Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-08-18
WAaHaMGrON.

Garfield has well developed case Of
smallpox.
The Seattle Stock Exchange has beer
organized.
The recruiting Office in Spokane is
making good record.
Preparations are now on foot to open
private bank in Reardan.
Pomeroy warehouses lost 10000
sacks Of last years grain.
Tacoma has issued 4149 bicycle Ii
censes and $50 dog licenses.
Lincoln county laborers report Q
shortage of farm laborers.
Company B, National Guard, of Col
fax, is raising funds to build an ar
mory.
The Spokane Industrial Exposition
is to be held from the Sd to the 18th OF
October.
Harvest and mill hands are reported
very scarce in the country around New
Whatcom.
The most successful grower of sweet
corn at Yakima this season is Henry
Kampeter.
Edward Hyperion, years old. was
drowned in Duwamish river, near Sc
attic, recently.
In all probability Tekoa will have
one, and possibly two, more banks in
the near future
A miniature salmon cannery, perfect
in all details, will be part of Washing
toms exhibit at the Paris exposition.
]. q. Harding of Garfield has receiv.
ed news announcing his appointment
as first lieutenant in the regular army
Hoboes and tough characters are be
coming plentiful in the Palouse coun.
try and numerous depredations are re
ported.
Whatcom county will have fair this
year and it will be held on Wednesday
Thursday and Friday, September q, Is
and 20.
The state road is now completed be
yond the eight-mile post from Stehekin
to Bridge creek, and the work is being
well done.
The internal revenue collections for
July by the Seattle office under Deputy
Bowen amounted to $50,99435 from
all sources.
The Seattle G. International Railway
company is charged up by Whatcom
county with 1854 SO taxes and inter.
est due for the years 1898.
A postoffice has been established at
Echo, on Kingston creek, ten miles
north of Colville. George Koeckel, the
merchant at that point, is postmaster
The Grand Army band of Canton
Ohio. apparently, is to be the big feat
ure of the entertainment at the Spo
kane Industrial Exposition this year
According to the personal assessment
rolls for the year ending March /, 1899
the assessed value Of all improvements
in Spokane county for the year is $500,
900.
The two greatest cornet players OF
the world are to be present at the Spo
kane Industrial Exposition this year
These people are A. H. Knoll and Marie
Mcneil.
Bears are so thick on the Nemah, in
Pacific county, that it is considered q
mighty poor day when four or five are
not seen in proximity to the logging
camp down there.
The county commissioners of Whit.
man have awarded the contract for
building combination bridge over the
Palouse river on the Henry Fisher
road near WinOna,
A gigantic heating plant to furnish
steam heat for several Of Spokane's
large buildings from central station
is being discussed by number of Spo-
kane property owners.
The first official seal used by the ter
ritory Of Washington has been recently
discovered, it having been lost for some
years. This seal was made in 1858, by
John Clark, an Olympia blacksmith.
Assessor Richards, of Kittitas coun-
ty, has completed the tax rolls for this
year. They show the assessed value of
town lots and acreage to be $2,92S,511;
of railroad track. $757,631; personal,
$1,310,29S; a total of 1896. 440.
In the live stock department of the
Spokane Industrial Exposition $245O
in prize money will be given away.
Prizes will be distributed as follows
for each Of the three breeds of cattle
the beef cattle, dairy cattle, and general
purpose breeds.
]. w. Thurston, single weaver of
Getchell, had $500 in three certificates
Of deposit, one on a California bank,
one on the Everett National and one
on the Washington National, of Seat
tie. Some time during the night they
were stolen from his clothes while he
slept.
VIM. vane has purchased from Mrs.
Logan the original Newport, Wash:
townsite. He will have the dedication
set aside and the ground will then be
rented to wealthy manufacturer of
Newport News, Va, who will some
time this fall erect a large plant for
the manufacture Of excelsior, sash,
doors, etc.