The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-12-27


wear In all sizes and grades. Quality
the best. win be sold at greatly re.
duced prices to close out. Wlggett &
Empey company.
For big line OF heating stoves
cooking stoves or ranges TO select from
go 10 Perrenouds hardware store
Price and quality cannot be duplicated
by any other dealer.
A. II. Steinke, the gentleman who Is
to occupy one of the business rooms In
DIR. ii. V. ScallOn's new brick, spent
Tuesday in town. Mr.. Steinke expects
TO open his stock Of hardware about the
10th OF January.
Twenty Eve per cent. off. Commenc-
ing Saturday we will sell all toys and
holiday goods at 70 per cent. of. Sale
will continue until Christmas eve. The
Idaho Mercantile Co.
To begin the day right, use Peerless
Pure Health cereals, which inYigoFates
the body, MAKES rosy cheeks and bright
eyes for the days task. For sale by the
wiggett 4 Empey company.
IL you want some light ON the subject
AS TO what TO get for Christmas, one Of
our nice new lamps would be very APP
propriate. We also have fine assert
ment Of jardenisrs and bedroom sets.
The Idaho Mercantile Co.
>. A. Varnam, the architect and con-
tractor, is getting out plans for new
brick boiler house TO be erected in con
nection with the planning mill and dry
Kiln OF the Ceur d'Alene Lumber COM
Pany. When this is completed the com
pany will install an additional boiler.
The Episcopal church society will
give an entertainment in the opera
house on Tuesday evening next, Dec.
81. A paDtomime and society play will
be given and the Lakeside orchestra
will render oyertures and selections be-
fore and between the acts.
4 special case Of jewelry has been
received, recently, by the wiggett a
Empey company. especially for the
holiday trade. These are gifts that
every one appreciates; useful as well as
ornamental Call and make your selec-
lions early.
Section 30, township 81 north, range
west. known as the school section, was
sold at public auction by the state board
OF land commissioners at Rathdrum,
Monday. 10 the highest bidders. The
sales were made in quarter section
tracts. the best piece bringing 81 800 and
the poorest ~ Goo.
A. Ill. Pape, who is teaching success.
ful term 81 school at Newport, Wash,
Is spending the holidays at home. lie
is one Of the promising young teachers
Of kootenal county. lie opened his
school At Newport with two pupils and
now has an average attendance OF "a.
Navigation Of the St Joe river is now
closed, the steamers having tied up for
the winter. The steamer Spokane made
her last trip saturday and the ColfaK
tied up Tuesday. The George Cakes
is s,iIl making daily trips to Harrison
and will be able to continue until the
weather turns colder.
". L. Lumpkin. for a number OF
yean in the drug business at Moscow,
has purchased the Lakeside pharmacy
and took possession Christmas day. Mr.
Lumpkin has had a number Of years
experience IN the business, and was one
Of the leading business men Of Moscow
beginning January list will have a
red figure sale. during which viii sell
standard makes Of shoes at a discount
Of from iifleen 20 thirty per cent
These shoes will he plainly marked In
red figures and must be sold at the cut
price 10 make room for our big spring
stock. u. II. Williams.
The machinery for the new sawmill
that is 10 be built at Kid Island bay by
q. T. Gnnderson and II. ID. Allen, was
brought in from near Athol on sleds
the iirsi Of the week and will be taken
across the lake in a few days, when the
construction OF the mill will begin. The
capacity Of the mill will be 5000 feet Of
lumber daily,
Mr.. {. A. DeSaussure, a former resi-
dent. now located at Great Falls, Mont,
where he is actively engaged IN the life
insurance business. came in Saturday
to spend the holidays with his family.
who still reside here. Mr.. DeSauSsure
may remain for some time for the pur-
pose Of working mp business in Idaho.
The Methodist Epi scopal church is to
be supplied with a new bell weighing
GO pounds The society is under obi.
cations to Mrs. Mary f. kretzer for
having raised the money with which
the bell is purchased. II will be shipped
about the middle of January and should
reach here by the first OF the following
month.
The Christmas ball given by the
Kootenai Labor Union Thursday even
ing az the opera house was attended by
one Of the largest crowds of the season
and was a big success. both socially
and financially. Ceur d'Alene's new
musical organization, the Lakeside or.
chestra, made its initial appearance and
won immediate favor by its rendition
Of popular and catchy melodies. Caterer
Helms Of the Richelieu cafe served one