The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-28
-Four NORTHWEST SIXTIES
LATE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
chofce Selection Of Interesting Itens
Gathered Through the Week-The
Outlook 10 Good In Every sectisn
-Many Accidents and Personal
HapDeninga.

Happenings.
| WARRINGTON.
| The Ridgeway," the finest opera
house in the Palouse country, was
opened Thursday by Miss Katharine
Ridgeway (Kate Hogan Of Colfax. In
whose honor the house was named.
Alexander Canutt, q pioneer settler,
and one Of the best known men OF
Whitman county. died 1t his residence
In North Colfax last week Of paralysis
at the age Of so years.
A South Bend passenger train ran
over the 2-year-old child Of Stephen
McCready OF Lsban, near that placeJ
Both legs were cut OF. The child was
playing on the track near q curve, hav-
ing slipped away from its mother, and
the engineer did mot see 1t until too
late to stop. % IS
Upwards Of $500 win be distributed
in prizes at the Cascade county fair at
Great Falls. September 16 to ~. sss.s
Royalty won the initial derby Of the
King County Fair association last
week, going the distance, one mile and
quarter. in the good time OF 2.OS.
The purse was $1,000. Efeld Of seven
started.
Burglars swooped down up Milan
last week. They carried away money.
postage stamps. jewelry, edibles and
drinkables valned ct about 5000.
The good roads convention viii be
held at Spokane October to IL, or the
first week Of the interstate fair.
The Masons '..fairs.at Spokane win
be held during the same time as the
Inter State fair, but as evening sessions
will be the feature Of the Masons Fair
the two will not conflict.
The consensus Of opinion Of wheat
buyers is that while the wheat yield
through eastern Washington will fall
short Of the 1901 harvest, the increased
acreage will about bring the total pro-
duction up to that Of last year.
September IS has been declared
STRAW Day" for Lincoln county.
A head on collision occurred on the
Great Northern IA miles east of Spo-
kane recently. The Boomers Ferry ac-
commodation crashed into an east
bound freigth which was standing on
the side track. Several persons were
injured.
After getting q confession from the
woman, Sheriff Gardner brought Is
prisoners Jasper Hyatt and his wife, |
charged with the murder Of their in
FAINT child, which she recently accused
an unknown man Of killing.
A lone highwayman held up two
men in the streets Of Wallula last week
and relieved them Of 500 in coin.
Seattle has been selected asst he city
in which will be held the next session |
Of the Transmississippi congress in
1908.
Frank Pierpont Graves, Phi. d.
president Of the University Of WASH
ington has rendered his resignation to
the board Of regents and it was ac-
cepted Immediately.
The -four mill at Odessa is nearly |
ready for business. ,
The Puget Sound Grain company will
build a large warehouse at North Pine, /
point few miles from Rosalia.
It is reported that the wheat yield |
Of Franklin county at 1000 bushels,
against 500, 900 bushels last year.
D. c. Corbin will build large new
wardehuuse at his beet sugar plant
at Waverly.
While engaged with other workmen
in the construction of grain elevator
at Seattle last week, J. w. McQuarrie,
. carpenter, fell distence Of 45 feet
to his death
John Caverly, 20 years old. was in-
stantly killed last week by fall of
rock at Union.
The Palouse River Lumber company
of Palouse has purchased $4,000 acres
Of white and yellow pine, fur and tam
arack from the Northwestern anC Yy-
Spokane. for consider
alton of 100000. The tracks are sit
uated along the Palouse river east of
the Idaho line. The capacity of the
plant at Palouse will be increased from
6 100000 to 10000, 900 feet per an
mum. E
MONTANA ITEMS.