The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-15
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wAsHINOToM MoTEa.

Ulysses 8. Grant. son Of the Illus
trious federal commander in chief. 10
spending this week in Spokane.
In the person OF Louise colotchi, the
Spokane police have unearthed an
hsiress to . $4,000 fortune in San
Francisco.
Scion II. Seaman. aged IL years. was
drowned while swimming In the SpO-
kane river about 2 IL miles above the
city limits Sunday afternoon.
I'd stickney. J. H. Malone and Jas.
Leslie. escaped conyicts from the
United States penitentiary at Nc
Neill's island. have been captured.
seAttle'a foreign export business for
June amounted TO nearly 100000,
being greater than that Of any previ.
Gus month in the history OF the city.
Z. ]. Lewis. the real estate broker
In Seattle. wanted az Wheaton. Ill.
for frauds amounting to more than
$40 600, viii return without eKtradi.
Ii0n.
The entire alfalfa crop around We
nAtehee was badly damaged and in
sections entirely ruined by the heavy
rains Of last week. The crop was all
down.
Graduates Of the Law department Of
the University Of Washington viii be-
admitted to the senior class Of the
Yale Law school on presenting their
diplomas.
Fire which started IN the basement
Of ?. B. Wright 4 Co.'S paint and wall
paper store a. Spokane NJ ! O'Clock
Saturday afternoon. did damage es-
timated e. more than 10000.
n. n. Chiffon Of Dayton. aged 65
years. In 3 az Of dependency placed
~ ealiber revolver 20 his right ear
and sent crashing through his brain
bullet that caused instant death.
The Legality o. the 100000 issue
Of school bonds for Tacoma has been
sustained BY the supreme court. The
money win be used for the eonstruc
lion Of a high school In that city.
Saturday afternoon during the Rita
Vile Palouse ball game. within 20
rods Of the grounds. william. the -
year old son Of John Dawson Of Pa.
louise. was drowned while swimming
In the river.
The wenatcheo eannery has com.
tpletod the frHt week OF its existence.
Mr.. Foy. the manager Of the canning
company. says that everything is NOV.
ting Oh In hrst class order, and Ia the
hrst weeks run over l2,oo0 cans Of
cherries have been disposed Of.
The body ot Albert irving was found
In Kettle river. about ave miles above
Danville. and taken TO Curiew for
burial Irving was driving logs down
the river and was drowned May ~.
The place where the body was found
was ~ miles from where the acct
dent occurred.
II. r. Gibson, q druggist. and SRA,
James Mitchell. wife OF q furniture
salesman, were drowned in Lake
Washington. near Seattle An up
turned boat with wearing apparel be,
longing to the couple was found on
the bank OF Union bay.
Unless the state takes some steps
Immediately toward the appointment
Of deputy Are warden with iurisdle
ton In this county the whole country
TO the north and northeast OF Seattle
will be In flames within the next few
weeks, says Game Warden Ref.
Harry c. Boyd blew out his brains
at Spokane last Friday night He was
the assistant general agent Of the
Hamburg bremen Fire Insurance com
pany and had been in the Insurance.
business In the northwest for Is years
He was one Of the largest stockhold
ers in the Big Bend National bank d
Davenport. Wash,
W. A. Davis OF stepto has discover
cd a new and effectual method Of de
stroyinR squirrels. Mr.. Davis sent &
Iowa for some ferrets, which he uses
10 hunt squirrels. which are one Of the
greatest pests Of this section. The
ierrets are trained to 30 into the holes
after the squirrels and either catci
and KIN them or drive them out OF IN,
. holes, where dogs catch them. Mr.
Davis took three ferrets and two dog
and went into the fields. In less thai
two hours he had killed 60 Bquirrels
Marshal Lyons OF Toledo haE arrest
Cd HeEekiah Hall. famillarly known d
his native home In Lee county. Viz
ginia. as Hike" Hall. He Is wantet
In Lee county for the alleged murdel
/ OF John Grub and divers other serl
Gus offenses. Hall admits that he kill
, cd Grub. but claims that he did I
) IN self defense. He stated 70 Sherii
+ Urunhart that he had killed elgh
i men. remarklng that some men woull
, never be good until they were dead
and that he had run up against eigh
men whom he found Il necessary 4
make good" The man is SIS year
! old and quite gray.
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