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COEUR D'ALENE EVENING PRESS
VOLUME 8 , NUMBER 277
OOEUK D'ALENE, IDAHO. WEDNESDAY. JULY 7. 1909
PRICE FIVE OI
OFFICE FORCE
FOR OPENING
Chief Clerks Here Arranging Pre
liminaries for Registration
LION ATTACKS
ROOSEVELT
Ferocious Beast Brought Down
by Former President's
Gun.
LAKE NAIVASH, July 7.—Attack
ed by a massive African lion while
tramping through the jungles, Colon
el Roosevelt slezed a gun from the
hands of one of the natives, and shot
It just In time to save his life, says
a message brought here tqday from
the camp where Colonel Robsevelt
his son Kermlt, and his party are lo
cated. According to the report, the
colonel was prosecuting a search in
the jungles when without any warn
ing whatever the large lion leaped
from Its place of concealment and
started for him. The colonel, evl
dently realized the peril which he was
In, but was equal to the occasion, and
•sizing a gun from one of the natives
standing near him, killed it instantly
The gun bearer who accompanied
the colonel, verified the report, and
•ays that he really had a very nar
row escape from death.
8T. MARIKS DEFEATS
COEl'R D'ALENE TEAM
Score Stood 6 to 3 in Favor of the
Visitors.
The Coeur d'Alene team went
down In defeat yesterday afternoon
on the diamond at Woodlawn park
before the St. Maries team by a score
of 6 to 3. The local team played a
good game of ball, but was not at its
best, and the St. Maries team, which
Is composed throughout of superior
players, was in the pink of condition
The two teams played at St. Maries
on July 4, and In this game also the
Coeur d'Alene team was defeated so
that the game lost yesterday was the
•ocond. The local team during the
••Mon's playing so far has lost but
three games, and the management is
looking forward to many good games
before the season is at an end. Th*>
8t. Maries team is conceded by a.i
who participated in the game to be
the fastest team played so far.
GOVERNOR HAY AND FAM
ILY AT BELLINGHAM
Will Await Action of Legislature on
Congressional Vacancy.
BELLINGHAM, Wash.—Governor
and family arrived in this city
tbia afternoon in an automobile. So
f *r the governor has issued no call
for a special election to fill the va
** # ty in the national congress creat
by the death of F. W. Cushman.
1matter. It Is understood, will be
***• Merely to the legislature which
B la special session, but which has
taken a recess until July 14, and If
•bat body decides that the matter
'**** In the hands of the governor he
•HI rail an election to fill the vacan
*7 l» the month of November. The
*®vernor. however, would rather see
*b® T *c*ncy filled by an appointment
"b* believes that the people are
*•8 of elections, and that they do
*** ****** wan ' one unless It Is ab
•Mntely necessary.
***ORTH LEAGUE CON
VENTION IN SESRIOX
*»■ Thousand Methodists in Attend
ance.
|fc*f ATTI ' K Wash . July The
International convention of
U* EP " 0rth ****** of ,he Melodist
at*rV onv * n * d here '*»l» afternoon
tar ° flock la 'Be armory Building
I... * .*** d *7s session. The attend
IMas ' >IT 1,r **' ,here Being fully
I., ' '••'hodista present. The sen
|^^*bich promises to K " «" »» lk "
••'•sting ever
tu-j f or a period
be one of the
held will he
period of six days.
J. V. Seth and C. G. Fisher, assist
ants of James Witten, superintendent
of the opening of the Coeur d'Alene.
Flathead and Spokane Indian reser
vations, have opened headquarters
on Second street in the Morris build
ing, and both are busily engaged in
preparing the office for the arrival of
Mr. Witten on Friday afternoon. As
soon as he arrives the office will be
fully equipped in every respect, and
the business preparatory to the open
Ing on July is will be taken up.
During the registration Mr. Witten
and his two assistants will take care
of the work with relation to the op
ening, but when the drawing com
mences an additional force of clerks
will be put into service, and it is es
timated that from 50 to 75 clerks
will be employed. This large force
will be necessary, owing to the fact
that after the requisite number of ap
plications have been drawn Tor each
of the reservations the remaining ap
plications will also be opened and re
corded foi the purpose of ascertaining
that no person has registered twice.
In the event chat any shou'd be found
his applications will be disregarded
Will Hold Meeting,
Upon the arrival of Mr. Witten a
meeting will be held in the club
rooms of the Commercial club. The
purpose of the meeting will be to
give the notaries an opportunity to
meet him and receive Instruction,
and become acquainted with their
work and also for the purpose of tak
ing the matter of the opening of the
reservation up with the officials of
the city and the business men in gen
eral. At this meeting the matter of
policing the city, and making accom
modations for those who will be in at
tendance will be taken up and consid
ered and also many other matters of
Interest to the city and the people at
large.
Large Crowd Expected.
Superintendent Witten has Indicat
ed from time to time that he expects
a mammoth registration, and is mak
ing provisions for supplying at leas'
100,000 people. It has been the ex
perience in the opening of other res
ervations that a crowd as large as
that has been in attendance, and in
view of the fact that this time three
reservations will be thrown open, and
more publicity has been given the op
ening than any other, It is expected
that at least that many will register.
Many who intend to register for lands
in the reservation have already taken
up their headquarters in the city, and
each day from now until the date of
the opening is destined to witness the
arrival of many prospective appli
cants on each Incoming train.
FIRE DE8TROYH RACK
ING HOUSE BARNS
-To
Also Damages Boarding H
tal Estimated at flO.OOO.
TACOMA, Wash.. July 7.—The
Carsten Packing company's barns
were completely destroyed by a Ore
which started this morning at 2
o'clock, and which for a while threat
ened the whole plant of the company
with complete destruction. The
boarding house was also damaged.
The entire lost is estimated at 810,
000. The origin of the fire is not
known.
LUMBERMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 7 —That
Edward Hines, of Chicago, who is re
ported to operate the biggest retail
lumber business in the world, will be
elected president of the National
Lumber Manufacturing association at
the association's convention wt'.-b
convenes here Monday if the work of
the men suporting him is crowned
with succeas.Is now conceded by all.
Hines became known all over the
country because of the prominent
part he took in the fight for the re
tention of a tariff on lumber and has
a very large following, and each and
every one of his supporters are deter
mined to make him the preeldeat of
the association.
PLAN TO PRESERVE
CATALDO MISSION
Intended to Safeguard Historical
Building on River.
A movement has been started by
the Spokane A Inland to perpetuate
and safeguard the hiatorical old mis
sion building on the Coeur d'Alene
river near Cataldo, Idaho.
The relic of the early pioneering
of the Jesuits Is fairly well preserved
at the present day, and has been kept
up by representatives or the religious
society who have their headquarters
at Oousaga college. The 800-acre
farm on which the mission stands is
still run under their direction.
The electric railway company Is
now taking up the matter of assisting
the society in perpetuating the his
torical landmark, and they propose
asking the state of Idaho to assist in
this movement.
The mission church was erected In
1848 by Coeur d'Alene Indians under
the personal supervision and direc
tion of Father Joset S. J„ and Bro
ther Huet, S. J., who toured the
northwest establishing missions and
teaching the Indiana. The structure
Is built of hewn logs put together
with wooden pins, not a nail being
uused in the construction of the
church. The girders and upright
post* in the frame are of cedar logs
two feet square, and all of the work
was done by hand, even the statues
and inside decorations.
When an inside altar wall was nec
essary wild grass was Interwoven in
willow poles and this plastered with
mud, which to this day shows the
finger marks of the workmen. The
main room of the church is about 25x
40. Fronting the building are six
pillars two feet in diameter, hewn
out of native cedar, which support
the roof. These pillars are in a good
state of preservation, and with care
the entire building will last for years
with very little alteration.
The Spokane A Inland Is running
Sunday excursions from Spokane to
the historical point by way of the
Perry-Lyon Navigation company at
Coeur d'Alene, who conduct a daily
boat service on the Coeur d'Alene riv
er as far as the Old Mission, which
is the head of navigation.—Idaho
Press.
ATTEMPT TO
WRECK TRAIN
Big Chain Around Rail on Electric
Line
WILL FIGHT AN'TI
dGAKKTTE LAW
Spokane Baninemi Men Start War
Against Unjust law,
SPOKANE. Wash . July 7.—In
new fight which has been started in
Spokane on the Washington antl-cig
arette law and which Is to be backed
by Influential men, George R. Dodson
Jack Williams and Senator Will
Graves are actively in the foreground
of battle. The fight—for fight it will
be, according to Mr. Dodson—is
yet In embryo, being In the shape of
petition. The paper iu the hands
of Jack Williams is rapidly circulat
ing among local business men. users
of tobacco and total abstainers, who
are rebelling at what they say is the
curtailment of personal liberty.
Repeal to he Ashed.
The campaign, which will even
tually shape Itaelf into a motion to
be put before the special session of
the legislature when it reconvenes to
have the law repealed, was started
by George R. Dodson, who foresees
harm to the city in a commercial way
If the law la held in effect. Just what
aid further than introducing the re
I measure upon the completion of
the petition Senator Graves will give
is not known, but Jack Williams has
openly declared that he will fight the
law in the courts If the legislature
falls to act.
TO RECLAIM LAND
NEAR POST FALLA
Spokane Company WUI Pst Water
Four Thousand Acre*.
POST FALLA Idaho. July 7 —An
Irrigation meeting was held here Sat
urday afternoon, a Urge number ol
farmers attending, as well at people
from Spokane and Coeur d'Alene.
John Malloy, of Spokane, explained
that he and associates had another
proposition to submit and that in case
It met with approval, hU company
would have water on the land and
furnish water ior 4090 acres next
season; one ayatem for Irrigating
purposes and well water under pres
sure in four-inch mains by every 10
acre tract for domestic use. Water
for Irrigating w ' be furnished six
months a year and for domestic use
the year round for 88.50 an acre per
year.
He said if within 10 days the 4000
acres were contracted for he would
let a $15,000 contract to the Spokes
man-Review for the first year's adver
Using and would expend 110,000 In
advertising in other papers. He pro
poses to put 3000 acres more on the
market later, but the first 4000 acres
are to be sold within two years from
September first, at which time the
land will be on the market. The
farmers were well pleased with the
proposition and 2500 acres were
signed for before the meeting ad
journed.
The farmers receive not leas than
885 an acre for the land, and some
that own land close In and Improved
wll get as high as 8225 an acre.
There is no doubt the required
amount of land can be secured and it
will get as high as 8225 an acre,
and the Spokane valley as work will
start this fall after harvest.
4'HKKRV FA IK OPENS.
SALEM, Ore., July 7.—While the
heavy ralu which has prevailed for
the last few days baa destroyed a
great many cherries the sunny wea
ther which has followed upon Its
heels will make a aucceas of toe cher
ry fair which opens here tomorrow
The fair will hereafter be made an
annual event will open with a main
moth parade.
COLFAX. Wash.. July 7.— A bold
attempt was made this morning to
wreck the early passenger train of
the Spokane Inland railroad while
it was enroute from Colfax to Spok
ane, and had It not been that it was
preceded by a heavy freight train
the attempt would no doubt have
been a success and many persona
probably killed and Injured.
The train In making Its trip is
compelled to pass through a tunnel
at Harpole. and It was here that the
attempt was made to wreck It. The
would-be-wreckers la order to bring
about the wreck bad wound a heavy
chain three times around the rail at
a sharp curve of the road at its en
trance into the tunnel, and had the
fast traveling passenger come In con
tact with this obstruction the plans
of the wreckers would have been suc
cessful. and the train wrecked. Por
tunately, however a freight train
drawn by a heavy electric motor pre
ceded the passenger, and its wheels
cut the chain in two. but even then
the cabooae and several cars of the
freight were derailed, but the damage
suffered by them was slight, and no
one on the freight was injured.
As soon as the ness of the wreck
reached the main office* of the
road at Spokane detectives were dis
patched to the scene to make aa in
vestigation of the wreck, bat np un
til a late hour this afternoon no trace
had been found of the guilty parties.
The detectives are usable to assign
any motive on the part of the woald
be-wreckers for their attempt to
wreck the train.
FLOODS SWEEP
MISSOURI town:
Many Lives Lost and Much Pro
perty Destroyed
OALLANTINE, Mo.. July 7.—Re
porta of suffering, disaster and death
atlll continue to come from the dis
trict overflowed by the Grand river
and II to now believed that atx work
men who were engaged In preventing
the flood from carrying away the
bridges have perished. The men
were sent last night to a bridge with
Instructions to keep the driftwood
from lodging and aweeplng I; away.
■fTThTmorning none of the crew could
be found npr has any news loen re
ceived concerning It, A searching
narly is now making r. serach for It,
but little hope is being entertained
of finding any of the members alive
Women Ming to Trees.
Three persona are known to have
ncris.ua at Pattoi. ,U .r,t which is lo
cated lu tbs heart . f the flooded dis
trict, hut It Is belie.cd that when the
rea! e<-nd!-ion of affairs become*
known tint it will develop that many
mote Ust their 'tv«,*, and that many
t-csldo* .re lnjur->l A relief party
started for Plattonaburg today, bu'
when within four miles of the place
It was unable to proceed any further
because of the flood.
Refugee farmers who ware success
ful In escaping from the flood, anil
who have been arriving at Chilll
cothe, Missouri, tell a story of suffer
ing. hardship and disaster. Accord
ing to their story, when they made
their escape from the flooded district
they saw women and children cling
ing to the branches of trees waiting
for some one to come to their rescue
If the story told by the farmers It
true, many have been drewned.
aa no rescuing party has so far
been able to come to their assistance.
Tree toe Overflowed.
The message further that the
town of Trenton, which Is situated on
an Island on the east fork of the
Grand river is flooded. Trenton is
U town of about 5.000 population,
and It Is feared that many of Its in
habitants have lost their lives. Ow
ing to the fact that telephone and
telegraph lines have been put out of
commission by the floods It la impos
sible to secure any definite informs
lion.
Fire Follows Flood.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. July 7.—It Is
now believed that 11 persona have
lost their lives In the floods that are
sweeping northwestern Mtaaouri to
day, and scores are said to be in dan
ger of drowning, and will probably
become victims to it unlesa rescuing
parties ran reach them. Thousands
of bead of cattle and horses haw
been lost, and the 'os* of property lr
general Is appalling. At Pattonsburs
a fire has added to the horror of th
situation created by the flood, and
It la estimated that 2,090 houses have
been burned. The suffering of tb
people at this place is said to be ter
rible, and it is feared that many hav*
lost fbelr lives In the flood, and th.
Are that was attendant upon it.
NEW RULING APPH4TM
AHKTRA4TH OF TITLE
Ortlflcd Copy of male lew Mem Ac.
nssyssy Heme.
Register Betting, of the United
States Land office la in receipt, from
the department of the interior, of a
new ruling with relation to the filing
of abstracts of title wltb the depart
ment In mining entries. Heretofore
It has been the practice of the depart
ment to have the clerk of the district
conrt certify to the abstracts of title
ia these metiers, but under tbe new
ruling the abstract* mast be filed by
some bonded abstractor
Before the abstract will be received
and filed tbe abatrartnr mast file with
the land office a certified copy of the
stete lew governing abstractors, and
a certificate from the proper ofikor
showing that be has compiled with
th* law. and la filing the abetrart the
abstractor must then certify that
each papers as above descr ib ed have
been filed wltb tb* land officials.
INDIAN ASKS
F0RJDIV0RCI
ChargM Hia Wife With Un
felthfttlBMa fluid Shu
C ourt Separation.
Ernest William 8mo, an Indian
whoae name la Annoata WUIIam 8mo, (
has commenced an action for divorce |
In the district court against Lout
Brno. He alleges that th* two W(..
married In Auguat. 1*04, and aa g|
flrat cause or action for the dissolu
tion of the marriage bond alleges
that the defendant deserted him.
Adultery, alleged to have been com
mitted with one Pete Burnaby In the
Liberty Lodging house In the city of
Spokane on October t. 1808, la the
ae.-ond cause of action. It la alao al
leged that since October & that the
defendant has committed adultery
with Bsruaby at divers time* In th#
same place which all It Is alleged was
without the content or connivance of
the plaintiff, and he therefor* aaka
the court that the marriage between
them be dissolved.
HOLIN'P CLAIMS TO HE
I to WEN, A MPOKANB MAN.
Is Arrested In Portland for Attempt
To Hob Grocery,
PORTLAND. Ore., July 7.—A
youth who gives the name of Allen 8.
Bowen was arrested last night after
he and a companion had attempted
to hold up tb* grocery store of Wil
liam Zlnck at 1217 Milwaukee ave
nue, this city. Bowen waa caught by
the grocer himself, after a chase of
more than a mil* from th* scene of
the attempted robbery. Hla compan
ion escaped.
At the police station Bowen said
that he is the son of L. W. Bowen, di
vision superintendent of the (ireflt
Northern railway at fipokane, and a
nephew of F. J. Fellows, president of
the Fellows Grocery company of
this city. He says that his compan
ion Is A. L, Billings, of Ballard, a
suburb of Seattle, He give* his sg*
sw 17 years and that of bis compan
ion as 10, and says both are deserters
from the United State* navy.
A man giving the name of Charles
McGregor, who answers th* descrip
tion of Bowen's companion, was ar
rested at Oregon city,
PltF.KIDK.NT TAFT YIMITH
CATHOLIC MUMMER KCHOOL
Deliver* Address to the Medewts To
day.
PLATTSBURGH, N. Y., Jely 7.—
Special exercises were held today at
Cliff Haven where tbe Catholic sum
mer school Is In session. In honor of
President Tart. An address of wel
come waa delivered on behalf of the
school to tbe president, and he re
sponded with aa address to the sted
enta. He was Introduced by Govern
or Hughes President Taft came to
Plattsburgh for tbe purpose of par
ticipating In the ter-cententry cel
ebration of ibe battle of Lake Cham
plain. Besides the president, do*
tor Root, of New York, and Ambas
sador Jnsserand. of Franc* alao de
livered addresses.
HI KM FOR DAMAGIM.
James Btricher has commenced an
action In the district conrt against
A W Burleigh and Wm Boni liter,
constable of the tows of Harrison.
The plaintiff alleges that on Jnne 29.
19**9. the defendant Burleigh com
menced so action against W. I.
Strieker, and that aa attachment was
issued in the ease and levied by tbe
defendant Boutllier on two mares
It Is alleged that the mares were tbe
property of (be plaintiff, and damages
st the rate of 92 a day Is asked for
their wrongful detention; also attor
ney fee* amounting to 91*9 and 859
representing other expenses that the
plaintiff has suffered by reason of
the attachment. Roger Worst rep
tots tb* plaintiff.