Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-23
THE NEWS OF THREE STATES
ITEMS FROM THE NORTHWEST
Happenings in Washington Idaho
and Montana-The Wheat and
Fruit Yield-Frosts in Montana
Harvest Carnival In Idaho.

name by building a blockhouse on the
upper Chehalis river during the Indian
war of lo55-56, is still living at Monte
sano.
The schools of Fairhaven opened with |
100 more pupils i'll attendance than last |
year, and it is believed that the hiring
OF two more teachers will be necessary.
Oscar Bluhm OF Blaine caught por-
poise measuring six and half feet in
his gill net the other day while drifting
in the bay at South Bend. Mr.. Bluhm
says that rorpoises are plentiful in the
bay, but rarely get caught in a net.
This month the shops of the Spokane
Falls & Northern railway, which have
been running i'll Spokane since the road
was established. will be practically clos
ed. The work heretofore done at those
shops will be done at the shops of the
Great Northern railway. the present
owners of the S. +. & n, at Hillyard.
The United States civil service COM
mission announces that on October an
examination will be held at the postoihce
in Port Townsend for the grade of stem
ographer- typewriter. There is vacan-
cy in the grade in the customs service at
Port Townsend. at salary of $1,000 per
annum.
| Frank Hesket of Mondovi has Just
harvested and threshed fine crop of
grain. His winter wheat yielded HIM
over 40 bushels per acre. and his volun-
teer wheat went 20 bushels to the acre.
| The quality of his grain is so good that
he is offered premium of two cents over
the ruling market
Threshing crews report that the yield
of wheat has been greater throughout
all of klickitat county than was eX'
pected by farmers. Peter Anderson,
who has farm east of Goldendale. eX-
pected IA machine measure of 100 BUSH
els of marketable wheat. When t4resh-
ing was completed Mr.. Anderson found
that he had $500 bushels of AL wheat.
Mr.. Collins harvested 700 bushels more
than he expected.
All grain near Sprague in Lincoln
county is headed and the threshers are
going full blast. Farmers are selling
only enough to pay harvesting expenses
and the balance is being stored. The
average yield is about 20 bushels per
acre, while some is reported as high as
81. Bluestem appears to take the lead
in large yields. Winter wheat is fall
ing considerably below the average.
The people OF Island county have al
ways had poor communication with the
outer world, and at last have decided to
have steamer built. owned and with
headquarters at Coupeville.
The Spokane fruit fair opens the 4tl
of next month. The exhibits will bt
very fine, for it has been a good year fol
almost everything farmer in this par
of the country raises, especially for thu
fruit. From all parts OF the countr,
come reports of the finest crops and ev
erywhere the fruit growers are promis
ing to send their best to the fair. Sew
eral counties which have not been repre-
scented before extensively will be at tn
;, fruit fair this year with very fine eXhib
its.
!. IDAHO.
Il District court for Bingham count,
will be held at Blackfoot commencing
September D.
A woman's club for Wardner and Ke
logg has been organized with the follow
ing officers: Mrs. Clyde, president; Mis-
Durkee, recording secretary, and MR.
g Fairweather, corresponding secretar!
The club meets every Saturday evening
e There will be a very heavy apple GRO
o near Vollmer this season. Sixty cal
). or more will be shipped, while probabl
IL 30 ears of apples too small to ship wi
u be dried here. Wheat is coming to tow
A. with rush. The weather has bee
N most favorable and farmers have take
c advantage of it. The yield will ave
IT age 40 bushels per acre and so per eel
will grade No. |.
v ID. n. Smith is seine fishing on tt
rs Idaho side between Ten Mile and As
st tin with fine success. One night la
week he made a catch of over 30 saline
be at one haul. weighing from six to
NJ pounds each.
IN Great quantities of wood and lumb
are being shipped to the Palouse cou
or try daily. The price per cord is stea
vs. lily advancing and will soon reach S3.
Fl large black bear was killed near No
or mer last week.
Id 1t is reported that the grand jury
- Lewiston has taken up the case of j.
Morague, the county surveyor who sh
and killed ID. \. kippen last Februar
. Morague was examined and commit
ny by the probate judge at the time Of t
VI killing, and was held for several mont
ne on charge of murder. The grand ju
~ at the May term OF the district cou
ne failed to find true bill, but did II
ny agree upon the question of discharge
the prisoner.
Lewiston has been profitable mark
gu for the farmers from far and near Il
lor year. Hay, butter and eggs have be
10 hauled and shipped extensively. I
De transportation by teams of enormo
we quantities OF fruit to and from the
'of terror makes good market for hs
no The butter supply has been short all
past year, although the dairy prodr
has been hauled even from Oregon a
49,. Skinned in from outside creameries a