The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-11-14
FOUR NORTHWEST STATES
r~.s.e selection Of Interesting Items
gathered Through the Week.
harvesting IL In Full Blast-Big
Crops Assured - Many Accidents
Occvr-PeFsonals.
WARRINGTON NEWS.

WASn1 NJ ~ Ss
chehalis schools have an enrolment
Of 474.
A movement lie on foot in Seattle to
establish q state humane society.
seattle reports the death of one of
her we'll known business men Isaac F.
Bickford.
strawberries, fresh and ripe from
the gardens, are still seen in some
Quantity ON the Walla Walla market
Contracts have been let to construct
considerable new road down the San
Poll river between West Fork and KEEL
Ter.
Farmers around Pullman are chang
ing their methods of farming, so that
live stock will form an important part
Of It.
The proposition to have a reunion at
Waitsburg Of Spanish-American war
volunteers living east of the mountains
is talked Of.
Thomas springs are to be developed
with a view to getting permanent
water supply for Walla Walla. The de-
cision was reached recently.
Phil McNulty is dead. He was
familiar figure in Spokane for over a
dozen years, known to almost every
politician in the state Of Washington.
The Spokane county commissioners
have offered a reward Of $3.50 for the
arrest and conviction Of w. A. Lewis,
the fugitive attorney, who Is wanted on
the charge Of embezzlement.
Fred Barnard, Of Port Hill, Idaho,
who was brought into Spokane from
Camden. desperately wounded from a
gun shot. died. The mystery surround
ing the shooting is still unsolved.
Judge Linn, Of the superior court Of
Thurston county, has declared the H.
cense section Of the state game law
unconstitutional, and this decision will
probably nullify the law unless later
the supreme court shall reverse the
lower court.
Charles Adams ended q life wrecked
by strong drink in Saltese. Mont, last
week by shooting himself through the
head. He was we'll known in Spokane.
and Waverly. He killed John CASTOR
dn Waverly In saloon row in the sum-
mer Of 1900.
The work of the construction of the
capitol annex is not proceeding as rap
idly since the decision Of the capitol
commission to grant to the Goss Con.
struction company no extension OF
time, but to hold to the contract for It's
immediate building.
C. r. Moys, farmer living near Al
mota, has two chestnut trees which he
planted nine years ago, and they have
been bearing for several years. Mr.
Moys says the trees do well, and he
thinks the raising Of chestnuts could
be made profitable.
A. D. Thayer Of Waverly, is a farmer
who has found the culture Of sugar
beets profitable industry. This year
he had 4313 acres Of land devoted to the
raising OF beets, from which he re
ceived S5S,642 pounds, realing mel
profit Of $95O.51, or $21.85 per acre.
The body Of an unknown man in an
advanced state of decomposition was
found floating down the snake riv
er SO miles above Wallula last week
The corpse has been brought to Walls
Walla, and will be inferred at the coun
TVS expense. It Is supposed to be the
remains Of Ole Olson, Swede steam
boat hand, who disappeared at Texa!
Ferry, October 10.
The state board Of control has con
cluded lease Of 100 acres Of land from
Adam Wonch Of Spokane county. The
land adjoins the Medical Lake insane
asylum. All but a few acres Is undel
cultivation. The state is to pay $25'
annually for the land, and has secured
an option upon 1t at $40 per acre III
case the legislature concludes to pur
chase It.