Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-01

Shall the Harvest Be-" is the song
being sung by thousands of farmers
and business men of this section.
in the future and it is being await
ed with misgivngs and distrust Thel
estimate made last week that the
crop in this section would be fully
25 per cant short is verified by
farmers and grain dealers, but real
estate men still maintain stoutly
that when the hum of the thresher
is heard the golden grain will I'LL
the sacks as fast as in former
years. Despite optimism, which Is
apparent everywhere. farmers are
feeling ANYTHING but hopeful of the
CROP which they will soon begin to
harvest. ssy
Colfax, Wash.-The most excit-
ing runaway ever witnessed in Col
fax took place about 8 O'Clock Mon
day. Miss Mabel Maris and a
young man named Dietz, employees
in Lippitt Brothers department
store, were out riding and upon
their return and while her compan-
ion was assisting her to alight from
the buggy, the team took fright and
started to run. throwing Dietz and
drawing the vehicle over him.
Occur d'Alene, Idaho-As the re-
suit of the discontinuance of the B.
r. Lewis Lumber company receiver
ship writs of execution on judg-
ments or attachment proceedings
aggregating nearly $4,000 were
filed today or given into the posses
| sion of Sheriff. c. "A. Mcdonald to
serve. The largest writ was $s4,-
$3.50, being for judgment held
by the Exchange National bank Of
this city. Up to late this evening
no papers had been served, though
the sheriff is in town. 1t is said
a settlement will be reached. .a
North Yakima, Wash.--The body
of Jim Simo, an Indian residing
j near Wapato, who has been missing
since June 81, was found in the Ir.
win canal this morning by a ranch.
err who. with other nearby residents
had been using the water for drink
ing purposes. The body was in 9
tbadly decomposed condition, with
knife wounds in the head. Coroner
Frank states that the wounds show
that Simo was stabbed and ther
thrown in the water for hiding
Two Indians. in whose company
i Simo left Yakima City on June Fl
are being sought by the sheriff
lSimo is supposed to have been thu
victim OF a drunken brawl while OF
the road home.
Colbert, Wash.-Rural Mail Car
rier James Patterson, on his arriva
Monday told of having been chase'
through the big cedar swamp by al
enormous cougar. A party OF mel
with dogs and guns immediatel.
started after the animal. which the
succeeded in forcing into the open
Two shots from the gun OF B. W
Ogden and a ball fired from tn
rifle of Thomas Smith. all fatal
ended the cougars life. The AMI
NAL measured feet 10 inches fror
tin to tip, and will be mounted TO
exhibition y Mr.. Smiths saloon.
Pr. ash.-The conditio
-. :, crop is the all-absorf
ing topic throughout eastern Wash
ington and the Inland Empire.
: tour of the wheat-growine section
or eastern Washington. north OF tn
/ Snake river. was made with tn
farmers demonstration train ser
out bv the Washington State Co
lege and condition of grain in a
sections carefully noted by all VIII
were with the train. It is doub
full If the crop has ever been moi
spotted than this year. There wi
be MANY phenomenal yields
grain and there will be manv fielt
which will not be cut. making
difficult to estimate the averaf
,srondit inn--dfa the crop. There ca
be no doubt that the high wine
which have prevailed to create
extent this year than ever befo'
have caused more injury TO grail
and the yield will be much less tha