The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-08
NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON. IDAHO, MONTANA,
AND OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
A Few Interesting ltsms Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding countrf-NumeFous AeeL
dents and Personal Events Take
Plass-outIook ls BrIght

Spokane has abolished the vertical
system OF writing in the public
schools.
j. II. ellis. a retired rear admiral
OF the United States navy. accOmpsn'
led by his wife and daughter. are visit.
Ing Spokane.
Thursday and Friday. July 70 and
{2l. have been decided on ~ the dates
Tor the Spokane business mems exeuF.
sion. which this year win so 20 the
Occur d'Alene mining country.
The second annual plenie OF tbs
Stevens County Pioneer association.
held ii the fair grounds In Colville.
Was one OF the most enjoyable events
Of the year.
The comptroller Of the currency has
approved the application OF Aaguste
Peterson. Harvey. n, D.. and associates
10 organize a new national bank ~
Fo-wooiley. 10 be known as the
First National Bank Of EedFo- Wool.
ley" Capital. 26.000,
John y, Stevens. = former Spokane
man. wiil be chief engineer 10 the
Panama canal.
Arthur II. Holmes. . iinemAa EN-
pl0yed BY the Washington Water Pow
eF company. while working on pole
Saturday afternoon. In some way took
hold Of = high voltage wire and was
instantly killed.
Trains will be running over the
Spokane Medical lake line BY Aug,
ust /.
tn Judge Poird9KtaF'h court at SPo-
kane Saturday afternoon eight felohs
stood ~ the bar and received sehten-
Ca to the pSuiientlAFy Aggregaiing u
years
Vertical writing has been discarded
10 she public schools NJ Seattle.
A BSlliaghAm company has secured
a eoagraeE To furnish $500 toaa u dog
salmon 10 Japan.
Arrangements have bocn made To
place 10000 Fainbow trout IN the lakes
and streams uF western kiirkltat
county
4 house owhed BY J. z culEoF ard
occupied BY John Campbell a. . resi-
drace near Valley. vas struck BY
lighthinE recently and set aarc Mr.
Campbell and family saved most ot
their furniture and personal effects
The house was q total losa.
The Yakima Commercial club has
passed a resolution TO be- presented 10
the secretary ~ the interior asking
that oaaeisi not 20 approve the state
selections q lands In the Yakima val,
Icy. The sentiment ~ the commercial
eiub IL practically the sentiment ~
tbs whole people u the Yakima val
ley.
Tho annual picnic and live stock
shuw % The EwarsvIiIe grange open.
Cd Monday in LYle'a grove. HeYon
niies west u Pullman.
The little tuwa ~ Diamond. 10 miles
vest % Colfax. VAS almost wiped out
b. arc recently.
- q. klinefoltnr. proprietor % the
Palpuao Electric Light q Power com.
pAuy. has closed = contract with M
J Shields Of the Moscow Electric
Light 4 Power company. whereby Mr..
Shields wili furnish the Paiouua plant
with 276 horsepower Tor local use Tho
wires viii be strung and the available
curront turned on November /. next
Saturday was Tacoma day at the
Lewis and Clark exposition and an cx
curslou party Of nearly a thousand
pogple made the trip.
Believing that an attempt has been
made to vote a number Of illegal vot
ers in the coming waila wslla cleo
ton. lnformatiuns against eight en-
ployua 'of the state penitontiary have
been signed and sworn TO.
Tho state board Of control has
awarded to r. C. Tubba Of Seattle th,
contract for building the new hospitA
at the Soldiers Home; contract priC'
abs9s.
That about IL per cent Of spokans'i
population derives Its support directly
from the railroads running out Of N,
city Ia q fact
Lewis county added another aeuaa
tlohal murder to her record Sunday
the murderer committing suicide sooi
after killing bis victim. The TRACED!
occurred near Rife. . postofice q
miles from Chehalis, in eastern Levi
county. Mack Justice about soon me
Julian Coleman near Rife and the,
auarreled over liquor. During th
quarrel Coleman shot Justice In tn
head with a revolver. Both men wer
armed with pistols. Coleman Hed dow
the road about half q mile and shn
himself with the same revolver wit
which he had killed Justice. Juatic
and Coleman were unmarried and eae
about IS years old.
IDAHO aoutaBR.