Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-12-19
Letter from Moscow.

country around it is rolling and much
like that in the Genesee valley. The
people are energetic and industrious,
and are determined to have thriving
city. I. J. Craigg is the druggist, and
has a large stock of very fine drugs,
and is doing business in building
that would reflect credit on our proud
city of Lewiston. w. w. Langdon is
the tin and stove man, clever, good
hearted fellow, who is just drawing a
large trade, and located as he is in a
commodious building with full stock
of tin ware and stoves. Moscow has,
indeed, in him valuable acquisition.
M. J. Shields is the agricultural man.
He is furnishing the farmers with
farming implements and takes all kinds
of grain in trade. He is soon to be
married. Kenaley Il Egan have the
saloon trade. / did not stop long
enough to try all their liquors, but
everybody there say they keep good
liquors, and that they know how to
keep them right. Liewellen on one
side of the street and Mcconnell Il
Co on the other are doing thriving
business in general merchandise
While inside Of these stores it appears
as if one was in city, SO busy are
they at every counter. They have
both large stocks of goods. Geo. Vol
herd is doing nice business in the
boot and shoe line, principally all his
goods are made by him to order. G
Weber is the harness man, and has
quito an extensive trade in the har-
ness and saddle business, is thriving,
active fellow, and is sure to succeed
kri5bs is the attorney at law. Every
body knows Kribbs, for he is seen in
all the courts of this locality bringing
the recreant to Justice Robt Pinell
has the cooper business and $. S
Young is engaged in the sash and
blind business. Q. S. Peterson is car
rying on the meat market, and seems
to be doing a very extensive business
for this country. There are two black
smith shops and two hotels, one hote
kept by Mrs. Kelley and one by Mr.
johnson. They have just finished {
very neat looking church building, anc
,rvices are soon to be conducted by
the Baptist society. They have G wei
conducted school of about 100 schol
ars, taught by Miss Springer as prin
cipal teacher, with q young gentleman
as assistant. Justice Fry has nearly
completed two story wooden hote
that he intends to have in running
order in the Spring. G. d M. 9
Moore have contracted with the farm
ers in this section Of the country fo
$4,000 bushels of fax at 81 per bush
el, to be raised next year. The prin
cipal matter of interest in this part o
the country at present is the construc
ton of grist mill in Moscow. G.
, NJ. G. Moore have contracted with tn
people to build and have III operation
such a mill by next Fall. The farm
ers are to donate 10000 bushels 0
wheat delivered at the mill. TIL
wheat is to be delivered in three ir
stallments, of one-third Of the Who'll
: amount each, to be delivered in NJ
vember of the three following years
The farmers are signing this contrae
, very generally, and the require
amount is now nearly contracted. 0
Saturday, the 7th instant, the literar
10 society of Moscow met in the tow
hall to the number of about fifty pei
,dl sons, ladies and gentlemen. Ther
10 lwere several distinguished essays rea
IN and much debating on the subjec
70 20 "Resolved that Compulsory Educatio
81 Ought to be Abolished. There
~ ~ great interest taken on the part of IL
k, people here in regard to education
to both of themselves and their childrel
re re The land in this section is mostly a
.e; taken up, and improvements are G
NS ing ahead rapidly. Wheat, oats an
flax are the principal grains sown, Il