Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-01-17
The State Photographed.

transmitted $4,000 to the state treasurer
on account OF 1899 taxes.
Lincoln county has paid to the state
the full amount of its tax apportionment,
the total being sS63s.75. 1t is the first
county of the state to settle in full for
1896 taxes.
The question of the permanent location
| and enlargement of the military post at
Boise has been taken up by Mr.. Wilson,
who has introduced bill appropriating
$3.50 900 for this purpose.
The seventh annual convention of the
Idaho Wool Growers association was in
| session at Boise last week with 81 dele
gates in attendance. The association is
said to represent 500, 600 head of sheep.
Bishop Glorieux of Boise is authority
for the statement that work will begin
this year on Catholic cathedral at Boise
which will cost $50 900 when completed,
and the furniture will cost $50 900 more.
Chief Clerk Arney reported that he
had paid delinquent taxes as follows on
lands upon which the state holds mort
cages as security for loans: In Nez
Perce county, $6rI.3o, in Canyon county
$54 IS.
The Moscow & Eastern Railroad COM
pany having applied for right-ofway
through school lands. an order was made
requesting it to file plat showing the
timbered portions of the proposed right
of-way.
Suits are being prepared by the state
against all counties that are delinquent
for taxes due the state both before and
since 1895 and against all county officers
The total county delinquency is abou,
SIS 900.
The mines of Idaho are accredited with
the production of $r3,soo 900 of gold last
year, putting the state fourth in the list
| California, Colorado and Montana are
first, second and third, While Idaho
comes fourth.
An application was received from John
c. Brown for the appraisal of larg,
quantity of white pine in Kootena
county which he desires to purchase
The board has taken the matter under
consideration.
| The town trustees at Weiser have or
dered a census of the place taken. If III,
| population exceeds 1000 the village viii
/ H., - .sta 81,
postoffice receipts nearly reach the limi
of second-class Office.
Willis Sweet is assisting County At
torney Goode III prosecuting the secon,
trial of Dir. Alcorn, who is charged will
taking the life of Cora Burke at Har
rison, by means Of criminal operation
The case is being heard before Judg
Mayhew at Rathdrum.
| A new precedent was established i
the matter of an application from Car
yon county respecting right DIVA
through school lands for a public higl
way. The chief clerk was instructed {
reply that the board would give right-o
way on section lines. This will serve 6
precedent for disposition of all sue
cases.
!, The matter of leasing lands in Bes
, Lake county for grazing purposes we
considered at some length. The board
disposed to make some selectio ms
grazing lands as suggested by Bishc
Bulge on behalf of those wishing
, make such leases, but no definite actic
, was taken on that point or on leasing Il
, school sections.
A. +. Parker acting as trustee for Il
public interest sold on Monday last Il
; I6o acres of land known as the Agl
; cultural Experimental Farm situated b
! tween Grangeville and Mt. Idaho,
!. Mr.. d. c. Vincent recent arrival fro
Nebraska, for the sum of S2,75o. II
farm is at present in the occupation
Geo. B. Briscoe and possession will
y given to the new proprietor on March
Buffa'o Hump has been without M
for six weeks. The mail is piled up
Florence, waiting for carrier. The III
contract was let to resident of H
lucky, who gained his information abb
the route by measuring map will
pocket rule. The distance is somethi
like thirty miles. The contract price
5000 year. An agent of the contrac
was in Grangeville last week trying
sublet the route. The best offer he
was SI6oo year. He offered $I2oo,
the mail is still piled up at Florence.
Allan c. Austin, who was reeogni
among the rioters from Canyon Cr'
and afterwards indicted by the court,
Gently returned from British ColumI
\ to where he fed soon after the riot,
secured permit under the name
Chester Allen. His duplicity was s
: seauently discovered and he was lod
in Jail at Wallace for violation Of
proclamation law. David Fumer
q who had gone to work at Burke III
the name of Martin, was brought d
) by State Deputy Pipkin, and is
3 putting in "a hours a day in comp
with Mr.. Austin.
s The state land board held NEE
Z last Thursday and took action on a n
e her of routine matters. One of the
. important subjects coming before
a meeting was an application by the Il
= Educational Institute for the sale OF
3 ,,acts of school land near Waiser W