The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-01-06
IDAHO.

IDAHO.
The postofhce at Fort Hall has been
discontinued.
MILFORD o. Ridges has been commits
stoned postmRsted at Falrview.
The teachers OF Idaho selected Noun.
tain Home a. the next place OF meet.
ing.
star service has been established
from Murphy. by Sinker. to oreana, II
miles and return.
The Wardner Industrial Union Is TAX.
Ing active steps to urge. the congress
sional Investigation of the Wardner
riots ON April 20 last.
School district No. 3. Shoshone eoun-
ty, has been the happy recipient OF a
l2x2O foot flag. a gift from State Audi.
tor Sinclair.
The members OF the Athletic Associ,
alton Of the university at Moscow are
preparing to give their annual enter.
tainment January IL.
The Lewiston city council after a
spirited session passed a resolution In
structing the city attorney to draw up
an ordinance calling for an election to
be held to determine the will OF the
people In regard to bonding the city for
the purchase of the water works sys-
tenn and other improvements.
Up to date there have been Ave cases
pronounced smallpox. In two Of which
there seems to be a marked difference
OF opinion among the medical frater-
nifty at Wardner.
The dedication OF the new school
building erected by the Bunker Hin 4
Sullivan Company. and presented by
them to Kellogg district No 3, occurred
Wednesday.
W. b. MeGraw Of Moscow asks for a
pardow. He Is waiting to 60 to the pen.
Jurymen. prosecuting attorney and
committing magistrate sign the prison
er's appeal.
The body OF a man named Johnston
was found In Canyon creek at Gem.
His jaw was broken and the body show
cd other signs of violence. IL IL claimed
Johnston drew 3700 and returned to
Gem. where nothing was known OF him
until the body was found.
Five years ago the law was changed
in Idaho regarding the date when taxes
become delinquent. from when taxes be-
hnquent. from the second Monday In
December to the frst Monday In Janu-
airy. The provision with regard TO the
poll tax penalty was not changed and
still remains as in the earlier law. The
majority OF the assessors OF the state
failed to collect the penalty required
] NJ al "A -. A
Monday in December. This has been
responsible for much litigation.
Salute your partnersl Eight hands
round! Ladies to the right! Swing!
All promenade" Reyelry relgned su-
preme for several hours recently at
Wardner at the most unique dance ever
given In the northwest. The morgue
was used as a ballroom. and the gay
dancers pirouetted and whirled around
the room, which smelled OF conn var
nish and seemed peOpled with shades
Of the departed. Never was such =
dance heard OF In this quiet town, and
nothing has caused such comment since
the mine explosion OF last spring.
WASHINGTON.
An old peoples home has been opened
In Spokane.
Governor Rogers will be asked to call
q special session.
The present winter Is the mlldest In
Spokane's history.
Dayton is worked up over the appear
anCe of smallpox.
Spokane grocers sign agreement to
obey pure food law.
Spokane merchants report all records
broken in holiday trade.
Clallam county is on a cash basis for
the first time In many years.
Smallpox has broken out among the
indians on the Colyille reserve.
The Courier-Press ONCE, a Dayton
paper was Quilted by FIRE last week
The Manila bell at Waitsburg will
be hung in the Academy at that town.
Dairymen of the state held well at
tended convention at North Yakima.
One OF the strongest known in the
history Of Wenatchee valley. blew last
week.
Helen Gorkow has been named to
manage the New York Brewery at Spo-
kane.
The Sedro-Woolley telephone ex.
change now has over 20 instruments
connected up.
Hatton, Adams county and Addy.
Stevens county, have been made money
order Offices.
Surveys are completed 10 supply
/ Spokane valley farms with plenty OF
water from the lakes.
The four steel tanks at the Puget
Sound FIGURING Mills, for tho storage
OF wheat has been completed.
Unknown persons attempted TO pols-
On II. J. Bicknell. q prominent fruit
grower OF Parker. Yakima county.
II is reported that Gen. John NJ Ba.
con OF Vancouver, Ia preparing to plant
a large orchard Of French Walnuts.
During the past two months What.
com county treasurer. V. A. Roderer,
has collected 342I,S3I.s9 In county
taxes.
The government ordinance depart
ment Is furnishing the forts located on
Puget Sound with some very heavy
guns.
Anderson Wait, Junior, the son Of
Anderson Wait. Senior, founder Of the
towns OF Waltsburg, Dayton and Fiber.
ton. Is dead.
The town OF LeaVenworth on the
Great Northern railroad. Is quaran-
tined against smallpox A fireman
has broken out with the diaase.