The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-01-27
GENERAL NORTHWEST NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD IN NOTES.
An Interesting ceiIeetsen Of Items
FEo@ the Pear Ssrthwesty states
Of . Miscellaneous Naturs OATH
cred the Past Week.
IDAHO.

tbAhOs
George W. Lamoreau, clerk and re
corder OF Ada county, has been arrest
cd ON charge Of embezslement The
complaint was made by one OF hii
bondsmen.
Latah county will be at an expense
OF $4,000 TO repair the bridges and
roads injured by the recent food. Ju
liaetta and Nez Perez will spend $1,000
each In rebuilding two large bridges
across the PotlAtch
The business Of the MOSCOW 6awmIiI
Company will suffer Us q result OF the
Hood. as many logs are contracted for
which would come from the flooded dis
utet The track was washed out be
yond Vollmer and 4aO shipments can
be made
| N. Grandquist. a prominent reserva
ton farmer residing Mt Agatha, was
struck by the Orc Elmo train while
walking on the track above the mouth
OF the P0llatrh and now lies in a criti
cal condition al the Northern Pacific
hotel in 6paulding.
The smallpox scare il abatIng in Mos
COW. The cases are all OF / mild form
The public schools were closed last
week. but will soon be convened again
II no new and severe development
transpire. The state university has
had It's regular sessions each day.
The commissioner OF shoshone coun.
~ have adjourned without taking any
definite action regarding the county
bonds. The bondholders are willing tG
withdraw the suit. settle with the coun
tho overdue Interest without any pen
atty
W. IT, Poole and George r. Wilson
were arrested Al Lewiston on = charge
OF passing counterfeit money. The men
on being searched were found 10 have q
quantity OF counterfeit money on their
persons. The money was "a tho demon
nations Of half-doilars and quarters
bearing the dates Of 1881 and 1895.
The total precipitation at wallAce
during the last year was tt.2s inches
the greatest amount in any year since
records have been kept.
Governor Steunenbcrg viii 20 north
10 look over the ground preparatory 70
the appointment OF q commissioner for
Shoahone county TO fll q vacancy caus
ed by the Resignation OF @. Scott Ander,
sou. The subject Is 90 important that
the governor felt II necessary 70 consult
with the people before making an ap
polntment
N. J. Shields. OF Moscow. Is handling
q new cereal which 10 called corn wheat
The kernais look very much like wheat
except that they are about twice a.
large and the yield per acre is about
twice a. large. running from so TO loC
buRhelA Mr.. Shields has raised LIS
sacks. weighing 100 pounds each. from
only tao bushels Of seed. Practically
the same kind OF meal can be made
from IL that 10 made from corn, meal
that 10 palatable and has superior fat
teniuE qualities. II is believed that
this grain will solve the problem OF fat
tening hogs and cattle In a wheat coun
try. Even the straw after threshing has
been found TO contain fattening quail
ties TO such an extent that stock thrive
on Il almost as well as they do on hay
II all the things that are claimed for II
are true, this new grain is one OF the
most important products ever lntroduc
ed into the Palouse country.
WASHINGTON.
Ellenshurg Is infested with gang o.
thieves.
A bicycle club has been organized a
Waitsburg.
wInona IL preparing for a building
boom In the spring.
J.B. Abbott. one OF the pioneers o.
Puget Sound. is dead.
The wheat situation at oakesdals Il
far from encouraging.
The ice question Ia getting TO be rath
er perplcxing Al wenatchee.
Harry Kirkham has been recommend
ed for postmaster at Diamond.
The Washington shihgle combine vii
not change last seasons figures.
Smallpox is well in hand in Spokane
There are now Is cases In Che city.
Governor Rogers IL much interests
In the cultivation Of FAX in this state.
Nurserymen report q very large do
mand for Italian prune trees this wiz
ter.
The case OF smallpox reported fror
, colvillo has developed q malignan
" form,
u Nearly 100 houses are now being el
' ected In Spokane outside Of the Or
limits,
10 Republic has established q Quaral
a tine against Indians to keep out th
!" smallpox
n The Spokane city council decides
e. let the moral code alone and do no MOI
a. reforming.
~ Nearly $4,000 persons were furnishe
employment free Of charge by the Sea
tie city employment bureau durin
1899.
The water department at Spokar
he dId a cash business OF &l0,sl5.S6 durir
Nm the past year.
he Deer Park has two saloons and a
ply other is coming. despite q large pei
zen ton against H. :,
,us Schools are closed and all publ
m meetings forbidden at waitsburg on
the count Of smallpox.
The funeral OF Andrew Lefevre,
p,oneer Of Medical Lake. was held Ia
week at that place.
,ch. The Northwest Fruitgrowers AS
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