Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-18
NEWS AND NOTES.
lite ms Of Interest From Idaho. Mon
tana and Warrington.


Item. Of Interest From Idaho. Mon
tana and Washington.
The new town of Nelson in Stevens
county already has 20 buildings.
La Conner is shipping two tons OF
salmon daily to Seattle.
There are about II OOO, 600 feet of logs
in the bay at Shelton and 10000. 900 feet
in the Port Blakely boom near New
kamilchie.
Grasshoppers are causing some dam
age in Asotin county.
Variety theaters have been closed by
the city authorities at Spokane, and
the proprietors Of gambling resorts no
titled to quit.
The Aberdeen postotiice will be made
an international Office after July
next.
Within the last two weeks 200 head
Of cattle have been sold from Mont
gomery ridge and Asotin creek ranges.
Total collections at the custom house
at Tacoma for the month of May were
$5O59.s6.
The Homeopathic State Medical AS
ISOLATION at it's annual meeting at Ia
coma elected the following officers.
President, DR.. w. w. Misner, Tacoma;
vice president, DR.. Sturgis. Vashon;
secretary, DIR. Baldwin. Seattle; treas
urer, DR.. Kimball, Seattle.
Blaine is to have new cannery with
a daily capacity of $4,000 cases. The
company will not operate any fish traps
this year, but will buy their salmon
from the fishermen for the seasons
output.
Governor Rogers Of Washington has
appointed ]. E. Baker of Tracyton,
kitsap county, horticultural commits
sioner; w. p. Adams, New Whatcom,
commissioner of labor; William Black
man, Seattle, assistant commissioner OF
~ -nt 20
be appointed, will compose the new
bureau OF labor.
During May the Chehalis Valley
creamery received $4,000 pounds Of
milk, from which 4377 pounds Of butter
and $500 pounds of cheese were made.
The farmers are paid for their milk on
butter basis at 81 cents net. The
May payroll was almost $1l0O says the
Chehalis Bee.
1t has been discovered at South Bend
that the leaf OF the record book in the
county clerks Office which contained
copy Of the bond of ex-County Treasur-
err Lockwood for $4,000 has been cut
out. The original bond has been miss
ing for some months. Suit has been
pending for nearly two years to recov-
err from the bondsmen.
Assistant Attorney General Vance
has advised Auditor Cheatham that he
Is authorized to issue certificates of
-
revolving fund and the state grain in
spection fund. There have been no
appropriations made by the legisla-
ture to pay expenses which should be
paid out Of those funds.
Suit has been begun at Seattle by A.
A. Denny against the Northern Pacific,
Yakima and Kititas Irrigation Com
pany, John Collins, NJ. V. b. Stacy and
George Brown and T. b. Wallace of Ia
coma. as administrators of the estate
Of Paul Schulze. deceased. Mr.. Denny
loaned the company large sums Of
money, and now asks for judgment
against Stacy for $64. 702.02 and interest,
against Collins for $5O,65O.S1 and inter-
est, and against the irrigation COM
pany for $4,000.
Dwelling houses are reported scarce
William Alley, Boise. United States
deputy surveyor, has left with a gang of
eight men to work on surveying con-
tract in the northern part Of Boise coun-
ty, embracing three townships.
A project Is on foot to raise the Lap
wal Indian school from an agency
school to a department school. with au-
thority and facilities to receive pupils
from all reservations IN the Pacific
northwest.
Two prisoners in the county Jail at
Pocatello broke out the other after
yard exercising. Tailor Cunningham
was with them, but they suddenly
knocked a hole through the corner Of
the Jail fence and made a dash that
carried them to freedom.
The supreme court of Idaho holds
that failure to take out license by a
mortgage company does not invalidate
a mortgage, but simply makes the COM
pany liable to a fine. The court also
finds that the interest coupons bearing
interest themselves from maturity are
compound interest and contrary to law.
Montana.
Merchants National bank will be or
ganized at Glendive with a capital of
$50, OOO
The close Of the second school year
OF the Montana State university at Mis-
soula shows an enrolment of 176 stu
dents an increase OF Al over the first
years enrolment. There is every in
dication that the number will be large
ly increased during the next school
year.
The state supreme court Of Montana
decides that the law requiring NUM-
plants before going into the water busi-
ness on their own account is unconsti-
| tutiOnal and void.
Jacob Leob has been presented with
! a veterans jewel by Excelsior lodge No.
6 Of Helena. of which he has been a
ueuOeT IoT many years. MT. LOeD was
| the first Odd Fellow initiated in Mon
tana. He Joined the order 30 years ago
in Helena and has remained a member
In good standing ever since.
Acting Governor A. E. Spriggs has
| appointed three delegates at large
to represent Montana at the Farmers
National congress which will be held
in st. Paul August 81, September l. 2. 3,
=. s. s. next. The delegates win serve
| two years. They are: Caldwell Ed
wards Of Bozeman: State Senator Alex
Metzel OF Fuller Springs, and Henry
Whaley Of Canton.
The police report Of Butte. for
May shows that there were 495 arrests
made. 1927 males and 16S females. OF
this number $50 were for violating city
ordinances and 1876 under the state law
Convictions obtained in city cases
S17. dismissals and complaints with
drawn 40, cases pending 4. Convic-
lions obtained in state cases so. dis.
missals and complaints withdrawn a.
cases pending q. During the past
month "a persons have called at the
city Jail for lodging and have been &C.
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