The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-05-02
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POST FALLS NEWS NOTES
THE MAN WITH THE HONEY
Surprises natives By Counting Oat Sill
900 In seO Gold Pieces, Pats rhsm
in Gaap and Disappear squirrel
Hunt and Runaway.

Mrs. j. e. Jones and son have
moved to Hillyard, Wash.
Miss Carrie Sitter, Of Pleasant
Prairie, visited her old home here
last week.
The Potter family have moved to
Spokane and will take charge Of
lodging house.
G. H. Dart is now proprietor Of
the Hotel Review, In the Spokes-
man Review building, and Is doing
nicely.
Miss Mcclure has neturnd home
from Occur d'Alene, where she has
been in the employ Of the Bancroft
house.
Will Barber Is rejoicing over the
arrival Of q new girl baby Of regula-
tion weight. Grandpa Ballard says
VIII now has good pair, boy and
girl.
Bob Ross is the proud father Of
bouncing boy baby. Bob is an old
Post Fails boy, but now holds a luc-
ratiEe position with the c and c mills
Of Spokane.
Miss Lizzie Young has been
spending a week in this. her old home.
She is now one Of the proprietors Of
the New Jersey house, on Sprague
aveanne, Spokane, and her mother is
in charge Of the place during her
absence.
We are informed that John Bar
rett. the old time section foreman,
and prominent citizen Of this place.
will be reinstated as section foreman
here this week. Thomas Gallagher.
who has held the position for a period
Of over two years, will act as foreman
for the Occur Alene 4 Spokane Rail
way company, having charge of the
road near here.
Arrangements have been made for
a grand squirrel hunt next Sunday.
A. NJ. Martin and James Jamison
will choose up and the crowd will
go for blood. The losing side will
furnish banquet for the sportsmen
and their ladies that evening. and
there will be a great scarcity of
squirrels on the prairie after The
hunt. No dried squirrel tails will
be accepted.
+. J. Dyer. of the Exchange Ma
tional bank Of Spokane came here
Thursday and stopped short time
to transact some business. He is
president of the Cable Milling com.
pany. As be started for Hayden lake
his horses SHE'D at a hand car near
the crossing and one wheel Of his
buggy caught in between the rail and
plsnking Of the crossing. The team
escaped with the pole. but were cap
tured by George Colgate and Curtis
Whitaker. who brought them back.
These gentlemen charged nothing for
the favor. but Mr.. Dyer's heart was
in the right place and be handed
them IS gold piece with thanks.
after which he secured another rig
and continued his journey to the
lake, leaving the wrecked buggy here
for repairs. Mr. Dyer and the lady
who accompanied him were bruised.
but escaped serious iniuy.
Last week we failed to mention
some things that transpired. Among
them the fact that an option had been
given ON property owned by Strath-
cru. McGillis and Gibbs. ct al. to
parties who wished to utilize the
water power. The day for the expira-
ton of the option came, and no one
appered to close the deal. That
night the school board met at A. NJ.
Martins Office and while they were
in session a gentleman drove up, tied
his team, walked in with grip and
said; Gentlemen, have a little
business with Mr., Sirathern. and il
you will allow me 10 interrupt you,
will soon transact my business and
be ON my way OF course he was
granted this privilege. and be opened
the grip, counted ont sill, goo in $40
gold pieces aud said II am here to
take up that option" He was in-
formed that he could not do business
at that time, rs the property was In
I litigation. OF course that extended
the option. The gentleman with the
grip then went to other members of
the firm and rendered the money. but
all refused to accept the same on ac-
count of the property being tied up
in litigation. The gentleman then
jumped into the buggy and drove to
Spokane. OF course your CORES
pendent was too slow 10 head him of,
consequently the money IL now
safely deposited In the vaults at Spo-
kane.