The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-12

Diith pavement
Nearly all of the 207 shingle mills in
western Washington have commenced cut
ting again.
There is renewed talk of the establish
ment OF steel plant in Port Angeles by
eastern people.
Loggers from Olympia are cruising on
the upper reaches of Elk river, in Che
halls county, with view to opening up
a big camp.
riages in Walla Walla county, one di-
vorce has been applied for. There were
l49 marriages recorded.
General fund warrants of Chehalis coun-
ty have been called up to and including
No. 23ll, dated April 6, 1894, amounting
to about $4,000. All of the warrants
drawing 10 per cent are now out of the
way.
The British ship Jordanhill has cleared
from Tacoma with full cargo of wheat,
the 49th cargo for the season. She car
ries 1925 bushels, valued at $4,000.
Exports thus far amount to 100000
bushels, valued at $4,2OO,000
Spraying fruit trees for insect pests has
begun in Yakima county, and in a short
time all the orchards in the valley will
show up perfectly white from the appli-
cation of the official spraying recipe Civ
en- out from the state horticultural bu-
reau.
The superintendent of public instruc-
tion holds that it is illegal to donate,
rent or lease public school property for
use as a dance hall or kindred purposes
at social entertainments. There is moth
ing in the law authorizing such use,
either by the vote of the electors or by
act of the directors.
Warren Blagden, who was recently
buried at Goldendale in the Odd Fellows
cemetery, was an early and respected cit
izen of Klickitat county. He was born
in Maine in 1924 In l849 he was mar
ried to Miss Lydia Upper at Sycamore,
Illinois
The movement to form drainage dis
trict comprising the vast swamp west of
Colvile is meeting with some vigorous
opposition from settlers up the valley.
Those in the lower end of the proposed
district are strongly in favor of drainage,
and will push the enterprise.
One of the most important decisions
ever rendered in the state, and the first
sne of the kind ever rendered. is that
handed down by Judge Neal in the case
Of the Spokane Street Railway Company
and the Inland Telephone Company
against the county commissioners. The
court held that a franchise is subject to
taxation the same as the property of a
corporation or an individual, or the prop
erty owned by the company owning the
franchise.
The report of the Washington state
grain inspector for January shows that
during the month the local receipts Of
wheat amounted to 9S3 cars. as against
lis cars during January, 1897. Estimat-
ing from the first receipts of the 1897 crop
in September last Tacoma has been the
salt water terminal for 1919 carloads OF
wheat, measuring about 100000 bushels
The inspectors report states it is esti-
mated that about 70 per cent of the crop
has been moved.
Montana.
The business men of Great Falls are or
.anizing to push the Edmonton route tc
the Yukon.
The Montana State College of Agricul
ture has just received three dynamos
which constitute the initial equipment OF
its electrical laboratory, and they will
also be used for lighting the college build
ings.
The Billings committee to raise the
subscription toward the Sisters hospital
report the full amount of $4,000 subscrib-
ed and the offer of several eligible sites
free.
The Big Horn basin ranges are reported
to be in fairly good condition and the
winter thus far has been extremely favor
able to stock interests There are in the
neighborhood of 100000 head of sheer
being wintered in the basin, about hall
of which were driven in last fall from Vel
lowstone county.
The Milk River valley, in Montana, is
looking forward to a prosperous year. The
wool growers have the most encourag
ing prospect of years There will not be
so many range cattle shipped in, but the
ranchmen will increase the number Of
their holdings and improve the quality Of
the stock.
A new departure was made in court
procedure by Attorney Lyter of Great
Falls few days ago. He was to have
submitted an argument before the district
court at Choteau, but being detained al
home by sickness, Mr.. Lyter addressed his
remarks to Judge Smith, at Choteau, over
the telephone.