Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-08

Stockmen and ranchers are all in better
condition, financially and every other
way, than they were year ago, and the
increase in the production of wheat on
the lands about Chinook give ample cause
for more hope.
According to the report of the commits
sioners for the insane which was filed
with the governor the other day, there
were 800 men in the asylum at the end
of the fiscal year of 1897, and only %
women. During the year "a men and 30
women were admitted to the institution;
80 men and II women were discharged as
cured: 1 men and women were removed
by friends: "a men and 7 women died
and s escaped from the asylum. The per
centage of recoveries to the number treat
ed was 9.S, that of recoveries to the mum
Der admitted was 38.7 per cent, and the
percentage of deaths was 81. At the close
of the fiscal year of 1896 there were 378
patients in the asylum, or 81 less than
were in the institution November 30, 1897.
her presence resulted in a gathering as
William F. Piggott of Great Falls, who
has been appointed associate justice of the
supreme court of Montana is a we'll known
lawyer, and has resided in Great Falls
since 1890. removing there from Virginia
CITY, where he located about Ia years ago.
The democrats of Cascade county nomi-
mated him for the office of district Judge
in 1892 but he was defeated by Judge
Charles H. Benton, the republican candi-
date. At present he is a member OF the
state board of education, having been APP
pointed to the position by Governor Smith
early in the year. Justice Piggott was
born in Bonneville, Mo, in 1861. He was
educated in the public schools of his ma
tive town, and afterward studied law and
went to the Columbia law school, from
which he was graduated. Soon afterward
he removed to Montana and entered into
the practice of his profession.
Idaho.
A party of Northern Pacific engineers
has arrived at Juliaetta and begun work
on the extension of the railroad to Lewis
ton
Adiutant General Higgins has taken an
inventory of the effects of the Idaho ma
tional guard, which are stored at the
state house. The munitions OF war IN
voice about $4,000.
1t is announced that capital has been
secured to put in several evaporators In
Idaho during the present year. One plant
will be erected in Boise, one in Payette
and one in Weiser. The Boise evapofator
will be a $4,000 plant and those at Payette
and Weiser will cost $500 each. The
money for the project will come from
Salt Lake.
The First National bank of Moscow has
issued statement of its condition at the
close of business December %. It's loans
aggregate $l47 ,0Sl.S4. 1t has 1914, 235.25
in cash on hand, and a surplus and un-
divided profits of SOL ,20422. Its deposits
are $lSS, 5Ol.40, sol ,00G.49 being time GER
tifcates.
Near Pearl the other day Charles Lock
erman killed a mountain lion that meas
ured some seven feet in length The ami
NAL was trailed to a cave. One of the
men with Lockerman went into the cave
and started a fire. The smoke drove the
feline out, and as it emerged. bounding
through the fire and smoke, Lockerman
shot and killed it.
An aggravated robbery occurred at Po-
catello the other morning The victim
was Frank McCune, an old veteran, and
the purpose of the crime appears to have
been the securing of pension money re-
Gently drawn by him. His cabin was IL
tered some time in the early morning, and
he was terribly beaten. One eye was
knocked cut of his head and he was left
for dead The robber stole $l2 or SIS
from him. Two men are under arrest for
the crime
British Columbia.
The Canadian Pacific machine shops will
be removed from Donald to Revelstoke.
David Oppenheim, eX-mayor of Vancou-
yer, is dead. Mr. Oppenheim was mayor
for three consecutive terms and was one
of the pioneers of the province. He own
ed large interests in Vancouver.
The matter of the incorporation of San
don as a city now only awaits the arrival
of letters patent from the government.
After consultation among a number of
business men the number of alderman de-
cided upon was six, the same number that
Rossland and Nelson have, and the gov
eminent was advised to that effect.
There is good market at Fort Steele
for hay and oats on account of the grad
ing that is being done upon the Canadian
Pacific extension. About 1000 extra
horses have to be fed. About 40 different
freighting outfits are hauling products
into this district by the way of Kalispell.
Official returns give the British Column
ba salmon pack for the past year as l.