Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-08
NORTHWEST NEWS.
WASHINGTON. IDAHO. MONTANA.
yetes On the Harvest aaa bsisahse
81 Wagon ROAds-0aeen OF issef-
Mountain Fair IT BOise-Stock IN
terests Of Montana

old At POmerOy during thO ASS So ,
weekA
Gambling has been stopped in Dayton
|or q while at least City Marshal Voc,
backed by public opinion, has gwen the
gamblers no quarter.
During its first year, which has re-
Gently closed, the Chehalis valley cream
ery has handled little over l,UO,OOo
pounds Of milk, for which about SSoOo
in cash was paid.
A. p. Lechier OF Lexington. Cowlitz
county, threshed seven acres OF oats last
week which averaged l05 bushels per
acre. At the present price OF oats his
crop will bring him $500, or $37 per acre
Almost one half of the new crop Of tea
imported from China into the United
States comes through Puget sound. 10
be exact 4325 per cent Of the entire crop
Wa entered through the Puget sound
customs district.
The farmers Of klickitat are becoming
awakened to the fact that good wagon |
road 10 Lyle will be great benefit, and
at the county's expense good wagon
road will be built from the lower portion
closely the railway survey.
James ID. Hoge, Jr, who has been for
the past four years manager OF the Seat
tie Post Intelligencer, has left for New
York, whence he will start for London.
After attending to some business there he
will spend few weeks making tour OF
the British isles and then proceed on
Journey around the world, returning to
SEATTLE in five or six months.
The state university trouble took on a
new phase when it was announced that
President Edwards did not propose to ac-
quiesce in his deposition by the board OF
regentA President Edwards contention
Is that he has specific contract to man.
age the institution until August !, 1898,
and that the action Of the regents il of
NO legal force. The matter will probably
be taken 10 the courts
Mrs Mary L. Sinclair, one Of the pio-
neers Of Snohomish county and Snohom-
ish City. has gone to Skaguay. She ex-
pects tn take q position ~ cook for a
club Of business men there. Mrs. Sin
clair il large property owner in Sno-
homish City, and, owing to the excessive
valuation at which it was assessed, due
to the inflated prices, her taxes have been
70 large that she can not pay them. How
ever, she proposes to pay her taxes and
h making no bluff about expensive law.
suits. Mrs. Sinclair il lady well ad-
vanced in years, hut she is full Of vigor.
The free kindergarten at Wallace open
cd with rs children.
Five thousand rainbow trout have been
liberated in Spirit lake.
It u estimated that 10000 bushels oi
grain have been sold ut Moscow thus fai
this season.
TIVE baseball teams have been organ
lied among the convicts in the peniten
tiary ct Boise.
Tho fall meeting Of the Iemhi County
Fair and Racing Association will take
place on October I, 8 and o.
The contest for queen Of the inter
mountain fair has closed. The success
full candidate u Miss Bessie Vollmer
daughter Of John p. vollmer Of Lewiston
She received 1918 votes The second il
tho contest was Miss Rae O'Farrcll O
Boise, who received 2002 votes.
The death II reported at the soldiers
home in Boise Of Joseph lie Grand. HI
was born In Germany October Is, 1890
He enlisted in Company c, Fifth Unite,
States infantry, ~ private April 3, 1855
and was discharged ~ corporal Februar,
Z, 1898; re-enlisaed February 4, 1859, Ii
Company d, Fifth United States infan
try, and was discharged - sergeant Jul,
II. 1885. by profession he was an &C
countant. He enjoyed = good musics
and literary education and held severs
local oiiecs Of importance At Wallac
before surrendering to III health. He wa
formerly commander Of Tecumseh pos,
No. e, Wallace. Idaho.
Tho wire u being strung for the tel,
phone line from Leonia to Sylvanite.
Preparationa arc bsing made 70 estal
lish . telegraph service along the line {
the Montana railroad.
The Florence Crittenden home for way
ward girlA which was started at Butte
May, 1895, has just been closed.
NcotkD We 0ucs VbsS VI GAAshtst CtcCl
has just completed hauling over 800 tor
Of hay for this winters feed for his bant
Of sheep.
Frank Hughes has closed up the 80
Of his half-intereat in 5000 sheep and tw
ranches on the Mariaa to j. v. Davi
and Frank Cady for $1,000.
T. j. Fleming Of Smith river vale
saga :he Rock creek roundup has shrur
from IS riders to three. owing TO u
changes from cattle to sheep.
The Goodwin ranch ON Cherry cres
has been purchased by White Caldwe
late sheriff Of Gallatin county. from Il
administrators of the estate. This ran,
In about $40 acres in size.
Charles Klein Of Miles City says tn
o6 20 acres he had seeded to alfalfa
has cut four crops this year. and expec
TO get another crop il the weather co
tinues a. good a. usual in the fall.
Baled hay is being loaded ont fro
Chinook in large quantities for Bento