Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-21
NORTHWEST NEWS AND NOTES
leeme Of Interest Fro0 Idaho, 0oDss
tana aAA Washlngt0n. s6~
' salary warrants

for April were sold for g cents.
The long distance telephone line VIII -
extended from Everett to Arlington.
Island county reports q great increase
In the potato acreage this year.
The April fees turned over TO the trea1-A
urer of Clarke county BY the auditor.
clerk and sheriff amounted to 3so4.O.
Travel 10 the Okanogan country VA
Coulee City II greater this year than for
some time. says the News.
Klickitat farmers are taking advantaoe
Of the good roads and spare time 10 maui
tity Of II 70 being received daily 1t s.ke
Dalles.
The Chehalis Valley creamery woeks4
up a little more than 10000 pounds Of
milk during April. and the quantity vim
likely be third larger In May.
Blaine man 10 endeavorins e intsssss
eastern capital in . plant for Blaine Ter
utilising the refuse from the salmon cas~
neries and dog nsh for the nanufAOtaasos
Of commercial fertilixer.
Those desiring to take the examinaaiaa
for the United States engineering depaSt-
ment Of the civil service can do % BY, ~
plying to w. L. 0eary. secretary o. the
examining board. room eoe Burke pullA-
Ing. Seattle. for application blanlkA
Sixteen horses were sent from Togt
Townsend last year to the Cook fn1et
country to operate pack train, and, ~
though they had plenty OF food. e1Ght
head died from the effects OF cold dus1ng
the winter. Another company Operatlug
81 horses ut the same place lost the enkiFe
outfit. The horses were common cayuoeo.
and It IL said they paid for themselves ana
their transportation north 10 times OVER
before succumbing to the cold.
State Treasurer Young has been -
mandtng Of the county treasureru thae
they remit to the state not only the orig
inal assessment for the state taxes col-
lected after delinquency. but the pen slty
and interest on such taxes ~ well. Tho
treasurers Of the respective countiee knve
been inclined to resist payment OF the ad-
dttion to the tax assessed. but the asslst-
ant attorney general has just rendered ~
opinion wherein he holds the state ,sas-
urer b right In his demands.
Two meetings OF the Baptist people ct
Washington and Idaho. which viii b sps-
cially interesting to the people Of cskno.
will take place In the near future, nayp IT,
Times. The FIRST 10 the annual mss.lng -
the Spokane association OF Baostse
churches. which will b held 1t the chuscA
in Tekoa June 10 to u. The second u N
assembly under the auspices Of tbs 1sap~
fist Young Peoples Union Of YastcFn
Washington and northern idaho. g "
held at Chatcoiet June y to July .
Idaho.
The high water In the river near 0tAr
destroyed about u acres Of one uAA'W
ranch.
The eastern Idaho district Epworth
League will meet In Pocatelio May = anA
(, continue three days.
| The board of education of Boise hos
made some changes In the salaries Of IL
teachers OF the city schools which VII
take effect this coming year. The plAn
In view was to recognise the worth -
| the present teachers. and II any -
vance was made to rive them the bsns-
4 - - - -
| lions have been reduced, - those VIII ~
iilled by new teachers whose value hnD
not been demonstrated.
The Ada county assessors are havine
some trouble In collecting poll taxes. sene
claiming that they can not bs collects4
were not compelled to pay them last yoar
and they think they can get on this tlNDe.
There were only about 70 collected n IN
| last year out Of Q total o. nearly ~
voters. The assessors say that no -
will escape and that all must observe
the law In this respect.
The outstanding warrants against the
general fund Of Helena amount In N
to about 3eA6.000 and the entire indobte4-
ness Of the city In bonds and warrants =
S73e. S12.s6.
mtts issued for structures OF tho oUel-
mated cost OF $tS3, ~. against 800 permits
issued tho preceding year for buildings
costing 93%4.sS7.
A bunch Of six antelope have locato6
In the river bottom about J. q. White
heads ranch near Chinook. They veeu
seen within 50 yards Of the Cathode
church. Luckily for them the game lAW
protects them and there are enough nj.
liant sportsmen around town to watch eae
another.
Regarding the wool crop this ysas,
sheep men arriving In Great Falls asu
Of one opinion. and that II that the ellp
for 1897 will be much heavier than In ~.
They also say that owing to the MID
winter weather wool will be Of far bst-
ter grade.
A live stock broker at Miles City ~
ports the following sales: 1850 ysariino
ewes al e. 800 stock cattle at "a. ~ steck
cattle at 90. 100 stock cattle at ~, ~
Texas cattle (three years) at 20, dellvssy
at Clayton. N. M; 1000 and 4-year-ssd
steers at %. delivery at Miles City: ~
Gallatin valley steers. 2-year-olds. ct -,
on cars at Boseman; 300 2-year-oid hGef-
ers at Bozeman, SIS; 1000 Idaho steers.
yearlings. at SIS: - at ~: 5000 stock cat
tie at 30; small punches Of the stock q
SO and 10.
For stealing SALARY nil1.
Holono 4 us~