Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-03-30

ing the defendant guilty, providing the
evidence was credible"
Gcneml Manager David S. Murray OF
Telephone Company, has closed contract
with the mill at Heron, Mont, for 1000
telephone poles to be used in the constiuc.
tion of line from Nissoula to Mullan,
Idaho, which will close gap of l25 miles
in the connection between Livingston,
cific coast, and when completed will give
the longest telephone connection in the
world.
The comptroller of the currency has
made public an abstract of the report of
the condition on February Is of the 2l ma
tional banks in Montana. 1t shows that
since the date Of the last report, December
Is, total resources decreased from $l6,83l :
7S0 to $l4,Sl8,9ll; loans and discounts
decreased from S7,737 $40 to $7,Gs2 1892; ;
reserves decreased from $i,S08,O30 to 3d.
8S2 1888, of which gold holdings increased
from $640,7l7 to $73S,032. The deposits
decreased from $ll,ll9,549 to $9,976,ll
and the average reserve held decreased
from 1920 per cent to 40.l4 per cent.
"a large number of Montana horses were
purchased by the government a few years
ago for the cavalry" said State Veterina-
rian NJ. T.. Knowles the other day, "and
understand that they proved entirely sat
isfactory. OF late years the government
has been securing a good share of its
horses in Kentucky. Montana can fur
nish as good horses as any state in the
Union. Any kind of a horse can be found
here, for there are well bred horses as well
as cayuses. Teton county has many horses
that would be suitable for cavalry service.
There are some excellent horses in Custer
county. For that matter, good horses can
be found in every county in the state. Our
nativebred Montana horses will stand
more hard work than those of any other
section of the country, in my opinion"
One of the largest transfers in ranch
and stock property for some time past
was consummated recently between Jur-
gen Kuhr and Ernest Schluter, both of
Cleveland. Mr.. Schluter sold his ranch
of lG0 acres patented and 320-acre des-
ert claim for $4,000, and 5000 sheep at
$4.25 head. The sheep were a good
bunch, made up of young ewes straight.
Idaho.
Asa Abbott has begun the publication OF
the Silver Blade at Belvue.
The Baptists at Cottonwood have
broken ground for church building.
Governor Steunenberg has issued a proc
lamation offering a reward of $1,000 each
for the arrest and conviction of each of the
members of the mob that murdered Fred
erick ID. Whitney at Gem on December %,
1897.
A petition has been sent to Washington
asking that mail service be established be-
tween Riddles and Mountain City, via the
Duck Valley Indian reservation. If this is
granted, it will make mail connection con-
tinuous between Mountain Home and
Elko, New, a distance of about 200 miles.
There are at least 100000 sheep winter
ing near Raft river. in southern Idaho.
Mr.. Mccormick has $4,000 there, another
owner 10000, and besides these there are
numerous smol,ar Nocka of several thou.
sand oacb Tho o,.oss oot suoh nood
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