The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-26

and invitations we're given out-the
county seat was never moved. but a
session Of the board Of county con-
missioners was held in Occur d 'AIene.
George B. WOnnacott and VIII. Fl.
Newhall were present, and Isaac s.
DAILY was clerk pro tempore. John
Russell. from Standpoint, remained
away.
A session Of the district court was
held In Occur d'AIene that year,
Judge Norman Buck presiding. OF
the attorneys present, there we're Nc
Naught for the N. p company, Frank
Graves, Colonel Nash, John B. Allen,
w. H. Claggeft, Judge HoIeman,
Mark MusgrOve, Sam Hyde and Isaac
S. Daily.
Among the earliest settlers that
occasionally painted the town red.
and kept the Temperature above boil
ing, was one McAndreWs. When be
came out armed with forty roc
and revolver, most Of the people
had urgent business at home, and
they generally stayed there until the
streets were clear again. One day
this McAndrews ran against the wrong
man and a A Smith & Wesson,
removed him from things earthly.
The funeral Of this celebrity was
great, and will be remembered by
those who saw il as one Of the queer
/ things Of frontier life.
! At one time in the history Of the
town people had a habit of quietly
disappearing, that is, person would
vanish, and no one would trouble
themselves about them in the least;
their names might be mentioned at
the bar, or over game of cards, but
that would be ell. Everybody will
remember poor Jensen, requiescat i'm
pace.
The Lakeside was kept by Vim
Wells, Hotel d'LAnding by Tony
Tubbs. Tony had lessees in his
place, Hamilton kept the bar, and
another party bad the beds, and Tony
ran the kitchen. Jack Harrison kept
the Lakeside for a while, and then
came Major Manning, until II. L.
Bancroft was installed there. In the
mean time Hotel d'Landing ran
out OF commission, and Bob Cochran,
built his house now known as the
Bancroft House.
King & Monaghan started a store
in town here where the johnson boat
house is now. and sold out to Harte
& Warner. V. W Sander opened
store among the very first and ran it
until Wo0nscott came over from
Rathdrum, when he went into bust
ness with him, aud V. W. Sander
became the first postmaster of
Occur d'Alene. Jack CouvaIsnd
kept the first Drug store. John
Miller. comprised the Occur d 'AIene
water works and Edgar Lashbrook
furnished the milk. Vegetables came
from Stewards and Fernan's. and
Mrs. Mclaughlin furnished the butter
and eggs
The first blacksmith was James
Tracy, and the first carpenter Sam
Smith; Smith fitted mp the school
house and Tracy gave it his benedic-
tion. Davis kept the livery stable.
Jim Russell was general manager,
soon being promoted to Justice of
the Peace. Benefited kept the first
meat market, and Waters the first
green grocery. OF the saloons we
will say nothing, the most of them
have shut down and quit, and nothing
now remains for us to do but to cover
them with the mantle of charity and
regret that We were too often boon
companions in their spirituality.
| In those days Occur d'Alene was
essentially frontier town and some
of the skeletons that occasionally
come to the surface where excavations
are being made serve to remind the
old settlers Of the early eighties that
the crimes which he did not at that
time dare speak of are coming to
light as the CHASTITY sequel to
murders unavenged. These gruesome.
relics may, perhaps, be all that
remains of an old friend who fell
victim to the murderous hand of the
assassin.