Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-11-18
NORTHWEST INLAND NOTES.

II Hood River.-Hood River Apple
Growers union Isl experiencing con-
siderable trouble ir getting the part
of che apple crop it handles properly
packsd. The output is increasing so
rapidly that the question OF packing
is becoming serious aud some way
will lEave to be found wheyeby fn-I
structionss can be given to begin
ners.
Pendleton-Hotel proPTfetors and
restaurant men all over the state say
a big cut Will be made in the price
of all edibEes before the cIUse OF the
winter unless marked eifangg in
the financial situation takes place.
One of the principal products in
which they expect a material cut is
meat There is already a two cent
cut in mutton and drop of one cent
in the buying price of hogs Butter
has come down two cents on the
wholesale price and it is expected
and generally believed matrial re-
made within few weeks. Hotel and
restaurant keepers report decline
in bushes of 40 per cent during the
past few weeks and insist that the
reduction in prices must be made.
Pendleton-The. petitions of the
candidates for the several city offices
have been filed for the regular city
election which will be held in De-
cember. There has been httTe fn-i
terest in the coming election and in
some Instances II has BEEN difficult
to secure candidates for some of the
Offices, The present administration
is splendfdly endorsed by the ticket
now before the people.
IWaFfa aIFa-Arrangements for
the holding of the grand lodge of the
l. o. o. F. in June, 1908 are now be-
ing perfected and the committee to-
who was left the selection of suit
able monument for the, T.. O o.. r..
cemetery has reported choice which
viii cost from $4,000 to- $4,000. The
SHAFT will be 32 feet high and made
of granite and, the various emblems
of the order will be Inscribed theron.
1t is expected to have il ploeed in
the cemetery by June and hold the
unwilling ceremonies during the ses-
sion of the grand lodge.
Cheney-Men employed in the con-
struction camps of the Portland &
Seattle railroad are receiving their
pay in cash instead of in checks
which has greatly. relieved the stu
. alton, in all towns in the Palouse
country on the line of the new
road. -.
, Portland-Thesp plan of 'curtailine
. the expenses inoperating his rail-
road system as inaugurated by E. III
7 Hartman has resulted IN flllfng the
}. section crews with Japanese where
white men have heretofore been EN-
ployed. Until a short time ago these
men received $1.75 a day for thei
! labor and the first cut was made 4
$1.50, which the men said they Wen
able TO stand but could barely NEE
Is their monthly bills at those wages
The cut made last week fixes tn
wages at $135 and reports fror
several sections on the Southern Pa
cific say the white men have beer re
placed by Japs. The greater pc
cent of the white men employed o
:, the sections support families and re
side in the vicinity of their work
ba Palouse.-The government fore'
oh reserve department is now preparln
ve the plans for the construction of th
lie trails into the remote sections of til
~ Palouse forest reserve and to col
nd struct a telephone line into the r
n serve to assist the rangers and stool
+oi men in communicating with the on
oh side. 1t is estimated that abo,
- 10000 sheep were ranged in th