Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-10
= NORTHWEST INLAND NOTES =
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looms the question has arisen as to
what the saloon men will do when
the prohibition order goes into ef-
feet, August 5. 1t is believed that
a fight will be made against the.
council. The action will undoubt-
eddy be in the form of writ OF |
mandate to compel the city council
to issue a license. This will carry
the matter directly into the courts
and the supreme court will probably
render the final decision.
Walla Walla, Wash.-The first
hucksters have just appeared on the
streets of Walla Walla selling ba-
nanas and oranges which had be-
come too ripe during shipment.
Heretofore the overripe fruit has
been cared for so long as merchants
could do so, and the remainder
was thrown away. Two or three
foreigners have now arranged to
handle the fruit which troubles the
wholesale houses and wagons have
been placed on the street corners as
in other coast cities.
Pendleton, Ore-Plans for the
establishment of local branch OF
! the Y NJ G. A., including the cree !:
ton of a $4,000 home for the or I,
ganization, are now under way. Ac- |
cording to an announcement from
the state headquarters in Portland,
it has been decided by the leaders
that PendletOn is to be the next
northwest city to be fitted out with
a Y. NJ c. A.
Palouse, Wash Gus Danielson,
a fruitgrower eight miles east OF
Palouse, has marketed the last of
his strawberry crop and reports the
sale of 1000 gallons from two acres
OF land. These berries were sold at
the uniform price of so cents per
gallon, the greater portion of the
crop being marketed here. The
gross income from each acre Of land
was $500. The berries are of the
Hood River variety and were
grown without irrigation.
Walla Walla, Wash.-Burning
the dry grass from $50 miles of
railway right Of way is the task be-
ing performed by the section
crews on both lines Of railroads in
this section From Pendleton to
Pomeroy and from Athens to Walla
Walla the rights of way are being
cleared of combustible substances
- in order to prevent grain field fires
- which cause considerable loss eacf
year.
PendletOn, Cre.-rne lfrsi mar
vest report Of the county reached
here Yesterday and caused genera
rejoicing. 1t is from the Dave Mel
son farm. in the northwest part o.
the county, and shows his crop Il
yielding from 25 to 81 bushels al
acre. AS this farm is in the ligh
soil belt. this yield would be con
sidered good enough in such ban
ner year as last season. Accordin,
to this. the damage to grain in thi.
county by dry weather and wind
has not been nearly SO great a.
generally believed
Pullman, Wash.-The Palous
country is experiencing the hotties
weather Of the year, the thermome
ter registering from 85 to IS de
grees during the day. All indica
tions Of rain have vanished and tn
outlook now is that hot weathe
stwill continue for several days. II
this section and all through tn
eastern half OF Whitman county n
grain damage has been done, blu
People are frightened over the pros
pect Of continued hot weather an
fear 1t will cut the spring whea
crop short. Should rain fall her
within the next 10 days sprin
wheat would make an averag
tcrop.
]! Walla Walla, Wash.-Ninety pt
cent of the men confined in tn
Washington state penitentiary u!
or have used cigarettes. This est
mate has been prepared after d,
. deliberation and careful study
- the 1920 men serving sentences Z
crime. by men in touch with the 4
stitution. And. while IT may see
strange. the most desperate erin
} nails are those who have used t
deadly "coffin nail" until they ha
disco'ored the fingers and thumb
the second or third joint. The me
cigarettes a prisoner has used t
less liable he is to abide strictly
prison rules. the more nervous a
. irritable he is in his work and Ct
duct and the less attentive he is
c.: !; :: r.: ::
the duties imposed upon him
Wenatchea, Wash-The Val
Power company has received seve
carloads OF material and is build