The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-01-14
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES

Idaho has HOO patriots who are
seeking positions under the incoming
state administration. Nine hundred
of these, 1t Is said, are Boiseites.
What pity 1t Is that there are not
enough offices to go round. -Poca-
tello Advance.
On Tuesday all grades Of refined
sugar advanced 10 cents a hundred
pounds. The sugar trust begins the
new year with renewed confidence,
and the consumers Of sugar will
think it tastes sweeter than ever
News Miner.
After the two democratic members
of the lower house Of our legislature
went to the trouble Of holding a
caucus and selecting full list Of
attaches, 1t was real mean Of the
republican majority not to give the
two democrats an opportunity to vote
in open session upon those whom
they had selected to I'LL the various
offices. Montpelier Examiner.
The matter Of the erection Of a
bridge across the Kootenai river at
Boomers Ferry is a necessity which
has already been too long postponed.
This end Of the state has never been
the recipient Of state appropriation
and il Is nothing more than right that
kootsnai cOunty's demand at this
time should be acted favorably upon
by the Idaho legislature. North
Idaho News.
The newspapers at Lewiston and
Pocatello are having a heap Of fun
over the reasons assigned In certain
Washington correspondence for Civ
ing Moscow a public building now
while those two towns will be kept
waiting till they grow large enough
to be entitled TO a better building
than Moscow will get from this con
gress. We are willing to admit that
the situation 10 rather comical, but
1t Is better to grin and bear il than
to make a scene. What Is a congress
man good for If not to get public
building for his home town?-North
Idaho Star.
We shall at all times defend the
Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, and the constitutional rights
and privileges Of its members, allow
ing all men the same privilege, let
them worship how, where or what
they may. We point with pride to
the greatness achieved By the elaca-
tional boards of the church and pub
lie school districts, as written in.
dellibly on the walls of the magnif-
cent Kicks Academy and the beauti.
full Central School buildings that
adorn our thriving city Current
Journal.
Senator Mitchell aud Congressman
Binser Hermann have been indicted
by the federal grand jury for com
piicity In the Oregon land frauds aud
the report now comes from Washing
ton that Efter the Investigation is
concluded then 1t will be taken up In
Idaho. j. B. West, the would .be
political boss Of Neg Psrce county,
and register Of the Lewiston land
office, is very indignant that any.
thing crooked should be suspected In
his office and rushes into print invit-
ing the most thorough exam nation
and claims it to be the work OF poll
teal enemies. Mitchell and Hermann
made similar statements but they
were indicted just the same. Idaho
County Fres-Press.
II was a great record the Occur d.
Alene district made in mineral pro-
1uction In 1904, the greatest in it's
history, and yet not as great as 1t
would have been had there been a
sufficient water supply. From the
most reliable sources available, out
side the mining offices, the Press
the gross output from the
mines Of this county at I
2l1 0G6 tons. The average value Of 1
The ore Of this district Is probably /
s54 or s55 per ton. At the first /
named figure the gross value Of the I
output according to our estimate I
would be s13,O17, 564. Idaho Press.
W. E. Borah Is leaving for Wash
ngton to enter the lists as a cham.
oion of Smoot the apostle Of a
dishonest, faith break
ng organization which would like to
iave the saints represented In CON
yress. The recipients Of divine re-
relations direct from God-but
,ouched In frightfuIIy bad grammar
are not friendlsss, by any means,
md that their political allies are
till true was seen when Congressman
french, as mentioned In the last re-
'orts Of the investigation, walked In
md took his seat between John