Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-09

which will reclaim thousands Of
acres Of land. The siphon will CARRY
water by gravity to between 5000
and 1000 acres Of land Just east OF
Mabton. The spillway, for which
bids have been asked. will act as q
safety valve for the sunnyside ditch
and AZ a drain for the lowlands,
which have been damaged by too
much water.
OVERWHELMINGLY IL the. heavi-
est shipper of grain of any point on
the line of the Oregon Railroad and
Navigation company. During the Wis
1t here Of the demonstration train
It was shown that 2.425,72o bushe's
Of grain were delivered to the Pom
eroy station in the fall OF 1907. OF
this amount 1.95O.930 bushels were
barley and 474.790 wheat.
Acknowledging and stating
that he still loved his wife, J.'I.
Mitcham of Kendrick has been
granted a divorce from his wife,
Arizona M. Mitcham Mr.. Mitcham
alleged in court that he was COM
PEELED to seek a divorce by his wife,
who for five years refused to live
with him.
Dayton. Wash.-A cooperative
colony to occupy and develop $500
acres Of farm land and 1900 acres
OF stock range is being formed here.
The land is ready for the work of
the colony as soon as sufficient menu
bers can be had to make the project
successful. The scheme Is original
and unique. Nothing of political
or religious nature is required of
the members! all members will be
on equal footing in the matter Of
holdings and in power; the deci-
sions and general direction Of
board of directors will be binding
upon all alike. and this board will
act as an arbitration board to set
tie all disputes among the members.
Milton, Ore.-One thousand doll
lars per acre for Umatilla county
land is the record and that price
was secured by N. 8. Mumford, who
sold his seven-acre farm for $1,000.
The place is we'll improved. but the
price is considered remarkably high.
E'lensburg, Wash.--A movement
to organize society to promote q
fair for Kittitas county has been
started by local stockmen and fruit
growers. 1t Is planned to organize
a society with capital OF 100000,
with shares at SO. Whether the
first fair can be held this year will
depend on the interest shown by the
residents OF the valley.
Harrington, Wash.-A deal has
been closed whereby the Big Bend
Electric Lighting company takes
over the Harrington electric light
plant, formerly the property of Will.
lam Brodie. The consideration y
$4,000, and the money was pait
to Mr.. Brodie yesterday. The new
company will begin supplying Ugh
to Harrington June 1.
Wenatchee.-The little city Q
Cashmere will have water system
and an electric light system In spit
, of the fact that the bond issue vote
last fall was invalid. An election
, was held last August to vote o.
; bonding the city for $4,000 :
erect a pumping plant and put In
} city water system. the water to b
! pumped from the Wenatchee rive
by a gasoline engine. which wa
also to be used to provide power 7
, light the city.
I, Cheney, Wash.-Miss Edith Tai
Tor. Harrington, member OF th
: senior class in the State Normt
school, was poisoned at an ice creal
parlor from eating the cream serve
!. and has been In a critical conditio
, most of the day. She Is reported
e be improving.
: Moscow. e. c. Steele 1
l sued an order today postponing til
r Jury trials several days, as the Jul
e will meet May Is instead OF Ma
I May IA. This change is because ,
!. the small number Of jury cases. b
cause Of the busy season on Il
farms, Judge Steele has decided
4 postpone the Jury trials.
Butte. - Supplementing yeste
: days confession, Lewis Ferris mat
= another and a more detailed confe
. sion to County Attorney Murrs
). this morning. II is In part as 10
q lows: IT am guilty Of the crime.
: put every one of the 45 sticks
o dynamite on the track; then WEI
e to Senator Clark's barn and watch'
e II explode and wreck the train. tt