Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-10-09
NORTHWEST NEWS.
WASHINGTON. IDAHO. MONTANA
xo,es on the Harvest and buli"in"
of Wagon Roads--Queen OF in'er-
Mountain Fair ut BOise-stock IN
terests of Montana.

sold at Pomeroy during Inc l"s' OLA
weeks.
Gambling has been stopped in Dayton
for a while at least. City Marshal zoe,
hacked by public opinion, has given the
gamblers no quarter
During its first year, which has re-
centlv closed. the Chehalis valley cream
arv has handled q little over l,OOO.OOO
pounds of milk, for which about Soooo
in cash was paid
A. p Lechier of Lexington, Cowlltz
county, threshed seven acres OF oats last
week which averaged l05 bushels per
acre. At the present price of oats his
crop will bring him $3.50, or $37 per acre.
Almost one-half of the new crop OF tea
imported from China into the United
States comes through Puget sound. TO
be exact 1925 per cent of the entire crop
was entered through the Puget sound
customs district.
The farmers of Klickitat are becoming
awakened to the fact that a good wagon
road to Lyle will be a great benefit, and
at the county's expense a good wagon
road will be built from the lower portion
of the Kliclcitat valley to Lyle, following
closely the railway survey.
James d. Hoge, Jr., who has been for
the past four years manager of the Seat
tie Post ,Intelligencer, has left for New
York, whence he will start for London
After attending to some business there he
will spend few weeks making a tour of
the British isles and then proceed on a
journey around the world, returning to
Seattle in five or six months.
The state university trouble took on
new phase when it was announced that
President Edwards did not propose to ac-
quiesce in his deposition by the board of
regents. President Edwards contention
is that he has specific contract to man
age the institution until August /, 1898,
and that the action of the regents is of
no legal force. The matter will probably
be taken TO the courts.
Mrs. Mary l., SINCLAIR, one of the pio
neers of Snohonish county and Snohom-
ish City, has gone to Skaguay She ex-
poets to take a position as a cook for a
club of business men there. Mrs. Sin !
clair is large property owner in Sno-
homish City, and, owing to the excessive
valuation at which it was assessed, due
to the inflated prices, her taxes have been
so large that she can not pay them. How
ever, she proposes to pay her taxes and
Is making no bluff about expensive law
suits. Mrs. Sinclair is lady well ad-
vanced in years, but she is full of vigor.
Idaho.
The free kindergarten at Wallace open
ed with % children.
Five thousand rainbow trout have been
liberated in Spirit lake.
1t is estimated that 10000 bushels of .
grain have been sold at Moscow thus far |
this season.
Two baseball teams have been organ
lied among the convicts in the peniten-
tiary at Boise.
The contest for queen of the inter |
mountain fair has closed. The success
full candidate is Miss Bessie Vollmer.
daughter of John p. Vollmer of Lewiston.
She received 3SlS votes. The second in
the contest was Miss Rae O'Farrell of
Boise, who received 2002 votes
The death is reported at the soldiers
home i'll Boise of Joseph lie Grand He
was born in Germany October Is, 1886
He enlisted in Company c, Fifth United
States infantry, as private April 3, 1858.
and was discharged as corporal February
4, 1868; re-enlisted February 4, 1868, in
Company ID, Fifth United States infan-
try, and was discharged as sergeant July
IA, 1865. BY profession he was an ac
countant He enjoyed good musical
and literary education and held several
local Offices of Importance at Wallace
before surrendering to i'll health. He was
formerly commander of Tecumseh post.
No. %, Wallace, Idaho.
Montana.
The wire is being strung for the tele
phone line from Leonia to Sylvanite.
Preparations are being made to estab
llsh telegraph service along the line of
the Montana railroad.
The Florence Crittenden home for way
ward girls, which was started at Butte in
May, 1896, has just been closed.
George w. Gle, Jr., of Smith creek.
has Just completed hauling over 300 tons
OF hay for this winters feed for his bands
of sheep.
Frank Hughes has closed up the sale
OF his half-interest in 5000 sheep and two
ranches on the Marias to j. V. Davies
and Frank Cady for Sll 900.
l. }. Fleming of Smith river valley
says the Rock creek roundup has shrunk
rom 20 riders to three, owing to the
changes from cattle to sheep.
The Goodwin ranch on Cherry creek
has been purchased by White Caldwell.
late sheriff of Gallatin county, from the
administrators of the estate. This ranch
is about $40 acres in size.