Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-10-01
NORTHWEST NEWS AND NOTES.
vtems of Interest From ldnho' mon"
tana and Washington.

Fir logs are selling OH gray mo-
at 81, and there is now scarcity Oh ioss'
Marshal Mcknight of New WATSON
states that he will soon ask the councii
To establish water front patrol ne
states that in almost every robbery that
has taken place in the city the robbers
escaped in boat.
Funds for the payment OF running eA-
penses of the United States court siice
Jan. /, amounting to some $6ooo' nave
been received by Marshal lde.
Prune drying, which was delayed fuiiy
two weeks ON account OF rain ana cooiel
weather, may now be said to be IN 1ui'
operation in Clarke county. Fifteen large
driving establishments, with capacity
of from 5000 to 10000 pounds OF fruit
daily, are now in operation within four
miles of Vancouver.
Port Townsend reports that the Hon
A. A. Plummer, Al years old, who was
accidentally shot while hunting week
ago, is dead. He served with distlne'
ton in the lower house of the leglsla'
ture, having been elected in 1899 as re-
publican. He was past grand master
of the A. f. and A. f. for the state OF
Washington, and one of the most proml
nent members of the Native Sons OF
Washington.
The case of the Northern Pacific Rail
way Company against settlers, involving
the title to 10000 acres in Klicktat
county, and 100000 acres in Umatilla
Gillian, Morrow and Sherman counties
has been decided by Judge A. l.. Miller
in favor of the settlers. The case wa:
argued last May.
The United States fish commission cal
No. 2 has arrived in Seattle from Port
land on one of its regular trips. Thi'
particular time the car has mountain
trout fry that were taken from thu
hatcheries at Leadville. The full capa
city of the car is about 100000, bu
there are but $4,000 remaining in thu
tanks, the rest having been distributed
by Captain Pierce along the route.
H. G. Blanchard, president of tn,
board of regents of the agricultural col
lege, has resigned. He says he can no
agree with the governors policy of re
ducing the salaries of capable men con
nected with the college. At a later meet
ing the professors agreed to a reduction
of salaries and it is believed that tn
college troubles are over. The PROPOSE
ton of the governor, which has been &C
cepted, is as follows: President, from
$4,000 to $4,000; all receiving $500 re
duced to $1,000; all receiving $500 re
duced to $l400, the reduction to be TO
two years, beginning Sept. l. 1897.
Montana.
Missoula hunters report ducks as be
ing quite plentiful.
W. I. Ford of White Sulphur Spring
has sold his fine Musselshell possession
near Merino to Power lDos. for $4,000.
Prof Fred d. Smith, the new membe
of the university faculty, has arrived a
Missoula and has entered upon his ney
duties as head of the department of chem
istry and natural science.
Within the next month Geo. A. Wells
one of the principal stockholders in tn
sapphire fields, will start for London wit
small box containing about 1900 carat
of the gems, which will be cut and maj
keted there.
IL. l.. Frank has purchased importe
Missioner, Senator Bland and Punte
from Marcus DAILY and has engage
Trainer Campbell to handle them. Thes
horses are among the best of the Dal
stables. They were sent to the Bite
Root farm after the Butte races. III
purchase price is said to be in the neigl
borhood of $4,000. Trainer Campbe
will take them to California this fall.
Following the example of Cascade coul
ty, the county commissioners of yellow
stone county have employed man to d
stroy the Russian thistle In that count
wherever found on the highways. He
to travel over the county, and in add
ton to destroying the weed on the hig
ways, is to notify the ranchmen to 1
likewise, under penalty or the law. /
is to receive $4 day while engaged
the work. The Northern Pacific M
Burlington railroads have been asked
cooperate in the work.
| Idaho.
The eleventh convention of the w
mans Christian Temperance Union
Idaho will be held in Boise Friday. q
tober /.
The American Placer Mining Compar
have been offered $4,000 for their pro
erty on Orc Elmo creek, but they consi
cred the price too small and refused
sell.
A look at the tax book for 1896
shows the total assessment valuation {
Nez Perce county for 1896 was 81 .52
229 and for 1897, $l,57S,276. The t,
levy for this year was fixed at 81 ON +
500.
The reward of $500 offered bv ,Jol
Parker, brother of the victim of the p,
ker outrage at Kamiah, added to the
ward OF $500 offered by the state, h
induced number of individuals to
sumo the role of detective. The rewa
calls for the finding of Parker, dead
alive"
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Washington, Sept. 94.-Suroeon ce