Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-13
IN THE PANHANDLE Of
THE STATE

Harrison-The highway commission
met Saturday to consider the Lakeside
highway plans and the sale of SIS, 900
bonds voted for that part of the north
and south highway from Boise to Occur
d Alene city. 1t was decided to meet
next Saturday and fix a day upon
which bids would be asked for the
bonds. Three prospective bidders We're
present at the meeting.
Sandpoint-A petition is being circu-
lated by the Pend Oreille fishermen
asking that the close season for white
fish recently created by State Game
Warden O. NJ. Jones be Cancelled until
April !, 1920. The complaint set up by
the fishermen is because most of them
paid their $40 license fee for the win
ter's fishing before the order of the
game warden was made.
Lewiston-The commercial club COM
mittee on transportation, of which A.
S. Stacy is chairman, has received a
letter from the Idaho public utilities
commission stating that the railway
freight traffic committee of the United
States railroad administration which
conducted a hearing in Portland last
April ON the question of reducing
freight rates in the Lewiston territory,
had Just rendered a decision favorable
TO local interests. The traffic commit
tee unanimously agreed that the 10
per cent increase granted by the Idaho
commission be removed" and that AL
arbitraries on coal be reduced to the
minimum arbitrary now existing
namely. 30 cents This recommenda-
ton of the Portland meeting now goes
up to the western traffic committee in
Chicago which. it is believed, will con-
cur.
Lcwiston-The Oregon Packing COM
pany Is running to the full capacity of
the plant with 1900 tons of apples from
this district to be canned or made into
vinegar The firm is paying SIS per
ton for apples suitable for canning, and
SO per ton for windfalls that are good
only for vinegar The latter are ham
died by a Moscow plant which special
lied in vinegar. The cannery in Lewis
ton employs a force OF 900, and ex-
poets to run full blast until the close
of the year.
Lewiston-'T was accidentally shot
while drinking from n stream" This
note was found near the dead body
of Engineer w. II. Adamson OF the for
estry service of Missoula, Mont. who
was engaged on a survey for a forest
road out of Grangeville, Idaho county.
The body was found on the trail about
two miles from the rangers bridge on
the south fork OF the Clearwater river
Vt Is presumed that y revolver carried
by Mr.. Adamson slipped from the
holster. The note was addressed to
Mr.. Adamson's mother.
Occur DAlene-!T. s. Sense. age 10,
an employee of the Winton Mill COM
PAW, was seriously injured when he
caught up by the huge shaft belt in the
mill and whirled around the shafting
several times before the mill was ston-
ned. All his clothing was torn of
The full extent of his injuries is not
yet known. DIR. Barclay stated that
unless a fracture of the skull is discov-
cred the man will recover.
Occur D'A1ene~A session of tho
United States district court for the
northern division of Idaho will he called
here on the morning Of Nov. II. Petit
tons for review. equity trials and jury
trials are on the calendar. which is not
very extensive. No criminal cases are
scheduled.