Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-17

= NORTHWEST INLAND NOTES =

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| Occur Dalene, Ida.-The council
INST in special session and. under
the suspension of the rules passed
its final reading the appropriation
ordinance to cover the running ex-
pense of the city for the year, The
ordinance levies a tax of 10 mills
and an appropriation OF 100000,
besides a special appropriation OF
$4,000 to meet outstanding war
rants and the interest on the city
hall bonds.
(, Colville, Wash.-A peculiar vari-
ETY. Of leaf miner Is at work IN the
cherry trees in this county. 1t
matches on the leaf and works the
chlorophyl from the fiber until the
foliage loses life. Spraying seems
not to affect the pest, but where a
strong spray of water can be OBJ
tanned 1t is an easy matter to wash
| them from the trees.
Pocatello, Ida.-With trembling
lips and tears ready at any instance
to fill his eyes, John Brown,
Pocatello boy, aged 10 years, has
confessed to Chief of Police Ellis
that he burglarized the warehouse
OF the %. p" saloon in the base
ment of the First National bank,
and carried away four sacks of CT
gars, whisky, champagne and bot
J tied goods. Most of the property
has been recovered.
Cheyenne, Wayo.-Wool IS now
bringing satisfactory prices
throughout Wyoming. Recent sales
in central and northern portions
were negotiated at prices ranging
from Is to II cents.
Moscow, Ida-The street carni-
val arranged by the Moscow concert
band began this week. A large
crowd attended the first night and
it is reported that more money was
taken in on this one night that was
received during the entire week
last year. The weather has been
cool. with an occasional shower.
Sites, Ida.-Gasoline power
threatens to displace steam on grain
farms. as several gasoline engines
have been shipped into the grain
country this year to furnish power
pr threshing machines. Charles
Jaeger first used gasoline as mo-
tive power and his success has en-
outraged other farmers. The gaso-
line engines are not 80 expensive as
steam traction locomotives and they
are much more economical in fuel.
so that the farmers are pleased at
the innovation. Two engines ar
rived here Monday.
II Wallace, Ida.-1n Justice Boom
er's court County Attorney Hanson
dismissed the cases against p. ].
Gearson, George Loop and W. A.
Simons for gambling and the case
against Q. E., Popp for violating the
Sunday closing law, stating that the
cases were dropped because no evil
dence could be found against the
men. The Rev. Charles MacCaugh-
ey, who was instrumental in start
ing the prosecutions, says: Some
thing will be done further. We have
conclusive evidence in the cases
and they will not be let go in this
manner"
Miles City, Month two days
selling at this market about $780,
coo pounds of wool have been sold
at prices ranging from IA IL cents
to IS cents. the average price beine
nearly II cents. The low price rep
resents a small amount of inferior
fleeces. Pope & Howard consigned
to Nichols, Dupre & Co. 100000
pounds. Robert Yoke1y's clip at Ba
ker, amounting to 10000 pounds
sold at IS cents, the seasons higf
, price. The Sykes clip of 10000
I pounds sold at the same price
Eighteen cents was refused for an
other large clip at Baker.
Pullman. Wash.-There are still
two more weeks of the summer sci
ence school for teachers, which i