The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-24
GENERAL NORTHWEST NEWS
HR1EFLY TOLD IN NOTES.
An interesting Collection Of Items
From the FOaP Northwest states
Of . Miscellaneous Mature Gath
cred the Past Week.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. u
A water pipe factory is to be started
In Spokane.
Many farmers attended the waverly
institute.
Proposed Yakima canal win be rs
miles In length.
Captain Neil Mcleod. pioneer Of
the N. W.. is dead.
Business is commencing the spring
activity ut Spokane.
Coyotes are becoming q great NUS
apce In Asotin county.
Pullman cadets desire to come to
Spokane for their summer outing.
Eva Booth Of the Salvation army will
speak at Spokane Sunday. April Sth.
Work on the new telephone exchange
Is progressing rapidly at Waila Walla.
The Latah Creamery company ex.
poets to begin handling milk April l.
The date Of the Red Cross convention ,
for the meeting in Spokane is May 20. !
The farmers have begun blowing and |
planting for the season near North |
| Yakima.
Fred Rusten.eyer. q highly respected
citizen at Coltax, 10 charged with en-
bezelling funds.
From all over the valley at Walla
Walla come reports Of exceptionally
fine crop prospects.
Mr.. Sweeny has bought the Echo Mill
property at Spokane for $4,000. win
soon commence operations.
The Eastern Washington and Oregon
Fireman's tournament will be held in
Dayton four days during June.
A most unique wedding occurred at
Spokane recently when a Chinaman
and Japanese were united by an Amer
lean.
A party Of ten immigrants have arri-
we'd In Walla WallA directly from Okla
homa They expect to locate In that
vicinity.
The early vegetables are on the Wal
Ia Walla markets, and large shipments
are being made daily to Spokane and
other eastern points and also TO the
Sound.
At a recent meeting Of the board OF
directors of the First National Bank OF
Pullman. Levi Ankeny was elected
president.
Dayton has been in need OF a dairy
for some time, and at last the luxury
has been secured. George Clark has
established a route.
Body OF young Morrell riddled with
bullets at Goldendale, dragged behind a
pillow. Farris gave himself up to the
officers two days after the shooting.
The Washington delegation has sue
ceeded in having about 100000 acres Of
valley and foothill lands in Clallam
county excluded from the olympia for
est reserve.
The poultry business has received a
wonderful impetus since the Walla
walla poultry show, and as q result
several parties are going into poultry
raising at Huntsville.
Representative Jones has for some
time been endeavoring to get certain
townships Of land, now Included In the
Waterville land district, detached
therefrom and attached to the North
Yakima district.
A free summer course for teachers at
Pullman when all branches OF science
vf1l be taught, Is the action agricultu-
raj college regents made the announce
ment at monthly meeting Just closed.
II Is reported that another big sale
Of oyster land Is about to be consum-
mated. A. J. Smith Is said TO have Civ
en- option to parties on his p acres OF
oyster land on Oyster bay. the purchase
price to be $4,000.
The eighth dividend has been paid
; the creditors Of the Spokane Savings
bank Of u per cent by F. B. Grinnell.
: The state fish commissioners forth.
coming annual report will show that
nearly 30 per cent Of the salmon pack
Of the state Is credited to Puget sound
and that the entire pack Of Washing
ton IL one-third that Of the entire Pa
cific coast.
The largest funeral ever held In Pa
louise occurred when the remains OF
n Melvin H. Daily. who died In tue Phil.
ipplne islands while with the First
r Washington volunteers, were Inferred
I in the Palouse cemetery.
1 A proclamation opening for settle
' meut the northern portion Of the Col
D Vile Indian reservation In Washington
E has been prepared but has not yet re-
4 ceived the signatures Of the secretary
3 Of the interior and the president
!, Paul Mohr will be ready for business
by the first Of July. big cut In rates Il
announced that will save two millions
to the farmers east Of the Cascades,
Five boats now secured and contracts
now made that will cover all expenses
for two years.
The work on the Dragon cutoff
from the Spokane Fans 4 Northern To
the Great Northern track has been pro
: ceedlng rapidly, but the bad weather
: has delayed operations a little. II Is
? thought trains will be running over
. the track this week.
W. H. Cooper. three miles west OF
Enumclaw. whose $4,000 lumber, shin
gle and planning mil! burned in octo-
Der. has a $4,000 Ghingle mill cutting
$4,000 shingles per day in operation
near the site of the burned plant This
spring he will put up an $4,000 lum-
TOPLAcE OUR GARDEN SEEDS IN EVERY