Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
. NORTH WEST INLAND NEWS

Occur d'Alene.-Steps are being
taken to hold farmers institute
here for one or NOR days, depending |
upon what arrangements may be
made. William Buckley, local fruit |
inspector. is in receipt of letter
from Prof. Hiram T. French of the !
state university asking Mr.. Buckley
to make arrangements for an insti-
tute June %. 1t is proposed to give
a series Of lectures either in or near
Occur d'Alne treating of the grains,
products and fruits, as we'll as the
peculiarities of the soil in this local.
ity. Several other professors will
accompany Prof. French.
Orofino, Ida.-Insane inmates oil
the state asylum will be set at work
June Is In the asylum brickyard,
where they will make the brick for
the new building. Construction work
will begin late in the summer. The
new wing will be $50 by 80 feet, two
stories high and fireproof. When
completed the building will be divid-
ed into two wings, one for women
and the other FOR men patients. DR..
John w. Givens has exactly 100 pa
tients under his care. 40 of them
from south Idaho.
Asotin-For three months Asotin
county has had some of the most
peculiar weather ever known here.
The spring, unlike that of other
years, has been intermingled with
great rainfall, and not accompanied
by abundance of sunshine, which
may prove detrimental to the grain
crop, as the grain is growing rapid
ly, but without sunshine it will not
properly mature. The Cloverland
plateau was visited by a heavy frost
Fridap and Saturday, and 1T is said
crops.
Elensburg, Wash.-The March
McCaudless company of Tacoma has
bought 100 acres two and a quarter
miles from here from the Andrew
Ford estate for $4,000, and will cut
It IN into five and ten acre tracts
and plant befire selling.
Riparia.-The town of Stuart will
boast one of the finest hostelries of
any place of it's size in the state
when the new hotel is completed.
The building will be 60 feet square
two stories, with basement 36x60
feet, and provisiin is made in the
basement for a bar and winerooms
1t will have a private sewer spstem
private. water supply and baths or
y both floors, and it's own gas plant
r. is built of hollow cement blocks
= and will be finished and furnished ir
thoroughly up-to-date maner.
Walla Walla.-With another coo
spell extending over several days
and a shortage Of moisture OF over
three inches, farmers are complain
ing of backward crops. Large farm
ers from the district around Pres
colt, Waitsburg and Dixie state thai
season grain is scarcely more thar
half as high as it should be. This
condition is brought about bp thu
late spring and the cold weather
which followed the opening OF thu
growing season.
Ellensburg, Wash.-The CONNER
cial club plans to take census o
- the mass meeting Friday night t
find out the business men Of the cit
who believe in pushing and boost
ing and advertising for Ellensbur
and Kittitas valley. The attendant
will not be restricted to members @
the club, but men throughout tn
valley and nonresidents who hav
property holdings here will be we
coined.
Vancouver, Wash.-Two hundre
delegates and interested FRIEND
were in attendance at the openin
session of the Washington Stat
grange, Patrons of Husbandr.
~ which convened in this city. Durin
the session resolutions were intr'
. duced favoring prohibition and
public accounting bill. Both que
lions will probably receive indors
ment at the hands Of the CONVEX
ton. The public accounting bi
provides that all public officials ar
quasi-public corporations shall