Congressmen French Visits Lewiston in Bid for Open River
Idaho congressman Burton L. French toured Lewiston and Boise this week visiting the Normal school and state building. He predicted two major bills this winter affecting the region the open river and repeal of land laws while urging opening of the Coeur d Alene reservation irrigation in south Idaho and a Boise cavalry post for maneuvers.
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Burton L. French
Popular
National Congress
Moscow
Stites
Grangeville
French
National Capitol
Boise
Nampa
Ohio
Buckeye
Normal School
Black
Main Street
Congressman Jones
Washington
Jones
Idaho
Coeur d'Alene
Freight schedule changes on Palouse and Clearwater lines
Wednesday morning the Palouse and Clearwater branches shifted freight timing with Moscow named the freight division point replacing Pullman. Spokane trains now run to Stites, a swing train substitutes Nos 17 and 18 from Lewiston to Culdesac and back, and freights 59 and 60 have new departures and arrivals.
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Palouse
Clearwater
Moscow
Pullman
Spokane
Stites
Lewiston
Culdesac
Potlatch Junction
Adventists Plan New School Near Myrtle
The seven day Adventists near Myrtle will build a $1000 school for their children. Land is cleared and men haul materials from the mountains for the structure. A large number of Adventists have settled on Cottonwood Creek, and this project could lead to a larger school and church in the area. Messrs Walker, Thomas Loper and Lee Rolland lead the effort.
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Myrtle
Cottonwood Creek
Messrs. Walker
Thomas Loper
Lee
Rolland
Petition Circulates for New Odd Fellows Lodge in Spalding
M L Goldsmith circulates a petition to establish an I O O F lodge at Spalding. The petition is referred to the deputy organizer Sige will Us for action and lodge officers are to be installed some time this month.
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M. L. Goldsmith
Organa
Harness Racing Entries at Lewiston Fair Show Big Circuit
The Lewiston Interstate fair features four harness races with top northwest horses including Mark Hannabus, Helen Norte, Portia Knight, Hallie Hinges and Queen B. A 500 dollar purse 2:40 trot kicks off the card with 2:30 and 2:27/2:30 pacing events. Free attractions include a high dive a slide for life and aerial acts. The livestock exhibit led by superintendent William Dew grows with 20 pure bred Duroc Jersey hogs and S. G. Compton Kendrick's herd. Arnold's Carnival Company provides vaudeville in the big tent each evening along with nightly Lewiston Band concerts.
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Hasbrouck
Mark Hannabus
Planter
John Green
Bessie Lovelace
Lovelace
Rocksey
H. H. Helman
Beladi
Chehalis
Laurelia
Helen Norte
del Norte
Thos. H. Brents
Baby Chapman
Ingraham
Prairie Lily
W. E. S. Coyne
Belle Storm
Storm
M. Gouge
Pace
Portia Knight
Vinmont-Maggie
Hallie Hinges
Pricemont
Miss Vaughn
Vision
Vanquish
Rosie Glenn
Rosebud Lemont
Jas. Turner
Queen B
Cavalier
William Dew
Lapwai
S. G. Compton Kendrick
Lewiston
Lewiston and Spokane men win Masonic Temple contract
H T Madgwick of Lewiston and P J L Peterson of Spokane secured the building contract for the Masonic Temple and Opera House. Construction will cost about 54000, not including furnishings, with architect Ja K Dow to revise plans and work to start immediately. Peterson plans a Spokane carload of apparatus for Lewiston in days. A 20 percent stock assessment is ordered, with secretary T S Ward to issue calls and collect the funds.
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H. T. Madgwick
Lewiston
P. JL. Peterson
Spokane
Ja «. K. Dow
T. S. Ward
Two Horses Stolen Near Lapwai Sparks Investigation
Frank Clark of Lapwai traveled to the city yesterday seeking two horses stolen from the Wapsheli pasture on Mission Creek Saturday afternoon. A stockman seen near the premises was traced to Anatone, Washington, but did not hold the missing animals. Clark has no other clues and this marks a revival of horse theft in Lapwai country for the year.
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Frank Clark
Lapwai Creek
Wapsheli
Mission Creek
Anatone
Wash
Mr. Clark
Lapwai
September Land Office report at Lewiston shows rising activity
The Lewiston land office September report lists 63 homestead entries 20 homestead certificates 25 cash certificates 2 mineral applications and mineral entries. Total cash received 12729.34 with quarter ending Sept 30 totaling 36990.85. Business shows a downturn versus the same period last year.
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Lewiston Land Office
District Court Opens October 19 With Civil and Criminal Dockets
District court convenes October 19 at 8 a.m. for a light term before Judge Steele, with 43 civil and 16 criminal cases. Civil docket lists names such as Chas B Halstead trustee versus E S Sweet, and Universalist General Convention versus Edmond Pearcy, among others. criminal counts include two rapes, one murder, and seven thefts.
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County Court House
Steele
Grangeville
Chas. B. Halstead
Trustee
E. 5S
Sweet
E O'Neill
Forney & Moore
Jas
L. D. Lively
D. W. Bailey
Geo
W Tannahill
C. L. McDonald
B. F. Tweedy
First National Bank of Athena
Ore
W. Tannahill
Edward Kettenbach
Hazen Squier
Miles S. Johnson
Pac
Ry. Co
McFarland & McFarland
Stephens & Bunn
E. Babb
John A. Miller
Mollie L. Miller
E. O'Neill
Mary A. Fountain
Lewis
City Council Approves Eighty Thousand Bond Election
City council voted to hold an election authorizing eighty thousand dollars in bonds split for warrants redemption sixty thousand and water works twenty thousand. The action aims to reduce interest costs from seven percent warrants to five percent city bonds. Also approved a riverfront lease and library plan changes to stay under ten thousand dollars.
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Clarkston Bridge
C. F. Allen
Clarkston
W. A. Smith
Scully
Colby
Thompson
Fitzgerald
W. E. Moore
Fise
Electric Road for Lewiston Investigated by Col Spofford
The Grangeville Free Press reports Col Judson Spofford of Boise is here to study a proposed electric line from Lewiston. He has gathered statistics on tonnage travel and freight costs and believes the project could attract capital once conditions are clear. Spofford and engineer W H Hill will inspect the route from Lewiston to here tomorrow.
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Grangeville Free Press
Judson Spofford
Boise
Lewiston
Col. Spofford
W. H. Hill
Boise-Payette River
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