Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-02-10

hSNlulay ana ordered committed to
the asylum at Blackfoot.
The postotice formerly known as Jo-
seph has been changed to Ahsahka.
r. E. Harris is postmaster.
The Idaho Independent Telephone
Company has force of men working
on its line from Boise to Pearl.
According to the report of the state
superintendent of public instruction.
there are 50,172 school childre0 in
Idaho.
W. H. Cooper, the OwYhee convict
who was recently granted a conditional
pardon, to take effect April /, has been
paroled for 80 days.
There are now nine cases of small
pox in the part of the country around
wallace, two of them at the hospital
and seven in Canyon Greek.
The town trustees of Rathdrum have
declared quarantine against Spokane,
Butte, Harrison and Shoshone county,
Idaho.
S. o. Tannahill has been arrested
at Lewiston on the charge of forgery
sworn out against him by s. G. Isa-
man, chairman of the board of county
commissioners of Nez Perez county.
This action is the outgrowth of for
mer suit to recover on fraudulent war
rants. Tannahill served one term as
assessor and one term as auditor of
Nez Perez county, and Is one of the
most prominent politicians of the state.
The Moscow poultry show prize win
ners are all residents of Moscow. I'M
portant classes are we'll filled, leaders
being Wyandottes, Plymouth Rocks
and Langshans. DR.. w. w. Watkins
pen received the highest score
There were IL of the leading wool
producing states west of the MIssis-
sippi river in 1899, 650,O0O sheep, a
gain over the year 1898 of about 3,OO0,-
000 Idaho is credited with having
2,311,S $50 of them, an increase of Co.,
GOO over 1898.
There is no likelihood of any cases
growing out of the Wardner riots be-
ing heard at this term of court, but
both sides were present to look after
them at the opening of court. The
state was represented by J. Fl. Forney,
acting county attorney, and the de-
Tense by Peter Breen.
Judge Z c Steele has announced the
following dates for holding the terms
O.: court in Nez Perez Idaho and Latah
counties: Nez Perez county, March 5
and September 8; Idaho county, April
80 and October s.; Latah county, June
and November 1s. The Supreme
court will meet in Lewiston April l6
and October l. The United States
court will meet at Moscow May Z and
October p.
MONTANA.
Range horses in Montana will be as
sessed this year at $40 head.
About Is carpenters are at work on
the new $1,000 hotel building at Libby.
The receipts of the Montana state
land Office for the fiscal year of 1899
amounted to $200,195, of which $112,-
477.64 was received from leases and
$S7,715.56 from sales.
1t is reported that Thomas c. Cotter
of Miles City has refused 81 cents for
10000 pounds of his 1900 clip of wool,
offered by Mr.. Hallett, representing Jer-
emiah Williams & Co. of Boston, Mass.
Mr.. Cotter's clip will be about $50 600
pounds.
The people of Livingston, at city
election, have Just declared against
municipal ownership by a majority of
20. The proposition to bond the city for
$1,000 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.
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 fiattened the grass TO the
ground. and when the snow melted it
thawed from the bottom, leaving the
grass dead and without nourishment.
II is said that many Teton stockmen
are wintering their herds along the
Marais and in the Pend d'Oreille basin.
Gust Moser, supervisor of the Lewis
dlIo NIal he LOi0oI iSoS' We says IAh1 ZIG
reserve system is giving satisfaction
as far as he can learn, and the settlers
are becoming acquainted with the rules
and regulations of the reserves so that
they are not subjected to any inconve-
nience from their operation.
The sheriff of Butte has received by
express from Silver Bow box contain
ing the books of account of Crowley &
Holland, who were forced in TO involun-
tary bankruptcy in December, 1898.
When proceedings were commenced In
1898 both members of the firm skipped,