Grangeville News Recap and Local Shifts
Grangeville closes music set at Grangeville. No Commercial Club meeting this week. Rumor of a new democratic paper. County contractors let a 15 000 dollar courthouse job. Excavation on Main street Mounce block finishing this week. Duncan McGilvery and wife vacationing at Lake Coeur d Alene. Various notices on local officials, weather, and community events followed.
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Erb
Grangeville
Comercial Club
Bannock County
Main Street
Duncan McGilvery
Lake Coeur d’Alene
David Lockwood
Vine Jend
Rail rates spark westward migration and Elks Fair drill contest
The railroads dispute low east to Pacific Northwest rates, risking western settlement and land development. Spokane Elks Jubilee from September 10 to 24 plans a drilling contest with a $1000 fund, first prize at least $500, and teams from Montana, Colorado, Utah expected to enter.
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Pacific Northwest
Spokane
Montana
Colorado
Utah
Murder of Swan Keadson at Salmon River
Swan Keadson, who ran a Salmon River eating house, was shot and killed on Saturday evening by an unknown assailant. A previous attempt on his life had occurred months earlier. He had long resided in the nearby vicinity.
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Swan Kandeon
Salmon River
Post masters appointed in Waha Lenore and route update
H A Canter becomes post master at Waha and Chas Green takes the Lenore office while Ward Farnsworth previously held the post. A daily mail service starts on the Winchester and Kippen route. Railway mail clerks will now run through to Stites, three miles above Stuart.
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H. A. Canter
Waha
Chas. Green
Lenore
Ward Farnsworth
Winchester
Kippen
Stites
Stuart
Pater Holds Night Vigil For Morning Paper
In a late scene the pater endures muffled parlor voices as a gas meter ticks on. He asks Phyllis if the morning paper has arrived, but the paper man replies the Bugle is holding the form for an important decision and returns to bed, pondering whether to keep house or live with him.
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Daily Bugle
Colorado Springs Gazette
Boats in Tough Luck on Snake River Traffic
Low river levels threaten full stoppage within days unless mountain rains raise water. Boats reach Riperia via a lengthy detour, arriving 8 to 11 hours late. The Spokane steamship is out of service after blade damage. Norma runs on schedule. Blackfoot reports unusually shallow water puzzling long-time residents, with sections where one can walk across the river bed.
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Snake River
Riperia
Spokane
Norma
Blackfoot
Weekly Weather Report by F L McLintic U S Observer
The weekly weather report from U S observer F L McLintic lists figures for Lewiston Idaho covering August 21 to August 18 with maximum and precipitation readings. Temperature highs reach into the low 100s while lows hover mid 60s to 70s. Data format includes daily max and min temperatures with precipitation amounts.
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F. L. McLintic
U. S
Lewiston to adopt free postal delivery and sidewalk reforms
The Lewiston council plans a free postal delivery system to end mail delays and lines. It will pass an ordinance requiring sidewalks in divisions lacking them and install street name signs at corners. The council aims to modernize the city beyond the village system with a half day’s work.
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Lewiston
Tacoma Street Fair and Carnival Ticket Offer
Northern Pacific will sell tickets to Tacoma and Return for 10 dollars on August 14. Tickets limited for return up to trains leaving Tacoma on August 19. For information apply to R B Hoopmer, Agent.
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Tacoma
Northern Pacific
R. B. Hoopmer
Codlin Moth at Work and Prune Loss Highlighted
Fruit Inspector Russell reports codlin moth larvae threaten the apple crop while fire blight cuts pear yields. Italian prunes shed 50 to 75 percent of fruit. He notes 60 larvae found under a band in all stages, with no broods but many individuals, making spraying ineffective. Banding trees and inspecting infected fruit recommended. Larvae should be killed every sixth or seventh day to prevent spread.
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Russell
Bad Case of Wheels in Clarkston Cynicism
The Clarkston Republican denounces petty theft in Clarkston as linked to Lewiston thieves who traffic across the river. It argues Clarkston dealers would not buy stolen goods and urges careful inspection of fruit and other goods. The piece calls for sensible thinking and rejects broad accused blame.
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Hotel de France
Clarkston Republican
Lewiston
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