Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-09
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Ellensburg, Wash.-A timber
cruiser who has just completed an
inspection of the timber lands in
Kittitas county has reported the
discovery of more than 100000,
900 feet of unassessed timber. At
the current rate this county will re-
ceive about $4,000 yearly from tho,
hitherto unassessed property.
Il Wenatchee, Wash.-A represen.
tative of the Great Northern railway
has been spending some time secur-
ing right Of way over lands owned
by the people along the line of tho
proposed Transmission system from
Leavenworth to Skykomish. On
this side of the mountains there
are a great many ranchers who
have proved up on their homesteads'
and the railroad company has been
forced to buy a 50-foot strip on
which to place the poles.
Spirit Lake, Idaho.-The liquor
license ordinance by unanimous
vote of the village trustees was re- !
pealed and new one drafted. The !,
ordinance as it read limited the sale
of liquor to hotel buildings which
have 20 rooms and which furnish |
continuously food AMI lodging. The i
license fee was $3.50 year. This
ordinance was repealed and a new !
one drawn setting the figure for IL |
cense fees at $3.50. with the same
requirements as to rooms. Though |
the population is not much beyond
1000, the ordinance has not keptl
down the saloons there being five
bars.
Walla Walla, Wash. in
hay are searching for market for
the unusually large crop that is be-
ing harvested in this section, in the
hope that 1t will be possible to dis
pose of the surplus at good prices.
The Seattle market, which has Of
fered strong demand most of the
time for prime hay, seems to have
been we'll supplied, and the usual
heavy shipments have been discon.
tinued. All over this county crops
OF old hay have been carried over
prices seeming to warrant farmers
in holding their crop. With anoth-
er crop about ready. prospects are
still poor for higher prices.
Occur d'Alene, Idaho.--W. E.
McConaghy from the prairie north
of Occur d'Alene, was in the city Sc
curing labor for the immense hay
harvest near Hayden lake. Good
!. labor is difficult to get although
- the demand has become strong
within the last few days. He stat
ed that Sam Vassar. who has 500
acres of choice timothy land. start
ed five mowers today. He says
haying will open in earnest Monday
when every available man and ma
chine will be set to work.
North Yakima, Wash.-Consider-
allie anxiety was caused here by the
publication Of the Information that
Michael Earles. contractor for the
Hanford Irrigation and Power COM
pany's power canal and power
house, had filed a lien for $780,
600 upon the company's property,
claiming that amount to be owing
him snd unpaid. A great many
Yakima people are interested in
this project. and they feared that
= the company, which is believed tt
have expended upward Of $750,-000
to date, was in financial difficulties
The increase of the capital stock
OF the corporation recently was ap.
proved by the trustees OF the com
pany.
Walla Walla, Wash.-Dealers II
fireworks say that the Fourth wa
by far the most noisy in the histor!
of Walla Walla, 1t being estimates
that 100000 went up in noise ant
smoke during the two nights an,
one day. The celebration begal
Friday evening and continued unit
late Saturday night. Fire cracker
and bombs were on sale at most Q
the stores in the city, and ever
place had liberal patronage. TIL
special feature Of the celabratio
here was large bombs or canno
- crackers, which were exploded o
- the business streets until the clear
ing department had to run carr
over them and gather up the RI
mains Of crackrs with shovels, WI
gon loads of the refuse being ca
ried off.
Wenatchee Wash.-A new fl
vention which will no doubt be
boom to fruitgrowers has been pr
duced in this city, and the invento