The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-09-26
POST FALLS NEWS NOTES.

James MatbesOn transacted business
In Spokane few days this week.
Tom Eolmes' new story and half
house ii being rushed to completion.
Otto Schilling has some Of the
finest peaches ever raised in the state.
Miss Essie Nogle is distributing
provender TO the guests Of the Enter
prise hotel.
b. A. Walker has new incubator
and we have our mouth ready for
spring chicken.
Mrs. Etrahorn and son Argyle,
have returned from a visit in the city
by the lower falls.
George Colgate was laid up several
days with fractured knee, caused by
fall, but lie improving. Is,
Mrs. Rufus billiard was up from
Spokane Sunday. She has beer. very
sick, but is improving.
Miss Jackson, q Spokane steno-
grapher, was the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dil1and here last Sunday.
There has been considerable wrang-
ling at the Enterprise sawmilI Of late,
and the plant has been shut down.
Hi Harris il building q house on
the Peters ranch north Of town, 70
replace the one burned several
months ago.
Robert McCrea, wife and daughter,
formerly Of this place, but now Of
Moran prairie, visited relatives and
friends here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Carter Of Alberta,
report the arrival Of bouncing baby
boy. Mrs. Carter was formerly Miss
Hattie Butterfield Of this place.
The McGillis 4 Gibbs planning mill
Of this place shipped eight cars Of
lumber Wednesday to Iowa, Illinois
and neighborinR states. That made
twelve carloads shipped from there
in three days.
B. A. Walker has purchased the
Pony saloon from o. B. Masterson
and moved here with his wife and
Miss McGann. They occupy rooms
over the saloon formerly occupied by
the Masterson family, who have NOV
ed to Ratbdrum for the present.
Mrs. Blood. wife Of a prominent
Occur d. Alene merchant. was the
guest OF Mrs. Rood Of this place
several days They drove to the Rood
fruit farm on Pleasant prairie. and
returned with some fine specimens Of
fruit, for which the place lie noted.
Ben Stockwell knows how to farm.
He sOwed l55 scres to oats this season
Of the Mortgage Litter variety. After
cutting 20 acres for hay, be thresh-
ed 1000 bushels. He says some OF
the oats went so bushels to the acre.
he has a picture Of the crop. and
intends to have a new house.
George h. Ross, Of Port Hill, visit
ed friends here recently. George lie
one Of the pioneer mining men OF THE
district and British Columbia, and
has a goodly share Of this worlds
goods. He went to the KIondike in
1894 and stayed 1--WE years. then
returned and settled down in Port
Hill
Fred Cedar slipped into town Tues
day afternoon and eloped with his
wife who had been stopping with her
parents. MIR. and Mrs. Bartlett. or
course the old man had another
surprise. but We guess the divorce
proceedings are off-at any rate the
young couple are. They walked to
Hauser and caught the train for
Spokane and then to Missoula where
he is employed as a brakeman.
Chief Engineer White. of the
Occur d'Alene & Spokane railway,
has bet up that electric cars will be
running into Occur d'Alene by
Halloween. Track is being laid at
the rate of mile a day, and poles
and wire are being placed in position
as soon as the steel is laid. Esery
available team is employed hauling
ties, and the graders are packing their
outfits for shipment.
| Deputy United States Marshal
Louis Schattner, Of San Francisco,
was here Wednesday, subpoehnying
witnesses in the timber stealing case
Of the United States VS.. the Sawmill
Phoenix. He served papers on Mr..
WaRgoner. his son Charlie, and also
ON John Knobel. From here he went
to Athol and Granite TO get witnesses
in the case of the United States VS..
NJ. ID. Wright. Mr.. Schattner was
captain of b company, Idaho volun-
teeIs, which went to Manila. and had
many good words to say for the boys
who went from this neighborhood.
sewing Done.