Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-04-18
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/ AsoT|N CITY
|,.te,tins Events and Things
| Gathered from the Asotia
| Sentinel

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- to be occupied by their hardware
tablishment'
Odd Fellows lodge will put up
.~o story building either Of brick
..ndstone. 1t will be 100 by 80
:, dimensions and will adjoin the
~ hotel.
George A. Brown, the general mer-
:. mans to erect a two story build
!, brick. on Main street, where the
'.,ot;ce now stands, adjoining Mr..
rown's store.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
.w steel bridge over Asotin creek. The
!, eoncrete pillars are all in place
a work on the superstructure will
ommence Immediately. 1t will be
Uen by June I.
The fishing season has opened and
rerv evening after school or on Sat-
,day any number Of small boys can
eeen along Asotin creek trying their
,,t and some good hauls are made
Early every day.
The new hotel used all the brick in
NJ local yard and had to finish. with
Idck shipped in from Kendrick. AS a
,ssnlt there is shortage and the
me will probably have to wait till the
nick company can burn a new kiln,
rbich will be about six weeks or two
nonths
| Rem Ayers has his new hotel about
knished and Asotin citizens will swell
|xith pride when the hostlery is opened
,uly /, The building, a $4,000 struc-
Iure will be the finest in the town. 1t
contains "a rooms, together with a
large dining room. sample rooms. bar
|ber shop. billiard room, barroom and
Ia large office.
Weldon Wilson, the well known fruit
grower from Silcott. was visitor to
|Asotin this week. his presence being
|imuerative, on account of being a menu
ber Of the jury. Mr.. Wilson says there
will be no peaches or apricots i'm his
locality this year. but that there will
be about a third of crop of cherries
outside of the Bing variety. OF the
other fruits there will be good yield.
About four miles further down the
river, Mr.. Wilson reports that there will
be lots of peaches. This is the first
year in all Of Mr.. Wilson's fruit-raising
experience that he has failed to raise
peaches.
County Clerk Shaughnessy made 4
record for the clerks Office this week
having all kinds Of business upon his
hands. Besides being clerk of the su'
perior court he had twenty land proofs
to hear on Monday and Tuesday. The
courthouse deputy. Mr.. Woelfien. to-
gether with J. w. King. who had to b.
brought into service. attended to thu
superior court work. On Monday Mr.
shaughnessy heard six proofs. and or
Tuesday, with the assistance of count.
Treasurer Woodruff. II proofs were
taken. This establishes an enviable re
cord for the clerks Office, as the great
est number Of proofs ever taken in on
DAY in the past was eight.
The Asotin Roller mills suffered :
loss Of several hundred sacks of whea
Wednesday night. at the landing of tn
Wormell warehouse. About $50 sack
mad been placed, on the platform TO
Shipment the following day. Wednes
Gay evening the steamer Mountain Ger
put In there to allow the Lewiston ban
ana passengers to land. 1t is presume
mat the steamer must have Jared tn
heavily loaded platform in pulling on
Or through drifting, from the force c
me wind against the boat precipitatin
he entire lot in the river. About 15'
SACKS were safely recovered and is a
neht; about 300 sacks have been take
out and can be used for hog or chicke
ieed while about $50 sacks is tot:
0ss. The financial loss is close to $50
say nothing of the time consume
making partial recovery.
me members of the Odd Fellow
poge and Rebekens Of Asotin haN
Decided to observe the anniversary da
the order by having an old time ba.
.e' picnic in the Asotin park, says II
Asp'ih Sentinel. The lodges of AnatoI
aho Charleston viii be invited to be {
sshd with well filed baskets. so thi
"eonesday, the 26th day of April, rns
y properly observed by the membe
:. ohe Of the greatest fraternal soci
'he world has ever known. Viii
s picnic will be chiefly for the pu
p'se OF observing Odd Fellows da
not the intention to make the a
exclusive for the membership al
families, but all people are Il
eu and will be welcome to come al
a''ake of the pleasures and good fe
"snip OF the day. The commit
ng in charge the arrangement