The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-09-18
ITEMS FROM WASHINGTON, ORE
CON AND MONTANA.
Assessment Rolls of Many Counties
News of the Harvest Fields
and the Graneries.

six weeks ago, is again back at Daven
part, and wants to take out trainload
this time.
II. M. 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 ID. w. Truax, "the father
of Tekoa," is sick, and her condition is
reported as serious.
E. c. Bayne, in charge of a 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 inn
provements
A heavy frost occurred at Ritzville
and a 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 DR.. 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
obeyed the order.
Montana.
The charges of gambling against Ike
Moorehouse at Butte, under the gambling
law, have been dismissed after a sensa-
tional trial
Rufus Thompson, the Highfeld flock
master, left Billings Monday for omaha,
where he is thinking OF locating for the
winter. While in this city Mr. Thomp-
son sold his wool clip of $4,000 pounds
to Silberman Bros. of Chicago for II
cents per pound, and also disposed of 1900
lambs to a Nebraska feeder for $l.75 per
head.
f. +. Van Dyke QUILTED two parties
at Red Lodge last week for the Yellow
stone and Jacksons Hole country. The
first party consisted of doctors connect
ed with a Baltimore medical college, who
left with Is saddle and pack horses in
charge of John Brown as guide. The Sec
ond consisted of Boston bankers. who
went out with 10 horses for the same
destination. Both outfits will be gone
about six weeks.
Butte is having trouble with her paw
ing, work on which has been in progress
a week City Engineer f. w. Blackford
discharged Inspector Ryan from the
work and installed G. c. Hobson in his
place. The paving crew Immediately
struck Mayor Harrington removed
Hobson and replaced Ryan. Then the
city engineer resigned, and the trouble
is not yet over.
Peter Towey, late city editor of the
Muscular, Tuesday commenced an ac-
ton in the district court at Missoula
against George E. BoOs and Henry O.
Collins, members of the Missoula Coop
erative Printing Company. In his com
plant he alleges a transportation OF
the funds of the concern, asks for an ac
counting dissolution of the co-partner
ship and the appointment of receiver
S. G. Murray appears as plaintiffs attor
ney.
The Lewiston tax levy for city pur
poses remains the same as last year
water IL mills, street mills, light:
ID mills.
An Indian divorce case was filed in The
district court at Lewiston last week
Geo. Viles charges Louisa Viles, his wife
with lnfdelity, and asks for a severanc,
of the marital ties.
The Gilmore county assessment roll fO
1897 foots up 81 ,lS3, 577.77, making $96,
449.76 more than the assessment for 1896
and not including any subsequent en-
tries.
Arrangements have been completed TO
the holding of a four days racing even
to be held September 20 and 80 and Octo