Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-27

LEWISTON EVENING TELLER
men who have listened for many days
to the evidence in the case which
charged the defendant with the kill
ing of Thomas Myers over a year ago.
Rhonimus has never denied the killing,
but claimed the act to be justihable as
Myers was attempting to steal some of
his horses and when he protested My
ers commenced shooting at him.
WALLA WALLA.-Many Of the din
ing rooms of the private boarding
houses have been closed because of
the inability of the owners to secure
help in the kitchen. A number of the
most popular dining halls in the city
which have been in operation for years
will be closed on this account within
the next few days.
ST. MARIES.--It is estimated that
over 1000 men will be employed in the
logging woods in the vicinity of this
place during the coming winter. A
number of the large companies are
now making active preparations to
commence the winters work and with
in short time a large number of log
gers will be brought into the country.
The logging operations wilt extend to
both the st. Maries and st. Joe rivers.
KENDRICK.- Lentz and
wife were injured Tuesday in an acct
dent on the grade leading from Texas
ridge. Mr.. Lentz was bringing a load
of wheat to town and when on the
steep grade the brake failed to work.
allowing the wagon to rush unchecked
upon the horses. The team commenced
to run and the wagon left the road,
falling a distance of so feet. Mr..
Lentz escaped serious injury, but his
wife was severely bruised.
KENDRICK.-It has been reported
that forest fires are raging in the
neighborhood of the LongfelloM and
Parkins mills It Is stated large
number of men were secured from the
adjoining fields and for five hours the
men worked to save the timber and
mill property. The fire was started
by sparks from traction engine.
MOSCOW-Kitts & Hull have sold
their Moscow saloon to T. B. West. of
Kendrfck, and Charles Grove, of Sc
alta r,ha eor,,,a, ouypar- hove r,r
chased saloon property in Spokane
and will go there within short time
to take charge.
! Neutrality-suspicious. Clark was kill
ed in an accident with team of
horses on a steep grade near Lone
Rock, 20 miles from here. He was on
load of hay descending a steep grade
when the horses broke and commenced
running. He was thrown from the
wagon and broke his neck.
/ WENATCHEE.-The bids for the
apple pool of $4,000 boxes have been
! opened, but those in charge of the
/ pool are not ready to announce the
successful bidders. A large percent
! of the Wenatchee crop to be marketed
at this time is represented in the pool
and all will be sold to the successful
bidders. A large number of bids were
/ received.
/ OAKSDALE.-Th churches of this
/ place have passed resolutions con-
demning the Spokane city government
for allowing the sale of pools on the
fair grounds during the week and have
passed resolution promising to use
every effort to keep visitors away from
the city during the fair.
i PALOUSE-The high prices for al
farm products and the unusually heavy
yield of all grains and fruits will bring
more money into whitman county this
year than has been ever before secur-
ed by the sale of farm products. Some
) buyers are paying a cent per pound
for apples in the orchard, the buyer tc
stand the expense of packing, and ur
to this time several hundred carloads
have been shipped out of the county
WALLA WALLA.-Louis Eddy thu
citizen from Asotin who has been here
for the past week endeavoring to Sc.
cure admission to the penitentiary t
commence serving three years sen
tence for horse stealing, is still un-
) identified at the prison and canno
gain admission to the institution.