Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-25
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Troy, Idaho.-Troy is preparing a
rousing celebration of the Fourth.
| The program committee has slated
the usual sports and prizes. There
| will be foot races and all manner of
tests of strength and agility. Chill
dren can enter into these sports. 1t
has not been decided whether
horses will be allowed to run this
year, as the street would be used
as track and there is always dam
ger of running down some one.
| Last year three people were struck
| by an unmanageable horse and seri-
ously injured.
Ellensburg, wash Preparations
have been practically completed for
the 18th annual convention of the
Christian Endeavor societies of the
states Of Washington and northern
Idaho, which opens here Friday The
meeting will last four days and it is
, expected that the attendance will
reach 400. According to the gen.
eral secretary, at least ESQ delegates
will be present.
| Occur d'Alene, Idaho.--George w.
MackiH, travelling man of Spo-
kane, while trying to spring on a
moving electric train Tuesday was
thrown under the car and had one
| foot crushed, the bones being
ground to pieces. He was taken to
the Occur d'Alene hospital. where
his leg was amputated between the
ankle and the knee. He has a
brother residing at 1S43 College av-
enue, Spokane.
| Wallace, Idaho.-The Rev. J. D.
Neilan and j. D. MacCaughey state
| that they placed affidavits in the
hands of Sheriff Bailey declaring
that gambling is being conducted
in the Ryan hotel, Wallace hotel
| and Loop & Smiths saloon, and de-
handing that the sheriff take ac-
tion.
Wenatchee, Wash-The county
commissioners have been making a
| strenuous fight to prevent waste
from irrigation bitches running in
| the roads throughout the valley and
! already several prominent ranchers
have been taken into court and
! fined for neglecting to comply with
the new law. For several years the
roads were in bad condition in
many places, being cut up by the
water, but now suitable fumes have
been constructed and the nuisance
1 Is almost entirely abated.
Wenatchee, Wash-John Patrick
i of the Patrick Lumber company OF
Nelson, B. c., is here arranging to
secure that portion of the 12,O0O,-
900 feet of logs that recently broke
loose at the dam in British Column
}! bia which has been caught in this
section. 1t is expected that there
will be quite bit of litigating over
the IHdIJCI, DIS WI. all I'm nus AA' ~
an attorney here to look after the
n proposition, and If any trouble Is
had in receiving the logs action Will
4 be brought at once to recover.
Il Palouse. Wash.-Chief of Police
Il Davis has learned that the man
killed in the stairway at the Hunts
lodging house Saturday evening Is
Harmon Slater. The information
was secured from Robert Hamilton,
4 farmer with whom Slater had
stayed two or three days. Slater
was a butcher and Hamilton took
him to his farm to help kill beef.
He was a physical wreck when not
under the influence of whisky and
Hamilton brought him to town Sat
urday morning. The man took the
brains of the beef and traded them
Il for liquor enough to make him
drunk. He was intoxicated when
he was killed Saturday evening.
Colville. Wash.--The recent cool
weather has not affected the crops
appreciably and the temperature
has not been below freezing in Ste
vens county this month. The fruit
crop is especially promising and the
fruit growers declare that they will
be put to considerable expense In
thinning out the larger fruits. The
Colville valley hay crop will be ex-
ceptionally good this year.
Walla Walla, Wash.-The largest
acreage of corn ever planted in this
section is said to be growing now,
and with the most adverse climatic
conditions. Suggestions of raising
corn as a summer falloW crop nave
been given farmers of late years and
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