Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-17
NEWS OF THREE STATES
ITEMS FROM WASHINGTON, ORE
CON AND MONTANA.
Assessment Rolls Of Many Counties
News of the HaFvest Fields
and the GrAnerles.

Drake has been appointed receiver of the
Tacoma Gas & Electric Company.
! William Pershall, who came from
Iowa after few carloads of cattle about
six weeks ago, is again back at Daven-
part, and wants to take out trainload
this time.
II. NJ. Morgan of Chicago, represent
ing the Central Associated Press, is in
Seattle and will leave Friday on the
Portland for st. Michaels, thence up the
Yukon to Dawson City.
A hundred and twenty cars of wheat
were received at Tacoma one day this
week from eastern Washington. This is
the heaviest shipment of the season and
indicates that the grain will from this
time on come in rapidly.
The wife of d. w. Truax, "the father
of Tekoa,' is sick, and her condition is
reported as serious.
+. {. Bayne, in charge of party of
Northern Pacific land appraisers, is camp
ed near Browns lake. Stevens county.
Before leaving this section of country
they will appraise all lands of any value.
This will be of great benefit to settlers
and intending settlers, as they can then
buy the land from the railroad company
and commence making permanent i'm
provements.
A heavy frost occurred at Ritzville
Wednesday night. 1t left the, sky clear
and warm sunshine. All the thresh-
ing machines in the country commenced
work anew and will wind it up as early
as possible
The greatest damage done at Garfield
by rain is TO grain standing in the
shock, but farmers are busy today re-
shocking the grain, and it is not believ-
ed much damage will result Wednesday
the outside of the bundles was dried, and
yesterday they were being turned around
to give the other side chance to dry.
A japanese came down to Tekoa from
Harrison Wednesday evening and sought
the services of DIR. James. He was badly
used up, and explained that he, in com.
; pany with about 20 other Japs, had gone
to Harrison, where they were promised
work on the section, but upon going to
work the white men whose places they
had usurped set upon them and beat
them badly. after which they were Or
dered to leave the town. They hastily
t obeyed the order.
Montana.
l. The charges of gambling against Ike
= MOorehouse at Butte under the gambling
+ law, have been dismissed after a sensa.
e tional trial.
: Rufus Thompson, the Hightield flock
n master, left Billings Monday for omaha
8 where he is thinking OF locating for the
y winter. While in this city MIR. Thomp
son sold his wool clip of $1,000 pounds
n to Silberman Bros. of Chicago for Il
l. cents per pound and also disposed Of l5Ot
k lambs to Nebraska feeder for $l.75 pei
c head.
:, 4. +. Van Dyke QUILTED two partie.
l. at Red Lodge last week for the Yellow
o stone and Jackson's Hole country. Thu
!. first party consisted of doctors connect
l. ed with Baltimore medical college, wh'
l. left with l3 saddle and pack horses il
charge of John Brown as guide. The sec
4 ond consisted of Boston bankers, wh'
II went out with l6 horses for the SAM
v destination. Both outfits will be gon
Al about six weeks.
e. Butte is having trouble with her paw
b. ing, work on which has been in progress
it week. City Engineer F. w. Blackfor
discharged Inspector Ryan from tn
work and installed G. c. Hobson in hi
place. The paving crew immediatel
y struck. Mayor Harrington remove
Hobson and replaced Ryan. Then tn
NJ city engineer resigned, and the troubl
re is not yet over.
al Peter Towey, late city editor of tn
ut Muscular, Tuesday commenced an az
,t ton in the district court at Missoul
I'd against George +. Boos and Henry
N Collins, members of the Missoula Coo
xt erative Printing Company. In his con
k plant he alleges transportation
H. the funds OF the concern, asks for an a.
ne counting, dissolution of the co-partne
lis ship and the appointment of receive
IL S. G. Murray appears as plaintiffs alto
IL ney.
n The Lewiston tax levy for city pu
of poses remains the same as last year
d. water 5 IL mills, street mills, ligh
rd l-2 mills.
re, An Indian divorce case was filed in Il
ad district court at Lewiston last wee
it. Geo. Viles charges Louisa Niles, his vii
he with infdelity, and asks for severan
ad of the marital ties.
er The Gilmore county assessment roll +
ral 1897 foots up $l,ls3,577.77, making so
ed 449 20 more than the assessment for Is!
and not including any subsequent c
tries.
Arrangements have been completed
Co.,. the holding of four days racing eve
to be neld September 20 and 30 and Oct
49,, Der and 2. at the Moscow driving pai
About 5000 has already been subscribe
-, which will be awarded in prizes.
- The trustees OF the South Boise sch'
80 district will hold an election the lat
~. part of the month to vote bonds for
ON new school building they contempl'
IT. erecting. They found that there was
~ ;, sufficient property in the district to
a., low of their voting 5000 of bonds a
e To ha ,pta nd fnr II