Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-12-17
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST
A GLANCE OVER THE NORTHWEST
FIELD.
Tax Levies In Several Counties Of
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The killing of large numbers Of sage |
hens is reported from Kittitas valley.
The way tax payments have rolled into
Columbia county treasurer's Office during
the last 30 days has been remarkable.
1t is estimated that the receipts from
taxes in Chehalis county for the last quar-
ter will amount to, between $4,000 and
100000.
Cowlitz county's tax levy for 1897 will
$79,72S for state, county and school pur-
poses.
In Snohomish county the total amount
Of taxes levied for all purposes is $751;
OO2.0O, and the average rate of taxation
is SO mills.
The fifth annual meeting Of the Wash
ington State Dairymen's Association will
be held in Seattle December %, 20 and 30,
at the rooms of the chamber of commerce.
The butter and cheese exhibit will be
held at the same time and place.
The levee just completed in the Klam-
ath river bank, which will prevent the
escape Of klamath river water through
the slough into Lost river, will not only
reclaim thousands of acres of land in the
Tule lake valley, but will reclaim many
acres of bottom land that has heretofore
been overflowed by slough waters.
Prosecuting Attorney Alagill, in Cow
litz county, is holding up the settlement
made between the commissioners and the
Northern Pacific Railway Company for
delinquent taxes. The prosecuting attor
ney is holding out for at least $35 900,
instead of settling at $4,000. the price
agreed upon. There is some question as
to the county's right to collect the tax.
Thirteen men in different parts Of
Whatcom county have been cited to APP
pear before the superior court on Decem-
Der II for not sending their children be-
tween and Is years old to school three
months during the year. Many more eli
tations are to follow. The fine is not less
than $40 in each case.
County Treasurer York did land of.
flee business at Everett in the last two
days of November. He took in almost
$4,000 in taxes in these two days. The
mails alone brought in about $4,000.
The highest charter rate paid for Puget
sound wheat loading for four years has
just been given for the British ship ,Jor-
danhill. 2l67 tons, due from Melbourne.
She gets 49s Cd and is chartered for Eu-
rope.
| The citizens of Elberton are taking
steps early in the season to prevent the
flooding of the lower paSt of town. which
usually occurs when the water raises in
the Palouse river. A large force of men
and teams have been at work building a
dyke along the bank Of the river next tc
the town. The dyke, which is several feet
high, was made of fallen tres and brush
covered with dirt.
A milkmans trust has been formed al
New Whatcom, all the retail dealers o.
milk in the county being in it.
The Palouse country reports an ad
vance in the price of farm lands.
Montana.
A petition for a survey of lands on thu
ceded Grow reserve is being circulated
throughout Sweet Grass county.
The Shoshone Irrigation Company ha
instructed General Manager George I
Beck to get out the lumber and materia
for the construction of Touring mil
ut Cody early in the spring.
The buildings at Fort Buford were sol
at public auction the other day, most Q
them being knocked down to mncher
living in the immediate vicinity for
mere nothing.
Two horsemen from Wisconsin are O
i. the Madison in search of smooth, block
horses, weighing from ll5O upward. The
are paying $25 for wild horses film
, these requirements.
st. Marks parish oil Anaconda, organ
ICED by j. b. Dosee, +. f. Sargent, J. +
. Durston and Others, to build church an
. maintain y Protestant Episcopal religion
, society in Anaconda. has just been il
|, corporated.
; A dispatch from Glendale says tbs
1 while coming down Lion mountain job
I Blennerhasset and Frank Weber, minel
a in the Hecla Consolidated, started snow
: slide which killed them, making 20 VII
' have been lost in snowslides since II
I camp was established. Blennerhasset ha
e a family at Lowell, Mass, and Webb'
n y family in Slayer, Iowa.
e Several mountain streams in the upp'
q Teton country have been chOked wit
J. small ice georges, which are backing u
T. the water. and small new channels al
- being made all over the district. Trav
+ Ia reported to be extremely dangerous.
Northern Montana stockmen have bet
engaged in gathering up their cows ar
calves for winter care. During the pa
: summer several large stockmen hav
erected sheds, etc, for this purpose, al
some have been made sufficiently large
afford accommodations to those who a
! not prepared, at fixed price of IS p
:, cow and calf for the winter season.
:. The county coroner has submitted
. report to the Silver Bow commissioner
- covering the three months ending wi,
November 30. 1t shows that the reco
;, for violent deaths in Butte during tn
= period was equaied only once before, al
= that was during the three months inclu
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