Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-24

| erecting new building. The board
will meet May 4, when 1t is likely !
| the matter will go so far as the in
vestigation of the various plans sub
| mitted.
| Asotin.-Some of the machinery |
for the George Appleford Sawmill |
Co. arrived in Asotin Tuesday going I
to Anatone, where a large mill will |
be erected. The mill will cost $4,000,
together with the building. The
yards will be in Anatone
North Yakima. Estimates made
show that during the last two years
! criminal trials have cost the county !
an average of $415 each, in excess /
of amounts charged in the cost bills,
which are repaid the county by the I
state in case of convictions. Taking
into consideration the question of
time the records show the cost to the |
county to have averaged $156 a day.
/ Colfax.-All former Whitman
county sack sale records were beaten
today when the Interior Warehouse
company, through it's district mama
ger, A. M. Scott, secured the contract
for furnishing Colfax local of the
Farmers union with $4,000 grain
bags and 1850 pounds of sack Irvine,
for delivery at Colfax, Diamond and
Mockonema. The contract calls for
$4,000 wheat sacks at $1,000 per
thousand and $4,000 oat sacks at
$4,000 per thousand. The Irvine
price was 81 " cents per pound I. O.
b. at these points.
II Professionalism Henry of the
Bruhn-H Henry company, Snohomish,
shipped carload of horses from
here this morning. There were IA
horses, 10 head of which were
bought from the Potlatch Lumber
company for $2175, and four head
from William Thompson for $1,000.
The Palouse country has been scour-
ed by coast buyers until few horses
are left for sale.
Mullan.-Owing to high water,
the federal company was forced to
blow up its dam across the river
here yesterday in order to avoid
flooding and probably washing out OF
the Northern Pacific tracks.
II Moscow.-Judge DIETRICH of the
i United States district court has or
dered a postponement from May II
to May 18, as he is in the East and
will not return until May is. He
will convene court May Is and will
call the grand Jury before him on the
opening day. The petit jury has
been ordered to report May 20, when
jury trials will begin.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES men of
Grangeville have ben circulating
petition this week asking support for
Commercial club, and report will
be made Monday night which prac-
tfcally assures organization. The
merchants and citizens generally
have subscribed literally.
| " Ii,
of the Cotton -four mill, has decided
to start the mill himself, and left
yesterday to make arrangements to
have the machinery put in snaps
This mill has stood idle for more
than three years.
Walla Walla.-The estate of Mrs.
No II
will be appraised j., few days and
is expected to show the largest value
in property of any woman in the
Northwest. Mrs. Stahl begueathed
$4,000 in cash to tire grandchil-
dren living here with their mother,
their father having died.
: Wara Walla.-The Commercial
club has Endorsed the project of the
Oregon Railway and Navigation
company in operating special
farmers demonstration train
through this section in May, and in
vitations to 1900 farmers will be is
vitations will urge the farmers to be
present at one or more meetings and
make an effort to secure the coop
GRAFTON of their neighbors in making
the meetings successful
The highest cost price paid for
second hand furniture. Russell Out.
fitting Store. Phone, Main 1879.
NOTICE OF MEETING OF REPUB.
LICAN STATE CONVENTION.
Pursuant to the authority of the