Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-22

report of the local land Office indi-
Gates the unappropriated land to be
as follows: Bonner county, 50,309l
acres; Kootenai, SO,62O; Shoshone,
III, 400 acres. Kootenai also has
an indian reservation Of 439, 900
acres. The forest reserves contain
100000 acres. The land unap-
propriated is described as timber,
mountainous, brush and mineral.
Nezperce Ida. A. johnson
sold 80 acres of land last week to E.
an acre. which marks the high point
for farm lands. This small farm
lies near Nezperce, and is one OF the
best located ranches in the country.
Many sales of farm property are un-
der prospect, although this is har-
vest season and a dull time for farm
exchanges.
Bellingham, Wash.-Because a
certain faction in the First Chris
tian church objects to having their
children put in the same Sunday
school class with Japanese and be-
cause the pastor. Rev. H. N. Brooks.
Is said to devote too much time to
ianlzing Japanese, the congre-
CATION is badly split.
North Yakima, Wash.-From
present indications there will be
shipped out of this city, before the
end of the season, in the neighbor-
hood of 10 carloads of honey. Be-
sides this. large quantities Of honey
are produced for consumption here
and in the neighboring towns. Jesse
w. Thornton, who has 500 colonies
Or bees, says the season is at its
1-height and the prospects for a great
thonsy yield are excellent. Most OF
his hives are kept in valleys near
the city where the alfalfa is now IN
| bloom. and each hive will yield a
surplus OF 80 pounds OF comb
honey.
CARRIED. Ore.-sanford Manning.
ons of Garna'd's independent grain
buyers. has made a drive over the
wheat fields of this district and
says: 1.-THE harvest Is here, and in
a few days the hum Of the binder
will be heard all over the Palouse.
Winter wheat is looking good and
will make an average yield of IS
bushels an acre. Many fields will
make IS bushels an acre. On &C.
count OF the continued dry weather
spring wheat will not make more
than 20 bushels, although many
fields will make rs and even 80 an
acre. The yield of oats will be cut
down not more than Is per cent.
! Kendricks Ida.-Strawberry ship
ments ceased Saturday, when tht
last consignment was sent to Mon
J ! Jana, but cherry shipments VII
continue a few days. The strawber
ny yield was reduced by the no
weather, but the crop was bette
than expected. More than two car
loads were shipped to Montana
markets. No heavy fruit shipment
I will be made until fall, as the peacl
crop is light, although Kendric
makes no claim as peach-produe
ing region. Prune shipments ar
increasing, as the price has stimu
lated trade and the shipments
last years crop continue. The Out
lcok for new prunes Is flattering an
the driers" will handle 10 per Ger
mora than last year.
l Elk City, Ida. M. Eakin, WI
recently discovered rich place
ground on his ranch on Salmon ri
err. below Dixie, has turned tn
ranch into a placer mine and is no
working it day and night. M
Eakin and his son-in-law, j.
Overman of Grangeville. made tel
run a few days ago and moved dill
with a wheelbarrow in three hou
] that produced over $21 in gold M
Eakin's hydraulic equipment is II
same as he used in irrigating II
trace when he farmed it. and G.
Z mate and water supply will enan
| him to mine every month IN u
year.
Wilson Creek, Wash.-Whe'
heading began generally Monda
and the results are better than we
| expected. Reports telephoned IN
/ town show that the average we
| IA running from 10 to IL bushels
IT, >.,o11fv Ia much be