Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-11-12
NEWS Of THE NORTHWEST.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY.
Glance Over WashingtOn, Idaho,
Montana and British Columbia-
Wheat Receipts IN Puget SQUAD
Sugar Reefs IN Idaho,


NAL school is now l73.
The Stevens county board has made an
estimate Of the probable expenses of the
county for the fiscal year, beginning July
|. 1897. fixing the amount at $27 900, and
prepared the levy accordingly.
According to State Grain Inspector
Wright's report for October, Seattle re.
ceived 666 cars Of wheat, 81 Of barley, 20
Of oats and 20 Of corn.
Owing to an increase in business dur
ing the last few weeks, the Northern Pa.
citic Railway Company has put on an
extra telegraph operator at this place to
assist the agent Mt Ritzville.
The O!ymrian has been leased to Ed
c. Suitcr and George s. Hopkins. The
former assumes the duties Of editor and
the latter Of business manager
party Of immigrants from Nebraska
has arrived ut Clallam Bay. The party is
composed of about 25 men, women and
children, and are all relatives, being two
families. They will camp ut that point
IL while and look up government land for
farms.
Goldendale is having a building boom.
For six weeks past every carpenter has
been busy and was sorry he could not
work on two different buildings at the
same time.
Wheat receipts in Tacoma during the
month Of October amounted to 1922 cars,
averaging 754 bushels per car. total Of
l,499, 1873 bushels, just little short Of
/ nd mil inn nd hal t,,a 1,>1s NJ
is II record breaker in the history Of the
wheat trade Of Tacoma. Receipts for
September We're 1870 cars; for August,
400 cars new wheat, 81 cars old wheat.
For the month Of October, 1896, the re.
ceipts We're 1919 cars, averaging 655 bush.
els per car.
Teachers examination will be held at
Rathdrum Nov. % and "a.
Travel between here and Mullan has
increased No much that new stage line
has been put on.
Ten new sleeping apartments have been
equipped ut the soldiers home in Boise
There are now seven more veterans Ell
route to the home, which will make q
total of 80 in attendance. The numbe,
will exhaust the present accommoda
tions.
County Surveyor William Ashley ha.
completed the survey Of the Harrison
ferry wagon road running from the reser
walton line to Occur 'Alene river, follow
ing the line Of township ~, and crossin,
the river at Ed s. Cranes farm. Worl
Of building will Ike resumed ut once.
last spring the agricultural expert
ment station sent out samples Of suga
beet seed to over 200 farmers in differen
sections Of the state. At present Direc
tor +. b. Gault is securing samples of tn
crop raised from the seed, ~ special agen
of the department Of agriculture. Thes
samples will be analysed by Chemist
w. McCurdy Of the station staff.
Hoge, Brownlec l. CO. Of Butte hav
purchased the sawmill plant Of Purtle
Lynch, at Lynch's Spur, on the Coeu
j, d'Alene branch.
:. Stock inspector Collins went out I
: Fielding the other day and arrested tw
men who live in that vicinity for viz
lation Of the statute requiring person
: selling beef to expose the hides for il
spection.
= The school trustees Of Butte have mad
an order that in future when child
the schools il taken down with MALI
' nant disease its books shall be prompt
destroyed by fire and that no effort sha
be made to save the books by fumigatio
The arching in the Muir tunnel wi
= he completed about December l. II
!. work on the tunnel has extended over
4 period of two years, ut cost Of oy
=. 81 100000. When completed it will
= the best piece Of work OF its kind on Il
!, Northern Pacific system.
" Miners and ranchers from the vicini
- Of Big Blackfoot and Clearwater are col
!, planning because Of the DESTRUCTION Of
It, game. which they say has been going
recently in violation Of the game Law
=. which restrict the hunter in the numb
~ of animals he may slaughter in seasc
,o w. X. Embleton has just returned
~ Fort Benton from trip 10 the st. Mar.
~ lake country. He brings back news
:. great crop yields among the Mormon ~
s. tIeIieutS dIOuuu NhIuntOu. Ile htAttS VI
. they practice late fall sowing. the gre
'- er portion of which is done in mud Il
n. n is ankle deep, and it invariably resu
w. in surprisingly good crops The AYERS
wheat yield this season was fully
q bushels per acre.
n. British COlumbia.
AS There were ls deaths. "a births 9
10 nine marriages registered in Veto
.s during the month of October.
n. Nelson is to have an opera house. I
~. plans are to begin construction Def
or December |, and finish it by January.
During the season just ended only
schooners Of the Victoria fleet have
engaged in sealing, as compared with
pe schooners during last year. The wi
ror feet has given employment to 495 I
I'VE and 5S7 Indians. The total catch,
led Guiding 1918 skins taken by Indians
,rd the coast, was 3O,4lO
!. At meeting Of the board Of trade
,ve Victoria Hon. Clifford SiftOrl, ministe
the interior, intinated that the gov
ment would open up all Canadian ro'
to the Yukon and that everything pr
hin bic would be done TO turn trade into
on, adam channels but he declined entirel,
pnt advocate a law to prevent aliens I