Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-02-20
Letter from I.iddyville.
LIppYvILLE. Feb. Q. 1890.

ED. TELLER:--In the belief that our
locality should be represented in the
VIC send you few items Of
news and ideas CLEANED from public
Some newcomers have ex-
pressed the belief that the sun, moon
and stars never shine here, but . week
or more of clear, frosty nights and
warm, sunshiny days have corrected
the error. We hear Of no damage
being done by the big wind in the
Potlatch, except few pines blown
down, as our locality is sheltered by
the high hills on the south and west.
Deep SHOWS in the forests have driven
the deer down in search of food, and
they are SAID to be quite numerous on
the upper big Potlatch. Some of our
Nimrods have killed several apiece,
but returned in the belief that they
earned their venison. We note many
new improvements i'll tn. shape Of
large barns for dairying purposes, the
storage of feed ana protection of ami
mails from the Winter storms. Some
cayuses that hunt their own living
show their ribs little too plainly, and
have become too weak to be of much
service to their owners. Whatever
may he said abC"t horses living on
bunch grass in Winter one we'll fed
animal is worth two that have to paw
for their fodder. Though the snow is
mostly gore and the grass springing
up on tho south hills, this feed is not
suiiicien 9ourisbing for work
horse Ehe princ;pal part of our cliff
z-ns arc directing their endeavois to
secure fencing, and the clanc of the
sledge and wedge fills the woods with
cheerful and industrious mvsic. Many
have fencing strung out over the hills
and swales ready to put up as soon a.
possible. The leaning fence is the ia
vorite, because more lasting. Govern
nlent timber is not wasted here, but
every tree that falls goes for fuel or te
make more fencing to protect orc,,srd'
aud gardens and fields OF grain Thi;
does not rob the government, but in
creases its wealth. We have an in
dqstrious population, who appreciate
the natura: advantages of our country
-abundance of timber, clear spring
water, and productive soil. SO, not
withstanding the hills, they are work
ing away successfully building homes
sweet homes, that will be dear to thcil
hcsr,s as the works of their owl
hands, as their own creation, and eacl
days toll brings them slowly, but sure
L., nearer their ideal of what HON,
should be. Many hardshirs they en-
dure, bat their oomfortsare increasing
The prevailing sentiment among thos'
who concern the,ns selves about ou
county affairs is, tat we are great,
swindled 10y the use TO which our tax
es are put, snd that some Of the pol
taxes are illegal, aud cannot be col
. lected. Much fault is found with OF
fcers who are represented as not owe
temperate, and the opinion eSpr sse
that at the next election We shoul
elect officers who are temperate an
honest, and don't get their position
, through the degrading influence 6
the whisky keg. Even the ladie
speak earnestly and eloqueptly Of th
bli.hting effect upon our home an
|, national politics Of the so called "Whi
s XIV Democrats" Our ladies are yer
I sociahle and live SO far apart ths
> when they get together they have =
, much to say they forget evorythin
= else. In one instance the genial hos
:, ess put her bread in the oven TO rails
: and became so interested ia convers
:, ton sic forgot it and left it there
bake in the aour pan, making a c.
rious mess ike Sour DoUGH.