Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-06-25
NORTHWEST NEWS AND NOTES.
Items of Interest From Idaho, Mon
tana and Washington.

NORTHWEST NEWS AND NOTES.
Items of Interest From Idaho, Nom
tana and Washington.
Real estate transfers in Seattle since
January amount to 81 1891 ,900.96.
Two new single mills are under con-
struction at Porter, just over the Thurs
ton county border, in Chehalis county.
Work on grading the state road be-
tween Buckley, Pierce county, and the
Matches river, in Yakima county, will
be begun soon after July |.
On recommendation of the State Dent
al Society Governor Rogers has appointed
Drs. c. A. Darling of New Whatcom, ID.
M. Thurston of Spokane, and f. w. Rees
of Walla Walla on the state board of
dental examiners.
The Grand Army encampment at Van
couver elected John M. Mclean, Walla
Walla, department commander; II. G..
Funk, Vancouver, senior vice; H. II.
Wolfe, Dayton, junior vice; G. d. Spencer,
Hoquiam, chaplain.
The citizens of Port Townsend have on
foot plan to complete the wagon road
i 1lOlH IOTb lOWii W l. olb l'iSSoNSi >
| to connect with the Clallam county road
that has already been built to the Jetfer-
son county line.
4 An application for writ of habeas cor
pus has been filed in the federal court in
Seattle on behalf of Henry Craemer, the
condemned murderer. The respite of
; death sentence granted Craemer by Gov
ernor Rogers will not expire until July
%.
A party of Columbia college scientists,
: including Professors Calllins, Harrington
. and G isfin, has arrived at Port Town
i send to prosecute the research of the
l marine life of Puget sound, begun last
!, year and continued several months UNI
: der the able direction of Professor Bash
l ford Dean.
Inc six pairs of Mongolian pheasant'
!, purchased by the gun club arrived Sun
I day and were taken to Shoup's ranel
n and turned loose.
=, Agent Irwin of the Fort Hall agenc.
4 has gathered in 600 horses belonging t.
s Marsh valley ranchers and is holdin,
i them for payment for grazing privileges
j. O. Nixon of Lewiston, Idaho, ha
l. been appointed surveyor of lands ON tn
NeZ Perez Indian reservation, Idaho, a
:, $1,000, vice James Stewart, resigned.
" The Boise land office has received a
n important decision relating to provin
UP on arid land entries. The department
" " has decided that anyone getting waite
d upon his land whether by perpetus
ID water right or by annual rental of waite
3 :, from ditch company can prove up o
n his claim. Heretofore it was necessar
to for one to have perpetual water rigf
=. before a patent would be issued to hir
Montana.
At c.. O. johnson, the abscondlng Sllv'
Id Bow county treasurer, has finally bee
located He is in Johannesburg, Sout
It Africa, or was just a month ago.
~ When the next school term begins II
a pupils who have finished their time
he the grammar grades of the Butte pub
,is schools will enter the new high scho
at building.
st. The law requiring mine owners al
ca managers to, enclose the cages used
IS vertical shafts of more than 300 fe
mt depth is being enforced in Butte.
went into effect June |, and already sol
10 of the largest mining companies in t
=" state have complied with its provisions
ct Major McLaughlin's bonds as agent
90 the Blackfeet Indians have been PR
a. erly filled out and returned to Washir
Mt, ton, where they will be approved at OF
IL and a commission issued. The new age
, lt will probably relieve Major Steele abe
ed the first of July, as the work OF check
OIL up and turning over government pr
I'D I'D erty will occupy week or 10 days
ev The Helena land office has received
a structions from Commissioner Binl
OF Hermann of the general land office Il
hereafter no permits for timber cutt
The on public lands will be allowed to
out clude more than $50 acres. Forme
fi the limit is four sections, or 2560 ac1
G, and the ruling is of great Importance
SLY the large concerns that have been cult
cen timber heretofore by virtue of perm
State Auditor PoindeXter's rep
shows that the fire insurance compai
DOL authorized to do business in Montana
ave lected in premiums last year from M
IN tana patrons $666,9Sl, while the lo'
'sed were only $240,0S5. During the
ers there were policies written or rene'
AS aggregating $3o,s57 ,0o5 There were
era- ceived in premiums $425,s96 more t
0o'- were paid out as fire losses.
III amount of loss, however, does not incl
ake 49, cost of do;no business in the st
will -
PARTY WAS STRUCK BY A TRt