The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-07-12
WASHINGTON ITEMS.


The rainfall Of the last week broke
all records for July.
Hay harvest has begun In the coun-
try south OF Pullman.
Nearly 5000 bicycle licenses have
been issued In Seattle.
The total enrolment Of the Spokane
public schools for the year 190102 was
1891
The Spokane Wheel club has decid.
ed TO build an eight-lap track at 6pO.
kane.
Governor Mcbride has offered a re-
ward OF $500 for the capture OF
Tracy.
The pOstoffice receipts at Everett for
the quarter just ended amounted 70
t5.756.4s.
The Big Bend country was benefited
almost intellectually by the heavy rain
last week.
Waitsburg citizens are considering
the establishment of skimming sta.
ton or creamery there.
There are two agencies for keeping
milk and cream from souring: Clean.
illness and low temperature.
A 100000 plant for the building OF
locomotives and freight cars is to be
put in at Ballard, SO II is reported.
Through the death OF a brother In
New York Isaac Marks. a Spokane
man. is said to have fallen heir TO a
fortune.
The body Of Harry Petrie was found
on the bank OF the Wishkah the other
day. II is supposed he drowned while
bathing.
Seattle postofiice receipts for the
past quarter were SCI ,54i.5s. a gain of
tIl.020 over the corresponding period
OF 1901.
The Yakima County Fruit Growers
union, recently organized. is reported
TO control about rs per cent Of the
fruit crop Of the valley.
Grain receipts for the month OF
June tn Tacoma were 40 cars OF
wheat. l29 cars Of oats, 90 cars OF bar
ley and one car of corn.
Corbett Bros. owners OF the large
milling plant n Huntsville. are erect
ing warehouses along the line of the
DAyton-Turner extension.
Business az the Spokane postofice
for the quarter ending June 30 has
exceeded that Of the same period in
1901 about Is per cent in all depart
ments.
The Odd Fellows Of Spokane have
selected a site on Main avenue. be
tween Post and Lincoln streets, for the
ss0.0 900 temple which the order pro
poses 10 build
Red" Kelly q notorious smuggier
and six contraband Chinese were cap
tured on the shore Of San Juan island
recently by the customs and revenue
cutter officers.
The receipts Of the Vancouver post
ONCE for the fiscal year ending July
] amount 70 more than $40 600. which
will probably entltle this city to free
mall delivery.
Articles OF Incorporation OF the Aus
tralian'American Wooden company
were hled recently. The purpose Of
the company is 70 build a wooden mil
in Tacoma.
The keel Of the battieship Nebrasks
WAS laid in Moran Bros. company's
shipyards at Seattle last week, in this
! presence OF an enormous crowd. Gov
ernor Ezra P. Savage of Nebraska and
Governor Mcbride OF Washington
drove the first rivet.
The druggists OF Washington, or
July 10, II and - will assemble IN
annual convention In Seattle. and from
this meeting will originate the Pacific
Coast DRUG association. which viii b,
composed Of at least 1000 druggists
/ In the states OF the Pacific coast.
Vandals forced open a window IL
the First Methodist Episcopal church
In Aberdeen recently. partially de
stroyed the organ, cutting some Of tn,
pipes and demolishing its woodwork
They cut curtains to pieces and de
spoiled the sacred place In other ways