Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-10-10
Letter from Mt. daho.
MOUNT IDAHO. Sept. 80.

he accuracy of your reports from this e'
district as rule, allow me. if you
please, to point out to you an error as CT
o the locality of the prairie fire which q
S described in your number of the Goth o
inst. as being at Mason's prairie. The 9
Gre really was on Camas Prairie four or u
five miles from Cottonwood on the road VI
to this place. 1t was not near timber,
and there was no fear of any destruc-
ton of stock, &c; in fact, no damage
was done excepting to grass. The dis
aster originated from the carelessness of
some people who lighted fire for cook
ing purposes and left it burning. l
passed Masou's prairie two days ago
and there had been no FIRE there.
1t may not be nnintcresting for your
Lewiston and other readers, many of
them having friends about here, to
know that during the last week or two
here we have had occurrences which,
though OF every day life in large towns,
are to US, at all events, OF somewhat
stimulating nature | pass over the
notable advent Of twins in which n
citizeness here INDUCED, the return
duly recorded by you of our respected
governor and his charming importation
of Wards, the marriage Of our popular
.. Doctor who was pronptly and heartily
"shivereed," together with the account
of the accident which occurred to
stupid Enslshman { Id enough to know
better) lately settled on stock creek,
who discovered at the COS! of broken
J arm and two or three yards of minor
bruises and contusons hat riding the
:, cayuse was not lis forte; but [ think il
v desirable that t should be known to
: you that our worthy and respected ci!i-
y zen, J.. p. Brown. Of this place and
Cottonwood, determined some time ago
that it was due to his increased pros
II perity an ! that of the district to re-
place his palatial residenc, at the latter
Is place by larger and more magnificent
: structure in which he hopes during
many ensuing years to entertain hi,
numerous friends as of yorc with the
usual banquet Of mutton and hot cakes
~ served and cooked in the usual luscious
m style by our Chinese brethren on whom
x we all languish for til, opportunity Of
IN bestowng our mead of the milk of hu
1t man kindness. All things will be con
ducted in the most luxuriant and lay
,r ish style and a new we'll will be con
De structed. The ceremony of laying tn
IN foundation stone Of the new palace wa
performed the other day by Mrs. Brown
~ who gracefully placed the stone in tn
yn northeast corner. The attendance
IS. though not numerous, was sufficient IL
n. the occasion, our friends Bates, Wi
y. son and other ncighbors being Of tn
~ party, and it is much to BE rcgrette
nd that Mr.. B,n Morris (thc future men
y ber cf Congress for Centerville) W;
not present to give dignity to the chai
The house will be open about Christm
ier time, when no doubt our worthy at
hopored friend Brown will ask us, ar
out of course you, to one of those del'gh
full soirees which, thanks to the viv
I'VE cious wisdom cf the Red Gross, are n
roe at all uncommon on Camas pra'r'
40 Apropos of the Red Cross, a teeto'
;, society, it is worty of remark that tv
.ird at all'events one, of the enrolled mt
ans ans members has kept the temperance VI
zine and passed the terrible ordeal of abs
ook nence for nearly whole Summer. '
Iale hope other enrolled members will
low their example in other Summers
lott / need hardly say, and | am sur
ood 1 express the feelings of my fellow tow
nile men. that the failure Of finding
's'er nIer path (properly believed to exist to
Hoy Clearwater pass ;-eated great dis
'son nointment here. Great hopes W
entertained of McCartney's expedite
)wer o"'@'
Case especially as he was accompanied oy
ams ..Io,,ad townsman Mr.. Smith. eng
ainy eer. constructor of formations, &c.,
Wall had inspired all here with great CO
rson m,
rlain dence py MS cou'eisa''o"' III