Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-29
NORTHWEST MINOR NEWS
DOINGS IN THREE STATES
Eruit and Hay Crops LarGe-De-
Montana COunties-The AppOr-
tionment Of Idaho school Money
Lacking for n Missing Father.

Lacking for Mi..inE Father.
\ serie, of open air meetings Is being
held under the auspices OF the various
city churches for the benefit of the large
number, of men gathered at Ritzville in
the quest OF employment.
Farmers near Crandall are busy now
ing red top and timothy hay. There Is
not very large acreage to cut ut present
Later on there will be ii heavy crop Of
red top and low land grass, equal to- last
season.
Baine's school census this year makes
an excellent showing over last year. The
number OF children OF school age has in
creased from $50 last year to 4O3. The
attendance last year in number of days
was l400O and increased this year to
10000.
The fruit crop in the orchards at Han.
sens Ferry will be large one. Farmers
along the river are pretty well through
haying. The yield per acre was about
three tons. and in few instances reached
over this.
The peaches are ripening 80 fast or
Purdy Flints Parker Bottom ranch in
the Yakima valley that he cannot obtain
enough pickers to place them in shipping
boxes before they are too ripe, and in
consequence he is giving away ripe
peaches by the wagon load to less fortun.
ate friends and neighbors.
l.. II. Jansen has returned to Ellens-
burg from his old home in Kansas, where
he was summoned to assist in Il search
for his father, who disappeared early IN
December His search was unsuccessful
and it is the general opinion that his
father met foul play, as he mad $4,000
on his person when last seen and was in
the company of three strangers, presum-
ably land buyers
There has never been time in the his
tory of the Gray's Harbor country when
there was greater demand for laborers
than now. The big jetty is short of men,
logging camps want them and b. +. Tenn
pleton needs crew of dykers, all situa.
tons paying good wages, which shows
the country is moving as never before in
a substantial manner. The stores are
doubling up their stocks and working
nights and Sundays to meet the demands
DR.. u. A. Smith, who put in u salmon
curing plant at Duckabush last year, will
enlarge the factory and engage in the
business more extensively He took the
output of the plant to South Dakota last
winter and had no trouble in disposinl
of it at a handsome profit. The doctor
is native Of Scotland, where he acquired
the knowledge necessary for the proper
curing of salmon, and now that the ex.
pertinent has proven successful he intend.
going into it on a larger scale.
Practically adj the warrants included
in the last call by the state treasure,
have been presented for payment, and NJ
new forgeres of warrants by George d
Evans, exdeputy state auditor, have beer
discovered. All those included in thi:
call were known to be in the hands Of
various parties in Spokane, Seattle, Ia
coma and Portland, and We're figured i,
AZ forgeries when the matter was frs,
made public. The total amount of thes<
warrants thus far presented is 5000
$1,000 of which were paid by the treas
urer, but it is probable that more al,
yet atloat.
Sheep men estimate that there are ove1
100000 sheep in Blaine county.
The assessed valuation of railroad prop
erty in Idaho Falls has been reduced from
$1,000 to 5000 by the county board o
: equalization.
Heavy fruit traffic on the lower Snak,
! river has begun and the Steamer Almot.
makes about 20 landings now ON the tri,
to .Riparia.
William 4. Hodgman of HALEY ant
Colonel n. j. Sharp of Challis have bee,
appointed as receiver and register of tn,
HALEY land office.
Cottonwood will soon have a 5O.harre
Hour mill. Mr.. j. b. Crawford of Palous.
Is putting in the plant, which will hay,
the latest improved machinery. Com
pieted the mill will cost about $4,000.
Montpelier-lt is said that l4O.OOA
squirrel tails have been counted over a
: the court house as result of this year,
: slaughter OF these pests. The bountie
will amount to $500.
The Standpoint Mercantile Comnan,
mas boom of cedar logs at the moutj
OF Mill creek which contains 1000 Op
, iet. 1t Is the largest boom ever see,
on lake Pend d'Oreille.
There seems to be scarcity of laborin,
men IN st. Anthony at the present time
! Every body who wants work is busy an,
, It is almost impossible to hire either me
: chanlcs or laboring men.
l The appotionment of state schoo
money recently made by State Superin
) tendent Anderson is as follows. Adj
county, $lo1l.22; Bannock, Sl7Ol
lea, 10, Lake, sl697.66; Bingham, sl6ss l6
Blame, ssl6.06; Boise, s4ss. 80; Canyo,,
! sl2N.o6; Bassia, $4,000; Custc,
: Ss'2.44: Elmore, S324.22; Fremon,
l S2tol' 20 Idaho, $926.sO; Kootenai
: SlZo2'S SO; Latah. $2s7622: Iembi
e all.92; Lincoln, $322.55; Nez Perez
< slosa.9s; Oneida, $22ls.5O; Owyhee
) saos'so; shoshone, $1,000: Washington
s'4o'9S. Total, S25,O26.63.
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