The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-28
WASHINGTON MOTHS.


c. @. Mccoy. the veteran mail con.
tractor and an old resident Of WalIa
walla. died recently.
A county institute for teachers IN
colyiile November 10.
Secretary Hitchcock has approved
the Northern Pacific grant OF land
selections. i0la acres in North Yaki-
ma. Spokane and WaterVilie districts.
Surveyors for the proposed railway
between Fletcher and Council are
once more upon the ground. Active
work win probably be commenced BY
November /.
While playing with matches the az
year old daughter OF e1.MayoF Hardin
of Beilingham caught Ore il her cloth
ing and was 30 badly burned that she
died later.
Willie lie Veeney. the young son o.
william lie Veeney. was accidentally
killed az Paha. The boy fell out Of q
wagon. striking on bis head and burst
ing . blood vessel.
Harry Allen. convicted Of robbinG
tbs postOfaee ~ Camden. November
.. 1904. was sentenced By Judge Whit
son 10 serve eight years in the 2sni-
tertiary Al hcHeiIl's island.
The eAss Of the state vs.. George
Chroubaek for the murder Of Joe Bon
nett, q Polish eOuntryman. near Pc.
Ell July le. came 10 q Close ~ Che.
halls with = verdict Of murder in the
second degree.
Drumheller Brothers u Waiia Waila
sold to Jones Scott Grain company
ss 900 bushels Of bluestem wheat II
6s lie. receiving Il check for SOS. iI5.
This is the biggest wheat sale In Wal,
Ia WAila this season.
O. v. DaTow. q well known TAI
coma druggist. was HandbagGed into
lnaenaibillty and robbed while on the
way TO his home. The highwayman
took . diamond ring valued a. $50
and 81 OF - in change.
Charles A. tombstone. the Northern
paclac brakeman WHO shot Alvin
Priea. q negro hobo. on q train while
the latter vas beating bic way coming
toward North Yakima. on September
q. vas acquitted - the charge.
Ben opp~aheimSr. q travelling man
for 3 Portland hardware firm. who 10
knowR In eastern Washington. has
been sentenced al Montssano 10 one
year In the state paniientiaTy a. Wal.
Ia Walin for ambeEEiement.
Motive power 90 the Idaho division
Of the Northern Pacific railroad wili
be Increased early next spring by the
arrival IN Spokane OF 10 more nam.
moth freight locomotives Of the w
class introduced on the division last
summer.
Attorney James Hopkins Of Spokane
Vas found guilty Of making false a..
adaviSn In the federal court recently.
Seven charges we're proven against
hiua. The penalty for this crime ia
$1,000 ane or three years imprison'
mnnt. or both.
Miss Ora uiah met With > most pc
cullaT death nj Lake Bay. near Taco
ma. recently. Tho Girl was subject "a
epileptic his. and while engaged n
picking fruit she was taken With a
O. and fell into some underbrush and
smuthorcd 10 death
one ~ the largest real estate trans
tera II tho last three months was made
when Paul Costello purchased the An
na Fshey farm for ssNb0a. The farm
consists % over 200 acres OF ane wheat
land. and 10 considered one Of the best
In that part Of lincoln county.
Two masked bandits at O'Clock
Sunday morning entered the Nadisor
street power house Of the Seattle Eiec
trio company. bound and gagged Niks
Boyle. q lamp cleaner. and +. J. Cole
a fireman. the only persons in thai
part 81 tie building and then broks
into aud robbed the deposit box 81
the company Of $500.
The news from Washington that The
board Of consulting engineers OF tbs
United States reclamation service hai
reported to Secretary Hitchcock ant
Recommended the okauuEan irrigation
project an feasible. will be read with
enthusiasm IN the Okanoean country
and with approval In all parts Of tbs
state. This undertaking will irrigat'
only 10000 acres.
The tax commission uf Washington
proposes that every conceivable arti
Gle OF personal property. tangible ant
intangible. that money in bank. th,
boarded wealth In the old stocking
under the bed or in the jug on thu
shelf, or In tho can buried in the orch
ard and even the pennies in the babys
saving bank shall next year bear /
lportion OF the state and county taxes
Charles Thronson, one of the largea
farmers In Columbia county, has giy
en- the following estimate OF raisinl
. wheat and barley, based on result
. from $500 acres Of summer fallow, IS
acres OF which was stubble grOunl
i. and half OF which was leased land
Crop. s.iis.o2o pounds. or casa pound
J. an acre; 1889 days work. includin
management. s34s0 e7ss meals, 81
2Sapi; feed and seed, $1,000; sack