Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-05-07
NORTHWEST NEWS AND NOTES.
Items Of Interest From Idaho, Mon-
tam and Washington.

Clarke county expects big fruit crop.
Seattle is already preparing for
Fourth of July celebration
Logging camps along the Fort Towns
end Southern are busy.
A movement Is on foot to establish
hospital at Snohomish
The books In the Whatcom county Of
fees are being examined by experts.
Several yards about Chehalis have been
trained, which Is two weeks earlier than
the training was done last year
The exports of Puget sound were nearly
100000 more during the first quarter of
this year than for the corresponding time
last year.
The New Whatcom board Of trade has
received two letters from parties desiring
to start nurseries In Whatcom county,
one from Montana man, the other from
Florida man.
Tacoma's fire record for 1895 shows the
loss by fire. the past year to have been
81. 20, while $2s, 76S.04 Insurance was
paid; total insurance, s6eS, 735. There were
1872 alarms, while the fire department cost.
the city SAL, 774.50.
There are 500 Indians in the west end
of clallam county. the various tribes liv-
ing at the Hob, Ozette, Quillayute and
Neah bay. Chief Peter, of Neah bay. is
at the head of the Indian government,
and is recognized by the United States
government as police officer. Chief Peter
conducts his council with all the Dig
nifty OF the newly-elected justice OF the
peace. He lives in what was formerly
the school house, using the large room
for his council chamber. Before him are
determined the controversies which arise
in the tribe, but his decisions are sub
ject to review by the Indian agent.
Montana.
There is talk Of building concentra-
tor at Neihart, to cost 100000.
The cattlemen of Dawson county say
their winter losses will not exceed Is
per cent OF their herds.
More building permits were issued in
Butte during April than for any previous
two months in four years.
Cascades county attorney gives the
opinion that the new liquor license law of
Montana does not apply to unincorpor-
atedstowns and camps
The recent boom in cattle values has
brought offers to many Montana stock
men that they would have instantly ac-
cepted had they been made six months
ago, but they lose attractiveness under
present conditions. 1t is said that one Of
the largest owners on the Shonkin was
recently offered s26 per head for his cat
tie possessions, but he positively refused
to entertain the proposition.
Farm products are quoted at Bozeman
as follows: Butter is 20 to 22h cents per
pound; eggs only . cents per dozen; pota-
toes are rs cents hundred pounds
WHOLESALER oats are 81 cents per hundred
pounds: barley is out of the market: soft
wheat is GO cents and hard wheat 70 cents
per bushel; hay is selling loose. per ton,
| for $3.50 to 1885, and baled from $40 to S1l.
Wheat Is being held by the ranchmen. al
though the amount of wheat unsold in
this valley is not large.
Idaho.
Wheat farmers have worked with more
courage this spring.
The Pocatello Herald has been absorbed
! by the Tribune.
There is complaint that the state law
forbidding the sale of cigarettes to min
ors is not enforced
Plans are to be drawn for the contem-
plated improvements at the asylum for
| the insane at Blackfoot.
More attention than ever will be paid
! by the fruit raisers of Idaho TO properly
grading and packing the product of their
orchards.
June e. % and "a have been settled up
on as the dates for the state Christian
Endeavor convention, which will be held
! IN Boise.
Idaho sports are expecting decision
| from the supreme court by June l on the
legality of the anti-gambling law. It Is
said that on and after May all gambling
will cease until after the court passes on
| the matter, and that no attempts will be
made to evade the law.
The compilation and publication of the
! laws of the last session has developed
| the fact that serious blunder was made
in connection with the horticultural bill.
| The law as 1t stands contains no provis-
| ion for collection from owners Of or
\ chards of the cost of eradication of pests
| when the same is done by the state.