Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-02-26

double its capacity. IN :,
'''l Ahort $50 bales of hops are still III
o,,s, hands in Lewis county. Few, IL
INV new yards have been planted
mo city council Of Seattle has declared
e-.fo;+od the Frost street cable franchise
tba company having failed to run cars
according to the terms OF It's iranci''Se
Whatcom county commissioners nave
10. the contract for the Blalne-Fefhoale
nd IT calls for the construction oi
so,en miles of road at a cost OF over plo'-
200. ,.--. o,,,,
There were 81 actions for divorce com
,orced in the superior court OF Clarke
county during the year 1897, all OF "nich
40 granted. This is fair record, when
q ;s considered that there were $50 mar
ages in the county during the year.
Tbere is little likelihood OF an ice fam
;,o in North Yakima during the sum
NOR II is estimated that probably 2ooo
cons Of ice were put up during the sea
son. ,oo-
The customs receipts at Everett for 1897
,,era S77 $50. The largest month was DC
>oher with Sl6268, and the smallest was
August, Win d. "" -
LARGER than any month in 1897, and more
than three times as large as the cores
ponding month of last year.
The socialists in the vicinity OF Palohse
are active and in Latah county, loaho'
inst across the state line from Palouse,
meetings are being held in all the schoo,
bouses and organizations of the SOCIAL
democncy are being made in every pre-
einct.
Work has been resumed on the railroad
extension at Aberdeen, settlement nav
inc been reached with the city regarding
street crossings. Timber and piles are be-
mo cut for the bridge across the NiSh-
Eah. The site for the new depot, near the
Pacific hotel, is about filed in.
With the constantly increasing GRIMM
Al business in Stevens county the county
;a;, has grown to be altogether too small
far the accommodation of the prisoners,
who now number eight There are only
two iron cells and two wooden cells, be-
sides the main room. The county COM
m;ssiouers will be called on at the next
session to enlarge the structure. Inc OLD
court house has also fallen far short 81
the demands of the county, and an old
brick building has been rented by the
county commissioners to receive the over
flow.
Joel Perkins, one of the earliest plo-
peers of the northwest, died Thursday
night at his home near Medical Lake tie
was So years old. Up to short time
before his death he was in fairly good
health. The cause of his demise is given
as old age Mr.. Perkins was born III
Barren county, Kentucky. January ~
1910 He moved in his youth to Mar
shall county. Illinois, and in l842, with
his family. he crossed the plains. In
1852 he made his home in Benton county
eJyepon, where he remained until 1907
whom he removed to Waitsburg, Wash.
In the spring of 1880, shortly after the
death of his wife. he removed to farm
near Medical Lake, where he resided I'M
I'll the time of his death.
Montana.
Over $4,000 was distributed among
the Indians ON the last pay day at the
Grow agency.
Before the rush is over it is expected
that at least 100 persons will leave Ana
conda for the Yukon.
The report of the state recorder OF
brands shows 1900 now OF record, 1000
having been filed in 1897. Many are dead
and the recorder recommends that steps
he taken to secure them by other stock
growers.
The university building commission has
awarded the contract for the construction
Of the new university building at Mis-
soula to George Dildine, his bid being
S5I $40. The contract for the plumbing
and the heating and ventilating plant was
awarded to the Missoula Mercantile Com
pany for $1,000.
Antoine and William Trottier have
been arrested at Fort Benton on com
plaint charging them with having Illegally
obtained the state bounty on wolf skins
The complaint was sworn out by Harry
Lund, the stock inspector and detective
The Trottiers have presented 1876 hides
for punching, swearing that the animals
were killed within the limits of Choteau
county. 1t is believed by the detective
thai they were killed outside of the coun-
ty.
There seems now no longer to be any
doubt that the militia will hold an en-
campment at Fort Harrison beginning
about July and continuing six days
Although the state boa,u of examiners
has not officially passed on the question:
II is known that it will hold that part OF
the appropriation for the contingent ex-
nenses of the national guard for 1898 IN
excess of the amount actually expended
for that purpose will be available Tor the
encampment. Adjutant General brennan brennan