Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-17
WERE GUESTS
OF THE CITY
arrisOn People Enjoy Occur d.
Alene Hospitality.

over 800 citizens Of the prosperous
and growing town OF Harrison spent
Yesterday afternoon, and last even
ing visiting and discussing county
seat removal with the people Of Occur
dAlene. The guests, accompanied
by the Occur d'Alene band, arrived
late in the afternoon on the steamer
Idaho and when the boat steamed
into the harbor loaded down with the
exeursionists a large delegation OF
the citizens and business men Of the
city met them at the docks to greet.
and bid them welcome.
The visitors were then taken in
charge by the committee on arrange
ments, and the business men of the
city, and preceded by the band the
exeursionists marched up Sherman
street. The band rendered number
OF selections on the street while the
cimmittee and citizens showed the
visitors the places of interest in the
city. The visitors were first taken
to the new city hall which the peo-
pie Of Occur d'Alene are offering to
the county for a court house in the
event of the removal of the coupty
seat to this place. The resolutions
OF the council granting the prayer of
the executive committee for the use
of the city hall as a court house, and
the lease in escrow to that end with
the First National bank was then
exhibited to them. Next they were
shown the four handsome sites which
individuals have offered to the county
as court house sites, and for which
deeds, except one. have been placed
in escrow with the First National
bank.
Those who have offered the sites
are T. G. Kaesemeyer and William
Dollar, Ham & Kerl, e. G. WEIGH,
and ]. p. Graves of the Inland EN-
pire railroad. For the latter site a
deed has not yet been placed in es-
crow, owing to the absence of Mr..
Graves in the east, but as soon as
he returns an instrument conveying
it TO the county on condition that
the county seat be removed to the
city will be executed. All sites are
well situated, and well suited as a
location for a court house.
After visiting other places Of in
terest, and the various business in
situations of the city the visitors went
to the Hotel Idaho where they were
entertained by the men and women
of the city, and an elaborate dinner
served. The evening up to $3.50 was
spent in social entertainment and
discussion of the county seat ques-
ton, and then the visitors attended a
/ dance given in their honor at the
Blackwell pavilion. Dancing was in.
| dulged in until IL o'clock, and then
the visitors bid good night to the
people of Occur d'Alene and returned
to their homes at Harrison. All the
visitors expressed themselves pleased
with the royal entertainment given
them, and as favorably impressed
with the many advantages possessed
by this city as a county seat, and
from now on will be found shoulder
to shoulder in the battle for the re
moval of the county seat to this
place.
The executive committee is yer,
much pleased with the results at
tanned by the visit, and expressed
themselves now as confident tina
when the votes are counted on cleo
ton day that the result will be
victory by large majority for coeui
d'Alene.
From now on a number OF exeur
sions win be given during the cam
paign. Plans are under eonsidera
ton looking to a similar entertain
ment to that OF yesterday afternoon
and last evening to the people OF st
Maries. This entertainment viii b
followed up with visits on the par
OF the executive committee and bust
mess men Of the city to various town
In the county.