Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-03-15
SEND PETITIONS
TO WASHINGTON
Charleston Flat Asks Uncle
Sam For Free Mail III
Delivery

Charleston Bureau of Evening Teller.
CHARLESTON, Wash, March Is
The move seeking the establishment
of a free delivery system in Charleston
is gaining ground.
The petitions which have been so
widely circulated in the Vineland and
Charleston communities asking for the
free delivery were this morning sent
to Mr.. Schallenberger, second assist
ant postmaster general at Washing
ton, D. c., by E. e. Eastwood, secre-
tary of the chamber of commerce.
The petitions carried the names of
/ large majority of the residents of
the fiat.
Descriptive Letters Mailed.
Superintendent of Schools Randall
has mailed the $50 letters which were
written descriptive of the varied re-
sources and good qualities of the
Charleston country. The letters were
addressed to friends of the school
children writer's, in all parts of the
United States and Canada, some OF
them going as far as Italy and other
European countries.
Open Alley This Week.
Frank E. Brown has completed the
drawing up of the papers which will
formally open an alley in the subdi-
vision of block 6, between Seventh
and Eighth street Barns and other
outbuildings which had hindered the
opening have been removed. The alley
will be dedicated this week. The
necessary procedure now remaining
is the signing of the papers by prop
erty owners in the block, through
which the alley will run.
Shultz Goes to Lewiston.
William Shultz. who has held the
nosition of clerk in the postoffice for
the past year will leave next month
to accent a similar position In the
postoffice at Lewiston. He has sue
cessfullv passed the civil-service ex-
animation.
His nlace in the local nostoftice will
be taken bv Mrs. Ada Mood. Mrs.
Mood will enter the Office next week,
to become accustomed 70 the routine
work
! Issues irnnroVennent Proclamation.
Navor vourt has ieeuad nroc1a ma
! +ion RI the oi+i7avoe Of Tlo rlketon ask
ing them to act in conjunction with
the Civic Improvement society in re-
gard to cleaning up their property on
|
The proclamation states that a team
will be furnished by the council to
haul away the rubbish.
Library Report Shows Growth.
Miss Josie A. Moore, city librarian
in her library report for the term,
shows a larger number of books in
circulation than last report. Several
books and magazine subscriptions
| hox IN
late. The report shows:
Books in circulation for the months
of December, 612; January, 70s; Feb
ruary, 724 Total, 2.O44. Literature,
10; history. 10; travels, 9: biography,
IS; fiction, Juvenile, $50: fiction, adult,
1,04O. Books donated. Spanish Am
erican War, Mrs. Mary Cook; The
Plum Tree. Dr. l. U. Temple; The
House of Mirth, donor unknown; one
year OF the Saturday Evening Post,
Mrs. Willis.
Deals in Real Estate.
Corbett & Humphrey have sold the
Hank Upton farm of $50 acres near
Lapwai to Mary c. Davis of Charleston.
Consideration, $4,000.
Also sold to Charlotte Upton of
Lapwai a house and lot on Seventh
street, owned by Mary c. Davis; con-
sideration, $500.
Charleston News Notes.
D. S. Hunter, the furniture man, is
placing an awning in front of his place
of business.
Miss Lulu Simpson has returned
from a. short visit at Moscow.
George Whetlock returned this
morning from Victoria, B. c., where he
visited his father, who was lately OPP
Grated upon. The father is improving
and will return to Charleston in about
two weeks.
Attorney John Applewhite, who has
been in California for the past month
| in the interest of E. 8. Brown, is ex-
pected to return the latter part of thu
week.
L. E. Bryant, the jeweler, will return
soon from Marshall, Minnesota, wher'
The went to attend the last illness o
his mother Mrs. Curtis Bryant, VIII
died and was buried there last week
Miss Eliza Stand has returned from
Orofino, where she has been teaching
school,
Perry H Gibson, of Portland, Ore
| arrived yesterday for a visit with hi
| mother and sister, who reside here
| He will probably decided to locate 1
! Charleston definitely.
| Mrs H. c. Champie. wife of Rev. +
| C. Champie, of the Christian church
! arrived yesterday from Eugene, Ore
| Mr.. and Mrs. Champie will reside q
! the Episcopal parsonage.
! Rev. w. B. Eakin, formerly of tn
| Methodist church of Charleston. ar
| rived yesterday He is working in tn
| interest of the prohibition party.
| Dr.. and Mrs. s. d. Brazeau wer
| in Charleston yesterday from AsotiI
They returned last evening.