The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-03-26
WASHINGTON NEWS.


pany has been placed In the hands OF
j. ]. donovan a. receiver.
King county republicans will hold
one county convention for all purposes
and that convention will be held on
May 8.
The basket ball season for this year
has closed In Colfax and the High
School Girls team claims the cham
pionship OF the Inland Empire.
After much delay Grand Exalted
Ruler ]. = Tanning Of the Elks has
inally fixed on l4onday. March 2S. as
the day when be will VisH Spokane.
Seven men are under arrest charged
with being the whiteeaps who SO bru-
tally outraged C. W. Thomas at his
ranch home a few miles east OF Col
Vile.
Thomas r. Delaney. at present Gus
.oms inspector a. Seattle port, has
leen named by s4ayor-elect Baltinger
% be chief OF police 10 succeed John
sullivan.
Al Deming. on Puget sound. Frank
3lomQuist was crushed to death by a
rec which he was Telling and which
sDlit as his saw was only half way
through Il.
Mr.. and Mrs. s j. Tant and family.
Eho we're the hrs. settlers In Garfield.
md pioneers OF " hitman county. have
gone to Long Beach. Cal. TO make
heir home.
Thomas L. Greenough. the million
ire mineowner and operator OF Mis-
oula, Mont. will erect quarter Of
\ million dollar ONCE building at Spo-
zane this summer
The general store OF A. p Cowan.
postmaster at Camden. was totally de-
3troyed BY fire recently. II is bellev-
"A the fire was Of lncendiary origin.
The loss Is about $1,000, partially IN,
.ured.
5. NJ. AcCroskey. Whitman county
school superintendent, has issued the
program for the annual teachers in
titute. watch will be held in the Col
FAX high school building April I TO
3. inclusive.
Commercial clubs, chambers OF com
nerce and prominent men throughout
he state are bonding 10 the request
u the Franklin county chamber q
commerce, asking them to lend theIr
influence In forwarding the Palouse
liver Irrigation plan,
At a recent meeting OF farmers Of
lincoln county. an organization TO be
,oln county, an organization to Be
,uown As me Farmers Club % Lin
coin County was formed with the
biect OF promoting the milling and
warehouse project
Two German hcmesteaders. MaFthlas
tnd Martin .-rue have geen missing
rom thetr h0nes4eads on Little Gull
ayate prairie. in the western part Of
ns state. since February 10. and il is
ieHeved gAey missed the trail through
cedar swamp and have perlsned
wala Walla property holders have
tnited In a petition 70 pave the streets
a selection Of V3s.35 acres OF tim
ger lands for the washin gton norma
.cneol grant has been approved by the
facretary Of the Interior The lands
ire In Snohcmlsh and Skagit counties
md are wei timUered. zoe selection
practically comp etes the grant 10 the
FORMAL schools
The Washington delegation has beer
sssured by General Counsel Bum u
ne Northern Pacific. with whom they
COX mp the lapover case Of Clark
'ounty settlers. that the company IS
'hout 70 put out a circular advising
ettlers Of their rights. according to
Ar. Bum the company desires to treat
sttlers with great liherai,y.
After winning the negative Of sub
ect against toe University Of Oregon
ns Whitman couege team won the az
irmatIye Of it against w A. e. Of
rullman. The subject was Resolved
nat the Incorporation Of ayor UNIONS
desirable. ~-.-mau's speakers
we're II E. Brown, Gaius Crecnslads
md Louis sutherland. w. A. ~. Wal.
'ers. Early and Hines.
The farmers or Wenatchee vicinity
ONE time ago organized the Farmers
Telephone & Telegraph company. and
5 now rapidly extending the lines
When completed the line will traversa
be Wenatehee river as far as Leav,
'nworth. and wiz be extended down
me Columbia as far as Colockum
creek, giving service over 50 miles of
'srritory. with numerous lateral lines
The North Yakima school board, ar
Ter msA.ng an examination into the
7azing of Spruce Cox. who was thrown
nto an irrigation ditch By cade, boys.
passed resolutions reducing the on
GERS Of the cadet company. who took
part In the affair. 10 the ranks. aban,
Toned the cadet corps for the rest of
he torn, prohibited the playing OF
games Of any kind and placed the II
boys implicated on probation.