The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-29

The game Law q q dead one; 30 says
Supervisor Moser. He says the game
wardens are p0werless.
Matt Levin died last week In Ana.
conda Of congestion Of n lungs. HIS
wns pioneer OF Montana
All school children in Helena who
have never felt the vaccine points. must
become vacinated within the next week.
Joe Ryan's lodging house and saloon
Of Butte. was destroyed by Gre recent.
~. The loss was about 5000; insur.
once. 5000.
The nine cases OF smallpox at the
home OF Louis Norman. in the Ruby
valley. are getting along nicely on
their way 20 recovery.
). II. Butler. formerly chief dispatch.
er OF the Montana Central AZ Great
Falls. who went TO Texas 20 accept q
similar position on the Cotton Belt, has
returned 70 Great Falls. where he will
probably make his home.
The smallpox In Butte Is confined al.
most entirely 10 persons not vaelnated
Some doctors are charged that they art
responsible for the spread OF the dis
ease because they do not report all
cases
r. N. Adams. q young man employ
ed Mt the Reese tunnel aawmIll in Tom
Miner hasln. about 50 miles south from
Livingston. was probably fatally In
iured last week by being struck by q
falling tree.
Il IN expected that there win be a
meeting Of the frultgrowers called tC
assemble soon after Christmas In Mis-
soula for the purpose OF discussing
changes that have been proposed In ths
fruit and tree inspection laws.
Oscar Moaillp. one Of the brightest
OF the young flnlanders in Red Lodge
was recently killed In the Rocky Fork
incline. COO feet under ground. when
a mass OF rock weighing tons fell up
On him and completely buried all but
his head.
W. r. Lynch and ]. A. Graham, two
Of tho best known passenger conduct
ors on The Kalispell division Of the
Great Northern, have been notified that
their services are no longer required
the reason assigned being that the re
cent wreck near Bolton was caused by
their negligence
The new railroad from Kalispell &c
Fiathead lake will be completed and
ready for operation by the first Of the
new year. This road IL twelve miles
long. and has been built entirely by
private capital. but II is understood
that the new line will eventually BE-
made q part OF the Great Northern
system.
The Supreme Court OF Montana has
ahlrmed the Judgment OF the district
court In the case OF the Helena Water
Works company against the city Of
Helena. holding that the contest for
water between the two was not legal
because the city has exceeded its con
stitutional link Of indebtedness.
]. r. wilkins. Of Bosen4an. was n
Butte last week with some fine speci
mems Of bulfolo heads and hides which
have been secured from the famoni
Allard herd on the Fiathead Indian
reservation. This herd is now consid
cred the finest In the United States, al
the roam the hills almost the same q:
before the state was settled.
The Increased use Of books In Mon
tana during the year indicates an ad
vance in the right direction. In June
1899, there were le0.O0o books In IN,
public and seml-public libraries OF tn
state. One year later there were 1si.
900. gain OF 10 per cent The Iona
for home use In the state amounted b
SOC, 600 volumes during the year. Hel
ena leads In the number OF Libraries
and books.