Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-04
NEWS OF THE SEASON
ITEMS GATHERED FORM WASHING
TON AND IDAHO.
Busy Days in the Harvest Fields of
the Pacific Coast - Facts
and Figures.

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season.
The Columbia river salmon pack is es-
timated at from 100000 to 100000 cases.
Half of the young cattle in Douglas
county have been shipped to Montana.
A large portion of the second crop of
alfalfa in Kittitas county has been cut
and stacked.
Harvesting in Garfield county is be-
ing rushed as rapidly as men and teams
can push it and so far the yield has been
better than was expected.
The delinquencies on personal proper
ty tax in Pierce county from 1890 to the
present foot up $llS,584. Treasurer Jud
son thinks so per cent of this is collect
ible.
The treasurer of Whitman county is
issuing tax certificates in accordance
with the 1897 law. These certificates are
issued against all real estate on which
the taxes are not paid for 1896. After
December | certificates will be issued for
all taxes prior to 1896. There is quite
demand for these certificates as they
bear 10 per cent interest and are first
lien upon the land.
! The east side section of the state road
| from North Yakima to Buckley is max
ing steady progress. From the Goth
mile post, which is the end of the county
road the state road is completed about
/ II miles to Hanging rock, with the eX-
ception of few short stretches that will
require blasting and heavy grading.
/ These will be let by contract. From
Hanging rock to the summit is about 20
miles, and the last 10 miles of this can be
built for about SIS mile.
Whatcom county commissioners by
unanimous vote. have reduced all the
land valuations in the county % per
cent. This does not apply to personal
property or improvements of any kind.
The action of the commissioners follow
ed the decision of the superior court in
the Perkins case. Seeing the court re-
duce by half the taxes against land
held by persons who could afford to con
test the assessed valuations of it, the
commissioners determined to give the
small property holders an equal advan-
tage, hence the reduction.
Montana.
Two thousand head of lambs have Just
been sold at Chinook at $l.S5.
The school census gives 1000 children
in the Helena district, as compared with
355l last year.
The state board of equalization has
/ fixed the assessed valuation of sheep at
( $l.75 and of stock cattle at $l7.
! The comptroller of the currency has
declared dividend of 5 per cent in ia
vor of the creditors of the Stock Grow
ers' National bank of Miles City.
This has been the poorest season for
placer mining known in Alder gulch for
the last Is years owing to the scarcity OF
water. At no claim above junction be-
sides Fenner, who uses q machine, are
there over half crew working.
A corps of Northern Pacific engineers
of Helena went into camp on Clark's
Fork, near the mouth of Elbow creek
the other day. 1t is believed, however,
JlldO bLlO NOIlueln uCllIS Aoo III NC'i
temptation the construction of branch
line to the Bear creek coal fields.
Bob Case of the geological survey has
the altitude of the following points:
Hamilton, 1924; Grantsdale, 1892; Lake
Como, 4l49 Darby, 1894; confluence of
East and West Forks. 5000; Evelyn,
1925; Rundell's Flat, 1882, and Sula
postoflice, 1884 feet above sea level
OF beef cattle in Montana there have
been returned by assessors 64,l3 head,
valued at 81 ,6O6,738. Custer returns the
largest number, 1854 head, valued at
$S73,830. Flathead does not return any,
and it runs down as low as 80 head from
Carbon. The average value for the whole
state is $25.O54 a head There have been
returned 28066 COWS, valued at S124,334,
of the average value of S25.99. The
value placed on this class of stock by
county officers varied from $2l to Sou
Idaho.
Bears are annually numerous tins year
on Pack river, Strong or Irestle creeks
The Idaho international fair will be
nelu AT BOISE on OCTOBER lZlh, iooA, TN
and 18TH
The members of the Lewiston bar
have unanimously signed petition to
postpone the time for holding the APP
preaching term of the district court
from September l3 to December H. Inc
reason assigned for asking the postpone
ment is that at the date now set Tor
court the farmers will all be busy with
their crops and it will be serious hard-
ship to require them to leave their work
to serve as jurors, witnesses or hti-
giants.