The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-07
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA
AND OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Itsms Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding country-stUmsrous AeeI.
dents and Personal Events Taks
Plase-Fall Trade 10 Coed.


20 resign as adinsant general 20 ae-
eept q consular position In South
America, General James A. Drain, who
returned Saturday from the east. made
q denial of the statement.
On September IA. Albert A. Bell.
the notorious mail pouch EobbeF. was
transferred from the federal pEison
at MeNeii's island TO the URitea States
psuitentiayy ut Fort LeAyenwoFth. Kan,
The controlling interest Ia tho HE
her Brewing and Mating company nj
Spokane was recently Hold by John
q. =. HeibeF for a price said 10 Del
100000 TO John Lang. William Hunt
Icy and Charles Theis.
George .. MeLarea. representing
the Chicago Milwaukee a. 81. Paul
railroad. has purchased from Dear.
borne 4 Co. and Edgar Ames. block
aa5 ~ the Seattle tide lands
Al a recent meeting u the WenRt-
ehes city council the resignation Of
Mayor %. y. Sampson was accepted
and n. q. Llstiansld was chosen as his
successor.
A board u irrigation engineers. in.
ctndlnE District Engineer whistler.
Consulting EnEiRaeF Wiley and super.
visinE Engineer HeneY will meet
about October Z. at CoAconaiiy 70
discuss the okAaogAn irrigation pro
lert.
Beatamtn w. FImh. deputy state 40.
ditoF under J. d. Atkinson. haa hsen
appointed assistant secretary u state
- Hmk - "a - NmW
Thomas Hickey.
Night hh0wH are 10 be the rev
feature ut the Spokane Interstate
fair this year The fair In held from
OrtobeF 70 Is. This Is the 18th
annual az these taiFa
December 7 and 8 the aatea aGea
Tor the iniJIAgiua of the woodmcn ~
tho World. promises TO BE- red letter
days la thr history ~ the order. not
only 10 coltax. bug throughout the 60.
tirs district included In southeastern
waahiaEyan. Preparations are under
Dr ELMER s. Fisher. formerly living
I've miles south 81 ElheFtpn. attempted
suicide Fecvntiy Ia caili. lad. a. the
home u bis father.
Tho wans waiiA council 81 tho
Waaameu IT thn World IL making
elaborate preparations for lie toKTogl.
tna contest so be given "a October
Is 81 ahieh Head Councilman Boak
util pap bis hfst visit 10 The norsh.
wsNs.
The ufoleaa body os al old man
VAS found recently by John Powers
lyisR 60 the hank Il the Columbia
river near wahatehee. Tho man
had committed suicide By shooting
twica through his head
W. Maxwell has raised $500 for 3
creamery 1t Dayton. Those interest
cd feel sure of Hucceaa.
RohuEg e. strahorn whn has effect.
cd tho Organization of the North
Coast railway. announces the com.
pAhy will build = system Of steam rail.
ways for the North Yakima valley.
The arst tine wiii be built into the
TietAn basin. 10 tap the Cowiits coal
helds. and make . connection with
the Tacoma Eastern. second line
will bo built up the Nachea TO the
ooidhill district. and third line will
be- direct 10 the sunnyaida country.
In his announcement. Mr.. HtrahoFn
aays IL Is the purpose Of the company
60 tap all unoceupied territory ad.
iAcent to North Yakima. and make
them tributary 10 this place. Work
will be commenced on the line a.
SOoa as possible.
State Senator Randu has aied at
the United United States land office
\ plat of the road the WAiluia Pacific
proposes 10 build down the north bank
OF the Columbia river from wallula
to Vancouver. wash. The plat has
been forwarded to Washington. This
Is one Of the most important taken
80 far In the hight against the Hnl
interests.
A years supply Of jute for the
pcnitentary mill was contracted for
BY the board Of control recently nj
price representing an advance OF
$4,000 for the total amount over the
prices secured last year. The con.
tract goes to +. r. Crow Co. OF
Tacoma for $500 bales az sis.34 laid
down al the penitenuary.
David A. Henderson. n pioneer Of
sprague and civil war veteran. Is dead
The purchase Of large tracts Of land
In and adjoining colfax by the spo
kane & Inland Electric Railroad com
pany IL considered the best news Col
fax has heard for many years. The
people are elated over this assurance
Of speedy connection with Spokane
nv an ateetrir rattrnnd
way. The business men Of Colfax have
donated $500 TO help make the log
rolling success. Five hundred can
didates is the number which II IL hon
ed to initiate in the opera house De
eemher Z.
Acting directly for the Northern Pa
elfc Railway company. q Vancouver
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