Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-06
FROST REPORTS
IN CHARLESTON
Representations Wanted
From Lewiston
Bureau

Charleston Bureau Evening Teller
CHARLESTON, Wash. May e.-To
make weather reports and predictions
bureau rather than from the Portland
office. so as to alleviate danger of fruit
destruction from. frosts, is what the
Vineland Industrial club intends TO
have brought about If influence on
government officials can be brought to
| bear
The matter has been thoroughly dis
cussed and placed in the hands Of }.
H. Bethel. who will confer with OBJ
server l. M. Dey, Jr., Of the Lewiston
bureau, relative to the bringing about
Of such condition.
At the present time, the local observ-
er has no authority to make frost pre-
dictions.
The climate in the Lewiston Clarks-
ton valley, along with the ground for
nation, is such that when frosts strike
the coast they miss the valley and vic.
versa.
Winds coming up the rivers from
the south are seldom producers OF
frosts, but the mountain air settling
on the valley from the Bitterroots has
an incentive toward producing an oc-
casional killer"
The value of smudging, watering and
other means of frost injury preventa-
| tives, will soon be brought before the
club by speakers, conversant with or
chard conditions on the coast. It is
the clubs intention to get the people
together and hold a series of instruc-
tive lectures during the summer.
| Reports of the men appointed to look
after matters pertaining to the diversi-
fed method of farming fruits and the
changing of weather reports will be
made at the next meeting, the first
Saturday evening in June.
Clear Or. Mcfarland.
Coroner Harding has decided that an
inquest is unnecessary in the case or
the recent death of Mrs Maude Brem-
er Hays. who succumbed on Tuesday
while on the operating table in the
rooms of DIR. A. H. Mcfarland, an oste-
opathic physician. An examination OF
to disclose the presence of chemicals or
cause for unnatural death. The ex-
amining board was composed Of Doc
tors, Temple and Johnson of Clarkson.
and Perkins of Lewiston.
Charleston News Notes.
A granite shower was given Miss
Austin, of the public schools, by her
fellow teachers, on Saturday evening,
the event being in anticipation Of the
Forthcoming wedding Of Miss Austin
to Mr.. Charles A. Frazee, of the Frazee
dry goods store of Charleston. 1t Is un-
derstood that the affair will take place
shortly after the close of the scho.p
term.
Miss Ethel Rounds left this. morning
for Amherst, Wisconsin, where she
goes on a visit to friends.
H. E. Bundy, of the Charleston bus
line, left yesterday for his ranch, near
Joel. William Potter is running the
bus during the absence of Mr.. Bundy.
MIR. and Mrs. John Hanigus left this
morning for Spokane and visit near
Northport.
y. M. Surby has sold his interest In
Charleston real estate and has left for
Marian, Montana, to engage in the
mining business.
Miss Ruth Windus has gone to Pull
man to visit relatives for the next two
weeks.
Mrs. Mary Provost has gone to
Juliaetta on visit.
A meeting of the city council win
be held this week to dispose Of the
sprinhing proposition which has been
tabled for the past month. The con-
tract will be let for the seasons work
at the next meeting. Because Of the
regular meeting. night being the first
and third Tuesdays in each month,
three weeks will elapse between the
two meetings.