Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-03-19

knobs 10 bold standing sentinel noun
tai'ls it viii take hut a casual glance
at this pen picture OF his to show the
reader that his boa%trd and s,4lf-gtiiesi
.ntcllact its head from road side heap
CT ruhish compared TO that of the aver
age Assotin farmer whose well deyel.
oped IDEAS md Intellectual compreh.n-
sions are as s,me gigantic mounts;n
towerin. above the surrounding eli
ments unrl the human aye i. dazled
by the aistanca while gazing up at its
SNOW cloud and sky kissing peak, and
how his bosom heaYes Nth pride when
contemplating SIC future greatness Of
Anatona city, surely his comnreh-n-
sonS must Ire made of india-rubbe-r as
the present dimensions Of Anaton-,
comprises one hewn log house with a
kitchen attachments but we are led to
believe that there is in this city OF his
lufs! imagination "a magnet III the
shape of Il double headed Grc-cased,
iron hoped, forty rod mixture which
has made him y fit subject Of pity
rather than responsible for his litter
arr deficiencies and rs We owe him no
paruonat gi-udge we are willing to
throw the mantcl Of charity over his
many discrepancies and forget that
such u being A. Wren Moorland ever
had an exiStancc. There is but one
natural outlet to this country ohiah is
at the lnouth Of the Assotin, there is
q town site which is surpassed hy none
in the territory, with genial climate
and a magnificent water privilege
WHICH, when fully developed viii sup,
pert many branches Of Industry. The
Asso.ln valley comprises about twenty.
hye mites square, about twothnrtls Of
which 10 superior farming land, the re-
msindsr beng grazing land, true
wealtl within itself, ~itil a western
bouniaY. If forest timhcr, pine, fir
nnl tamaraul; being easy of access
making it valuable Ger milling ppr-
poses and general USE Our ROAD to
the mouth oftthe Assosia is u I,atu,al
one almost the entire farming and
timhcrel sections Of the country ara
accessible thera-unto. i,an. che adj
mir.tion of olir settlers and. all those
4 having occasion TO travsiit Opp- sowr,
at the mouth Of the Assotin will not
derive its entire support from this val
I ley but VIII tap 8 large portion of the
! Alpow!a country, and once business is
thoroughly established there it viii re-
qnira no progAostica5or to foretell the
I *pietUres;ue' Of "doar Anatoncn Our
people just now are undergoing one Of
those trying o:Nieaid wh;c!, tests the
capohility OF mans endurance. Your
readers are, no doubt, aware Of an act
passed OF our legislature compelling
every citizen, under q heavy penalty,
at'Pea' at tha county sea- on or he
Tore tho iuth OF April and give III
thcir assessment The Just 'nd'sna
tloa OF oar CITIZENS can better be lm
asihea lhan aiacrioed; 1t IS safe to es
Innate tiad twothlrtts OF our eiti9en>
have not taxabic property enough
waieh az the rate OF eighteen niles on
.t'e oo'iSs' "ouiu nor amount To one
nail as inUoh as tue expense OF going
% amt iFom thH county seat, while we
do hos WISH to infringe to much Oh
your space IN Fseahtiag grievances
wn'eh are not OF such 'n9mentous IN
f'Pteahee 70 Inc citizens OF your terrific
4 ~ Is ours iet hehevra3 That there
Is hidaeh' deep down i'll every tru'
American heart 2 sympathetic feeiinc
Tor the welfare OF hi FELLOW maf, am
VIC feai coahd'nt that we have th'
sympathy OF every truo American
Saa~a 70 thss law, and hope that moi
only TOE citi2ehs or Washington hu
tt.Ase III surrounding states ana terri