The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-09-19
WASHINGTON NEWS.

T ment OF about 200.
Rural free delivery service is or
dered established October Is at Blaine
Whateom county.
!. The companies Of the National
Guard are all In camp on the grounds
at American lake near Tacoma.
: An unknown hunchback committed
suicide at Everett recently by shootine
himself through the heart with revol
yer.
The amount Of money on deposit "a
the banks Of Spokane has increased
more than $4,000 since September
Is. 1902.
Considerable wheat is coming into
Wilson Creek. but few sales are re-
ported. Farmers are holding for high,
er prices.
The first days attendance in the
schools OF Tacoma shows a total en-.
rollment OF 6762. a gain OF 494 over the
first day OF last year.
Another attempt win be made TO
break the law passed by the last leg
islature making the conducting OF
gambling resorts a felony.
The management Of the Spokane In.
terstate Fair association is planning
on opening the great fair this year
with a big parade the morning OF oc-
tober s.
D. T. Sheppard. the aged convict
who escaped some time ago from the
penitentiary. has so far eluded his pur.
suers and has probably made his way
out OF the country.
The FIRST carload of apples shipped
from Collar this year was shipped last
week. The car contained Grayenstein
apples. and brought the growers es
cents per box on board the cars NJ
Colfax.
Two young men. who represented
themselves TO be harvest hands. were
arrested recently by Sheriff shermo
and Marshal Caldwell at McGrath on
charge Of making and passing bogus
greenbacks,.
Over $500 viii go TO the building
fund OF 81. Luke's hospital at Spokane
rs result Of the work Of condue-
iresses on the street cars. the dance
tickets and the proceeds from the base
ball game last Friday.
The Spokane and Colfax cornpanies
Of the Second regiment, National
Guard OF Washington. have left for
American Lake. near Tacoma, where
they will participate In the 10 days
annual encampment
The total assessed valuation OF real
and personal property in the state OF
Washington. as returned by the county
boards Of equalization TO the state
board Of equalization. this year is
s2s2.s70,s41. an increase Of about $50.
600. 600 over last year.
From Sharon. ls mhes southwest OF
chehalls. on the Newaukum river.
comes the news Of the murder of
James II. Wilkinson. a rancher. His
body was discovered in his cabin BY
two neighborE. He had evidently been
dead for almost a month.
george Vanhorst. the man who
robbed and beat T s. Lppy. the
klondike millionaire. az his home In
Seattle several weeks ago. has been
sentenced 10 20 years in the penIten.
uary az walla walla. Vanhorst
changed his plea 20 guilty.
A frightfnl accident happened at the
min Of the Pacific shlngle company at
Old Tacoma recently. A boy named
Hjalmar Anderson. is years OF age.
while adjusting a belt was caught in
the machinery and instantly killed. his
body being horribly mangled.
An earthquake was distinctly felt
recently on the Puget Sound. Il was
most pcrceptible in the upper stories
Of some OF the higher buildings. Five
very distinct shocks were counted and
followed each other at from one 10 two
seconds. The time was 9:l4 O'Clock.
Street car No SIS was held up Sun.
day night about II O'Clock at the end
= North Monroe street In Spokane by
a lone highwayman, and Conductor
Van Wagner and Motorman Brown
were relieved OF their money-S4s. so.
mere were no passengers on board
the car at the time.
w. +. Hartman, aged SIS years. who
has been a resident Of Stevens county
since 1854 died Of paralysis Of the
heart at the Soldiers home at ort.
Ing recently, Mr.. Hartman was a mem.
her Of company X. seth Missouri in.
fantry. during the war OF the rebellion
and was quite prominent In G. A. r.
circles. His wife survives him.
Five masked men entered the bar.
room Of the Hotel Rhein at Tacoma
recently. and held up Eve men. in.
Guiding the bartender and proprietor
robbed the TIL behind the bar and
forced the proprietor to open the safe
in the office adjoining the barroom.
The robbers got away with $1,000 cash.
four rings, Ave watches and several
nuggets.
Two Pomeroy hanks and William
Riley mourn the departure Of one A.
w. Morrison, an alleged life insurance
agent who left the town. leaving dis.
honored drafts and checks to the
amount Of s65 and an unpaid board
bill Of $40. on appearance Morrison
| "a cOod looking hroad shoulderpd