Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-09-17
NEWS OF THREE STATES
ITEMS FROM WASHINGTON, ORE
CON AND MONTANA.
Assessment Rolls of Many Counties
News of the Harvest Fields
and the Graneries.

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Drake has been appointed receiver of the
Tacoma Gas & Electric Company.
William Pershall, who came from
Iowa after few carloads of cattle about |
six weeks ago, is again back at Daven-
part, and wants to take out a trainload
this time.
H. M. Morgan of Chicago, represent
ing the Central Associated Press, is in
Seattle and will leave Friday on the
Portland for st. Michaels, thence up the
Yukon to Dawson City.
A hundred and twenty cars of wheat
were received at Tacoma one day this
week from eastern Washington This is
the heaviest shipment of the season and
indicates that the grain will from this
time on come in rapidly.
The wife of D. w. Truax, "the father
of Tekoa," is sick, and her condition is
reported as serious.
E. c. Bayne, in charge of a party of
Northern Pacific land appraisers, is camp
ed near Browns lake. Stevens county.
Before leaving this section of country
they will appraise all lands of any value.
This will be of great benefit to settlers
and intending settlers, as they can then
buy the land from the railroad company
and commence making permanent i'm
provements.
A heavy frost occurred at Ritzville
Wednesday night. 1t left the sky clear
and warm sunshine. All the thresh-
ing machines in the country commenced
work anew and will wind it up as early
as possible.
The greatest damage done at Garfield
by rain is to grain standing in the
shock, but farmers are busy today re-
shocking the grain, and it is not believ-
ed much damage will result. Wednesday
the outside of the bundles was dried, and
yesterday they were being turned around
to give the other side chance to dry.
A Japanese came down to Tekoa from
Harrison Wednesday evening and sought
the services of DR.. James. He was badly
used up, and explained that he, in com
pany with about 20 other Japs, had gone
to Harrison, where they were promised
work on the section, but upon going tx
work the white men whose places they
. had usurped set upon them and bea
them badly, after which they were or
: dered to leave the town. They hastily
obeyed the order.
Montana.
The charges of gambling against Tx
Moorehouse at Butte, under the gamblin,
law, have been dismissed after a sensa
tional trial.
Rufus Thompson, the Hightield flocl
master, left Billings Monday for omaha
where he is thinking OF locating for tn
E winter. While in this city Mr.. ThomI
son sold his wool clip of $4,000 pound
to Silberman Bros. of Chicago for l
cents per pound, and also disposed of $50
lambs to Nebraska feeder for $l.75 pc
Il head.
E. E. Van Dyke outftted two partie
at Red Lodge last week for the yellow
e stone and Jackson's Hole country. TIL
, first party consisted of doctors connec
ed with Baltimore medical college, VIII
left with Is saddle and pack horses
g charge of John Brown as guide. The Sc
8 ond consisted of Boston bankers, VIII
It went out with l6 horses for the san
y destination. Both outfits will be gor
u about six weeks.
II Butte is having trouble with her pa
II ing, work on which has been in progre
n a week. City Engineer F. w. Blackfol
'e discharged Inspector Ryan from tt
IS work and installed c. G. Hobson in h
e place. The paving crew immediate
v. struck. Mayor Harrington remove
II Hobson and replaced Ryan. Then Il
y city engineer resigned, and the troub
70 is not yet over.
t Peter Towey, late city editor of Il
Muscular, Tuesday commenced an a
ton in the district court at Nilsson
against George f. Boos and Henry
Collins, members of the Missoula Coo
erative Printing Company. In his col
| plant he alleges misrepresentation
r the funds of the concern, asks for an 6
II counting, dissolution of the co-partn'
ship and the appointment of receiv
z S. g. Murray appears as plaintiffs att
+ ney.
Idaho.
II The Lewiston tax levy for city pl
Il poses remains the same as last yeal
|e water l-2 mills, street 4 mills, hgl
l-2 mills.
An Indian divorce case was filed in
= district court at Lewiston last we
Geo. Viles charges Louisa Viles, his w
= with infidelity, and asks for several
of the marital ties.
The Elmore county assessment roll
II 1897 foots up $l,ls3,577.77, making 81
al 449. 76 more than the assessment for IL
and not including any subsequent
Ter tries.
rs Arrangements have been completed
IL. the holding of four days racing ev
he to be held September 20 and 30 and d
ba Der and 2, at the Moscow driving pa
iii About 5000 has already been subscrit
eel which will be awarded in prizes.
he The trustees of the South Boise sch
zoo district will hold an election the LAT
,ai part of the month to vote bonds for
inf new school building they contempt
is erecting. They found that there was
on sufficient property in the district to
mt low of their voting $4,000 of bonds
the amount of bonds to be voted for
put at $500.
in While the rain of the last 10 days
:. ;ntarfared with threshinp near Kendr