Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-05-15
NORTHWEST BREVITItS
rnoGREss IN DEVELOPMENT OF
THE CoUNTRY,s RESOURCES.
49,, Industries and Matters of Gem
ernI Interest in Idaho MOh'"""
md Washington.

Work has begun on the new lighthouse
at the entrance of Gray's harhor.
King county commissioners have begun
condemnation proceedings for the lana
required to complete the army post site
at Seattle.
DIR. r. F.. L. Newburne superintendent
of the Puyalup Indian school, has re-
signed.
The volume of insurance business trans
acted in the state of Washington during
the year 1896 exceeded $4,OOO,0O.
Twelve applicants for the naval CADET
ship at Annapolis have notified hepreseh-
tatives Jones and Lewis that they VIII az
tend the competitive examination at I'll
lensburg May II.
The supreme court of the state decides
that a wife who without cause has been
/ abandoned by her husband, who possesses
means to contribute to her support, can
maintain an action for maintenance I'M
coupled with or independent or an aclloh
for divorce.
The South Bend city council has decided
to enforce the ordinance against gam
bling. The marshal, at his own request,
has been instructed to proceed to break
up the practice, and, if necessary, to I'M
press men into the service as deputy mar
ShalS to assist him.
There is one school district IN Chehalls
county, says the Montesano Videbte, with
$500 to it's credit, which has not had
term of school in several years, because
there are no pupils in the district to at
tend. There seems to be no way OF using
the money till the population IN the dis
trict increases.
Montana.
Montana Odd Fellows are collecting
money for a state orphans home.
The coal company at Red Lodge is now
taxing out about 600 tons Of coal daily,
giving employment to 400 men.
The total expenses of the city govern
ment of Helena for the coming fiscal year
is estimated at $105, 000 which IS much less
| than for years past.
At the meeting of the Montana state
board of medical examiners at Helena
only four out of the 10 young physicians
who appeared to take the examination
were granted certificates to practice and
the rest will be obliged to take the exam
ination again. The requirement for sue
/ cess was an average of rs per cent in the
branches examined in.
The report of the chief of police of Great
Falls for the year ending April 80 1897,
shows arrests made for the year: Male S45.
female 800 total 1145. June, 1896, has the
largest number, $50, and March, 1897, the
smallest, &c. The number arrested for each
different offense is given in detail. Va
grancy 207, is the largest. OF the total
number, II were sent to the penitentiary,
of whom nine pleaded guilty in the police
court. During the year property was
stolen to the amount of $685. and of this
amount $2374 was recovered.
| The mean temperature for April was
one degree above the normal, the average
for the state being As degrees. The highest
monthly mean temperature was 81 degrees,
at Great Falls, and the least was ~ de-
grees, at Castle. The highest temperature
for the month was "a degrees, at GlendiVe,
! the 26th, and the lowest was seven degrees,
| at Monarch the 9Th. The 25th, Goth and
, 9th were the warmest days of the month,
and the coolest generally occurred the 5th
and 9Th
An average of 50 cars are repaired every
! week at PoCatello.
| About 500 acres of fruit trees have been
! set out by the Plymouth colonists this
/ spring.
/ The state land board has drawn out ST.
007.60 from the general school fund for in
Vestment in state warrants.
! a Boise man has received 100 pounds of
sugar-beet seed from Utah, and will eX-
! pertinent with it in that vicinity.
/ The anti-gambling law went into effect
at midnight Saturday. AT Boise there was
question about applicability of the act
Confers upon the city government the
right to license and regulate gambling.
However, the games all closed, and the
prOprietOrs declared they will await a de-
cision of the point involved