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

Walla. ., ii
The State Teachers association oil
washington will meet at Tacoma De
eember rs to 80. Il
More than IL miles OF track have
been laid east from Spokane on the
Occur dAlene electric line.
Governor Henry McBride's presence
at the Interstate Fair October 7. GOV
ernor's day" is now assured.
Some grain is standing In the neiuS
about Oakesdale, Seltice and Belmont.
and this is being cut by headers.
Ii Is estimated that from 30 TO % per
cent OF the crop OF Whitman eouh'E
mas been cut and about IS per cent haa
been threshed.
Plans and specifications have been
completed for the new jail at AsoIih'
which will be built this fall al an OK
pense Of $4,000.
While working In the iute mill al
Walla walla, Wash. convict had Ills
hand caught In the machinery and =
severe wound resulted.
The sawmill OF the Eureka saWmlli
company. situated Ave miles north
west OF Republic. was consumed BY
fre recently. There was no Insurance,
| A man named Tanto committed sui
eide BY blowing his brains out with a
gun. He lived on a homestead about
80 miles from Lind In Douglas county
Wheat Is coming into Edwall al tbs
rate OF about 10000 bushels per day
Ninety per cent. OF the wheat Is blue
stem, and It Is almost all grading No.
II.
The body OF w. II. II. Ragan. the
| Steptoe Butte farmer. was found By
searching parties two miles from his
home. lie had wandered away and
died
Wheat this year along the Great
Northern railway is OF unllormly good
quality and smut cases are rare. most
OF the wheat weighing 80 pounds to
the bushel.
Several carloads Of ane Italian
prunes are being received In waiia
walla from orchards near Dixie. the
fruit being sent there for packing aad
forwarding.
An eudeavor Is being made by the
cattlemen Of Okanognn county 70
reach an amieable adjustment u the
serious differences which have exist
ed there since the Introduction Of
sheep.
John Sullivan. night Waterman al
the old smelter. four miles down the
river from Spokane. was throwu from
his buggy and kicked In the abdomsn
so violently by hts horse that he died
recently two hours after
| John L. Smith. tho veteran supgrin
tendent OF 10 successive Interstate
fairs in Spokane. Is 10 be with the Ia
terstate Fair association in tho ca
pacity OF superintendent Of the atues
department no morc after this aea
son.
The wheat OF the waltabarg district
Is nearly all in the warehouse and u
Is estimated that rully 100. 900 bush
els are under cover. THIS dealers say
about one-third Of u has been sold n
prices ranging from 10 to Is ccuta Tot
club and blucstem respectively
The total tax levy for state pur
poses has been hxed by the state board
OF equalization at seven and three
hfths mills. 1--WE mills OF which Ia Tot
the school fund. This Is 20 ehanxs
from the total Of last year. Tho tota
amount OF state taxes that will thus b
raised is S2.lO5.tt6. OF which Ss92 t7l
goes to the general fund. Si.gsI3I1
to the school fund and scr 100 To tn
military fund.
The matter OF organizing a board %
trade or a commercial club Is betni
agitated by some OF HarriuEtou's ctti
gems.
The real estate Of tho Joseph Conat
ser estate was sold at auction satur
, day at Colfax. and brought good prices
at spirited bidding. The real estat,
consisted Of 1i0s acres Of land an
, about 100 town lots In Sunset. tn,
land brought an average Of about g..
per acre and the town lots average,
, about s. each. d. F. Anderson Of Ro
I salia was auCtioDeer. The real estatl
brought almost 10000.
A lynchtug was narrowly Averte,
at Sunuyside. three miles east OF Ey
erett. recently. A rancher named N
} l.. Scott. formerly a member Of the Sal
| walton army, accused Of assaultlng tn
, "a year old daughter OF A. s. Nlrhoi,
j was in the hands Of an Infatuated mo-
r OF farmers, with tho hemp rome nj
I but around his neck. when Sheriff
! Brewer arrived and pursuaded the ar
cry ranchers to turn the accused ma
/ over to him. The crime is the tbir,
+ OF It's kind that has been COMMITTEE,
3 In that ngghborhood In the mast
}. months.
Frank Geiger. Jr.. about % years n
= age. fell dead recently while atackin
d straw for threshing machine at n
( old Albert Lang place. eight milo
D south Of Pomeroy. Over exertlon an,
3 weak heart are supposed To bav
. been the causes OF death.
D At the competitive drill Sunday n,
ternoon between companies u and
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