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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1902
Page
1
Kendrick leads team to win prize in a district convention event. Prize contest proves a great feature with strong organization and community involvement.
The first session of North Central Idaho Knights of Pythias district convention drew 104 visitors and 87 local Knights from Spokane Colton Seattle Pomeroy Pullman Colfax Dayton Waitsburg and Idaho towns. J R Hall presided as officers were elected George E Erb Lewiston president A W Gordon Kendrick vice president H Witherspoon Moscow secretary A H Charles Troy treasurer and an executive committee named.
Northern Pacific introduces through time cards for Spokane Palouse Clearwater and Lapwai routes. Spokane Lewiston train now 8:35 a.m. links at Potlatch with Clearwater train from Stites 6:45 a.m. to Spokane by 3:05 p.m. Return Spokane train departs 6:10 p.m. connects at Potlatch 3:10 p.m. to upper Clearwater arriving Stites 6 p.m. Interior town visitors reach Lewiston 9:15 a.m. return home the same day leaving Lewiston 2:30 p.m.
Al Wisner and Gus Thiessen returned from Pendleton with 18 head of Herefords from the O R N Company sale. Wisner paid 425 for a bull and 300 for the top cow, with most stock consisting of yearling and two year old bulls. The shipment, considered the best Herefords ever shipped to the northwest, drew strong interest from local stockmen.
H E Owen, after a Lewiston visit to study canning site advantages, plans to erect a plant here and return from Portland to finalize details. He spoke with O R and N officials on freight rates and expects operations by July. The Mark Means Transfer Co has become Cary's cement roofing distributor for Idaho, Latah, Nez Perce and Asotin counties.
Demand for timber rises as prospects strain the Clearwater pine belt. Locators push for locations amid rising prices from 100 to 150 dollars, with government and state surveys planned in new townships. C. O. Brown leads a surveying push into the heart of the pine areas as crews work for state, federal, and private interests.
Dr Carson purchased three lots on the hill near the city south boundary in the sand drift path. He began improvements by fencing the parcels and hauling manure to cover the sand, then plans sowing to grass and watering to curb the blow. The effort aims to reclaim land and end the drifting menace.
Article describes rapid southern growth around Kendrick and Nex Perce McAllister additions with timber interests proposing a Kendrick flume from nearby Kendrick to east timber sites at 1200 dollars per mile. Aum operation costs 6000 to 10000 dollars depend on investors. Stage travel from Greer to Pierce serves mining timber seekers. Pierce mining men oppose timber filings fearing mineral land value and launch a petition to Congress to suspend timber proofs pending government study.
Lewiston residents approved the plant purchase and the city sold bonds to Rollins Co of Denver for 80000 dollars. Attorneys question the act’s constitutionality, prompting submission to the supreme court with a May decision hoped for. A competing bid offered a 1075 premium on the 80000 bond issue at 5 percent interest. Miss Lillian Orcutt in Kootenai County engaged in business.
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