Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-28
NORTHWEST GLEAN|NGS.
BEGIN TO FEED RANGE STOCK.
Nearly All Yakima Hops Are Sold
Proclamation Against Southern
CattIe-Worl< of Lewiston Extern
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.
Clerk Ross of Whitman county has foot
ed up the cost bills in the case OF the
State VS.. A. j. Symes, and sent certified
copy to the auditor of Adams. The total
costs are $3472.04.
Adams county commissioners at their
last meeting made an order allowing the
county treasurer and county attorney one
deputy each, owing to the increase in
business in the past few months.
Local buyers in Yakima county esti-
mate that there are only 2500 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 a demand
next spring for horses to ride or pack
The streams in Chelihalis county were
pretty well cleared of all distractions by
the recent freshets and logs are coming
down fast into Grays 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 imme-
diately available along this river. The
big raft that went ashore on James rock
during the last storm has been gathered
together and will be rerafted on the high
tides
When the Pacific county commissioners
settled suit with the Northern Pacific
railway over back taxes on basis of so
cents on the dollar, County Attorney Rice
disagreed with them. County Treasurer
Eichner disregarded his advice that he
should credit the school, road and NUM-
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 a result
the county superintendent of schools has
been advised to make a demand on the
treasurer for the full amount of school
taxes due from the Northern Pacific rail
way.
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,362.42 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 Tanchers and stockmen of the High
wood country in Montana have organized
for the determination of the wolves, and
they offer reward of So per scalp in ad-
dition to the regular bounty given by the
state.
Governor Smith has issued proclama-
ton 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
| cdItiellleH 10 wall LOT lower prices, Jne
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 of
construction February 20 next, when they
will be opened at the boards office in this
city 1t is believed that number of bids
will be received. 1t is understood, and
so 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, and
will be secured by the lands it is intend
ed to reclaim.
Comptroller of the Currency Dawes has
given out the abstract of reports of the
condition on December Is of the 81 ma
tional bands in Montana. 1t shows that
since the date of the last report, October
5, the average reserve held by the banks
has increased from 43S6 per cent to
1920 per cent. Loans and discounts have
increased from $7,0SS,22O to $7,237 $40,
and reserves have increased from $45l2,-
2l7 to $4,S96,030. of which gold holdings