Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-21

old, who declares she has posed as al
man for eight years, was taken into
custody by Detective Lister. There
being no law in this state under
which she could be prosecuted, ac-
cording to the police, Chief Rice or
dered the woman released on her
promise that she would appear at
his office to give an account of her.
self. s.Ass
Dayton.-F. A. Huntley. state
fruit inspector, was in Columbia
county several days last week, urg-
ing farmers to adopt modern meth
DDS of caring for many Of the old
orchards which have about been
abandoned. In company with J. L.
Dumas, county inspector, Mr.. Hunt
ley met many farmers and interest
ed them in the work of saving the
old orchards from determination.
Walla Walla.-Prof. Elliott of the
state college has arrived in this city
to make final arrangements for the
operation of the farmers train May
4, and 6, in this section. Mr.. Ell
lott will be in charge of the demon
! stration work with the train, and
with him will be party of five or
six specialists. who will handle the
work on a more extended scale than
that in the Palouse country last
month.
! Wenatchee.-P. s. Darlington,
deputy fruit inspector, has given no.
t.ce TO the fruit growers that he has
observed that the lime and sulphur
| spray used on the orchards about
! April for the twig borers has been
! partially successful, and now all the
worms are again active. He advises
the immediate spraying again of the
trees in order to get rid Of the pests
during the budding time.
Asotin.-Charles S. Florence, Aso-
tin county auditor, received letter
from the secretary of the Alaska
YukonPacific exposition this week
in which it is stated that Asotin
county was invited to have a display
at Seattle in 1909. The matter was
referred to the board of county
commissioners and it was decided to
recommend that it be taken up by.
the Commercial clubs. A one-mill
levy was placed ON all assemblage
property and about $4,000 will be
raised to have Asotin county repre-
scented. .l~.~
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! Kiona.-Kiona valley farmers are
planting fruit extensively this
spring. A. c. Eddy, who Is opening
up a 36-acre tract of land under the
ditch, about three miles north of
town, has set cut 1000 peach and
apple trees this month, besides many
small fruits. 4 II
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| Colfax.-Louise Worth, a woman
tramp, who was arrested in Tekoa
by Marshal Nessly yesterday morn
ing, was lodged in the county jail
last night by Deputy Sheriff Daley
to serve 3o-day sentence for vag-
rancy, imposed by Justice Welton'
The woman, who claims that she
If 80 years of age. was arrested b,
the Tekoa officer in the "jungles'
on the outskirts of the town, where
she had been sojourning for severa
days in company with number o
other hoboes. She says that she wa
compelled to take to the road OF
account of being penniless and wa
unable to secure employment. Sh
claims to have a brother living Il
\ California.
Palouse. rear OF the POI
latch Lumber company's log driv
for the Palouse mill came in yet
terday evening and some IS logger
are on the streets today. An extr
police force is on duty and the be-
OF order prevails. The drive col
tains between 100000 and 5000
900 feet of logs, which in additio
tc filing the big pond at the mi
flls the river for about mile abo'
town. This is one of the bigge
drives ever brought down the r
louise, and will keep the mill at tn
Mace running one shift for abo
six months. 1t is announced tn
the mill will commence operatlo
| about May /.
III wallace.-On May ~ Walla
will play host on the most elaoora
scale thus far in the history OF I
city, when the republican state &C
yention meets here. Not only q
entertainments arranged for the
itors. but the city will be in 81
attire, draped in bunting and ha
by day and lighted by 80 elect
street arcs at night.