingt0n Fiaheries, has gone to the
Columbia river 20 arrange for lumber
70 build the Wind River hatchery. An
appropriation Of $500 was made Tor
IL $500 available this year. and tl.ooe
next year.
L. ID. Forrest and A. G. woodeock.
Of Eugene. have received contracts
from the B0oth-Kslley Lumber Com.
pany for about $500. 900 feet Of saw
logs. which are 10 Be placed in the Nc.
ksnEis river. and about i.se0. 900 logs
for the Harrisburg saw mill
Reports from the mountains vest Of
Loatine. wallawa eouRty. Oregon, are
70 the eject that the sheep business
10 being over done there. there being
hVo bands Of sheep and range for only
ens or two. CAttlsmen have been run.
MIG their stock there heretofore.
Within q few days Il 10 expected the
ANA mhan0aa smNhna gaa - -
tnEton. recently closed down upon or
der Of the association 70 await q revI.
val Of the market. will Be running In
full blast and Inrning out well up 70
their full capacity Of A.ooo. 900 per day.
The 0rays HArbor Commercial Co.
has commenced the erection Of anOth.
sr boz factory. s0xlG0 feet. and the
machinery IL on the ground. The
same company started one side Of the
big mill last week for . day and night
run THIS company 10 nov employ.
Ing 600 men.
Mr.. ButtA. the Northern Pacific
Clearwater contractor. has leased the
saw mill oulat Of l. n. Ksller.og South.
wick. and win usa Il near the Northern
Pacinc tracks. ~ the point where the
noTth fork smpeies into the CleArwat-
o.. 70 Jaw ties and timber for the
Northern Paeine.
T. ~ n. q b. company'a -four mill
~ ChelAn Fails. u being erected e.
fast ~ men and means can put it up.
Tho long nume and ditch has been com.
pleted. and . contract has hSsn made
for the machinery. The mill will
start with : 7S-bAfrel capacity. audit IL
sxpeCtsd will Be ready Tor business By
the middle Of September.
Fred Brown. . Collar cattle buyer,
bought IS head Of me beef steers for
shipment 70 Seattle. These, with &c
purchased lass week, and already ~.
ported. viii b shipped next Tuesday
from Coifax 70 Seattle. consigned to
CArsten Bros. Beef steers now sell
readily at from three TO three and one.
half cents per pound on foot
There 10 large. nne body Of govern.
ment land vacant In the southern part
Of Yakima. wn.. that 10 worthy the AZ.
tention Of homesteaderA. The land
is outside OF the railroad l!mita, and
can BE- bought for Sl.2b an acre, or can
b Aied on for SIC. which is sc cheaper
than allng lands within the railroad
ilmita There are parts OF three
townships. well watsred. and with ane
soil and timber, near the Big Klicki.
tat
In general the crop prospects are
good In the PAlouse. FAN wheat IL
looking exceptionally good. while a
few fields Of springsown wheat on
siubble land give promise Of being rakh.
er short and are little Oh color. The
past few dayS have been rather too hot
but the evil effect is largely overcome
By the cool nights. The indications
are for fair average crop. or judging
from the absence Of complaint, even
better.
RelAya d ~ Distress.
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