The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-09-04
NEWS OF THE SEASON
ITEMS GATHERED FORM WASHING
TON AND IDAHO.
Busy Days In the Harvest Fields of
the Pacific Coast Facts
and Figures.

will have 81 100000 of grain to sell this
season.
The Columbia river salmon pack is ss-
timated at from 100000 to 100000 cases.
Half of the young cattle in Douglas
county have been shipped to Montana.
A large portion of the second crop of
alfalfa in Kittitas county has been cut
and stacked.
Harvesting in Garfield county is be-
ing rushed as rapidly as men and teams
can push it and so far the yield has been
better than was expected.
The delnquencies on personal proper
ty tax in Pierce county from 1890 to the
present foot up $ll8,5S4. Treasurer Jud-
son thinks so per cent of this is collect
IDLE
The treasurer of Whitman county is
issuing tax certificates in accordance
with the 1897 law These certificates are
issued against all real estate on which
the taxes are not paid for 1896. After
December | certificates will be issued for
all taxes prior to 1896. There is quite
demand for these certificates as they
lien upon the land.
The east side section of the state road
from North Yakima to Buckley is max
ing steady progress. From the Goth
mile post, which is the end of the county
road, the state road is completed about
II miles to Hanging rock, with the ex-
ception of few short stretches that will
require blasting and heavy grading.
These will be let by contract. From
Hanging rock to the summit is about 20
miles, and the last 10 miles of this can be
built for about SIS a mile
Whatcom county commissioners by
unanimous VOTE have reduced all the
land valuations in the county % per
cent. This does not apply to personal
property or improvements of any kind.
The action of the commissioners follow
ed the decision of the superior court in
the Perkins case. Seeing the court re-
duce by half the taxes against land
held by persons who could afford to con
test the assessed valuations of it, the
commissioners determined to give the
small property holders an equal advan-
tage, hence the reduction.
Montana.
Two thousand head of lambs have just
been sold at Chinook at $l.S5.
The school census gives 1000 children
in the Helena district, as compared with
1851 last year.
The state board of equalization has
IS Oh :
$l.75 and of stock cattle at $l7.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared dividend of 8 per cent in ia
vor of the creditors of the Stock Grow
ers' National bank of Miles City.
This has been the poorest season for
placer mining known in Alder gulch for
the last Is years owing to the scarcity of
water. At no claim above Junction be-
sides Fenner, who uses machine, are
there over half crew working.
A corps of Northern Pacific engineers
of Helena went into camp on Clark s
Fork, near the mouth of Elbow creek
the other day. 1t is believed, however,
that the Northern Pacific has in con
temptation the construction of a branch
line to the Bear creek coal fields.
Bob Case of the geological survey has
the altitude of the following points;
Hamilton, 1924; Grantsdale, 1892 Lake
Como, 4l49; Darby, 1894; confluence of
East and West Forks. 1900; Evelyn
4026; Rundell's Flat, 1882, and Sula
postoflice 1884 feet above sea level.
OF beef cattle in Montana there have
been returned by assessors GA, 1876 head
valued at 81 ,6O6,73S. Custer returns the
largest number, 1854 head, valued at
$S73,S3O. Flathead does not return any
and it runs down as low as SO head from
Carbon. The average value for the whole
state is $25.05l head. There have been
returned 2s,O66 COWS, valued at 1924 1874
of the average value of $3.50. The
value placed on this class of stock by
county officers varied from S2l to $50
Idahs.
Bears are annually numerous this yea
on Pack river, Strong or Trestle creeks
The Idaho international fair will b'
held at Boise on October 18th, 18th, l4tl
and 18th.
The members of the Lewiston ba
have unanimously signed a petition t.
postpone the time for holding the ap
preaching term of the district cour
from September - to December l3. Tn
reason assigned for asking the postpone
ment is that at the date now set 70
court the farmers will all be busy wit
their crops and it will be a serious hard