Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-22

= NORTHWEST INLAND NOTES

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Vollmer, Ida.-Building activity
Is soon to be at it's height, as sew
eral warehouses are to be built,
while construction work will begin
on the new schoolhouse and bank
building in a few weeks. Several
warehouse permits have been issued
and preparations are under way for
the construction of several houses.
Olympia, Wash.-The state rail-
road commission has announced it's
first findings on the value Of rail-
road property in the state. This
shows. in round numbers, property
used exclusively for railroading
purposes by the Northern Pacific,
$111. 100000; Great Northern, $59,-
100000; o. R. & N, $16.00O,OO0.
North Yakima-The North Yak
ina and East Selah Irrigation COM
pany has started work on the con-
struction of two-mile tunnel
through solid rock in the Selah val
ley. 1t is a part of the five-mile
canal, which will carry water to the
Pomona Heights fruit land, and the
tunnel will be finished in the fall.
The work will cost about $750,00O.
Maiden, Wash.-Malden, al
though less than a month old, has
re solved to have Commercial club.
1t will be Differed by men who are
taking an active part in the devel-
opment of the town. Proposals from
number of merchants and manu-
facturers who wish to locate In NAL
den already wait the attention Of
the club.
North Yakima. Mrs. Melissa J..
Miller and children, Noah ]. Miller
and Miss Ina L. Miller, have
brought suit against the Northern
Pacific railway for $4,000 dam
ages as the result of the death OF
Clark Miller, who was killed by a
train in April, 1907. 1t is claimed
that Miller was killed at an UNI
lighted crossings by train which
was running at a high rate of speed
to make up time.
Pasco, Wash.-At a special meet
ing of the Pasco Commercial club
held in the clubs chambers arrange
ments were completed for the in
corporation of a company with a
capital stock of 100000 for drilling
an artesian WELL The Northern
Pacific company has offered to pay
one-fourth of the cost, and will give
the company an option on 100 acres
of railroad land within one mile OF
the city. A second meeting OF the
Commercial club will be held at an
early date, when it is expected the
company will be organized.
+ Washtucna, Wash.-The joint
Adams and Franklin county conven-
ton OF the Farmers union will be
| held Tuesday at Washtucna. Blue
stem local will entertain the dele
gates. Organizer A. A. Gilmore and
State President N. B. Atkinson will
address the open meeting in the
morning. A closed session will be
held in the afternoon. 1t Is propos-
ed to add many ne wnames to the
Bluerseam local. Farmers of the
Wasftucna country and their fami-
lies will be entertained at free
dinner by the local lodges.
Palouse, Wash.-Since the herd
law has been declared unconstitu-
tional by Judge Warren OF Lincoln
county and Prosecuting Attorney
Kipp has decided that he will at
tempt no further enforcement OF the
| law in this county, the farmers are
agitating the question Of new law.
One farmer says his neighbors are
already taking advantage of the de-
| cision and are turning their stock
| into the highways for pasture. The
result, he says, Is that his fences are
being broken down and his crops de-
stroyed.
| Walla Walla.-It is estimated
that 1t will require 25 carloads OF
bags to hold the grain crop OF east
ern Washington which will be mar
vested during the coming fall, and
the first two carloads Of the Calcut-
ia product have just been received.
An average car will carry about
80, 900 sacks, or 80 bales. These
| bags are made in Calcutta from In
dian jute. and are shipped to Port
land or the Sound. This year the
price is lower than 1t has been IN
many years, fair average belne
$3.50 laid down here. Last year
the price ranged near 10 cents, ana
the year previous the top was l