The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-01
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An lnteresting Collection Of ltesns
From the Four NsrtAwest states
Of . Miscellaneous Mature Gath
cred the Past Week.
WASHINGTON.

Sk@0 tMe E0ot W0Gks
WARRINGTON.
There are 1176 children Of school age
in Fairhaven.
Jonathan Milligan, a pioneer Of
Snohomish. is dead.
An artesian we'll will be sunk to
supply water to the state penitentiary
at Walla Walla.
The Everson creamery is fast becom-
Ing one Of the leading institutions Of
that part Of the county.
The valuation Of taxable real proper
ty In Snohomish county shows an in
crease OF $39S.SS7 for the past year.
A boom in Spokane's wholesale trade
is coming. The building Of the Great
Northern branch to Republic is the
cause.
Alvin Richmond was fatally shot at
Yakima City recently by Mrs. e. H.
Scholes. Mr.. Richmond was an old cit
izen. He was drunk.
The Elks Of Tacoma have made prep
arations to care for $50 900 strangers
during the great street fair and carnL
val they win give August 1924.
Pullman 10 now 80 completely sur
rounded by grain stations that the
town will probably not receive more
than half a. much grain as In former
years.
Professor G. M. Sherman Of Snohom-
ish was elected az q member Of the ex-
ecutive committee Of the National Ed.
ucational association which recently
closed its annual session at Detroit.
Harvest 10 well under way In the
western part of Whitman and the east
ern part Of Adams counties, and the
grain Is equal to the early expectations,
both a. to quality and yield.
Most all the state officials have trans
ferred their headquarters from the
former state building in the McKenny
block to the new state capitol building.
formerly the Thurston county court
house.
Recently Alfred Hughes OF Daven-
port received q potato digger which Is
said to be the only one west Of Dakota.
The machine is pulled by six horses
and will dig and sack 10 acres Of pota-
toes in day.
At Colfax the Eagle roller mills have
closed down because there is no wheat
to grind. The mill will remain idle
until the new crop Of wheat comes In.
Owing to the lack Of wheat all the mills
in the Palouse country have closed
down.
More wheat will be harvested this
season in the Harrington wheat belt
than has ever been harvested in one
season before. Farmers are confident
of yield Of from 80 to 40 bushels per
acre on summer fallow and 20 to 80
bushels on stubble and fall blowing.
A big steamship deal is about to be
contaminated. It Is known positively
that q committee representing the
Northern Pacific railroad has purchas-
ed the oriental liners Tacoma. Victoria.
and Olympia, operated By Dodwell Z
Co.. under the name Of the North Pa
cific Mail Steamship company.
The Royal Italian Band, which has
been secured for the full engagement
Of the forthcoming Spokane Interstate
Fair. will this year include nifty mem
bers. This 10 unquestionably the great
est musical organisation on this CONT
mont. The Fair management have been
compelled to pay $500 cash to secure
this great attraction.
Governor Rogers has received . re-
quest from the management Of st.
Louis exposition Of 1903 for the names
OF two persons not now living. but his
torically known. who have rendered
great service to the state. whose memo
ries are to be commemorated by bronze
statues at the exposition. The govern
or has suggested the names Of DR.. Mar
Gus Whitman and Ex-Governor Isaac I.
Stevens as the two persons whose stat
ues should be used ON behalf Of Wash
ington.
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