The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25
NORTHWESTERN CHANCES.
PAYING DELINQUENT TAXES.
Progress on the Washington State
Road-Surveys of Townships in
Idaho-Cost Half Million to Run
Montana State Government.

was about 100000 in taxes paid in,
about one-half of the amount being for de-
hnquent taxes, and that nearly all of the
100000. was paid last month.
The British ship City of Hankow has (
snished loading and cleared at Tacoma
the 35th cargo of grain loaded on the
sound this season for foreign destina ton.
The SO cargoes amount to 3,875,000 bush
els, valued at $32Sl 900.
1t is said that the sentence of two years
and half given TO ex-Mayor jameson,
who forged the Chehalis county war
rants, was so that Portland people who
were swindled could take the matter up.
Had the sentence been for longer time
no arrests could be made hereafter. An
ether batch of forged warrants, amount
ing to $l933.l0, has been received by
Treasurer Wilson.
Mrs. r. Walker of Dayton, who got a
verdict of $4,000 in damage suit against
the 0. R. & N company, and afterward
compromised the case with the company
for $4,000, has just received a check for
$4,000 in payment of her claim. There
was $1,000 interest included in the check.
Prosecuting Attorney Magill, in Cowlitz
county, is holding up the settlement made
between the commissioners and the
Northern Pacific Railway Company for
delinquent taxes. The prosecuting attor-
sey is holding out for at least $4,000,
instead of settling at $4,000, the price
agreed upon. There is some question as
to the county's right to collect the tax.
The citizens of Elberton are taking
steps early in the season to prevent the
flooding of the lower part of town, which
usually occurs when the water raises in
the Palouse river A large force of men
and teams has been at work building
dyke along the bank of the river next
to the town. The dyke, which is several
feet high, was made of fallen trees and
brush, covered with dirt 1t runs along
the left bank of the river entirely through
town, and is valuable improvement.
State Road Commissioner II. j. Ernest
returned home to Colville from Olympia,
where he has been in attendance upon a
meeting of the road commission, which
met there last week to wind up the bust
ness of the state roads for the year 1897
Mr.. Ernest, who has supervision over the
road leading west from Marcus to Okla
hogan county, has made a showing OF a
surplus of over $500 on the portion of the
appropriation intrusted to his charge.
The month of November witnessed the
transaction of business in the Olympia
district land Office aggregating $l474.6O
Four hundred and forty acres of land
were sold, at $1,000. The fees on 10 home
steads netted $85 Commissions on some
1881 acres, $79.7S. Commissions on p
final homesteads, l.4S acres, $22l.35
Fees for reducing testimony to writing
1898. Timber land filings, $50. Tran
script of records, etc, SIS.
WaIla Walla reports that fully 80 pei
cent Of the largest wheat crop OF the
country remains unsold. Today the huge
warehouses of the railroad companies
built down every few miles of road, espe
cially between Walla Walla and Dayton
are packed to the rafters with thousands
of sacks of grain. Some of that remain
ing represents whole cfops, but generally
speaking there were but fer men in thu
country at the beginning of harvest wh'
could afford to keep intact their crop
awaiting a satisfactory price. The grin
mortgage faced the farmer and the whea
was soon sold.
Idaho.
George W. Ball, United States inspec
tor of surveys, has left Boise with his as
sistants for Shoshone, from whence the,
will 90 over to the Snake to inspect som
seven townships of surveys made tn
past season.
Jack Wedel, the freight conductor VIII
lost his legs in wreck at Green river
has brought suit in the United States Gil
cult court against the Union Pacific an
Oregon Short Line companies, in whic
he asks for damages TO the amount G
$4,000.
The will of the late James H. Bush ha
been filed for probate at Boise. 1t leave
all of the real estate and personal propert
to the wife of the deceased, her heirs an
assigns forever. She is also appointe
by the win as executrix. The petitio
for the probate of the will cites the res
and personal property of the late M
Bush and gives the probable value of tn
same as about $4,000
The board of trustees of Kendrick
considering the advisability of ADVERT
ing the sale of ST. 900 issue of wat'
works bonds, which were voted two yea
ago but never sold, the bids not being sa
isfactory. The town has no bonded il
sebtedness, and only a warrant indebte'