The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-26
WASHINGTON. IDAHO, MONTANA
AND OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
a rev interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur.
rounding country-Numsrous AeeL
cents and Personal Events Take
Piaes-outIOok ls BrIShG
wAsHlNoToN NOTES.


big contract for work on the Alaska
Central railroad. Il consists Of 900
feet OF tnnneling. ON which WoFk viii
proceed actively during the coming
winter
State Auditor clausen has eomplet- |
ed an Inventory OF all the property |
owned by the state Of Washington
This inventory shows the total FesOuF.
ees Of the state 20 be SIS. sos. l54.sT.
The liabilities are placed Al $685.
ass
The Fern Greek Lumber company'n
sawmfll al Frances. near South Bend.
MAS burned TeeenIty- The loss is estl'
mated al 10000. Insurance 5000.
Origin unknown.
Less than ali LOCO remains 20 bel
raised uI the $4,000 which liz need.
ed for the construction Of the new
Y II. c, A. building Al Seattle
A splendid edinee has been planned
Go take the place u the Tacoma -.
Patricks Catholic church. which was
reesngly destroyed by nre.
The navy department has assigned
Captain W. T. BurWeli 10 the com.
mand u the navy yard and station q
Puget sound. ID ths relief 81 Rear Ad'
mlral e. J. Barclay. Who retires from
the navy on September 5.
Rev Charles n. SheldOn. author ut
"ln His Steps. il making a lecture
tour az ths Puget sound cities.
Spokane MAn0ns werc at home to
their gFteada on Thursday. when they
took possession u their beautiful new
temple, Just completed ~ an appro1i-
mate cost 81 100000. The opculnE
vas conducted wsgh all the pomp and
ceremony usual 10 such celebrations.
including a dress parade. Afternoon 70
eepllon and a large dance Ia the eve
Ming
olympia has eight public schools
and thrive colleges
The tsieEFaphsgn' strike on the Nor
thern Pacific railway 0nded Friday
FulluatpE the raplsuiagiun Ia regard g
the Great Northern. the strike ended
after = 20 day ashs
Among the iaFKgs, transactions 10
Columbia county recently have beeu
thr sale Ut = sc COO farm by y. ~
wealhsrsuFd the purchase u agi.
900 farm by Alexander Price. the sale
81 = 81. 900 BOT II barley By Jaeol
wcinhard and . tzt 900 grain puf
chase from " n. Richardson BY l.
a Athertnu Before the cluaa 0t mar
yvai gherv wlil PROBABLY b. laSE'
checks drawn. - there wiiI b. srrefs
Eratn crops nold woyth tzs.oOo
Elaborate preparations are bViul
made fug The three days los rollinE q
the wondmrn Of tho world To b. helt
10 coltax this fail al date not ye
nxcd
Judge Warner Cobb reports the hai
~ hts farm Of $40 acres two pitie
north a Fairfield. where be has mad
his home for the past IS years. I'll
consideration waa tiS.coo.
James a. Anderson, aged 40 years
died suddenly under peculiar rircuu
stances recently near ColiAN> lie ha
listened 60 story by Mr DcEan. II
suddenly stopped laughing and roa
up. saying Jim. have lost my sight
I'm blind he started 10 walk an
fell forward dead
The new steamer Columbia. hui
b. the Columbia Navigation compan!
was launched Saturday evening at
O'Clock. NJ wUnaichee.
EVERY salo0a In colfax. for the FRI
time in weeks. was tightly closed SUI
day. Wiih the blinds drawn 20 that u
interior of the saloon could be see
frpm the street.
An unknown man was KILLED satu
day afternoon In one Of the aawmii
neaS Chattaroy.
Nicholas sinslnlcow. a special eE
iHaary " the car ut Russia, recent
spent a day IN North Yakima and 90
rounding country. lie came TO -
how the Yakima people conducts
their ayutem Of irrigation.
Last Friday morning a newly thres
cd setting OF wheat owned by Weaii
IAaha took Ere and was deHtroye
near Davenport. The pile contains
400 sacks. estimated to contain Q
bushels The origin Of the firo Ia
mystery.
That the wenatchee valley Il /
coming famous for the tine quality
fruit grown IL being demonstrated
cry day at wenatchee. Saturday 4
carloads OF watermslonu alone left I
depot. besides eight carloads OF mix
fruita. and one thousand boxes Of c.
taIoupes and fruits that were bill
out by express.
The greater part Of the fruit CT
Of the Peach country. In the Big Der
has been sold. The entire output
the Hawk Greek valley was purchas
by a Montana commission hot
through tie agent. Mr.. White. All
rietieR are included in the deal and
livery is to be made at Creaton. VIII
different prices we're paid to differ,
orchardists. the following prices vi
the average paid: Peaches. 20 pou
boxes. as cents; apples, IS pound b
es. so cents: pears, 40 pound box
76 cents: plunis, rs pound boxes.