Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-05-07
GLANCE OVER NORTHWEST
GOSSIP OF THREE STATES
Clarke County Fruit Growers A.
Hnppy-Sheep Shearing in Fri,
Observation-Disclosures of Military
COmpanies-MOntana VIII Send
Squadron of Cavalry to the Fran.

The citizens of Wilbur have decida5
upon a celebration of July 4.
Clark county fruit growers report tbot
prunes are now practically out of DANCER
and most of the other fruit.
John Y. Terry, receiver of the TTni+oa
States land office at Seattle is organizino
a military company, having already oh
tanned the signatures of AZ young men
Prosser reports that sheep shearing is
now in full blast. Deputy Assessor 7
d. Lape has enrolled l2S,0OO sheep to
date in that district The wool warehouse
is now finished and is being filled.
! The gun carriages for the Notifications
on MaTowstone Point have arrived Work
on both Marrowstone and Admiralty Head
is being pushed rapidly, and operations
will soon be begun on Point Wilson.
/ The steam lighthouse tenders Manzani.
Ia and Columbia, which have been in the
service of the treasury department along
the north Pacific coast, are to be trans
ferred to the navy department. Both
vessels go on the dry dock here tomorrow
for overhauling and to be painted lead
color.
Pierce County Superintendent of Schools
j. L. TAFT says that the State Teachers
Association will be held in Tacoma, begin.
ming June q and ending June 30 Here
tofore it has been held in August. The
change will enable teachers to attend with
the least possible inconvenience. The
Pierce county institute has been set for
June IA to %, and the county convention
of district officers will be held June 30
Judge Carroll has decided the tax cases
of the Pacific National bank against
Pierce county, which he has had under ad.
visement for some time, holding that the
bank must pay the tax. The bank brought
suit to restrain the collection of the tax
and TO establish an off set on the tax as
sessed on $4,000 of the stock which was
represented by stock mother corporations
in other counties of the state, which was
held by the bank, and which was subject
to tax in the counties where the corpora
tions were located
Idaho.
Wallace reports that the owners of the
Morning mine do not propose to lose any
more time than necessary on account OF
the burning of their mill, having already
commenced clearing off the grounds for
rebuilding.
T. +. Nelson, who once represented Ida
no county III the territorial Legislature
and a senator from Latah at the last SEES
cion, has removed to California for per
manent residence.
Colonel Joseph Roach of Minot, n D..
has purchased of Preuitt & Phelps of Heie-
ma 800 head of northern Idaho stock, two
years old, and paid $50 per head.
The report of the quarter of the state
insane asylum shows the number OF pa
tients January Is was 1876, ll0 male and
81 female. April Is the number was 1856
ll5 male and 20 female. Five died dur
ing the quarter, 10 were discharged and
II received.
Judge Stewart sentenced the three men
found guilty of burglalizing Eglestons
store in aldwell to serve the following
terms in the penitentiary: James Brown.
two years and II months; Charles Ander-
son, three years; Frank Anderson, three
years and two months.
Montana.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company
has sold 1920 acres of land eight miles
southeast of Augusta Budke Bros, sheep
men, get 2000 acres; ID. j. Hogan, cattle
man, 2O0O acres. and w. j. Miles, a ranch
err, 800 acres The tracts are contiguous
and are principally grazing lands.
Montana will send a squadron OF caVai-
ry to the front in few days. In antlcl-
patton of the orders of the department
which were detailed by Senators Mantle
and Carter in long dispatch to the COVER
nor Thursday Governor Smith, with the
chief officers of the Montana national
guard, came to an agreement yesterday as
to the best plan for raising the troops
which will be required by the govern
ment from this state Lieutenant Robert
Bruce Wallace of the second cavalry, VINO
has been stationed at Helena on detacheo
service as inspector OF the state Suiiu
several years, will command the squadron
of four troops. His promotion to the nam
of ma or is alike pleasing to the men III
the guard and his friends in Helena, winch
has been his home for many years.
Harry f. Clarke. the associate OF the
woman highwayman" who tenorizeu
Helena six years ago and was SENTENCED
to 40 years in prison. has decided that
he is permitted he will enlist in the arm!
and make an effort to prove that ne
worthy to be restored to citizenship !"
letter to his lawyer, Samuel A. Baliiev
Clarke says: IF | am released l SiA"
certainly enlist if allowed to as soon a.
war is declared against Spain. | came "
this country desiring to make it my hone