Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-06

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Pendleton.-The county commits
sioners have made an appropriation
| OF $1,000 for the Umatilla-Morrow
district fair, which Is to be held
here the last week of September.
PiQued because of adverse criticism
and hints of extravaganza, the COM
missioners at first refused to make
the appropriation, but were later
induced to do so. This is the third
annual fair and promises to be car
ried out on much larger scale than
either of the former ones.
Kennewick. Wash.-Drilling for
artesian water at Columbia Heights,
short distance west OF town, will
be started in two weeks by the Co.
lumbia Heights Irrigation company.
The bore will be ~ inches in diam
eter. The company believes that
the we'll will be completed by No
vember 1. and that a sufficient flow
will be secured to irrigate a section
of choice fruit land. The water in
the Kennewick basin maintains an
even temperature of 90 degrees,
which is advantageous for irriga-
ton purposes.
Moscow, Ida.-There is to be
carnival in Moscow during the
week beginning July 13. The Col
den West Carnival and Amusement
company has secured the Moscow
concert band to give the weeks
cornwall The company has rs
members. The Moscow band will
give daily concerts. The band is
made up of the best musicians in
town.
Grangeville, Ida-Seth Jones,
senior member Of the firm Of Bales
g. Jones, the largest stock firm in
the Clearwater country. has return
Ell from his Snake river ranges,
where he has been inspecting his
herds of beef cattle. The range Is
SO much better than usual on ac-
count of the spring rains, that stock
is in better condition at this season
OF the year than usual, and heavy
market shipments will soon be
made.
Weston, Ore.-Weston's fame as
a potato producing section is about
to be extended by the introduction
of a dozen Russian families in the
section of Weston mountain, where
the crop is largely potatoes and
timothy hay. d. ID. carp of Walla
Walla conceived the plan, after the
trek of Russians to the sugar fields
near La Grande last winter, and has
colonized several families on the
land in the heart of the region from
which 40 carloads of potatoes were
shipped last spring.
Wilson Creek, Wash.--In direct
ing an execution of judgment
against the Great Northern rail-
way. Justice Shield upheld the con-
tention OF w. S. Horne that the
railroad could not reduce his wages
without first notifying him. Horne
was a hostler last fall when the
financial trouble came on. With two
others his wages were cut from 500
a month to $50. He worked from
December l to Januaty Is at the
new wage. His time check did not
coma for December until January
IS, and he then learned he had
been cut down.
Kennewick. Wash.-The wheat
harvest in the Horse Heaven dis
trict will be started soon after July
4. In preparation for the work the
ranchers are gathering machinery.
number of new binders having
been taken from Kennewick within
a few days.
Pendleton, Ore.-Dr. w. G.
Cole, city physician and state SEN
ator, declared today that in his
opinion 10 to 80 per cent of the|
dairy cows from which Pendleton
secures it's milk supply are affected
with tuberculosis. DR.. Cole is also
a believer in the theory that cow
tuberculosis is transmittable to the
human and asserts that large per-
centage of tuberculosis cases can be
directly attributed to the use of
milk from diseased cows.
Snohomish, Wash his
wife upbraided him for drinking,
Robert Pfueller. aged 65 years, a
resident of Snohomish for 81 years,
went into his barn, cut of half
stick of giant powder, inserted
cap. attached fuse. calmly lighted
Il nd cd far tho