Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-12-31
NORTHWESTERN CHANCES.
PAYING DELINQUENT TAXES
Progress ON the Washington state
ROad-Suryeys of Townships In
Idaho-Cost Half n Million to Run
Montana State Government.

New Whatcom, all the retail dealers OF
milk in the county being in it.
About 20 men have been set at work
at Aberdeen on the new schooner A. j.
West. This vessel is to have carrying
capacity of 100000 feet of lumber.
The treasurer of Chehalis county says
that during the quarter just closed there
was about 100000 in taxes paid in,
about one-half of the amount being for de-
linquent taxes, and that nearly all OF the
100000 was paid last month.
The British ship City of Hankow has
finished loading and cleared at Tacoma
the 35th cargo of grain loaded on the
sound this season for foreign destina ton.
The SO cargoes amount to 3,S75000 bush
els, valued at 1921 900.
Mrs R. Walker of Dayton, who got
verdict of $4,000 in a damage suit against
the o. R. & N. company, and afterward
compromised the case with the company
for $685. 900, has just received check for
$4,000 in payment of her claim. There
was $1,000 interest included in the check,
1t is said that the sentence of two years
and half given to ex-Mayor Jameson,
who forged the Chehalis county war
rants, was so that Portland people who
were swindled could take the matter up.
Had the sentence been fer longer time
no arrests could be made hereafter. An
other batch of forged warrants, amount
ing to $l933.l0 has been received by
Treasurer Wilson.
Prosecuting Attorney Magill, in Cowlitz
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.
The citizens of Elberton are taking
steps early in the season to prevent the
flooding of the lower part of town, which
usually occurs when the water raises in
the Palouse river. A large force of men
and teams has been at work building a
dyke along the bank of the river next
to the town. The dyke, which is several
feet high, was made of fallen trees and
| brush, covered with dirt. 1t runs along
the left bank of the river entirely through
town, and is valuable improvement.
State Road Commissioner H. j. Ernest
returned home to Colville from Olympia
where he has been in attendance upon a
meeting Of the road commission, which
met there last week to wind up the bust
ness of the state roads for the year 1897
Mr.. Ernest, who has supervision over the
road leading west from Marcus to Okla
hogan county. has made showing of a
surplus of over $500 on the portion of the
appropriation intrusted to his charge.
| The month of November witnessed the
transaction of business in the Olympus
district land Office aggregating $l474.60
Four hundred and forty acres of land
were sold, at $1,000. The fees on 10 home
steads netted $S5. Commissions on some
343.Sl acres, $797S Commissions on q
| final homesteads, 337l.48 acres, 1921. 35
Fees for reducing testimony to writing
$49.93. Timber land filings, $50 Tran
script of records, ETC., So.
| Walla Walla reports that fully so pei
cent of the largest wheat crop of thI
country remains unsold. Today the huge
warehouses of the railroad companies
built down every few miles of road, espe
cially between Walla Walla and Dayton
are packed to the rafters with thousands
of sacks of grain. Some of that remain
ing represents whole clops, but generally
speaking there were but fa;- men in thu
country at the beginning of harvest whC
could afford to keep intact their crop
awaiting satisfactory price. The grin
mortgage faced the farmer and the whea
was soon sold.
| Idaho.
The telephone line to be built from
| Kendrick to Florence and the Pierre,
camp has been completed to Leland.
George w. Ball, United States inspec
tor of surveys, has left Boise with his as
sistants for Shoshone, from whence the,
will go over to the Snake to inspect SOM
seven townships of surveys made tn,
past season.
Jack Wedel, the freight conductor WIFI
lost his legs in wreck at Green river
has brought suit in the United States cir
cult court against the Union Pacific anC
| Oregon Short Line companies, in whicl
he asks for damages to the amount o
$4,000.
The will of the late James H. Bush ha
been filed for probate at Doise. 1t leave
all of the real estate and personal property
to the wife of the deceased, her heirs ant
assigns forever. She is also appointed
by the will as executrix. The petition
for the probate of the will cites the rea
and personal property of the late Mr.
Bush and gives the probable value of tn,
same as about $24 900.
The board of trustees of Kendrick il
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of advertis
ing the sale of $ll,0 900 issue of watel
works bonds, which were voted two year.
ago but never sold, the bids not being sat
isfactory. The town has no bonded in
debtedness, and only warrant indebted
ness of about 1915, which will be paid OF
receipt of the next tax money. The rev
enue of the town is about $1,000 yearly
en- tax levy of mills.
J Montana.
1t cost $525,52O to run Montana for tn,
late fiscal year, ending November 20.
There are ~ children in the Mountains
state orphans home and in the last three
years there have chen only two deaths.
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