Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-19
TO RUN
AN ICE WAGON
Charleston Canning Company
Buys Car Load of
Sugar
Charleston Bureau Evening Teller.

Charleston Bureau Evening Teller
CHARLESTON, Wash, April 10
Ralph Leech has secured sufficient
number of contracts to variant his
putting an ice wagon on the circuit
again this year. The wagon will, be
started about May /. 1t will make two
trips daily to the customers on the
fiat. The business houses will be sup
piled on the early trip.
Mr.. Leech has made arrangements
with the Idaho Ice & Cold Storage
company who own the plants in Lew
iston and Charleston, so that all the
Ice necessary can be secured preclud-
ing the possibility of a shortage such
as occurred last year. Ice will be
sold at rs cents and 81 per hundred
pounds.
Cannery Makes improvements.
The Charleston Canning company
are steadily increa sing the capacity of
their plant. J. H. Sprague. manager,
j has arranged to install a dryer which
will be In operation as soon as need
ed. The dryer will have a capcity Of
100 bushels Of fruit every "a hours.
The first carload OF sugar ever pur-
chased by any fruit concern in Clarks-
ton has been ordered by the manag"
ment OF the eannery. The car will ar.
rive here about June 1. Since the pur-
chase the price OF sugar has advanced
80 cent? per 100 pounds.
Central Market Changes.
r. A. High has purchased a half m.
sereSt In the Central meat market and
today takes possession. Clyde Hamltl
retaining his half interest. e. III. Min
den. who retires from the business,
will cnttnue his residence in Charleston,
although undecided In what line Of
business ne will engage.
G. w. Ferguson for Inspector.
A petition is being largely signed for
the disappointment of George w. Fer
guson for county fruit inspector. Mr..
Fergusons services have in the past
been so acceptable TO the people that
no other appointment has been men,
toned. In fact Mr.. Ferguson Is not
actively seeking the place, as tAe
salary is not any more than his time
Is worth in looking after his private
business, and he states that ne does
not banker after the place but some
body must serve in that capacity and
If the peple want him he will accept
another term.
Sells Bridges Tract.
Wickersham & Patterson have sold
the acre and a half tract on Tenth
street between Libby and Highland
streets known as the Bridges tract,
to Mrs. f. c. Berlohardt of Portland
for 1925. Six months ago the property
was sold to Sarah Bishop by T. +
Bridges for $3.50. The price has rats
ed $175 in the short time intervening
between the two sales.
/ Charleston News Notes.
Girard Macvickar, father of Mrs.
David H. Ransom, who has been Wis
iting in Charleston for the past week,
will return to his home at Chicago to-
night.
Frank Kaswell, Monte Crippen,
Martin Ward, Frank Gumbert and
Wilbur Shelton left last night for Hay
den Lake, where they go to complete
a contract secured by Mr.. Caswell for
the planting OF $50 acres of apple trees.
The work Is being done for DR.. HI.
chen and Molloy Brothers of Spokane.
Mrs. William Meyers and three chill
dren have returned from Clearwater
where they went to attend the funera,
of George Meyers. the son and brother,
who died recently OF poisoning.
Miss Maud Fairbanks will leave TO.
night for her home at Spokane, hav-
ing been called there by the Illness of
her mother. Her position In the pub
lie schools win be filled by Miss
Blanche HILL