The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-19
THE NEWS OF Three STATES
GENERAL BUSINESS POINTERS.
Columbia River Fishermen Receive
Better Prices Than for Several
Nears-idaho Stoclsmen Becoming
Apprehensivc ON the Subject of
Grnss-Itcms From All Around.

and the animals will be put on ranch |
near here to help clear off the land.
\ South Bend business house is getting
ready to ship 5000 gallons of fresh Wash
lngton oysters to Klondike. They will
pack them in fve-gallon cans and freeze
them solid. The oysters will come from
Willapa barbor. Oyster bay and Samish.
Public Improvements now proposed in
Seattle, exclusive OF the construction of
the Cedar river water system, Aggregate
in estimated cost almost 100000.
The action of the board of Stevens
county commissioners in raising the sa-
loon license from 5000 to 5000 is causing
considerable comment.
Columbia river fish buyers have become
Involved in a rate raising contest as
result of which the salmon market on the
lower river exhibits decidedly bullish ten
denotes, and the few fishermen who are at
work are receiving better prices for their
catches than at any previous time in sew
eral years.
Franklin c. Purdy, one of the oldest
pioneers of Mason county, who has resided
en- the Skokomish river nearly half
sentury, is dead. He had been in failing
health for two years. He represented the
county in several territorial legislatures,
and was one of the charter members Of
che Union City Masonic lodge, under
whose auspices he will be buried Sunday.
The first gun for the defense OF Puget
sound has arrived at Marrowstone Point,
where the United States Notifications are
in course of construction. The gun will
M placed in position as speedily as pos
~ible. The gun is of l0-inch caliber and
it is stated that another gun will arrive
in 10 days.
The indications are favorable for live
ly time in Cowlitz county. The outlook
for shingles will put in operation all Of
the nine shingle mills at Castle Rock, Sill
yer Lake and Ostrander. In fact, all eX-
cept two or three are already going full
time, and by the first of next month
these will be in operation too.
Information has been received to the eff
feet that Fort Townsend will be reoccu-
pied by soldiers within the next six weeks.
captain w. w. Robinson, assistant quar-
termaster, L. 5. A., has arrived and is
engaged inspecting the post and nothing
needed repairs. A short time before the
post was vacated, three years ago, fire
destroyed the large mess hall, and the
erection of another will be begun at once
Lawrence Lyons an old resident of Van
couver, died ut his home in this city the
other day. MIR. Lyons was 50 years OF
age, and went to Clarke county in 1859
He was born in Carey county, Ireland
and came to America in lS40 lie en-
listed in the artillery service from New
York in the same year, and served lC
years, participating in Indian wars in
Florida, and later in Oregon. In 1859 he
entered the service of the United States
in the quarteImaster department at Van
souver barracks and held this position un
Ill incapacitated by age, since which time
he has lived retired life
Hon. Charles Henry Aver, Judge of the
superior court of Thurston county, whose
death occurred at his home in Olympia
Wednesday night, was born on farm
near the historic town of Saybrook, Conn.
April rs, 1862, the third member of the
family of five children of Edwin Aver
His boyhood days were passed on the
farm and in the educational institution,
Of the vicinity, and at the age of 20 h,
graduated from Saybrook institute TIL,
next year he entered the law department
Of Yale. where he graduated in 1884. IL
1885 young Aver settled il Olympia
where he opened a law office.
Montana.
Two men who set out from Willston
North Dakota, a short time ago, intend
ing TO reach the Klondike, gave up thu
trip at Fort Benton and are now engaged
there building a boat in which to hoa
down the Missouri river to point nearer
home.
Charles Koenig, who left Anaconda
about two years ago for Mexico, has re
turned from Vera Cruz. Mr.. Koenig ha
been dealing in horses and cattle, maxim;
shipments from Kansas and Texas to tn,
interior of Mexico. and has become 81
thoroughly adapted to the customs of tn
southern country that he will return ant
make Mexico his home. He left the cit,
in company with Chas. King, who has
coffee plantation near Vera Cruz, and VIII
is getting his business in shape to max
lot OF money.
At the beginning of March there wa
a cash balance of S75,0Sl.l6 in the count,
treasury at Helena During Februar.
there was paid into the treasury S4l
s04.9l, and $50 ,20902 was paid out. TIL
cash balance on hand at the beginning o
February was 500 ,39527. The receipt
were: Taxes, $7495.S2; licenses, $500