Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-28


members We're taken in. Practical
ly all the farmers here are joining
the organization.
Colfax, Wash.--The lid is on in
Colfax. Mayor Pattfson has issued
an order instructing the chief of
police to hereafter seen that every
saloon in the city is closed on Sun
day. and he has made the chief per-
sonally responsible for the enforce
ment of this order.
Wenatchee, Wash-Strawberrie
are ripening here and the farmers
are hauling wagon loads of crates
to the ranches, preparatory to pick
ing a crop which will be the largest
in the history of Wenatchee. Re-
ports from the other towns show
that in all parts of the county the
crop will be immense.
Toppenish, Wash.-A ride over a
large portion of the Yakima reser-
walton showed the prospects for
crops of all kinds, including, alfal-
ia, wheat, oats, barley and potato
es, never better. Cutting alfalfa
will commence within a week.
Milton, Ore.--The strawberry
harvest is in full blast. Hundreds
of crates are being shipped every
day. The crop will! not be as large
as last year on account of the con-
tinued cold weather.
Cheney, Wash.-The Cheney
Realty company, organized a year
ago to plat Normal addition, has
interested Dealey & Lafeaver OF
Spokane in the matter. Streets will
be laid out at once. A contract was
given a local printer for $4,000
home and school town.
North Yakima-Between 1900
and 5000 veterans and members OF
! the Womens' Relief Corps will be
in North Yakima for the depart
mental convention of the G. A. X
and w. r. c., June %, "a and 25
according to the estimate Of w. r
| Bell, commander of Meade post wht
is in charge of arrangements. Thos'
in attendance will represent tn
Civil war veterans Of Washington
and Alaska.
North Yakima, Wash The coun
ty commissioners have made an OF
fer to the Austin Drainage Exca
vator company of Chicago for tn
lease of one of the company's ma
chimes for the construction of tn
drainage ditch in Green Valley
The company claims the machin
will do better work and far cheape
than by ordinary methods. The ma
chine has a capacity for 200 cubi
yards per hour.
i Kendrick, Idaho.-The Independ
ent Grain company is planning t
build a warehouse 5ox200 feet. Tn
company started last year. 1t
headed by business men OF Keno
rick. Kendrick now has five ware
houses and with the new one wi
have storage capacity for 100000
bushels of grain.
Pullman, Wash.-The weathe
continues cold, with strong wind
blowing almost constantly. TIL
cold weather is retarding the ripper
ing of fruit on Snake river.
have never known such cold weatf
er at this time of year." said w.
La Follett, the fruit king of Wawf
wal. Eve should be in the mids
of cherry picking now, but the mai
crop yll not be ripe before Jun
5, and not even then unless there
"a marked change in the weather
Asotin, Wash.-The meeting
elect delegates to take charge OF tt
exhibits at the Alaska-Yukon-Paci
ic exposition was held Tuesday a
ternoon. William McCarroll
Charleston expects to make an e
aborate exhibit of fruit, grains a.
grasses. Those who represent Il
commercial clubs of the county Al
&c. M. Evans, Frank Brown and WI
liam McCarroll Of Charleston: F.
/, Pharis, Anatone; and County Aud