Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-02-25
THE NORTHWEST N BRIEF
NEWS ITEMS OF THREE STATES
Wheat shipments From TAc0ma-
to LewtstOn-M0ney Distributed
Among the Crow Indiaas In Mon
tana-A Glance All Around.

~ ACwu0tOU-mO0ey Du0VH1O0V00
Among the Grow Indisas In Mon
! tana-A Glance All Around.
Dwelling houses are in demand at
Northport.
! Over 100000 bushels Of wheat have
been shipped from Tacoma this season.
A lodge of Knights of Labor has been
organized in Colfax, with IS members.
There are six evaporating plants now
in operation in Whatcom.
The Fairhaven salmon cannery is to
double its capacity.
About $50 bales OF hops are still in
growers hands in Lewis county. Few, il
any, new yards have been planted.
! The city council Of Seattle haA declared
forfeited the Frost street cable franchise,
the company having failed to ri1h carr
according to the terms of its franchise.
Whatcom county commissioners have
road 1t calls for the construction ot
seven miles Of road ut cost of over 3d.
600.
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 1886 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 25OC
tons Of ice were put up during the sea
son.
The customs receipts at Everett for 1897
were $77,9SO. The largest month was Oc
tober. with Slopes. and the smallest was
August, with 1888. January, 1893, il
larger than any month in 1897, and more
than three times IA large as the cores
ponding month Of last year.
The socialists in the vicinity of Paloust
are active and in Latah county. Idaho
just across the state line from Palouse
meetings are being held in all the schoo
houses and organizations of the socia
democracy are being made in every pre-
cinct.
Work has been resumed on the railroad
extension ut 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 tn
Pacific hotel, is about filed 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 onl,
two iron cells and two wooden cells, be
sides the main room. Tho county com
missioners will be called on at the mex
session to enlarge the structure. The oil
court house has also fallen far short .
the demands of the county. and an oil
brick building has been rented by tn
county commissioners to receive the over
flow.
Joel Perkins. one of the earliest pic
neers of the northwest. died Thursda.
night at his ho,pe near Medical Lake. HI
was 80 years old. Up to a short tim
before his death he was in fairly goo
health. The cause of his demise is givel
as old age Mr.. Perkins was born il
Barren county, Kentucky, January IL
1910. He moved in his youth to Mar
shall county, Illinois, and in 1912. wit
his family. he crossed the plains. II
1852 he made his home in Benton county
Oregon. where he remained until 1855:
when he removed to Waitsburg, WASH
In the spring of 1880, shortly after tn
death of his wife. he removed to a farr
near Medical Lake. where he resided IN
til the time of his death.
Over $4,000 was distributed anon
the Indians on the last pay day at tn
Crow agency.
Before the rush ia over it ia expecte
that at least 100 persons will leave Ana
conda for the Yukon.
The report of the state recorder {
brands shows 10000 now of record. 100
having been filed in 1897. Many are dea
and the recorder recommends that steE
he taken to secure them by other stocl
growers
The university building commission ha
awarded the contract for the constructio
of the new university building at Mi
soula to George Dildine, his bid bein
: ISL $40. The contract for the plumbin
and the heating and ventilating plant W.
awarded to the MissOula Mercantile Con
pany for $500.
Antoine and William Trottier ha,
been arrested ut Fort Benton on q con
2 plant charging them with having illegal
? obtained the state bounty on wolf skin
The complaint was sworn out by Harl
Lund. the stock inspector and dctectiv
The Trottiers have presented 1856 hid
for punching. swearing that the ANNA
were killed within the limits Of Chotes
l county. 1t is believed by the detect,
2 that they were killed outside of the cou
I ty.
There seems now no longer to be ar