The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-08-09
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new nouring mill at Creston.
Building permits issued at Spokane
during July represent s15s.570.
Twentyseven bushels per acre Is the
estimated average for Eureka fiat.
John Dooley. one Of the first pion.
GERS OF the country. is dead at WaIla
Walla.
The wheat yield Of Franklin county
for this year is estimated at SOC. 900
bushels.
Harvesting Of coIumbia's big million
and half bushel crop is now wen un-
der way.
Milieris hotel, for many years the Iarr-
est IN Tekoa, was totally destroyed by
IRE recently.
Commencing this morning Republic,
Curiew and DanvilIe viii have 4 daily
mail service.
Eugene B. Hyde has succeeded Sam.
nel A. Wells as receiver Of the Spo-
kane land once.
The fruit crop Of Yakima valley
promises to be much larger than ever
In its past history.
The total number OF bicycle licenses
issued at Spokane since April / I'M 70
the close OF July was 1855.
The>changing OF headquarters Of the
Department Of the Columbia from Van.
couver to Seattle is announced.
The -four mills al RitzyiIle for the
year ending July 1 ground COO 900
bushels Of wheat into -four, aggreeat.
Ing $4,000 barrels
Thomas NJ Epley was accidentally
killed at Fort Casey recently by a
chain slipping from a log and striking
him on the head.
The new -four mill At Seattle erect.
ed by the Hammond Milling Company.
win be ready TO start by September
An incendiary fire has destroyed two
large barns. eight horses and a quantity
Of farming implements seven miles from
Everett.
A band Of about 10000 sheen have
Just been driven in from Oregon to
the vicinity Of West Fork. where they
will be grazed during the summer.
Fire totally destroyed the plant OF
the Bryant Lumber a Single cam.
pany at Fremont. 4 suburb or Seattle
last week The loss is estimated at
about $4,000.
e. q. RAby. ex-county auditor OF
Whitman county. ia stIn in jaIl. hay.
Ing failed TO give $1,000 bonds to Sc
cure his release pending the appeal OF
his case to the supreme court.
A mass meeting Of the people OF
eastern Yakima county has decided
that q new county, to be known "a
Riverside, must be created at the next
session Of the legislature.
The contract for the construction Of
coalIng plant at the Puget sound
navy yard has been awarded 10 the
Puget Sound Bridge q Dredging com.
pany OF Seattle at S2e5.O00.
The Centennial mill. ut Spokane.
caught IRE last week and in less than
an hour was q total loss Samuel Glas.
COW, manager Of the mill company, es.
Inmates the loss at $4,000, fully In
sured.
A. E. Taylor, a sheepherder. was &C.
cidentally shot at Kalispel valley last
week. After all night ride to the scene
OF the accident the fatigued coroner's
jury was preceded by the corpse lash.
ed astride a mule and turned loose.
The o. r. q n. Is making improve
ments which demand a large amount
OF labor. while at the Naples cut-off.
on the Great Northern, between Spo-
kane and Boomers Ferry, several hund.
red men for 81 could be accommodate
ed.
william Henry Martin, who has Ions
had the distinction OF being the Oldest
Odd Fellow in the state. is dead at
Pennington. He was over SIS years
old. He had been q member OF the I.
o. o. +. for over 81 years. having Join.
ed the order in Kentucky In 1sls.
II is reported at Nerth Yakima that
the Congdon canal Is to be enlarged
and rebuilt to supply water for 1900
additional acres now In sagebTush. For
the purpose OF setting men to work
water users have been notified that
the water would be shut on on October
1 and remain until next April
Mrs. c. e. Scriber OF Colfax lost the
power Of speech more than six months
ago and had Il restored as suddenly
as II had left her while fishing on the
st. Joe river In Idaho q few days ago.
Her father was similarly amlcted
many years ago. having lost the power
OF speech. which suddenly returned IN
about six months. These two cases
are quite interesting from q scientific
standpoint.