Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-25
Northwest In
Nv land Notes

Northwest IN
Nv land Notes
Walla Walla.-The early season is
bringing many homeseekers into the
country, and real estate dealers re-
port a steady demand for the small
acreage fruit tracts.
Walla Walla.-The General Mer-
chants Protective association has
been successful in establishing an
understanding among the local
dealers by which all special sales
and reduction sales will be elimina-
ted. During the past few months
large number of such sales have been
conducted in the city, but under the
present agreement the merchants
will refrain from conducting such
sales in the future.
mandant at the University of Idaho
has been filled by the appointment of
Lieutenant Andrew Smith, who has
been detailed to service at Manila.
North Yakima. The Chinese and
Japanese are again endeavoring to
secure monopoly on the restaurant
business of the city, and during the
past few weeks have offered fancy
prices for the eating houses con-
Quoted by white people. In one in
stance $4,000 was paid for white
restaurant and negotiations are
pending for the purchase of several
other places. The restaurant bust
ness, until few years ago, was en-
tirely in the hands of the Chinese
and Japs, and it was some time be.
fore a white restaurant could be
conducted profitably. During the
last few months the white restau-
rant keepers have endeavored to run
the foreigners out of the city by re-
fusing to employ them in their
places of business, and the move or
the foreigners to secure control OF
| the business is the result
! Mabton.-Arrange have been
completed by F. w. Sumner to drill
az artesian we'll for the purpose of
iirigating 5000 acres of rich land
4 located near the town. A company
/ has been organized to furnish the
! finances and it is understood the
work will be rushed until the we'll is
completed.
Toppenish.-The city council has
passed an ordinance providing for
the regulation of railroad trains
through the city. The new ordinance
establishes the maximum rate Of
! speed at 10 miles an hour.
| Pullman.-The Pullman citizens
are complaining bitterly at the high
assessment made for street improve
ments, and it is probable that some
will refuse to pay the assessment.
One piece of property that has been
on the market for some time at $3.50
has been taxed 1912.
Colfax.-virgil Maxfield and Ben
Estep have been sentenced to the
state penitentiary for not less than
one nor more than FIVE years, on the
charge of highway robbery. Both
are young men who have resided in
Colfax for a number of years, and
were recently arrested on the rob-
J berry charges. Both entered pleas OF
guilty and a third member of thf
gang is yet to be sentenced.
Thornton. farmers of this
: section are making preparations to
i meet here in large numbers Friday
at which time farmers institute
will be conducted by the professor
. of the experimental station of the
J Washington state college. Particu
lar attention will be given the frui
J growing and stock raising indus
tries.
Wallace.-The Chicago, Milwau
kee and St. Paul road will use 81,
100000 feet of timber in the con
. struction of the tunnels and bridge
between the st. Joe river and the BIZ
tunnel, a distance of 20 miles.