Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-06-04
CHANCES OVER NORTHWEST
ITEMS FROM THREE STATES.
Fine Prospects for Large Yield Of
Fruit-Experimen With East
ern Oysters I'm WflInpa Bny-Wnr
Spirit Aroused in All Sections
Notes in General.

toned Clarke county $7sS3.6S of the state
school fund
An athletic club has been organized at
Ellensburg, with Is charter members
Two large whales We're caught by In
dians last week near Ozette. A large
quantity of oil was secured
Rev. +. H. NIanier, one of the trustees
of the Cheney noraml school, announces
that a principal and teacher for the
for the fall school
In Montesano. a number of eroeers,
dry goods and hardware dealers have
signed an agreement to close at 7 o'clock
in the evenings during the summer
months.
longer a prospect. Work has been or
dered to begin June 10, and three miles
Of large water pipe is now on its way here.
Water will be brought from the Little
Hoqniam river, and the plant completed
du:ing the coming year.
A new school building for the Indians
is to be built on the Lllmmi reservation.
The new building will probably cost be
tween $4,000 and $4,000, and will be com
pleted in time for the fall term Of school.
In Whatcom county many of the shin
gle mills, which closed down under the
recent agreement TO act in unison for up
holding prices have again started up,
owing to reported infractions Of the COM
pact.
The outlook for the fruit crop in the
vicinity of Colfax is excellent, and there
will probably be a large yield of all kinds.
Grain, too, is in good condition, and Il
few more showers will insure large
yield.
j. C. Hubbell of Ellensburg has two
settings Of Mongolmn pheasants' eggs
Matching and hopes TO have some chicks
about the first of June. His experiment
will be watched with much interest and
if successful, will be followed up by 9th
ers, says the Capital DR., McCauley Sc
cured the eggs for him in the Willamette
valley.
The Lewis county board Of commission
ers has agreed to accept $4,000 in full
payment for al! taxes due Lewis county
from the Northern Pacific Railway com
pany including those of 1897. According
to the record, the company owed nearly
$64, COO. Litigation resulted in a decision
against the county being rendered by
Judge Hanford recently. AT its last
meeting the board hired counsel to pros
ecute the county's claim. The settlement
l., nJ, IF la att
1t is considered a good one.
1t has been decided by the receiver
of the Port Townsend Steel and Wire
Nail company that it will be necessary
to sell the entire nail plant and every
thing connected Herewith on the 18th
day of June at public auation, for cash,
for whatever it will bring. 1t is impos-
sible to wait any longer and consequently
the business of the company will be
wound up in a few days. The highest
bidder will get the concern this time, no
matter how low the prices may be, says
the Leader. There will probably be moth
ing left for the creditors after the pre-
fcrred claims, including court costs, re-
ceiver's fees, attorneys fees and taxes OF
about $500 are paid out of the proceeds
of the sale
Mr. Wachsmuth of Oystervillc, who
has been experimenting with eastern oy-
sters in Willapa bay, has met with en-
couraging success. "A year ago he planted
five barrels of eastern oysters in the bay.
Last month he took to San Francisco two
sacks Of the matured bivalves, which met
with much favor, it being declared that
they were superior in size and flavor to
the eastern opsters grown in San Fran
cisco bay, that he has decided to engage
in the business on more extensive scale.
He has received a half carload of young
eastern oysters, and they will be planted
in the bay. Mr.. Wachsmuth and his son
own 200 acres of oyster beds near Oyster
vile so the plants will have ample room
AS it is little late in the season to plant
oysters, Mr.. Wachsmuths experiment
may fail. He will plant more next fall
if those planted this year fail to live.
The telephone is being extended from
from Parrot to Dillon and Virginia City
dutch Harry" one of the best known
old timers in western Montana, has joined
the outfit of packers that is preparing to
leave for ST. Louis.
Martin Bowser sentenced to life I'M
prisonment in the penitentiary for as
sault, may hope no longer for new trial.
The supreme court has affirmed the ludg-
ment against him and the order denying
new trial.
Private Monroe and Private OLeary
of Company M, served under Gordon IN
auelling the Chinese rebellion and 1t Is
said that each is wonderfully proficient
in the use Of chop sticks. Each speaks
the Chinese language fluently, and should
the regiment be ordered to Manila they
will run up to Hong Kong and visit Old
friends
Mrs. Gertrude Swiggctte Wilson, well
known in western amate theatrical clr-
cles. has been granted divorce in the
district court at Helena on the ground
of dcscrtion and non-support. Her nus
band made no defense and judgment was
entered by default Mrs. Wilson is the
daughter of Captain S. A. Swiggettc,
well known politician, who is now acting
as receiver of the Merchants and Miners
bank at Philipsburg. Mrs. Wilson for
long time lived in Spokane.
DIR. Leroy Southmayd Of the staff o.
surgeons among Montana volunteers IS
while young man, an oldtimer at the
same time. He was born in Madison
count, "in the gulch," as the pioneers O
that section say, and is graduate OF
Ann Arbor university. He practiced medi
cine at White Sulphur Springs time
and is consequently well known there
His name is famous one in Montana
Leroy Southmayd, his father, having tax
en- prominent part in the work OF ex
TERMINATING the bad element from the