Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-01-29
NORTHWEST GLEAN|NGS.
BEGIN TO FEED RANGE STOCK.
Nearly All Yakima Hops Are Sold
Governor of Montana Issues
Proclamation Against Southern
Cattle-Worl< of Lewiston Exten-
sion of Northern Pacific.

Oakesdale reports considerable wheat
vet to be hauled to the warehouses
An electrical light and water company
has been organized at Colville, with
capital Of 100000.
The annual output Of oysters on Puget
sound, according to the report OF Fish
Commissioner Little. was 10000 sacks,
valued at $4,000.
Adams county commissioners at their
last meeting made an order allowing the
county treasurer and county attorney one
deputy each, owing to the increase III
business in the past few months
Clerk Ross Of Whitman county has foot
ed up the cost bills in the case OF the
State VS.. A. j. Symes, and sent a certified
costs are S3472.O4.
Local BUYERS in Yakima county esti
mate that there are only $500 bales OF
hops left in the hands of growers in Yak
ina county. and those are medium to
prime in quality. Dealers report that
there are only one or two choice lots in the
county.
Cattle owners Of Asotin county have
commenced to feed their stock. Range
horses that during the past few years
were neglected and made to shift for
themselves are also now being looked af-
ter. since there is likely to be demand
next spring for horses to ride OF pack
The streams in Chehhalis county were
pretty we'll cleared of all Instructions by
the recent freshets and logs are coming
down fast into Gray's harbor. The Wy
nooche river has been cleared for 10 miles
from its mouth. This opens it up above
the canyon, and it is estimated that more
than 100000 feet of logs will be immc
diately available along this river. The
big raft that went ashore OH James rock
during the last storm has been gathered
together and will be rerafted on the high
tides
When the Pacific county commissioners
settled a suit with the Northern Pacific
railway over back taxes on a basis Of so
cents on the dollar, County Attorney Rice
disagreed with them. County Treasurer
/ tichner disreearded his advice that he
should credit the school, road and muni-
cipal funds with their full quota, as if no
settlement had been made on the ground
that the commissioners had no authority
to compromise said taxes, and as result
the county superintendent of schools has
/ been advised to make a demand on the
I treasurer for the full amount of school
taxes due from the Northern Pacific rail
way.
1 Snohomish county has scored the first
victory in the injunction suit brought by
| the Everett Land Company to restrain
| the county treasurer from selling their
property for delinquent taxes. This COM
pany. with other large holders of city
property, has not paid their taxes for the
years 1895, 1896 and 1897. The aggregate
of these taxes amounts to over 100000.
Some time ago the Everett Land Com
pany made tender of about $4,000 and
demanded a receipt in full for property
within the city limits, claiming that val
uation was excessive. The amount of
their taxes, according to the treasurer S
books, was upward of $4,000. Treasurer
York refused the offer and suit was be-
gun. as above stated.
Montana.
The telephone exchange as kalispell
will soon be ready for business. Over so
instruments have been put in.
The cost incident to maintaining the
district court of Lewis and Clarke coun-
ty was $4S ,36242 during the year
The total enrolment in the schools OF
Helena is now 20l6, and it is the first time
that the number has exceeded the 1000
mark.
The ranchers and stockmen of the High
wood country in Montana have organized
for the determination of the wolves, and
they offer a reward of So per scalp i'll adj
dition to the regular bounty given by the
state.
Governor Smith has issued a proclama-
tion against all southern cattle" and
from now until November IS none can be
imported into Montana without 80 days
quarantine at the owners expense be
fore being allowed to go at large. As
the importation of feeders during the win
ter was unusually light this year, owing
to high prices in the south, which caused
proclamation this year is regarded as OF
cattlemen to wait for lower prices, the
much more effect than in former years.
There is every prospect of work being
commenced upon the Billings canal in a
few weeks. The arid land commission has
decided to receive bids for the work o.
construction February 20 next, when they
will be opened at the boards office in this
city. 1t is believed that number of bid:
will be received 1t is understood, anC
50 stated in the advertisement, that the
contractor will receive his pay in bonds
to be issued by the commission. The
bonds were authorized by the last legis
lature, which created the commission, an(
will be secured by the lands it is intend
ed to reclaim.
Comptroller Of the Currency Dawes ha:
given out the abstract of reports of The
condition on December Is of the 21 ma
tional bands in Montana 1t shows tha
since the date of the last report, October
5, the average reserve held by the bank
has increased from 1896 per cent t.
1920 per cent. Loans and discounts hav'
; increased from $7,OSS, ,220 to 81 ,237 $40
and reserves have increased from S4,5l2,
: 2l7 to So, ,S96,O3O, Of which gold holding
; decreased from $69l .7s6 to $640,7l7. TIL
,, deposits increased from $l0.539.236 t.
$ll,ll9,469.
> President Craig's annual report upol
the Montana state university shows tn
progress of the school during the year
One change has been made in the facult,
: Professor Fred D. Smith taking tn
chair of natural science made vacant b.
the resignation of Prof. Merritt. The en-
rollment this year is l76. This is all in
crease of 80 over last year. The presi
dent speaks encouragingly Of the progress
made by the building commission and pre-
diets that the new halls will be ready TO
occupancy at hte end of the summer va
, cation, so that the university will be il
permanent quarters at the opening Of tn