The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-18
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST
A GLANCE OVER THE NORTHWEST
FIELD.
Tax Levies in Several Counties of
WashinEton-Irrign E.ter-
prise In Montnna-EIeetrfc Light
Plant at Salmon City.

The killing OF large numbers OF sage
hens is reported from Kittitas valley.
The way tax payments have rolled into
Columbia county treasurer's Office during
the last 30 days has been remarkable.
1t is estimated that the receipts from
taxes in Chehalis county for the last quar-
ter will amount to between $4,000 and
100000.
Cowlitz county's tax levy for 1897 will
have to be sufficient to raise the sum of
$79,72S for state, county and school pur-
poses
In Snohomish county the total amount
of taxes levied for all purposes is $751;
002.90, and the average rate of taxation
is SO mills.
The levee Just completed in the Klam-
ath river bank, which will prevent the
escape of Klamath river water through
the slough into Lost river, will not only
reclaim thousands of acres of land in the
Tule lake valley, but will reclaim many
acres of bottom land that has heretofore
been overlooked by slough waters.
Prosecuting Attorney Magill, in Cow
litz county, ia holding up the settlement
made between the commissioners and the
Northern Pacific Railway Company for
delinquent taxes. The prosecuting attor-
ney 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 countys right to collect the tax.
Thirteen men in different parts of
Whatcom county have been cited TO APP
pear before the superior court on Deem
Der II for not sending their children be-
tween 8 and Is years old TO school three
months during the year. Many more ci-
tations are to follow. The fine is not less
than $40 in each case.
County Treasurer York did land Of
flee business at Everett in the last two
days of November. He took in almost
$4,000 in taxes in these two days. The
mails alone brought in about $4,000.
The highest charter rate paid for Puget
sound wheat loading for four years has
lust been given for the British ship Jor-
danhill, 2l67 tons, due from Melbourne.
She gets 49s Cd and is chartered for Eu-
rope.
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 have been at work building a
dyke along the bank of the river next to
the town. The dyke, which is several feet
high was made of fallen tres and brush,
covered with dirt.
hao oI OF
New Whateom, all the retail dealers of
milk in the county being in it.
The Palouse country reports aR ad-
vance in the price of farm lands.
Montana.
A petition for a survey of lands on the
ceded Crow reserve is being circulated
throughout Sweet Grass county.
The Shoshone Irrigation Company has
instructed General Manager George L
Beck to get out the lumber and material
for the construction of a Touring mill
at Cody early in the spring.
The buildings at Fort Buford were sold
at public auction the other day, most Of
them being knocked down to nncher;
living in the immediate vicinity for q
mere nothing.
Two horsemen from Wisconsin are OF
the Madison in search of smooth, blocky
horses, weighing from 1850 upward. They
are paying $25 for wild horses filling
these requirements.
St Marks parish OF Anaconda, organ
lied by j. b. Dosee f. f. Sargent, j. II
Durston and others, to build a church ant
maintain Protestant Episcopal religious
society in Anaconda, has just been in
corporated.
A dispatch from Glendale says tina
while coming down Lion mountain Johi
Blennerhasset and Frank Weber, miner
in the Hecla Consolidated, started a snow
slide which killed them, making 26 VIII
have been lost in snowslides since tn
camp was established. Blennerhasset ha,
family at Lowell, Mass, and Webbe
family in Slayer, Iowa.
Several mountain streams in the uppe
Teton country have been choked witt
small ice gorges, which are backing Vi
the water, and small new channels ar
being made all over the district. Tlave
is reported to be extremely dangerous.
Northern Montana stockmen have beei
engaged in gathering up their cows an,
calves for winter care. During the pas
summer several large stockmen hav
erected sheds, etc, for this purpose, an,
some have been made sufficiently large T.
afford accommodations to those who ar
not prepared, at a fixed price of So pc
COW and calf for the winter season.
The county coroner has submitted hi
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