The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-02-10

now on hand sufficient to pay all out
standing warrants.
The ladies of the Westminster Con-
gregational church at Spokane have
started a movement favoring the re-
moval of all hats during service.
Charles Cukenbaugh, farmer living
three miles from Marshall, had his col
lar bone broken by being caught be-
tween the hay rack and gate post
North Yakima merchants have en-
tered into an agreement to close their
stores and places of business every
night, except Saturday. at 6: 30 o'clock.
Gus Kries, laborer in the employ of
the Washington Brick & Lime Co., had
both legs fractured below the knee re-
Gently in an accident at the quarry at
Springdale.
A. ID. Pinkerton, an old-time resident
of the Snoqualmie valley, died at his
home near Novelty last week. at the
age of IA years. Death resulted from
Bright's disease.
A steamship is on its way to the
Sound to load for Vladivostock, and
another is under charter to load at
Portland for the Siberian port. The
principal cargoes are -four and provis-
ions.
A heavy wheat deal was recently
consummated at Dayton, and the grain
is being sent to Portland as fast as
cars can be had for that purpose.
About 100 cars will be needed and it is
possible to secure but a few each day.
The deal was for 10000 bushels. aver
aging 81 pounds. The price was As
cents.
Lieutenant ]. B. Caldwell, of Com
pany X, First Washington. sent to Gen
eral Charles King as Christmas pres
ent 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 a 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 head.
About 10 carpenters are at work OIL
J the new $40 900 hotel building at Libby
The receipts of the Montana stat
/ land Office for the fiscal year of 1879!
: amounted to s2OO,195, of which s112,
: 47764 was received from leases anC
S7,715.56 from sales.
1t is reported that Thomas G. Cote
of Miles City has refused q cents TO
2 100000 pounds Of his 1900 clip of wool
) offered by Mr.. Hallett, representing Jer
l emiah Williams & Co. of Boston, Mass
) Mr.. Cotter's clip will be about 250,00
| pounds.
2 The people of Livingston, at a cit.
9 election, have just declared agains
5 municipal ownership by majority o
5 20. The proposition to bond the city 70
l 100000 to secure funds to purchas
the plant of the Livingston Waterwork
& Electric Light Company was submit
ted and brought out a strong opposition
d from the business interests of the city
A heavy vote was polled and the eles
a tion created great interest.
Feed in Teton county is not at al
good, as the heavy snowstorm of las
;" October fiattened the grass to tn
ground, and when the snow melted
Q thawed from the bottom, leaving tn
r grass dead and without nourishment
1t Is said that many Teton stockme
S are wintering their herds along tn
g Marals and in the Pend dOreille basiI
Gust Moser supervisor of the Levi
S and Clarke forest reserve, says that tn
I reserve system is giving satisfaction
n as far as he can learn, and the settler
are becoming acquainted with the rule
/ and regulations of the reserves 80 tina
/ they are not subjected to any inconv'
t nience from their operation.
The sheriff of Butte has received
d express from Silver Bow a box contain
t ing the books of account of Crowley
Holland, who were forced in to involui