Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-10-08
NORTHWEST NEWS.
WASHINGTON. IDAHO. MONTANA.
Notes on the Harvest and Building
of Wagon ROads-Queen of Inter-
Mountain Fair at Boise-stOck In
terests of Montana.

Three carloads of wagons have beef
sold at Pomeroy during the last 81,
weeks.
Gambling has been stopped in Dayton
for a while at least. City Marshal Yoe
backed by public opinion, has given tn,
gamblers no quarter.
Almost one-half of the new crop of tea
imported from China into the United
States comes through Puget sound. II
be exact 43.25 per cent of the entire croI
was entered through the Puget sound
customs district.
"A. p. Lechier of Lexington, Cowlit7
county, threshed seven acres of oats last
week which averaged los bushels pei
acre. At the present price of oats his
crop will bring him $3.50, or $37 per acre
During its first year, which has re-
Gently closed, the Chehalis valley cream
cry has handled little over 100000
pounds of milk, for which about $4,000
in cash was paid.
The farmers of Klickitat are becoming
awakened to the fact that good wagon
road to Lyle will be great benefit, and
at the county's expense good wagon
road will be built from the lower portion
of the Klickitat valley to Lyle, following
closely the railway survey.
James ID. Hoge, Jr., who has been for
the past four years manager of the Seat
tie Post Jntelligencer, has left for New
York, whence he will start for London.
After attending to some business there he
will spend few weeks making tour of
the British isles and then proceed on
journey around the world, returning to
Seattle in five or six months.
The state university trouble took on a
new phase when it was announced that
President Edwards did not propose to ac-
quiesce in his deposition by the board of
regents. President Edwards contention
is that he has specific contract to man.
age the institution until August l, 1898,
and that the action of the regents is of
no legal force. The matter will probably
be taken to the courts.
Mrs. Mary L. Sinclair, one of the pio-
neers of Snohomish county and Snohom-
ish City, has gone to Skaguay. She ex-
poets to take a position as a cook for a |
club of business men there. Mrs Sin |
clair is large property owner in Sno-
homish City, and, owing to the excessive
valuation at which it was assessed, due
to the inflated prices, her taxes have been
30 large that she can not pay them. How
ever, she proposes to pay her taxes and
s making no bluff about expensive law
'uits. Mrs. Sinclair is lady well ad-
'anced in years, but she is full Of vigor.
Idaho.
Two baseball teams have been organ
zed among the convicts in the peniten-
larry at Boise.
The free kindergarten at Wallace OPEN
d with 25 children.
Five thousand rainbow trout have been
liberated in Spirit lake.
1t is estimated that 10000 bushels of !
rain have been sold at Moscow thus far
his season.
The fall meeting of the Lemhi County ]
air and Racing Association will take !
lace on October 7, s and 0. :
The contest for queen of the inter +
fair has closed. The success
al candidate is Miss Bessie Vollmer,
aughter of John p. Vollmer of lewiston ,
he received 1918 votes. The second in
he contest was Miss Rae O'Farrell of
oise, who received 2002 votes. /
The death is reported at the soldiers y
ONE in Boise of Joseph lie Grand. He i
as born in Germany October Is, 1886. +
e enlisted in Company c, Fifth United I
tates infantry, as private April 8, 1858, {
nd was discharged as corporal February v
1868; re-enlisted February 4, 1868, in 8
ompany ID, Fifth United States infan- h
y, and was discharged as sergeant July b
!, 1865. By profession he was an ac- q
'untant- He enjoyed a good musical I,
nd literary education and held several q,
cal offices of Importance at Wallace "
fore surrendering to i'll health. He was W
rmerly commander of Tecumseh post, d
o. 22, Wallace, Idaho.
Montana. S
Preparations are being made to estab- q
N a telegraph service along the line of
e Montana railroad.
The Florence Crittenden home for way >.
'rd girls, which was started at Butte in "
ay' 1870, mas Just been closed. n,
The Goodwin ranch on Cherry creek -
been purchased by White Caldwell. n, i'
e sheriff of Gallatin county, from the ~
illustrators of the estate. This ranch vi
about $40 acres in size. 90
l. j. Fleming of Smith river valley az
3 the Rock creek roundup has shruni an
m 20 riders to three. owing to the "
lnges from cattle to sheep. ga
jharles Klein of Miles City saws that -
40 acres he had seeded to alfalfa he A.
cut four crops this year, and expects
get another crop if the weather con-
les as good as usual in the fall. an,
he wire is being strung for the tele- sta
ne line from Leonia to Sylvanite. w.
ieorge w. Gle, Jr., of Smith creek. for
just completed hauling over 800 tons of
ay for this winters feed for his bands La,
heep. bu;
rank Hughes has closed up the sale cit,
is half-interest in 5000 sheep and two bur
'hes on the Marias to j. V. Davies WEI
Frank cady for $1,000. NIT