Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-12-30
WASHINGTON.

The glee and mandolin clubs of the
Washington agricultural colleges gave
their third annual entertainment in the
college auditorium last week before a
large audience.
The club will start on its tour of the
state during the first week in January.
AS a result of the November examina-
tions for teachers in the various counties
of the state All certificates have been
issued from the state superintendent
office out of total of 652 applicants. OF
the All certificates issued, 1874 were upon
examination, Is were renewals, "a issued
upon normal diplomas, life diplomas and
state certificates.
The government telegraph office at
Pysht will be removed next month to
Twin rivers and there located perman-
emily.
Another trial will be made this year to
have state wagon road established and
constructed from Lyle, in Klickitat coun-
ty, to some point in Clarke county, via
Stevenson. A bill ordering this road con-
structed was passed at the last session of
the legislature, but was vetoed by Gov.
Rogers.
Okanogan county has an area of 10000
square miles of fruit, grain and mining
territory.
There are nearly 200 students in Whit
man college, including those of the con-
servatory.
The office of the state dairy commission
has been moved to Seattle. Commissioner
Mcdonald has already established his
headquarters.
A depot building will be erected at
Ritzville during next summer and will
be fitted with all modern conveniences.
The Kettle river stage line will soon
inaugurate a daily stage service between
Greenwood and Cascade, taking in the
new town of Niagara.
A bulletin on "Alkali Soils" is soon to
be issued from the division of agricultural
soils of the state agricultural college. This
bulletin is of special interest to irrigated
sections of the state. All persons desiring
the same should send their names at once
to Prof. Elton Fulmer, Pullman, Wash.
The board of control of the Spokane
fruit fair in anticipation of next seasons
exhibit has let contract for the MAX
ing of big circus tent. 1t will be 100
feet wide by $50 feet long; an entrance
tent so feet wide by $50 feet long; an
annex tent go by l2O feet in size. The en-
tire contract including poles and ropes
will cost $4,lO0
Right-of-way deeds from the following
persons to the Snake River Valley Rail
road Company have been filed for record
in Walla Walla: William Yeend and
wife, $50; Joseph DAWN ct al, $3.50; Hip.
polyte DAWN and wife, 800.
Supt E. B. Hyde, of the forestry re-
serve, has been instructed from Wash
ington City to remove his headquarters
from Spokane to Everett. The depart.
ment believes that the service will be the
better rendered from western Washing
ton.
The Gale tract, lying on the south bank
of the Puyallup river, next to the Indian
reservation line, has been sold on a mort.
gage execution to A. M. Gale, the mort
gage. This land was taken up by Gale
years ago, and sold by him to the Tacoma
Land Company in 1889 for $4,000. A
mortgage of $4,000 was given as part Of
the consideration, and the land now goes
back to the original owner.
j. d. Miller and son have been spend
ing week at Kettle Falls, looking over
the Lower Columbia river valley as far as
Fort Spokane, with a view of removing
one of their Kootenai river boats for use
in the spring. They say large trade can
be furnished from the surrounding farm
ing country and the new mines down the
river.