Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-29
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

i " OO thO AucI survivor OIL the w QlC-
man massacre and veteran of the
Nez Perez Indian war.
In keeping with the prosperity and
growth Of the Occur d'Alene mining
district, there is probably a larger
amount of improvements now in prog
ress at Wallace, Idaho, than in many
years.
| s. L. Denning, graduate of the
agricultural college of the University
of Idaho, has been elected assistant
professor of dairying at the Univer-
sity of California, with headquarters
at Davis.
! Gust Johnson, age % and unmar-
ried, shot himself in the head in his
room in hotel in Moscow, recently.
He had suffered from hemorrhage of
the brain for the last year and was
Respondent.
After less than six months of mar
ried life, James F. Callahan of Wal
| lace, pioneer Occur d'Alene pros
pectors and millionaire mining man,
| director and heaviest individual stock
holder in the Consolidated Interstate
Callahan Mining Co., has brought an
action in the district court, seeking
divorce from his wife, Helen Eliza
beth Callahan, charging cruelty and
infidelity.
The University of Idaho will be
represented at the Gem State fair
at Boise with carload of it's choic-
lest live stock. It was shipped Sat-
urday night. The animals will be ex-
hibited at the Gem State fair at Boise
Sept $3.50 and at the Idaho State
fair at Caldwell, Oct. 81. Dean e. J.
Iddings and G. w. Hickman of the
University of Idaho will judge all
live stock at the Gem State fair and
Dean Iddings and e. V. Ellington will
judge all live. stock at the Idaho State
fair.
+ L. j. Perkins, president of the
North and South Idaho Highway asso-
citation, has issued call for meet
ing of the association at Lewiston
October IL, when reports will be
available from the organizations of
the counties proposed to be traversed
by the road as to the status of the
work therein. In many counties act
i've working organizations have been
perfected and considerable enthusi-
tasm aroused, while in some move
ments for the issuance of the requis-
| lite bonds to take care of the local
portion Of the necessary expenses
have been started. The aim now is
to create sufficient interest to secure
the active cooperation Of a large
number of those who will constitute
the next legislature
State Commercial News.
Wilson Bros. have purchased the
general store of w. T. Roe at Plum
mer.
Earl Howe has succeeded Fred Slee
as manager Of Moore's book store at
Lewiston.
b. G. Swanson has purchased an
interest in the grocery store of G. S.
Peck & Co. at Buh1.
D. Harvey is moving the Palace of
parlor at lilo, into new quarters.
B. F. Leafferty, formerly with the
Green Grocery company, is putting up
a frame building in which he will
open grocery at Kellogg.
The burglars who robbed the b.
con & Lotus drug store and the Plum
mer Mercantile company at Plummer
| last week, were captured and most
of the plumber returned.
/ The Weber Bank of Wardner is
erecting concrete building at KEEL
logg, which will be occupied by the
| United Stores company of Wallace
with a stock of groceries, etc.
Corner & Fisher, dealers in hay,
grain, feed, fuel, seeds and poultry
supplies at Wallace, state that bust
ness has been good in their line in
the Occur d'Alenes, their trade show
ing an increase of about IS per cent
over last year.
It is rumored that F. A. Empey,
who recently secured the location of
the former Idaho Mercantile company
at st. Maries and is preparing to oc.
COPy II Will Ills SUCK OIL suTy SOOuS
and clothing, is negotiating for the
| purchase of the J. M. Shelton gen.
eral stock, which would be CONSOLE
dated with his stock in the new To-
cation.
Wood & Keats, grocers, butchers
and bakers at Wallace, have expend-
ed about $4,000 for improvements this
| summer, including a new Armstrong
refrigerating plant, cold storage and
ice making rooms and new electric