10 Dec 1904
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Newspaper
The Coeur Dalene Press
Location
Coeur D´Alene, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1904
Page
1
The city council held its regular monthly session approving minutes and discussing street and public property issues. The committee urged conformity of street layouts, urged removal of a lamber site, and debated underground wiring versus pole lines with arbitration of rates and police residence wiring concerns.
An audacious burglary occurred Wednesday night at a local home, with the intruders taking an opal stud, several rings, and a variety of clothing and items. Police are pursuing leads, urging property owners on Foster and Seventh streets to report suspicious activity as the investigation proceeds. Meanwhile, a separate land contest over water rights and timber on a tract near the southeast quadrant is drawing attention, with disputes over ownership, usage, and potential impact on nearby ranchers.
A freight and a passenger train collided near Spokane on the U S Conte d'Alene and Spokane line. Conductor Clinton led responders as two trains derailed at 4:33 in the afternoon. No serious injuries, though one brakeman sustained a facial injury. damage minimal. A rumor of a larger crash was proven groundless by investigation.
Governor Morrison backs Perrin for a full audit of Idaho State Penitentiary affairs. Coffin to review prison books, with Kelly's dismissal by the wardens prompting a Supremecourt ruling on Ackley’s appointment. The report details income from fruit sales and federal subsistence, payrolls, stock, and planned improvements as of November 1904.
An advertisement claims a box of Debell's Kidney Pile cures kidney trouble and will be mailed free upon request. It urges sufferers to try the product and lists Wogee Bons & Co in Chicago and the Ouser d'Alene drug Co as sellers.
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