The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-04-02
POST FALLS NEWS NOTES

George Nogle last Saturday.
Up to Wednesday noon but 80 had |
registered for the town election.
Chris Loan is confined to his bed.
He is suffering with an sbcess back
Of his ear.
Dave Nogle, town marshal and /
drayman, is again confined to the
house with Rheumatism.
IMr. Neischultz, who is employed
hy lumber firm near Granite, Is
here on visit TO his family.
NJ. A. Bacon. au old resident and
property owner of this place, is back
Oh visit, after al absence Of several
months on the ST. Joe river.
]. c. Callahan, receiver for the
Idaho Lumber Il Manufacturing com
pany Of this place, is selling the
iron, etc, owned by the company,
and arranging to sell the mill site
and water power.
Tom Williams, Of this place, is
one Of the new subscribers Tom is
q splendid axman and Is ready to put
up S25 that he can cut more wood
in 10 hours than any other man in
the northwest.
Thomas Benson, Of Kansas, and
Miss Julia Smith, of Occur d'Alene,
we're married in the parlor Of the
Cottage hotel in this place last
Sunday at noon. The marriage,
which was private, was performed by
Elder ". Fl. Molouey, Of the Christ
ian church, Spokane The happy
couple, after partaking Of luncheon,
left at $50 over the electric road for
Spokane and the sound TO spend their
honeymoon.
Your correspondent Was in error
last week in stating that the grand
literary and musical entertainment to
be given here on April 5, by the
Ladies' Aid society Of the Presbyter-
ian church, was for the purpose Of
raising funds to pay former pastor.
We misunderstood our informant,
and am pleased to learn that the
church is out Of debt, and that the
entertainment will be given for the
purpose Of raising money to repaint
and reseat the church. The best pro-
fessioual literary and musical talent
Of Spokane has been engaged for the
occasion, and We predict that the
affair will be most successful one.
Arthur Manor and one Of the
Patterson boys returned from Sucker
lake about ? O'Clock Sunday morn
ing, and discovered a blaze in the
Post Falls Mercantile company >
store. George Dart was notified and
quickly unlocked the store and OK
tinguished the fire with water which
was handy. A large hole was burned
through the floor and the studding
vas burning when discovered. Some
one had evidently thrown q lighted
cigar stub into a wooden box contain
ing saWdust, and used as a spittoon,
- no FIRE was in the store when Mr..
Dart locked the store at 9 O'Clock.
Burglars and safe cracksmen visited
A. j. Manor's general merchandise
store and the postoftice, which Is in
the same room, at an early hour
Sunday morning. The burglars broke
into Pierson Bros. blacksmith shop
and secured q sledge hammer, broad
al, chisle, punch and file. then vent
TO the front door of the store and
picked the lock, entered and went to
work on the postoffice safe with the
sledge, battering the combination
knob and knocking 1t out Of place
They drilled no holes, but poured
nitroglycerine into the combination.
wrapped the safe in blankets and
clothing to deaden the sound, then
exploded the glyeerine The safe
door was blown open ard wrecked,
and the robbers secured about sI65
IN money, pension check for S3G.
endorsed by T. o. Nevers, and about
$50 worth OF stamps besides
quantity Of jewellery from the stores
tewelry department. Most Of the
cash secured belonged to other people,
Mr.. Manor having sent most Of bis
money away that day The Maccabess
and Woodmsn had their money de-
posted there, as we'll as George Beed-
ham, Of the Enterprise hotel. The 4
explosion Vas heard by several parties
IN the hotel, which Is only a short
distance west Of the postoffIce. but
they thought some jewellers we're vast.
ing ammunition, and so did not In.
'estigats. The postoffice inspector