The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-04-30

SPSAoh0 bEunaSCItuR local
business.
fSenator J. L. McClear and wife
left the morning for the Priest river
country where Mrs. McClear will take
up stone and timber claim.
R. Fl. Hall, division superintendent
Of the Rocky Mountain Bell TeIe-
phone company, left this morning for
to superintend the work on
the new brick exchange which the
company is erecting in that city.
P. R. Coon who accepted position
with the Journal Printing company,
stated this morning that it was but
temporary one.
Cleaning and pressing done at the
Unique Tailoring company. Club
rates, 81 IL cents q suit. Phone 1872
Red. Free Messenger.
Found. place to buy the best
bicycles at the lowest price, and re-
pairing that will give satisfaction
L. D. Tracy, SO Fourth street.
County Treasurer Shoemaker has
issued call for current expense war
rants to and including number 1890
dated January 10, 1907 general road
warrants to and including number
800, dated January 20, 1906 and gen.
eral bridge warrants to and including
number Al, dated August 20, 1906.
These warrants will be paid If
presented to him.
The board of directors of the Occur
d'Alene Commercial club will hold a
meeting Friday evening when a num-
Der of important questions will be de-
cided on and recommended to the
club for action.
Mr.. BagIy, of the Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone company, located at
Salt Lake, Utah, is spending some
time in this city and Spokane, max
ing arrangements for the improve
ment of toll service over that com.
pany's lines.
Ernest Duncan underwent an oper-
alton at the Occur d'Alene hospital
this morning for the removal of a
tumor on his neck. He is improving
rapidly and will coon be out agsin.
Willard Robinson and wife and son
Leslie, left today for Coos Bay, where
they will locate. They came from
Portland to Occur d'Alene several
years ago.
s. g. Sargent, vice president of the
First National bank, and member of
the Occur d'Alene Choral club, re-
ceived q communication today from
Prof. Herbert Kimbrough, of the
Washington State College, stating
that the train which the Occur
d'Alene Choral club would take from
Spokane to Pullman, would leave
Spokane at 7:45 o'clock in the morn
ing. In case the train on the electric
line is late, the train on the North
ern Pacific railroad will wait its ar
rival and will be a special. A spec
iaI train over the Occur d'Alene 4
Spokane electric line will take the
club to Spokane.
Mrs. Booths Prison League.
Mrs. BaIlington Booths scheme for
the reformation Of criminal convicts
strikes at the very foundation Of
morals. She insists that crime to the
average convict has been only an In
cident, a sudden temptation and a
mistake. She has established league
which in the course Of its ten years OF
existence has been Joined by over 49,
900 prisoners, who declare upon join
ing that they want TO lead a better
life.
After ten years Of trial the officers
Of the American Volunteers are con
WINGED that membership in the league
, makes a better behaved prisoner dur
! ing incarceration. The work OF thf
league ends at the outward openine
door of the prison. when the second
phase Of reform work Is entered upon
Ex-convicts are taken in hand by th'
volunteers and put upon honest fee
again, and out Of 1900 brought undeI
the sOcisty's guardianship the major
ty. Mrs. Booth says. have done right
, 'AEany have made splendid record
, ana have 80 thoroughly lived down IN
: PAST that they are today living In nap
uy homes, trusted In their WORK o.
thelr employers and found worthy .
receive back thelr citizenship"
Experience Il the best teacher, and
the criminals see the error Of driftnI
and yielding and being law UNI
themselves there Is no reason to douo
their sincerity when they take u
: nledce Of reform. "A burned CHI