The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1906-01-20
NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON. MONTANA, IDAHO
AND OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
\ Few Interesting items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding country--Numerou Aeei.
dents and Personal Events Take
PlAee-Fall Trade 10 Good.
WASHINGTON no-Ea.

The wrestling match al Harrington
between Joe Heinrich Of Spokane and
John swartz. Ed Rux and Almond Fox
Of Harrington was won by Heinrich
In the Total wrestling time OF II min
utes and 55 seconds.
WinfFed Oowlss, alleged embezxling
school CLERK and director Of the North
Yakima city board. has been acquitted
By 4 jury and immediately FeArrested
on q similar charge, and placed In the
county jail
A man whose name has not yet
been discovered. recently was found
dead near Spokane.
Rev. H. Edward Mills, who has been
chosen for she new pastor Of the Ply.
mouth Congregational church At Spo.
kaRe, has been In charge Of the Edge.
wood Congregational church In Seat,
tie for three years,
After an eyentful life that spanned
almost n century with the male
members of her family connected with
all three of the great wars Of the
country. Mrs. Julia Stilley Smith died
~ Kettle Pals. recently. AZ the home
u her son Harvey. aged nearly IS
years.
George Eihsidler. a pioneer Of Whit
man county. died suddenly 81 his home,
southwest o. Albion. recently.
The price Of sugar beetH is To be
advanced 20 cents per ton II a certain
increase In the tonnage is reached. &C
eordihE 10 = report
The wheat convention. a its session
AZ Pullman. passed 3 resolution In
dorsing the work Of the national
grange in trying TO secure removal Of
fhr International revenue tax on de-
nAIuralised alcohol memorial on
the subject Wiil be forwarded 10 con
ErcsH.
The faculty q the University Of
| Washington viii start movement
With the assured support Of President
Roosevelt, and Secretary Root 10 have
the $50 oo0. GOO indemnity paid by the
Chinese for the Boxer trouble used
80 establish chairs ~ Chinese Ian
euaEr In the leading universities Of
the country
Jaek o'Keefc has accepted the chai-
lsnEc made by Kid Parker 70 meet him
In Spokane. aRd has no,iSed the spo.
kane Amateur Athletic club that he
uiil 80 against the great little FIGHTER
from Denver. II 10 known that Eddie
/ Quiun manager % the s, A. A. c.
thinks Parker and Okeefc would
max. che Of the best dEhta that has
ever been pulled on in Spokane. 50
the sports expect 10 see the two men
matched
Joe Rousseau ~ Tacoma has idon-
tiaed George Gilmore. the man who
was sho, Ia death by onccr Mort Bell
Al Bakershcid. Cal come weeks ago
uhile attempting TO escape from Gus.
tody a. his brother. Henry Rousseau.
resident Of Tacoma.
The report al the Yakima Hnr,icul.
iural union composed % fruit grow
era In Yakima county. shows net prof.
IS AZ the union for 1908 At approx.
ma,elr ttooo During the year &c cars
Of fruit were shipped.
Leaving his clutches as a silent mes.
sage 10 those be left bchiad. RAY
STROBE plunged into the cold waters
o. the Spokane river ~ Spokane and
carried out his oft repeated threat that
he would end his life in the spokane
river
Congressman Cushman has intro
duecd = hill providing for the appoint.
mont of commissioners by the COVER.
nor Of Alaska instead Of by judges, as
has been the practice in the past
The house has passed the Jones bill
providing for the construction Of q
bridge across the Columbia river at
wenatchee,
/ Or N G. Blalock announces n big
rabbit drive At Blalock island in the
columbia river, February 9.
The Washington Irrigation company
has a large force preparing for 1905
water delivery from the Sunnyside ca.
lnal This work has been delayed on
account Of the pending negotiations for
a sale 20 the government
Ross Il. Brattain Of Spokane Is In
Washington to qualify az United
States consul TO Heug Chow. China.
walla waila has been selected for
The next g. A. r. department encamp-
lment. 20 be held June Is. 90 and a,