The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-02-24

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Mondays. Wednesdays, and Fridays,
the people were slow TO believe that the
company cared 80 little for public In
terests ~ 70 cripple business along its
branch In such manner. Business IL
better by % per cent. a. the present
time than Il has been for the past four
years, and there Is no apparent excuse
for disseminating the daily train service.
aside from Q possible idea Of false econ
Omy that may have originated In the
brain Of some Official. For \ long time
the people OF Post Falls have been de
MED the c0nyeniencs OF an agent In the
face OF the fact that they ship several
hundred dollars worth Of freight each
month, and now the service Ia 10 be
crippled all along the branch BY cutting
down the train service and leaving the
people without even . daily mail. We
do not know wbO 10 responsible for this,
but II il an outrage and an injustice TO
the people. who are at the mercy Of the
big corporation. IL 10 one more aFgu-
ment IN favor Of government ownership
Of the railroads.
Postmaster Mason. on Tuesday. re.
celved letter from ii. A. Elweli. acting
~ chief clerk OF the Eighth division,
railway mail service. stating that begin.
ming Wednesday. train and mail service
70 this place would be reduced 70 tri-
weekly. lie telegraphed q statement
OF the facts to senator Sboup ut Wash.
IngtOn and received reply from the
senator stating that be had urgently 70
quested the department 70 arrange 70
have the daily mail train continued, and
that the matter would be taken up with
the railroad company at once. and u
unsuccessful he would endeayor 70 have
n daily star route established from
Iialhdrum. A petition was circulated
and signed by the people generally. ask-
ing for prompt action BY the postal de-
paTtment. THIS Was Forwarded 10
W ashingtOn together with letters Urg-
ing our representatives TO push the
matter. IL Is the general opinion that
q satisfactory adjustment will Dc made
without unnecessary delay.
The people OF Post Falls and cGur
d'Aiene viii not submit 10 the outrage
until they have exhausted every means
VI securing justice al the hands Of the
railroad company. At best the service
on the branch has been abominable for
the past year or m@re. trains often con-
snntng four or I've houu In making the
run between here and Spokane. This
last move on the part OF the railroad
company has revived the talk OF mn
electric line. aud there IL 40 doubt such
= road would prove paying investment
from the day IL was opened TO traffic.
The more industrious Amouag those
who were putting up Ice last week sue,
c~eded in storing chat they wiIl need
during the coming summer. but Others
either did not get any or had their ice
houses only partially Oiled when the
chinook came along aud interfered with
the hAFV sitting Of the crop. Those Who
were fortunate enough TO get their crop
stored have very the quality OF clear
Ice about seven inches ta thickness.
A number Of new settlers have re-
Gently located In the vicinity Of Len
Landing, on the west side OF the lake
Among them are Luther TRboT. A. L,
Hatch. 5. +. EkIaDd. o. +. EkluOd,
William Boyer and . Mr.. Suider. all Of
Dixon. IN. some Of them have FAM.
lirs who will come out later in the sea
sou. There are thousands OF acres OF
good farm aud Timber land on the ceded
portion Of the reservation still open %
settlement and many more settlers will
locate there during the year.
wAshlpRtons birthday wAs celebrated
10 this plser by patriotic entertain
ment At the opera house under the au-
spices Of the W. II. c. The affair WAS
managed by Mira. Matte ID. Budlong
The program consisted OF vocal aud in-
strumental music, TecitAtions, dialogues
and declamations. Those taking par
10 che program were mostly children
who acquitted themselves in q mannel
most satisfactory 10 the audience, Al
the close OF the entertainment the hal
was cleared Of chairs and most OF thu
large audience present remained 20 en-.
Joy q social dance which RAS continued
nutil midnight.
J. I. ShAllis gave q rooster party q
some Of his friends Tuesday evening
WIN. Ryan, c. II. Clayton, George ForC
and +. W. Robertson were the honoreC
guests, and n number OF games Of solC
were played for the championship o.
Kootenai county. the prize being big
fat White wyandotte hen which wa
won by -. The menu for th,
! lunch consisted Of GRATIS, HOLSTERS ant
other delicacies, including New EnglanC
milk punch. The guests were dellghteS
with the manner in which they wcr'
entertained, and In addressing his com
pliments to the host next morning on
OF them stated that he had pleasan
dreams during the night lie was nOat
log, fairy like, on the lake, when his Graf
+ suddenly became the object OF attael
. from huge HOLSTERS, GRATIS the size o
q washtub, aud numerous sea ser
. penis, and he is now satisfied that Oh
lake contains many marine monsters o
unknown species and unmeasure
lengths. The successful solo player d.
: not discover that his rooster was he
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