Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-10-25
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TACOMA.-Superior Judge Smell is
working for a state appropriation for
the erection of detention hospital for
the confinement of persons suspected
of being insane. The cost of maintain
ing such a hospital would not exceed
$4,000 year and If operated in con-
nection with the county hospital would
not cost that amount.
TACOMA.-The details of sale of
the land holdings of the Tacoma Mill
company to the Northern Pacific COM
pany were closed yesterday 1t is
stated the purchase price was in the
neighborhood of $1,500,OOO. The first
proposition was made by the railroad
company about year ago, but at that
time the offer did not exceed $1,000
900.
~DAYTON.-The first annual mer-
chants street carnival opened Mon
day with a large exhibit Of fruits and
vegetables donated by farmers and
fruitmen of the Dayton section. The
committee of arrangements has pro-
vided a splendid program of amuse-
mtnts.
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UNIoNTowN.-The fruit growers
sof this section have entered protest
AGAINST the firm of White Bros &
Crum Of Lewiston, Idaho, for shipping
fruit from this section under the Lew
iston- ClarEston lAber The growers
claim thett country represented BY the
label will receive great deal Of good
advertising that, belongs to the Palouse
country. $40 IS
AsOTIN.-The county commission
ers are considering the advisability of
bonding the county to pay off the
Toutstanding warrant Indebtedness and
have ordered the county attorney to
prepare a statement of the conditions
to be presented to the commissioners
at their next meeting, which will be
held In November. 1t is said the war
$4,000 and the county is paying per
cent on this debt while by bonding the
county for the required amount and
redeeming the warrants a saving of
about S1a per cent would be made.
WALLA WALLA.-Wheat has been
! lowering near the S0-cent mark for the
considerable anxiety both among the
farmers and the grain buyers. Farm
: ers, however, say they will receive
much higher price by holding the re-
mainder Of the crop and are making a
close study of the shortages reported
in foreign countries.
! WALLACE.-The organization of
the chain gang by Chief of Police
Langley has had a healthful effect
( upon the moral status of the city
/, The result has been a general exodus
from the city of the undesirable class.
Of the chain-gang treatment will serve
as a warning to all lawbreakers.
I NORTH 1AhlMA.-At recent
injecting of the city council the salary
of the chief Of the fire department was
| increased to 800 per month: assistant
chief $50 per month, and all full paid
fremen are to receive $75 per month.
/ The salary of the police department
was materially advanced two weeks.
POKANE.-Honored as a success
| full fruit grower and dairy farmer at
| Dundee, Oregon, where he has resided
for the past % years, r. C. Crosby is
an occupant of the Spokane county
Jail, identified by dozen bankers as
the most successful bank swindier who
has ever operated in the Northwest.
Crosby claims It is a case Of mistaken
identity. while the bankers are posi-
| tive he is the man who sold them bo-
| gus school bonds under the name of
VIII. Banks at Troy. Cheney, Spo-
kane and several other cities OF the