Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-01
: NORTHWEST INLAND NOTES I
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Mscow.-That contesting dele
CATION will be sent from I4atah
county to the democratic convention
at Twin Falls in June was determine
ed at a meeting of 80 prominent
democrats at the ONCE OF Forney &
Moore. The action was taken be-
cause of the genral dissatisfaction at
the action of the county central COM
mittee In refusing to issue call for
primaries and In appointing dele
gates to the Twin Falls convention
instructed to favor the Dubois and
anti Mormon plank.
Moscow.-At the Methodist
church Sunday evening there was
rally to discuss abolishing saloons
here. Prosecuting Attorney w. 3.
stillinger spoke on the legal phases
of the question. The Rev. Amos A.
Luce OF the Methodist church urged
that action to close the saloons be
taken Immediately. The Rev. John
NJ. Hupp of the Baptist church
showed the good results of prohibi-
| ton in North Dakota and In Kan
sas.
i Vollmer Grain shipments from
this point are practically completed,
the records at the Northern Pacific
showing that more than $50 car
loads have been shipped during the
last 35 days. The delivery at this
point this fall will be much heavier
than last year, as many of the farm
ers who delivered at other points
because Of the uncertainty as to
when the road would be completed
will bring their crops to Vollmer
hereafter.
Gifford.-Dr. Harrington, who has
been attending young shurmacn
: who was recently blown up in a
giant powder explosion, has been
suffering from blood poison. He was
attending his patient when his nose
> began to itch slightly, and not
thinking what he was doing he
scratched it. Blood poison set In,
and the doctor has been In critical
condition since. The Shurmacn boy
will recover.
Pasco.-U. G. Logston or Waits
burg, WASH, is in Pasco to interest,"
it's people in drilling for artesian
water. The matter is being discuss
ed generally about town and VIII be
taken up by the Commercial club.
The recent discovery Of artesiar
water a few miles below Pasco Or
the Spokane, Portland and Seattle
= railway promises success In the en-
terprise. The altitude of Pasco \
4 $40 feet above sea level, and 1t i
$ believed that the conditions are IA
Z, yorable for artesian water at 400 o.
: 500 feet. A test we'll Is talked OF
and Pasco may soon be city o
flowing wells.
Sprague.-Early this morninl
Miss Laura Underwood committee
suicide at the home of her parents
six miles north of Sprague. She an
her mother were sleeping togetne
and she sat up In bed with the re
mark that this would lend 1t all,
placed a revolver to her head an
fred. "A physician was summoned
but she lived only an hour.
wenatchee.-The farmers OF tn
Big Bend country, by forming
pool, have disposed Of their wheat
"a cents a bushel. Thirty-thre
thousand bushels were sold at on
time, one-half Of which will go
the Hammond Milling company an
! the other half to the Seattle Oral
and Milling company. The gres
~ bulk of the wheat in the Big Ben
=. country was sold last fall at SO an
% 68 cents.
~ Cottonwood.-Ap petition has bee
- sent to the postofice department
a. have the mail service changed
"a that Cottonwood will be supple
a. from vollmer instead of Kamial
Vollmer is several miles nearer tina
Kamiah and q much easier road.
case the change is made, Gree
2 Creek and Winona will be supphe
X from Cottonwood. At present tne'
points are getting mail from II
stage on its way from kamian
!, Cottonwood.
Seattle.-Acting upon the opinie
= of Prosecuting Attorney Kennel
I Macintosh as to his duty In Il
| matter, County Assessor Thomas
I Parish TODAY notified the board