Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-02-09

Ctutb.
Lieutenant J. B. Caldwell, of Com
pany X, First Washington, sent to Gen.
eral Charles King as Christmas pres
emit beautiful album prepared by Mr.. |
Caldwell at the request of the officers |
of the regiment. The book was a |
beautiful piece Of workmanship, hand |
somely bound and engrossed, contain |
ing photographs of all the principal
scenes in the Philippine campaign.
General King has received the book
and acknowledged receipt with letter |
OF thanks.
Another great opportunity for the
development Of new agricultural posi-
bilities in this country Is suggested by
the present condition of the bean mar
ket. Beans is staple that has an i'm
| mense consumption in the northwest
owing to the extensive operations In
sections where all food products have
to be imported. Not less than 100000
pounds of beans are sold in Spokane
each month, and this amount is con-
stantly being increased. Only small
percentage of this amount Is supplied
locally, and the rest Is imported from
California.
| MONTANA.
| Range horses in Montana will be as
sessed this year at $40 a head.
About Is carpenters are at work on
the new 10000 hotel building at Libby.
The receipts of the Montana state
land Office for the fiscal year of 1899
amounted to $2OO,195, of which $112,-
477.64 was received from leases and
$S7,715.56 from sales.
1t is reported that Thomas G. Cotter
of Miles City has refused II cents for
100000 pounds of his 1900 clip of wool,
offered by Mr.. Hallett, representing Jer-
emiah Williams G Co. of Boston, Mass.
Mr.. Cotters clip will be about 100000
pounds.
The people of Livingston, at a city
election, have just declared against
municipal ownership by O majority of
20. The proposition to bond the city for
100000 to secure funds to purchase
the plant of the Livingston Waterworks
Electric Light Company was submit
ted and brought out strong opposition
, from the business interests of the city.
A heavy vote was polled and the cleo
ton created great interest.
Feed in Teton county Is not at all
good, as the heavy snowstorm of last
! October fattened the grass to the
! ground, and when the snow melted it
thawed from the bottom, leaving the
grass dead and without nourishment.
1t Is said that many Teton stockmen
are wintering their herds along the
Marais and in the Pend d'Oreille basin.
/ Every indication points to a big
price for wool this coming season and
/ the wool growers are jubilant. Repre-
sentatives of Boston house are abroad
: and are eagerly picking UP everything
in sight at prices constantly increas-
ing. Predictions are freely made that
. rs cents or even 80 cents will be reach
+ ed before the season closes, and 1t Is
getting more difficult to induce the
s growers to dispose of their clips at the
; prevailing prices.
Gust Moser, supervisor of the Lewis
i and Clarke forest reserve, says that the
t reserve system Is giving satisfaction
as far as he can learn, and the settlers
8 are becoming acquainted with the rules
t and regulations of the reserves 80 that
q they are not subjected to any inconve-
nience from their operation.
+ The sheriff of Butte has received by
l. express from Silver Bow box contain.
t ing the books of account of Crowley
Holland, who were forced in to involun
q tary bankruptcy in December, 1898
= When proceedings were commenced in
l. 1898 both members of the firm skipped
and the books could not be found
= Since then certain of the accounts have
s been collected, but the collector was
4 never detected. The outlook Is now
that numerous creditors will soon re
n ceive another dividend.
OREGON.
Arlington has voted a special 10-mil
l. school tax.
/, The Oregon state democratic conven
], ton meets at Portland April IL.
A sale of So bales of hops at Wood
r burn is reported at SIS cents per pound
T. In Jackson county 1913 bounty scalps
t were counted and burned at the Janu
airy term of the county court.
II Umatilla county's court will redis
l. trict the entire county, reducing the
d number of justice court districts from
20 to 8.
g The lumber business is active In
h Clackamas county, and new machinery
t. is being added to increase the capacity
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