The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-08-01
MAsnlNoToN NEWS


60 per cent crop for Walla Walia
county.
The first sale Of this seasons wheat
at Huntsville was made at 10 cents
per bushel.
C. ]. Lord of Olympia was elected
president Of the Washington State
bankers association.
The cost Of maintaining the public
schools of Spokane was increased
nearly $4,000 last year.
Professor S. H. Webster. the princt-
pal of the school OF business at Agri-
cultural college, has resigned.
Extensive damage TO several ranches
east OF Spokane was done by violent
nail storm which ragged for a few
minutes last week.
Professor Henry Landes, the state
geologist, is gathering the specimens
for the state mineral exhibit at the
ST. Louis exposition.
The second inquest over Mrs. Addie
Null and her year old child resulted
in another verdict Of death by poison
ing They resided at Seattle.
/ " a. al AANA CeA1C VI NV RARAA1
this year OF the school age over the
previous year, The census gives 25ls
male and 1880 female children. q total
of 5l13.
| The surveyors for the Great North
ern are now following one OF the pre-
liminary surveys from point one mile
south OF Meyers Falls through Kettle
Falls to Marcus.
Charles d. Atkins Of Tacoma. grand
master OF the grand lodge OF Wash
ington. F. & A. NJ. laid the corner
stone OF the new Universalist church
at Spokane recently.
Hay harvest Is in full blast In the
Palouse and a fine crop is being har-
vested. The timothy crop Is about
equal to that Of last year. but the
acreage is larger.
The body OF Fred Pea, the II year
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pea,
OF Bossburg. who was drowned while
swimming in the Columbia river re
Gently, has been found.
The remains OF William Miller. an
old resident OF Wenas valley, were
found at the foot Of the cliT recently
on the road leading to his home. He
fell over the clin and was killed.
Carl Johnson. aged 10 years. whose
parents reside 10 miles east OF Dayton
was accidentally killed recently. Il
Is supposed the victim tried to load q
shotgun. when it was discharged.
The body Of Ethel Housinger. WhC
was drowned July II At Blue Slide, or
Pend d'Oreille river, was found july
q, three miles north OF Metaline
about IS miles north Of the place Of &C
cident
The De Tillion bridge across the Spo
kane river between Davenport and thu
Cedar Canyon mining camp has beef
condemned and the approaches haV'
been boarded up by order Of the cOun
ty commissioners.
The safe Of the Lyse Mercantile
company at Wilbur was blown opel
recently and rined OF its contents fl
money amounting to S112. It was evi
IDENTIFY the work Of professionals, a
the job was neatly done.
Monroe Martin. an extensive farm
or living on AIkali fat. miles south
west OF Colfax, Is threshing his whea
crop and the grain is yielding NOR
than 80 bushels per acre. The qua
|. ity Is excellent, being plump and hard
, The quarterly statement Of the treas
urer Of Lincoln county shows a balanc
on hand of ss0,94s.O9. The tota
amount Of taxes collected for the yea
Of 1902 is S49.95214. The bonded IN
debtedness- of the county Is about $50
600.
Miss Eva Booth, the daughter Q
General William Booth, founder an
. commander OF the Salvation Army
was in Spokane Thursday. Miss Boot
= is the commissioner Of the Canada
: command OF the army, to which SpC
:, kane is attached.
= H. " Sarvant OF Tacoma and d.
William Belts Of New Orleans hav
returned to Tacoma from an ascer
! Of Mount Rainier. This is the frs
. time in four years that the big roc
has been scaled, as the ascent
growing more dIfncult every year.
The sound steamer Walsh caugh
FIRE while lying at the dock at Sidnel
on Port Orchard bay. and was burne
1 to the waters edge and sank. Their
8 we're no casualties. The Ere brok
: out amidships in the vicinity Of the Ell
q CINE. presumably from the heat OF tn
!. furnaces. The vessel Ia a total los
!. and was valued at $4,000 and insure
for 5000.
The county bridge two miles mort
Of Wenatchee that spans the Wens
. chez river. was burned recently froI
= bank to bank It Is supposed to hav
caught from sparks from the Grea
Northern engine. az the south end wa
i but 30 feet from the track and ha
8 caught twice previously from passin
, engines. The bridge was built eigh
p wears ago and cost $1,000.
During a lightning storm at wllbu
one bolt entered the residence Of A
torney w. T. Warren by the roof, pas
ing down through the room In whic
d Mrs. Warren was sitting. stunning an
D partially paralyzing her. then throug
!. the china closet, cleaning on the TO
- shelf completely, and out through