Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-11

TIC CdHutTy III operation dL Tue Uc~
ginning of this seasons crop.
: North Yakima.-The heavy cost
of conducting criminal cases in this
county which are directly charge
able to the liquor traffic has result
ed in the horticultural society |
starting a movement intended to
eliminate the saloon traffic In North
Yakima. A committee has been APP
pointed to confer with the council
and Commercial club with view Of
securing such action from the coun-
Gil as will make 1t impossible for a
saloon to secure license here.
North Yakima.-The mattresses
of a downtown restaurant have re-
fused to serve Japanese cook who
is employed in the same restaurant, ,,
which is owned by Jap. The ac-
ton of the mattresses is a renewal
of the hostilities against the jan
restaurant keepers, who secured the
control of the eating houses here q
few weeks ago.
Spokan.-Judge I. B. Cowan Of
Wallace, but formerly located at
Pierce City, has been placed in COM
munication with his brother at Wal
rem, ILL.,, whom he has not heard
from for SO years. Judge Cowan
came West with the rush for goid
in California, and soon lost track Of
his brothers, who remained In the
East. Captain Coverly of the police
department, who visited the East
last winter, is responsible for bring
ing the brothers together.
Cheney.-S. Monguer, railroad
laborer, was murdered and thrown
upon the Northern Pacific tracks
near here yesterday morning. The
man was possessed Of considerable
honey, and as his pockets we're
empty when the body was found 1.
is believed robbery was the motive
for the crime.
/ Pendleton.-The city council has
voted to pave 10 blocks on Court
street with bitulithic pavement. the
estimated cost to be about $4,000
1.-The matter OF constructing a $685..
900 courthouse was deferred fol
further consideration.
4 Colfax. temperance peopl'
of the Lacrosse section have WI
the fight against the saloon later
ests in that county, and after mex
| Wednesday the one saloon at tia
place will be compelled to close
|. The question of renewing the salool
|, license was before the county com
, missioners here for several Jays
, and both factions were well repre-
sented.
/ Pendleton.-The order for 100,
900 sacks for Pendleton flour for tn
China trade has been filled by 1o
:, cal milling company, and the ship
ment to Seattle made, from whic
point the -four will be sent direc
to China. The excellent -four mad
from eastern Oregon wheat is find
ing a ready market in the Orient.
n The fruit district of the Umatill
a river for a distance of 25 miles ha
e been infested with San Jose seal
/, through the carelessness Of on
o grower who pruned an old orchar
y and threw the cuttings into the ri,
e er. Before the act was discovere
f the floods had scattered the GU
Is tings over the valley for a distane
e of 25 miles.
It Pendleton-Eight of the 1eadin
S. preachers of the Nez Perce trit
e have been secured to conduct rev
It val services on the Umatilla reese
!. walton. The meetings will con
d mence May 10 and will probab
,e last for several weeks. The NJ
n Perez preachers have been very SUI
"A cessful on their own reservation, ar
= effective work is expected here.
Walla Walla.-The Spokane II
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