The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-26
THE NORTHWEST IN BRIEF
NEWS ITEMS OF THREE STATES.
Wheat Shipments From Tacoma
Work on the Railroad Extension
to Lewiston-Money Distributed
Among the Crow Indians I'm Mon
tana-A Glance All Around.

double its capacity.
About $50 bales of hops are still in
growers hands in Lewis county. Few, if
any, new yards have been planted.
The city council of Seattle has declared
forfeited the Frost street cable franchise,
the company having failed to run cars
according to the terms of its franchise.
Whatcom county commissioners have
let the contract for the Blaine-Ferndale
road. 1t calls for the construction of
seven miles of road at a cost of over $l3,-
OO0
There were 81 actions for divorce COM
menced in the superior court of Clarke
county during the year 1897, all of which
were granted. This is fair record, when
it is considered that there were 236 mar
riages in the county during the year
There is little likelihood of an ice fam
inc in North Yakima during the sum-
mer. 1t is estimated that probably $500
tons of ice We're put up during the sea-
son.
The customs receipts at Everett for 1897
were $77 $50. The largest month was De-
tober, with $l6,26S, and the smallest was
August, with $73S. January, 1898, is
larger than any month in 1897, and more
than three times as large as the cores
ponding month of last year.
The socialists in the vicinity of Palouse
are active and in Latah county, Idaho,
just across the state line from Palouse,
meetings are being held in all the school
houses and organizations of the social
democracy are being made in every pre-
cinct.
Work has been resumed on the railroad
extension at Aberdeen, settlement hav-
ing been reached with the city regarding
street crossings. Timber and piles are be-
ing cut for the bridge across the Wish
kah. The site for the new depot, near the
Pacific hotel, is about filled in.
With the constantly increasing Grimm
al business in Stevens county the county
Jail has grown to be altogether too small
for the accommodation of the prisoners,
who now number eight. There are only
two iron cells and two wooden cells. be-
sides the main room. The county com
missioners will be called on at the next
session to enlarge the structure. The old
court house has also fallen far short Of
the demands of the county, and an old
brick building has been rented by the
county commissioners to receive the over
flow.
Joel Perkins, one of the earliest pio-
neers of the northwest. died Thursday
night at his home near Medical Lake. He
was SO years old. Up to a short time
before his death he was in fairly good
health. The cause of his demise is given
as old age. Mr.. Perkins was born in
Barren county, Kentucky, January 10
1910. He moved in his youth to Mar
shall county, Illinois, and in 1912, will
his family, he crossed the plains. In
1852 he made his home in Benton county
Oregon, where he remained until 1862
when he removed TO Waitsburg, Wash
In the spring of 1880, shortly after tn,
death of his wife. he removed to a farm
near Medical Lake. where he resided un
til the time of his death.
Montana.
Over $4,000 was distributed among
, the Indians on the last pay day at thu
/ Crow agency.
! Before the rush is over it is expected
5 that at least 100 persons will leave Ana
conda for the Yukon.
, The report of the state recorder o
brands shows $4,000 now of record, 100
. having been filed in 1897. Many are dea'
n and the recorder recommends that step
I be taken to secure them by other stock
r growers.
j. The university building commission ha
awarded the contract for the constructor
of the new university building at Mis-
soula to George Dildine, his bid bein
- SOL ,679. The contract for the plumbin
y and the heating and ventilating plant wa
awarded to the Missoula Mercantile Con
pany for $500.
II Antoine and William Trottier hav
" been arrested at Fort Benton on a con
lie plant charging them with having illegal
v, obtained the state bounty on wolf skim
e The complaint was sworn out by Harr
n Lund, the stock inspector and defective
II The TrOttiers have presented 1876 hide
p for punching, swearing that the animal
d were killed within the limits of Chotea
le county. 1t is believed by the detectiy
20 that they were killed outside of the couI
e, ty.
re There seems now no longer to be an
he doubt that the militia will hold an ell
n campment at Fort Harrison begnnin
n about July and continuing six day
ID Although the state board of examiner
As has not officially passed on the question
n it is known that it will hold that part
the appropriation for the contingent e.
penses of the national guard for 1893
of Tho op,ot,pt actually axpauda