Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-22
THE INLAND EMPIRE ALIVE.
NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
4 Glance Over Washlngt0n, Mon
taAa, Idaho and British C,0lanbia
-lndustries Pushed ~ GO-Ahead
People-Facts and Eigures.~

Tacoma's city council has fixed the tax
levy at 10 mills.
The King county tax levy for 1897 has
been fixed at IL mills.
The total wheat yield of Adams county
is about 100000 bushels.
The Seattle board of education has
fixed the tax levy for school purposes for
the ensuing year at "a mills.
The Everett school board has passed
resolution levying a special school tax of
10 mills, which is the highest levy that
can be made.
1t is estimated 500, 600 bushels of wheat
will be shipped from Rosalia this season.
Two single mills are to be erected at
Arlington, with a capacity of 100000
shingles per day.
The courses of study offered by the me-
chanica engineering department of the
agricultural college at Pullman are being
taken by a larger number Of students
than ever before. Electrical engineering
seems to be the choice of the largest num-
Der. while hydraulic engineering and
sN"u engineering nave OccH CHoSch ~
large number.
Treasurer Eichner of Pacific county has
been figuring out what the delinquent
taxpayers will save if they take advant-
age of the law passed by the last legisla-
ture, which RENTS all costs, penalties and
interest in excess Of 9 per cent on all un-
paid taxes for years prior to 1895, If paid
before November 30. Every taxpayer who
has property that is delinquent can save
on 1892 or prior years at least 81 per
cent; on 1893, at least 24a per cent; 1894.
at least II per cent, and on 1895, ut least
IL per cent.
United States District Judge Hanford
has rendered decision in the case of the
merchants and shippers of Spokane
Company. The decision was in favor Of
the railroad company, and confirms the
report Of Referee Sawyer, made about six
months ago. The merchants of Spokane
sought to compel the railroad company
to give them the same rate from points on
the Atlantic and east of the Mississippi
a. is given to the merchants OF Seattle
and other coast terminals.
Montana.
The city tax levy for Helena for the
next year will be o. mills.
The assessed value of all property in
jefferson county is $3,25O,Al7.
Sixty workmen are employed at Fort
Yellowstone in pushing to completion the
work of charging the post.
1t is stated at Great Falls that the
Great Falls l. Canada railway will change
to standard gauge in the spring.
Elmer b. Carter, the Billings stock
broker, has purchased in Fergus county
some 10000 head of sheep, paying an av-
erage Of about - per head.
1t is likely that within few days the
new barracks at Fort Harrison will be &C.
cupied by two additional companies of
the Second regiment of the United States
infantry.
Lewis county commissioners have fixed
the tax levy for this year ut Is mills for
county purposes, Of which are for the
bridge fund and mills for the road fund.
The total levy for state and county pur-
poses is 81 mills.
The Sage Creek Sheep Company's clip
Of wool. amounting to 2l5,OOO pounds, has
been sold in Boston at l6a cents. "This,
says commission house, "is, in our opin-
ion, the highest price for the secured
pound of any Montana wool we have
sold"
Messrs Hilger and Barne Of the land
Office at Livingston, Mont, report great
er volume of business for September than
for any month during their incumbency Of
office. There were q homestead entries
made and 81 desert land entries, embroc-
ing 3O36 acrea The total cash receipts Of
the office were assesses.
At Boise Judge Stewart has decided
the case brought by Blaine county against
Lincoln county for an accounting, in fa-
vor of Lincoln county.
The tramway company at Juliaetta is
now running their cleaner night and day
and will continue to do SO for the next
three weeks. They have over 10000 bush.
els Of wheat to be cleaned.
The citizens of Gibbonsville have sub.
scribed a sufficient amount to complete
the Bitter Root wagon road from that
place tot he Montana line. where Mon.
tana people built it to last fall.
Chris Thiessen, the leading sheepman in
northern Idaho, Thursday sold to q San
Francisco firm $4,000 pounds of wool
the consideration being $4,000. Mr.
Thiessen has been holding his product
several months and made several thou.
sand dollars by the increased price.
The Northern Pacific railway is not to
prosecute further its case against about
800 settlers, involving title to that par,
Of the north portion Of the Occur d'Alene
Indian reservation. in Idaho, which had
been ceded by the Indians to the govern
ment. About 100000 acres are involved
in the cases.
II now seems certain that a convention
Of tho cottlo,,s ~, Tho NJ, Do.,.> $1,000,