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LEWISTON INTER-STATE NEWS Successor to The Lewiston Teller. tl fA f-nnil ' Uf\ r nil In II 0 I V WH> ■ AATIII AITlf . M IvflTlN 1.1 If I nOU I Ilf Ul I I ! ,f ing — • as FventS and ThinFS the tin* tvenis *»nu ■ J from the Asotin | ; Sentinel ; ° j in of yer & McFarland are preparing ""V a two story brick on Main L ,o be occupied by their hardware blisliment. . odd Fellows' lodge wMll put up story building either of brick sandstone. It will be 100 by 30 in dimensions and will adjoin the hotel. Gtorge A. Brown, the general mer -nt, plans to erect a two story build of brick, on Main street, where the A. Wfflee now stands, adjoining Mr. [ wn's store. j ffork Is progressing rapidly on thei f steel bridge over Asotin creek. The | concrete pillars are all in place ! as work on the superstructure will mence Immediately. It will be -n by June *• Tbe fishing season has opened and of i after school or on Sat ... anv number of small boys can j y ......' ■cry evening »een along Asotin creek trying their k, and some good hauls are made rly every day. new hotel used all the brick in local yard and had to finish, with ck shipped in from Kendrick. As a alt there Is a shortage and the will probably have to wait till the rick company can burn a new kiln, blch will be about six weeks or two oaths. Ben Ayers has his new hotel about ; ished and Asotin citizens will swell Ith pride when the hostlery is opened 1 uly 1. The building, a *20,000 struc- j re. will be the finest In the town. It contains 54 rooms. together with a. large dining room, sample rooms, bar- 1 -r shop, billiard room, barroom and j large office. j Weldon Wilson, the well known fruit power from Slloott. was a visitor to this week, his presence being | ative. on account of. being a mem- ^ ' the Jury. Mr. Wllson'says there will be no peaches or apricots in his locality this year, but that there will bo about a third of a crop of cherries outside of the Bing variety. Of the other fruits there will be a good yield. About four miles further down the river. Mr. Wilson reports that there will be lots of peaches. This Is the first year in all of Mr. Wilson's fruit-raising experience that he has failed to raise peaches. County Clerk SViaughnesRy made a record for the clerk's office this week, having all kinds of business upon his bands. Resides being clerk of the su perior court, he had twenty land proofs to hear on Monday and Tuesday.' The courthouse deputy. Mr. Woelflen. to gether with J. W. King, who had to b* j est number of proofs ever taken In one j day in the past was eight. ( The Asotin Roller mills suffered a ; loss of several hundred sacks of wheat Wednesday night, at the landing of the brought into service, attended to the superior court work. On Monday Mr. Shaughmssv hoard six proofs, and on Tuesday, with the assistance of county Treasurer Woodruff. 14 proofs were taken. This establishes an enviable re cord for the clerk's office, as the'great Wormell warehouse. About 750 sacks Md been placed- on the platform for «bipment the following day. Wednes- I 4»y evening the steamer Mountain Gem : Putin there to allow the Lewiston band ' end pssengers to lantj. It is presumed , that the steamer must have Jarred the j heavlly loaded platform in pulling out. ( *r through drifting, from the force of *!>« wind against the boat, precipitating] 'b» entire lot In the river. About 150l •<aeks were safely recovered and ls all j ri *bt; about 300 sacks have been taken | outand can be used for hog or chicken fcW. while about 250 sacks Is a total I ><*«. The financial loss is close to *500, to *ay nothing of the time consumed j * »»king a partial recovery. * 1 members of the Odd Fellows hut»® „ ^ . EidM? r ebekPnB A80t,n *i<le,1 to observe the anniversary day the or der by having an old time bas N picnic in the Asotin park, says thei **tin Sentinel. The lodges of Anatone and n T . ne lodges or .snamu. s »u Clarkston will be Invited to be on with well filled baskets, so that ^«dnesday, the 26th day of April, may ^ Properly observed by the members « «ne of the greatest fraternal socle-' ** the world has ever known. While "* Picnic wll, be chiefly for the pur-'' of Observing Odd Fellows' day. k t*not the Intention to make the af-j Mclusive for the membership and, fair th * ,r ,a milie»;. but all people are in ^ will be welcome to come and ^ the pleasures and good ,el-, of , he day. The committee In charge the arrangement of affair« are endeavoring to have Grand Representative A. O. Ansell. from Spo kane - present on this occasion to de T er ,he ° rtUlon - He has expressed a W,Ili " Bne8s and unx >ety to he present. ,f " >" Possible to get here. He is do ing Jury service at present, which looks as though it would hold on throughout the month However, the committee know ln a few dayB and win be prepared fon any Emergency. Mr. An sel1 ls °ne of the best talkers that the rder Presses In the state, and it is hoped that he will be able to come. The grand lodge of Odd Fellows for the state of Washington meets at Van - couver this year, on the first Tuesday in June, and within the ast few days the several lodges throughout the county have elected delegates as fol lows: Hoe lodge No. 30. of Anatone. sends James Sangster as delegate, and Mrs. James Sangster represents Zenith Rebeknh lodge: Riverside lodge. No. 41, of Asotin, has choseu W. A. Barker as delegate, and Mrs. Carrie Farrish will represent Welcome Rebekah lodge: _ A. Frazier Will go as a delegate from Clarkston lodge, and Mrs. Frazier from Clarkston Rebekah lodge and Mrs. Pe ter Hendricks from Roseleaf Rebekah lodge. In addition to those who will go as delegates, will be many past grands who are not delegates. The grand lodge of Oregon meets at Portland at the same time and the two grand bodies can exchange visits, and make the oe Ci,8lon one of S'eat enjoyment. Besides ,he 9tb of June ls odd Fe,lows at the Lewis and Clark fair and will give all a chance to attend the fair while at the grand lodge. ~ People MOUm Over Death Of Ida DEATH OF HENRY WAX ho County's JVlost Promi nent Citizen No death ln recent years has caused such profound sorrow as that of Henry Wax, of Orangeville, who died in Port land. Friday night, last week. But a ! I i j ; ! i j j ! ; ' j . few days before he left Grangeville for Los Angeles accompanied by Mrs. Wax where he was a delegate from th£ Grangeville Woodman lodge to the meeting of the head camp. He left here Tuesday morning apparently in good ! health, 'hut before reaching Portland a telegram was received here announc ing his serious illness and his later removal to a hospital in Portland where he died Friday night. His son Montie Wax of Grangeville. was sent for, but arrived too late to see his father alive. Mrs. Wax and a few friends were with him when the end came. His last thoughts were of his family and he was counting the min utes when his son would arrive. The passing of Mr. Wax takes from j public life one of the pioneers of this section. He was first and foremost for all public enterprises and as a fit ting tribute to his memory it will ever be remembered that he was the first chairman of the independent move to construct an electric line and boat ser vice between Grangeville, Lewiston and j Portland, having served in that capn ( city at the first meeting of thé people ; «t the Temple theater in this city but a short time ago. Then It was shown he was a natural chairman by in- ■ stlnct. He imbued enthusiasm in the large audience present by his encour- ; aging way of placing a question and otherwise conducting the meeting. Thus it is all the more sorrowing when in the prime of life a man Is so sud denly taken front this sphere of ac tion. I The steamer Spokane arrived In the j city last night with the flag at half mast. At the dock were multitudes j of friends to meet the remains and | greet the sort owing wife and son. Ao companylng them was Miss Anna Bln I nard. A delegation from the uniform rank of the local lodge of 'Woodmen | j of the World acted as an est oi ° the remains which were taken to the | 1 Rinrmrd home on Normal mil. leie , , n n .. rt « of the «prams from friends In ail pans in* i country have been received by Mrs. | ^ ^ ^ ^ elaborate floral from frlends and societies are; 8 . rv ioe8 were held Z JZ îha. city. I d ^fore leaving that cl ,n ,rtl « > bb * WiS<? , ,« The funeral will be . > 1 " | Binnard home tomorrow ev Ing a 5 o'clock, the remains bemg held aua t Ing the arrival of Mr ^ ^ r Mrs. Harriet Lyzer. of Los Angles. The Woodmen of the Ser vi services and a " e " d w m be con ces in the ew _* _ a ^ delegati on of j ducted at the grave. . j Eagles from OrangevlUe_ lodge o which Mr. Wax 'vas a membe has a. , rived in the cty and a iatg j delegation of Grangeville citizens will ! ALL WORKING FOR ONE END FROM ORA NGEVILLE TO PORTLAND Entire Country is a Unit for Independent Elec tric Railway and Boat Line—Stock Subscriptions are Liberal Lewiston, Orangeville and Nezperce are now fully organized* for the pro posed electric line and Portland. Walla Walla and other open river towns are and taking hold of the project with such the vigor as to make it positively assuring that in addition to the building of the electric line from Lewston to ing Grungeville and Nezperce, that steam ers wiU be bul,t to ply on the rlVer bet * een Lewiston and Celilo portage. The enthusiastic mass meet- of ing held a few days ago at Grangievllle in which nearly *40,000 was raised and the mass meeting at Nezperce yester- ' day in which nearly *60.000 was sub- j j n scribed gives stable assurances that the entire country is working In har mony to one end, the improvement, de velopment, and advancement of the en tire Lewiston and Camas prairie coun try. The local soliciting committee ls still at work securing stock subscriptions and ls meeting with excellent success, Lewiston alone will subscribe for at least *100.000 of the stock. Grange ville will probably be good for a like amount and Nezperce bids fair to raise fully *75.000. The country Interven Ing between Lewiston and Grangeville will contribute liberally and It is now estimated that between four and five hundred thousand dollars will be sub scribed before the work is ended. - ---- ----- . . . ■ arrive on the train to attend the fu neral. Henry Wax was born In San Francis co, Cal., August 4. 1859. His parents, died when he whr quite young but on reaching the age of 16 he went to Portland. Oregon, where for many years he was associated with the mer chandise firm of Meter & Frank. He later went to Walla Walla where he be came associated with the firm of"Al^ : Goldman & Co., and left there to come to Lewiston ln the early eighties. Spending a few years here he was wedded to Miss Hinda Binnard, of this city, and subsequently moved to (^Grangeville where he had been Identi of of In at ■ pv tK ] es n t Grangeville. Resolutions of reB p ec t ( n his memory and sympathy ; vvith t he bereaved family have been adopted by the electric line project of fled in business up to his death. Mr. Wax was just contemplating retiring from business in Grangeville and had recently disposed of his busines pro perty. During his long business career in Idaho county he was associated with the late I. S. Weller in the firm of Weiler & Wax. conducting a store at Mt. Idaho. He also at one time was associated with S. (Yoldstone in con ducting a merchandise business in Cot tonwood. During his residence in Grangeville Mr. Wax served th<* city four terms as mayor and wns a mem ber of the city council a number of times.. During his term of office many Improvements were made in the city. He was always prominent In furthering public utilities especially where It en hanced the development of his com munity. Mr. Wax was prominent In lodge olr des. having been a member of the W. i O. W„ the Eagles and (^dd Fellows. He i orthy president of the j past ficials of both ville. Lewiston and Grange ] I I i i j I j | | | I NEZPERCE BOOMS IT Subscribes Over $50,000 for the Construction of the Electric Line Nezperce, April 17.—The electric toad took the people by storm today when the rousing meeting was held ! at the opera house crystalized the over whelming sentiment in favor of local help in building the road. C. M. Stearns presided at the meeting and opened It with a stirring speech. Mark Means, of Lewiston. J. A. Grom, of Cottonweed. and George K. Reed, of Grangeville. were the other speakers. Subscriptions to the list were called rapidly. Five prominent men and firms headed the list with subscriptions of *5,000 each. These were: D. J. McRae. Z. A. Johnson. W. J. Ramey, Mockler Miiller and Mockler and J. A. Schultz There is now no doubt concerning the financing of the line. Already many inquiries have come In by telegraph and letter asking for data relative to the proposed line and tenders are be Ing made to take up the project and finance it. These inquiries are com ing from responsible financial quarters and the trustees will consider all pro Positions Mr. Fr Frank W. Kettenbach, president of the Idaho Trust company, arrived home from Portland last night. Mr. Kettenbach has been there on bus ' iness for the past few days and was j j n consultation with W. F. Kettenbach, this city, who is now in Portland, : placing the project up to the people of that city. Mr. Kettenbach sftates that Portland is now becoming greatly interested in the matter and that the Chamber of Commerce and the Open River association officers are looking into the details of the matter with a view of assisting in the raising of stock subscriptions. Mr. Kettenbach ■says that the open river problem ls one that appeals to the business Interests of portlund and seeing, that by as sisting the electric line and Independ ent boat line, that It means an lnde pendet service to the coast, every effort will be made to carry the project to a successful issue. Co. Over *50.000 was subscribed In the first 30 minutes and *75,000 ls expected In the town alone and *50,000 more on the prairie. , The above was sent out early ln the afternoon yesterday from the meeting at Nezperce- By night the committee had secured pledges for *61,000 and had ln sight ln the town alone about'*75, 000. A committee of three were ap pointed having supervision of the so liciting on the prairie. Those appoint ed for this purpose were Tom Mockler, John Schroeder and R. S. Markwell. It is estimated from the sentiment ex pressed that the country surroupding Nezperce will add *50,000 to the list. The visitors who uddressed the meet ing left for their homes this morning and will carry the news of encourage ment shown here to bring the subscrip tions in other towns up to this high average. The school board held a meeting last night and elected teachers for next yeai except the man for principal's posi tion. Misses Schutte. Snyder, Davis and Peasley were elected to the grade positions. Z. A. Johnson has purchased a ranch near Ilo and will engage extensively in the cattle business. The city well ls now down to a depth of 180 feet and there is a flow of water approximating 10 gallons per minute. The contract calls for double this amount and the well will be driven lower. a ls of i The sprinkling contracts for the i summer were let lust night at a meet j ing of the council. The city Is di ] vided Into five districts. Bids were I accepted as follows: Chus. Hteele, dis I trlct No. 1: P. M. Wilson, No. 2: John i Vernon, No. 3: Frank Thornwaite. No. i 4 and George B. Frazer. No. 5. The j prices range from *3.50 t(i *4 per day. RAYMOND HOUSE CHANGED RANDS J. B. McGrane Secures Possession of Lewiston's Well Known Hotel The Raymond House, of this city, has changed hands. Mr. Jas. B. McGrane, a well known business man of this city, has purchased the lease and contents of the famous hotel from E. C. Bur dick who has been conducting the house for the past two years. Mr. Me- ; Grane has already assumed charge of; the business and will make the house, one of the most popular in the city. It is Mr. MeGrane's intention to make many improvements in the house and he will have a new double entrance built In the corner of the hotel.. The dining room will be materially Im proved and Mr. McGrane will conduct a first class cafe In connection with the hotel. The barroom will also be re-arranged and enlarged and an ad dition will be built. Mr. McOrane is well known through -out all parts of the state and has many friends among the traveling pub lic as well as In the city. He gta}es that It is his purpose to cater to all classes and owing to his prominence In Idaho county mining affairs he will secure an excellent patronage from mtning men. He statea that no pains or expense will be spared to contribute to the comfort of his guests which as sures him a wide and liberal patron age. ORANGEVILLE IN LINE That City Doaa Handaoma Thing far Elaetria Lina. Grangeville, April 17.—This city is ln a fever of excitement attendant over the electric line project and every one ls enthusiastic over the outlook. The only feature to mar the enthusiasm Is the sudden death of ex-Mayor Henry Wax, of this city, at Portland, Mr. Wax was one of the prime movers In tt^ electric line project and his death ls a loss to the entire community. Many people will leave Grangeville for Lew iston to attend the funeral of Mr 1 . Wax. The committees appointed to solicit stock subscriptions In the various pre cincts of the county are already becom ing organized and today ls is estimated that *50,000 has been subscribed. It Is expected that the people of Camas prairie will subscribe for at least *176, 000 of the stock of the company. BEGIN WORK ON CLEARWATER Engineer Ogden Now Investigat ing Matter of Opening River to Barge Navigation David B. Ogden, government engi neer, of Portland, who has been ln the city for several days, left this morn ing for Moscow where he will confer with Congressman Burton L. French with reference to the money that has been set aside by congress to be ex pended on the Clearwater river with a view of opening the river to barge navigation. Congresmun French was an earnest advocate of the open river plans ad mally through his efforts and that of Senator Heyburn the money was appropriated for the Clearwater river. It Is understood that Mr. Ogden has been In consultation with ex-Henator Henry Heltfeld here with relation to the work on the stream. Senator Helt feld having been familiar with the de j tails which were later taken up by Con gresmnn French. It Is now assured that a corps of engineers will be plac ed on the Clearwater river within a short time and the work will be then outlined. Mr. Ogden will return to Lewiston May 1 for the purpose of go ing more fully Into the details. From Moscow he will proceed to Portland. T. P. A. BUILDING AT CENTENNIAL Travailing Man Start Movamant far Club Housa. j Portland, April 17—The Travellers' Proctectlve association will, ln all pro bability. build a handsome pavilion at the Lewis and Clark exposition. The gulldlng will be use das a club house for comirrerelal travelers, who will make It their headquarters while In Portland. At a recent meeting of the T. P. A. of Oregon and Washington, the matter was discussed and much en thusiasm was manifested. The T. P. A. commissioners at St. Iamis, who came to Portland to Inspect the fair, are heartily In favor of the project and have assured the local members that if the local division of the association will taWe hold and raise revenue, the national board of officers will assist. ; ------ Canned Good« Man Organisa, Buffalo. N. V.. April 17.—Prominent packers of canned goods from various parts of the country began a meeting Among the Boxers. Pittsburg. April 17.—Much interest is displayed by the local sporting fra ternity In the fight to be pulled off at Hopiestead tonight between- Mull Bowser and John Parry. The distance is scheduled at six rounds. Both men have displayed their ability to put up a fast and scientific go and as a con sequence an Interesting contest Is ex pected. here today to consider the formation of a national association, with the ob ject of looking after the foreign trade more carefully and keeping in touch with national legislation nffectlng the business. ' ! ! j LIBRARY IS NOW OPEN! Large Crowd Attended Saturday Night to WitnessOpenta g. Ceremonies The opening of the Carnegie l(bmy • Friday night was a splendid succeav and a large crowd was present at tllee - dedicatory exercises. Miss Guyer, JBw - librarian, had already arranged the large cases of books ln systematica* fashion and the formal opening of finie .- library gives to Lewiston one of CM* * choicest public Institutions that liés lb. - the gift of man. The Lewston Military band rendered-' music during the evening and at • o'clock Mayor Chas. G. Kress delivered^ the opening address. He then introduc ed City Attorney K. A. CoYc who spoke In behalf of the members of the coun cil. Attorney I. N. Smith followed wfth an address. In delivering the opening addreomr Mayor Kress said: "I have lived here In Lewiston for - so long and have made this my home and been identified with the town and' watched its growth and development with such Interest that each advance and Improvemeat ls a matter of ea- - pecial pride and gratification to me. . And this Is especially true of the op ening of this new library building. It ' is an event which affects all of us - closely. Its Influence reaches Into pur homes and affords new pleasures fht us older people and new opportunfv ties for our boys and girts. T am gthA~* that we have succeeded In accumulai- - Ing a substantial library Uke this and' glad that we have procured this beauti ful building for it, and I am espeelhlly - pleased because I have been fortunate i enough to be mayor of your city dur- - ing the time when this work was noc compllshed. "I have been thinking today about •* this building and my mind' naturally ran back over the years that X bitve • known this city and been fhmilfar with the spot where this building is -now erected. It was over 40 years ago that I first saw this building sits. Tfiât 1e : • more than an average life tfme.- Home ■ of you were not born then; most-'®* ' you were not In this locality: and there - arc only a few of the people left WHS - cast their fortune«- ln with LewigtGtn r and made this their home, at that IklWi —. "For years this Normal hill scct TUW » was regarded «s practically worthliags ground. No ntterr.pt was made to set tle It. and I remember that 28 years • ago. nlmost In the spot where we are now standing, rifle pits were dug and j the men of Lewiston were called out Ua gunrd them to protect their homes andT families during the Nez Perce war. yoi , cnn hBrdly erstand today wlkar a at In P. the is off up ex ob the that mennt to us. The conditions un der which we nre living now are so dtfferent from the conditions that con fronted us then, that It is almost like n story of another nge of another land. If a man were to come running Into this building now and announce that the Indians were on the war path, wm would laugh, but 28 years ago such an-, announcement ns that would have been heard with attention nnd alarm. ''These things are nil past now an*' j belong to the past; h it I ljave seen them, and for that reason I can appre* clate the tremendous changes that time hUR brought to us and the great de velopment that we have accomplished ' So for that reason 1 p-obnbly appreciate ! the advantages of thl« «plendld library ! and handsome building more deeply j than I otherwise rmild, and I fee-4 how much we are Indebted to the la dles of Lewiston whose efforts have procured these things for us. I believe that I express the sentiments of all cit izens of Lewiston when I say that we honor them highly for their disinterest ed public work. They deserve, and' W think will receive, the entire credit ft»r this work, and we are all of us ready to accord the credit nnd apreciatlon to them which they have so richly ■ earned." City Attorney Cox spoke on the work and achievement of the ladies of Lew iston In having been able to bring to this city a public library. He dwelt nt length on the value and needs of a public library to people in all the walks of life. He said that were he hr • inscribe a word as a monument to be - plueed at the library door thar hb would inscribe the word '•Opportunity''. He said that here the opportunity o• t the young men and women of the city could be satisfied by th-* perusal of"' choice books. I. N. Smith then spoke for a brief space on the great advantages of the public library and paid a high compli ment to the ladies of Lewiston in hhv ing been instrumental in interesting- Mr. Carnegie to donate t v e money with which to erect a buildli g