Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-19
NORTHWEST INLAND NEWS

Wallace.-With the lid almost en-
tirely on, money slot machines reap
Ing a harvest in many saloons for
the proprietors, liquor establish
ments doing rushing business via
the side door on Sunday. and other
attractions of the Sunday rest law
apparent to Rev. ]. O.Neilan and
Rev. Charles McCaughy, there is
some weight to the suspicion that
further prosecutions Of the men
accused of violating the law will
begin tomorrow morning.
Palouse.-C. A. Brown, the pio-
neer brick man OF this county, has
secured the contract for furnishing
the brick for the Spokane & Inland
depots in this city and Moscow and
the sub station at the latter place.
Mr.. Brown has manufactured brick
In Palouse for more than 20 years.
erection, Wash.-Carl Houston,
who has been farming George l.
Snyder's place north of town for sew
eral years, has purchased 1t. The
farm comprises about 500 acres OF
grain and pasture land and is one
of the best in that neighborhood
, The price paid was not learned.
Mr.. Houston also sold luarter
section northwest of town for
$500.
Walla Walla.-General rejoicing
among the farmers is the result of
the rains in this section which have
| fallen during the past two or three
days. While at no time has the
downpour been heavy sufficient wat.
el has fallen to give them a new
start, and the weather has been SO
cool that every drop of moisture has
been taken care of by the soil. The
showers yesterday caused the usual
crowd of farmers to be missed from
the streets, but everybody was re-
joicing that the crop prospects were
| being SO greatly improved.
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Grangeville The sophomore
class of the Grangeville high school
presented "The Merchant of Venice
| Up to Date" Friday night to one OF
the largest audiences ever assembled
at the local theatre. The play was
travasty on the Shakespearean
drama with football, frenzied fin
ance and local color interjected and
interpolated.
Walla Walla.-With butter sci
ling at 35 and 40 cents a pound the
WAlla Walla creameries are unable
to supply the demand and are send.
ing to other cities for enough cream
or butter to furnish regular orders
Every week large shipments are
made to points in Oregon and cen.
trail Washington.
Colfax.-For time today Il
seemed that Colfax was to be the
scene of a full fledged, large sizet
religious war, and only the timel!
Interference OF an officer prevented
a personal encounter between /,
young man of the name of Swee
and an individual who has beel
preaching on the streets Of the tow
for the last week.
Creston, Wash.-Creston's thir
market day was held today and drev
large crowd and a large amount Q
property changed hands. The er
tcrprise has now passed the expert
mental stage.
Palouse.-Fifty or more person
from Palouse will go to Seattle TIL
: week to see the Atlantic feet. Fol
ty-five tickets have been sold for tn
: special car which will lave her
Friday morning over the Norther
Pacific. Special cars will go froI
each town of any Importance on tn
3 PalOuse branch.
Grangeville.-H. B. Parks left t,
day for Florence to take charge {
the Florence placer. A new boile
and sawmill are being shipped
by the company and will be install
ed at once. All Florence placers al
now in operation. The Elk Cit
Newsome and Salmon river prope1
ties are all active.
Occur d'Alene.-A. G. Mckee,
s the supreme organizer of the Ord'