The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-02
WASHINGTON NoTEs.

Secret Service 0facer Steven A.
C0nnell makes an estimate that Geo.
Edward Adams, defaulting cashier Of
the United States assay once IN Sc
attic, has made away with an amount
Ia excess o. 100000.
Harry Davis. private secretary TO
Representative Jones. has been in
formed BY Secretary Hitchcock that
the department would take no action
on Washington irrigation projects un-
IN the matter could be taken up with
the Washington congressman
A resolution 10 provide for a post
graduate course Of lectures upon MI
braRehes Of medicine and surgery was
recently adopted with unhnimity at 81
special meeting of the Spokane County
Medical society and the faculty Of %
physicians was appointed.
w. ]. Shaughnessy, formerly pub
Usher of the Kennewick Courier. was
killed on the railroad four miles east
Of Prosser last week. II Is supposed
be was either struck BY a train or
fell on while riding on q train. dis
body was found completely cut In two.
within the past four months four
times as many inspections Of diaries
and creameries have been made In
Washington as were made In the pre-
eeding six years. says u. Davies.
state dairy and pure food commits
sioneF
The state railroad commission has
appointed o. o. Calderhead an expert
on railroad freight rates. He was for
merly a cashier for the Northern Pa
eiiic Railroad company.
After searching for four months for
their brother. Thomas Il. Jones. who
was reported to be mortally wounded
Iin the mountains ~ Idaho, near Spo-
kane. Mrs. william Martin and Mrs.
IGeorgla Revin Of Denver have given
up the quest without securing trace
of Jones.
Lieutenant d. c. MccleIland o. Com
many n. az Fort Wright. has returned
lRas0. Company rs missing funds.
Cleaning day in Spokane. last satuF-
day, Was pronounced q success.
The permitting Of gambling in their
places viii prove quite an expensive
luxury 70 the proprietOra Of the nVe
saloons in WRlIa Waila. whose licenses
we're revoked By the council The 20
tai amount forfeited BY reason Of the
revocation Of licenses Is s2e4b.5o.
George Raymond Of Seattle has
made one Of the largest purchases o.
wheat land that has taken place n
the Alto vicinity in a long time, wheE
: he closed a deal for the Charley Jobs
; place OF 100 acres Al $40 an acre. o.
= about $4,000 for the ranch.
The railroad commission has accept
s cd the resignation Of J. VIII Lysons
, Temporary secretary, TO take eject 81
I April /. 1906. and elected Clinton A
{ snowden OF Tacoma permanent secre
ttary: selected o. o. Calderhead o
q Seattle as expert employe; made Mrt
. c. Z. Van Etien. permanent clerk a
o an increase in salary Of 500 pc
d year. or total Of $1,000. and voted &
s employ Mr. Snowden as clerk from
e January / TO April i, At a salary o
, 500 per month
A syndicate composed OF David ]
Ham. f. A. Torrance. r. d. Garrett
IL J.. NIAWWAMs &@AAA A%AAA SA@1 "
S. Yearsley. has purchased 5000 acre
q OF land in southern Alberta, n. W i
for siO0, 900.
Il Tacoma grain buyers who are sal
Il 10 belong 70 the combine are uoncou
n initial ever the opinion OF the ASST
d tant attorney general that the compa'
X said to have been entered into b
millers and buyers is In restraint
le trade. as contemplated in the int
10 state commerce law. prohibiting sue
a combinations. Those who say anythin
al all are inclined to consider n
a matter as a joke.