The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-03-05
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES
A0LAHCE OVER THREE STATES,
FarneFn Hopeful From the Ample
nsoisture IN the seiI-Demand for
Montana Grnsing Lands-sehool
Statistics Of Idaho.

Everett reports all Of her manufactur.
ing industries in active operation, sOune
Of them running day and night.
The fruit crop Of Washington last year
was estimated at six million dollars, of
which one-third was composed Of prunes.
Two more eyaporators have been put
IN operation in Whateom county, making
nix in all in the county.
George Baker. an employee OF the Ey-
erctt smelter. went to Alaska the latter
part Of December. He contracted a cold
after his arrival at Dyea, which develop
ed into pneumonia, from which he died.
By an amendment to the Indian appro-
priation bill, which has been passed bv
the senate, the time for the completion Of
the irrigation canal through the Yakima
reservation has been extended two wears.
The $4,000 damage suit at Spokane IL
Charles F. Cough against w. w. D. Tur-
ner for the alienation Of the affections
Of Carrie II. ClOugh, wife of the plaintiff,
has been dismissed by Judge Prather.
The order was made ON motion of the
plaintiffs attorneys.
Never in the history Of Kittitas county
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has the ground been in so good eondi.
ton for crops as it is now. Heavy rains
hast fall gave ample moisture. Then the
fall Of snow was such that at least IS
inches was in sight when the February
breakup came. An immense quantity of
water has gone into the ground, and the
result means much for the coming sea-
sons crops.
The daily receipt Of milk at the North
Yakima creamery now averages about
1000 pounds, from which are produced
about 800 pounds Of butter. For this milk
the farmers are getting approximately IS
cents to 81, so that the creamery is dis
tributing about $500 month. The Gus
TONERS Of the plant bring milk for dis
tanees of eight and ten miles, but there
. station ON the Upper Natehez where
swimming is done and the cream brought
to the central market at Yakima. The
largest receipts are during April and Nav,
at which time 10000 to 1000 pounds Of
milk will be cared for.
Another oil well has been struck in
western Washington, this time in the
heart of Tacoma, just north of the expo 1
sition building. The discovery was
made accidentally some time ago by Joe
Derringer on land belonging to the Ia
coma Land Company. Derringer, it Is
said, was not on good terms with Mr.. /
Anderson, the manager of the company,
50 he let George w. Dickinson, formerly 1
general superintendent of the
Northern Pacific, into the secret, and a
2Oaere tract ON which the discovery was
made was purchased at $4,000 an acre. 1t
IS said the few tests that have been made
Of the oil are satisfactory. and that the
product compares favorably with the oil
81 the Ohio and Pennsylvania fields.
Montana.
The demand for Montana grazing lands
continues to be greater than the supply.
Last week the state land department
eased 6OOO acres of grazing lands and
Eould have had the opportunity to lease
'ther lands could it have supplied the
'articular sections desired.
George w. Irwin, the newly appointed
postmaster for Butte. has received for
nal ratification Of his appointment from
Washington, together with an official
'Ond form for $4,000, to be signed by
Iimsef and sureties who can qualify in
ouble the sum of the bond. As soon a.
he bond Is returned to Washington and d,
pproved, Mr.. Irwin will be ready to as
nme his duties as postmaster.
William b. Rodgers of Deer Lodge !,
ounty, who has been appointed United :
tates district attorney for the district !
Montana to succeed Ex-Governor Il. )
L Leslie, has been for few months act :
g as assistant district attorney and was !
the direct line of promotion. The ap- :
Ointee has been resident of Montana
nee 1891. He has served a term as eoun- 7
attorney Of Deer Lodge county, and in
's4 was elected to the Montana house
representatives.
L. II. Parker, manager Of the Murphy
attic Company in Montana, has two
'stly dogs to add to his pack of wolf l.
sstroyers, which now number, pups and .,
], about 300 strong. The latest impor- \
tions are magnificent Russian blood !,
'und and Leopard staghound bitch. :,
hey cost delivered at Billings in the !,
'ighborhoOd of $500. They both possess !.
ng and aristoeratic pedigrees, and are a
he animals, and look to be well adapted
r hunting wolves on the range. :,
u. y. Hogan, one Of the well known a,
ttlemen Of Montana, was in Helena the ~
her day from his home near Augusta. :,
said that the cattle in his section N
e wintering we'll 1--WE are having a =
cnliar winter up our way, and suppose m
Is the same in other sections of the
ate The weather has been fine as a =.
lie and little or no stock has persisted
cause OF the cold We have had I'M
ually heavy wind storms, however. in
northern part of the county. They 70
We torn down fences and ripped open do
y stacks and altogether caused good N
Al Of damage" "
Miss Mollie Galway of Boise is now an
ling state superintendent Of Christian III
deavor Junior work in Idaho, Mrs. Ida az
Weaver having resigned. OF
:. c. Fuller, until recently private sec ah
airy to Senator Heitfeld, viii take ed. gr
rial charge Of the Boise Sentinel. Sem. II
Heitfeld's paper. ca
The Lewiston Light Company effected en- 81
organization this week, increasing the al
'ital stock Of the company from sIO,-
to $4,000. The growing demands
lights have neeessitated increased :.
~er, and the company has decided to =,
ablish power plant on the Asotin WI
elk, two miles above Asotin Civ in -
lshington. The company win also sup
Asotin City with lights.
latah county commissioners have made
bile their report Of the county home
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