Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-15
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NORTHWEST INLAND NOTES. /.

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SPOKANE.-The Spokans interstate
fair has been assured by the passage
of an amended ordinance by the coun-
Gil which provides for the selling of
pools for two weeks during the period
of the fair. Acting Mayor Pratt has
signified his intention Of signing the
new ordinance and 1t is believed every
embarrassment has been removed.
NORTH YAKIMA.-Two thousand
dollars changed hands by the racing
of two Indian ponies on the fair
grounds track. The race was was for
400 yards and the time was 20 Ia
seconds.
COLFAX.-A sentence ranging from
5 to 10 years was imposed upon John
Fletcher who entered a plea of guilty
to the charge of burglarizing the store
of Dreyfus & VonShoen. In pronounce
ing the sentence the court took oc-
casin to state the crime was more
grave on account Of the farmers plead
ing with men and offering top wages
for laborers to assist in the harvest
fields.
PALOUSE.-A movement has been
started for the purpose of perfecting
and organization and holding a four
days harvest carnival the latter part
buyers show the harvest to be one
that will return the greatest amount
of money into the country in its history
and leading citizens believe It appro-
pirate that a suitable celebration
should be held.
PULLMAN.-The labor famine has
embarrassed the harvest operation, re-
duced the output of the local brick
yard by about fifty per cent and COM
PEELED the contractors on the new state
college buildings to operate with light
crews. Reports from Palouse and
other nearby towns are to the effect
that the labor shortage is general In
all sections of the Palous country.
MOSCOW.-Dr. ]. r. Bevis has been
elected to the position of superintend-
ent of the Moscow public schools. DR..
Bevis has occupied the chair of physi-
cal science of the state normal school
at Ellensburg for a number Of years.
Moscow. A. Turley Of the
class of 'O3 of the University of Idaho
has been elected professor of biology
in the state normal school at Weather
ford, Oklahoma.
HARRISON.-Peter McDougal was
shot in the leg Monday, by Frank Tut
tie, a bartender in the Klondyke sa-
loon, where the row took place. The
started about two weeks ago,
and when McDougal came to town
Monday he took a number of his
friends into the Klondyke saloon and
after buying several rounds of drinks
to get fight out of the |
when when he was assault
ed resorted to a gun and shot Nc
Oougal in the leg.
PASCO.-A Seattle company has
oeen organized which plans to irrigate
5000 acres of land next year and to
nave $1,000 more under the ditch by
the winter of 1909. The land is now
owned by private parties and the COM
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entire tract for one-half Of each mans
holdings.
NORTH YAKIMA.-The city attor-
ney will make demand upon the
Northern Pacific Railway company
that the company pay the expenses of
the street paving across its right of
way on yakima avenue.
NORTH YAKIMA. - Because two
white men amused themselves by play
ing jokes upon a drunken Indian, they |
are now nursing severe knife wounds
by the Indian after he became |
sober and learned of the white mems |
NORTH YAKIMA.-The board Of
of the St. Elizabeth's his
pital has decided to open a training |
school for nurses to supply the de-
mand for trained nurses in the Yakima |
valley.
KAHLOTUS.-The steamer Yakima |
was sunk on Snake river by striking |
a rock a short distance from here. |
The river is not deep where the boat |