Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-02-04
NEWS OF THREE STATES.
POINTS IN SEASONS BUSINESS
Record of Crimes and Accidents,
Together with Summary of the
happenings in This Part of the
Country-A Look All Around.

plain OF a scarcity OF smeit.
Two thousand tons of 1897 crop of hay
will lie shipped from Palouse, Whitman
county, this season,
About 100000 eggs have been put in
the troughs of the new fish hatchery on
the White Salmon in Klickitat county.
Tie Washington state fish commission
er, A. G. Little, is making an examination
of the Des Chutes river at Tumwater with
a view to putting in fish ladder for
which an appropriation of $500 was made
by the last legislature.
Fish Commissioner Little has been pre-
pairing his annual report of the fish and
shellhsh output of the state of Washing
ton for the past year. His report will
show the salmon pack of Puget sound as
494,a26 cases, against 3l2,36l in 1896, an
increase OF l75,665 cases, or over 55 per
cent
A large panther was killed the other
day near Ludlow by u farmer of that
section and taken to Port Townsend. The
animal succeeded in killing five of the
courtryman's cows before bullet ended
his career. Heavy snow and consequent
scarcity of food in the mountains is driv-
ing the panthers into the valleys. But re-
Gently one was seen in the suburbs of
Port Townsend.
The total Indebtedness of the city of
Montesano on December 81, 1897, was
$47,G474l. Since the city clerks report
was made, the county treasurer has re-
mitted to the city $l,73s94, amount of
Ia W.
would reduce the debt to $45,308.47. De-
cem5er 81, 1896, the debt was SAC, 079.06;
December 81, 1895, it was $45, ll9.9l.
Centralia County Treasurer Maynard
has Just completed his annual statement
of receipts and disbursements for 1897.
Total collections, Sal, l9920; disburse-
ments, $ll6.426.36. Receipts, state school
fund, $ll,47S65; state general. $l2.-
862.2S: county general, $685. 1886; county
bridge, ST. ,6l7.36; county school ,$l67475;
special school, $l652836
Superintendent Brintnall of Thurston
county is in receipt OF numerous applica-
tions from country districts in Thurston
county for teachers Quite a number OF
the country districts of this county will
have eight months of school, and almost
none of them will stop short of six months
of school for the year. The scarcity Of
teachers gives wages an upward tendency,
Thurston county teachers have been
teaching for an average of $25 to $50 per
month in the country districts The
wages now offered range from $50 to $40
per month. says the Olympian.
There are l22 dentists authorized to
practice in Montana.
William L. Cody, better known the
world over by the cognomen of Buffalo
Bill, with party Of friends is en- route
for his ranch in the Big Horn basin.
TIL preliminary organization of the Flat
head County Fruit Growers Association
has been effected at Kalispell, Mont
Twenty-three names were enrolled as
members.
United States District Attorney Leslie
has instituted in the United States court
IA suits against parties accused of Illegal
ly fencing the public lands. Most of the
suits brought are against parties living in
Teton, Cascade and Choteau counties.
n uoitnclh MOutHiHi NOOl STOWlHg HFlll
that shipped clip of about $4,000
pounds to Boston last July, has just re-
eeivcd returns on the consignment II
sold for 49, cents in the original bags
netting the owners 1910 cents, which is
the best result yet reported in this vi
entity.
Range cattle in the Milk river country
are picking up, but need water badly
Ranch cattle that have been fed and wa.
tered are in splendid condition Wolves
and coyotes are still numerous on the
range. and those who have hounds have
had good sport killing these pests.
In an opinion addressed to Rev. George
G. Stull of Billings, a Methodist minister
of the gospel, Attorney General c. B. No
Ian holds that all property of churches
except places of actual public worship
are subject to taxation. As such church
property as parsonages has been consid,
cred exempt in almost every county in the