Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-12
items FROM THE NORTHWEST
THE NEWS OF THREE STATES
happenings Here and There in
Washington, Idaho and Montana
Wheat. Fruit and Wool Promise
Well This SeasOn.


Threshing of fall sown grain has be-
gun near Pullamn, and the grain Is turn
ing out better than was expected. j.
X. Ripley threshed seven acres of red
Russian wheat which averaged AZ bush
els per acre. He has 80 acres of this
variety, the seven acres threshed yester
day being the poorest OF the field, and
is certain the 81 acres will average Is
bushels per acre. The grain is OF excel
lent quality.
Theodore Rixon has been appointed by
the secretary of the interior to make Il
geological survey of the Olympic forest
reserve. He will be accompanied in his
travels by Arthur Dodwell, Northern
cruising Northern Pacific timber lands
for the last two years and is county sur
veyor of Pacific county.
Fruit Inspector w. II. Brown of Seattle
has condemned as utterly unfit for use
mostly the former, which reached the
steamer dock from San Francisco. The
pests in and on the fruit are the codlng
moth and San Jose scale. The pears are
of the Bartlett and Alexander varieties
and aside from the worms in them looked
fine.
County Treasurer A. b. Dorsey of Port
ment for the year ending June 80, 1898
A comparison of the financial statement
for the year ending June &c. 1898, with
the previous year shows a gratifying in.
crease in receipts and a marked decrease
in liabilities. The figures are as follows
Collections, 1898, $3.50, 2SS .03; 1897, $52,
5l1 81; total debt, 1898, $405,624 05;
1897. 1920. So; net debt, 1898, 1924,
lS9 80; 1897, Sl69.lO5 So.
The Hypothetical of Spokane, which
owns about $50 acres of land on WILDLY
island, north of La Conner, has Just com
pleted the construction of $4,000 dan
on its property, which reclaims from the
tides over 200 acres of valuable tide lant
which has been of no account for tn,
past two years, owing to the washing
away of the old dam. The new one il
200 feet long, "a feet deep, with 90-foo
base, and its construction used up owe
800 cords of brush fascines, go tons o
rock, $500 sacks filed with dirt and SOM
10000 cubic yards of loose dirt.
Three of Seattle's society women hav
outfitted and sailed for two years so
journ on the Yukon, and they are Mrs
and Miss McGaw, wife and daughter o
lex Governor John H. McGraw, and Mrs
Carr, wife of General f. NJ. Carr formerl,
brigadier general of the state militia
Governor McGraw is now awaiting tn
party at st. Michaels He and Genera
Carr have valuable mines on Little Mi
nook The ladies will be accompanie,
on their voyage by General Carr, VIII
returned from the district some week
ago.
Engineers Stirrud and Nasten of Sc
attic have two large parties in the fie
under the supervision of Mr.. Master
working on government surveys. The
have recently made corrections on town
; ship 3S, range 25, which includes tn
town of Loomis, which was surveyed las
: season, but found slightly defective. The
I have also made corrections in TOWNSHIP
40, range 25, which was also surveye
: at the same time. These townships al
I very populous and have been in abey
i ance since 1890 for various causes, an
T their completion and acceptance will /
i a boon much appreciated by the settler