Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-06-23
TOWN AND COUNTY
STOCK everywhere are fat and sleek.

he saw True at Bellvue, Idaho
THE Mt. Idaho stage Office has been chang.
ed to the Hotel de France
H. NJ. MCCARTNEY has our thanks for
favors conferred upon us when at Spokane
Falls.
STEAMER FAxoN arrived this morning
with freight and passengers.
RAIN.-We have considerable rain this
week, and the farmers have enjoyed it.
J. ALEXANDER has shingled anew his
store.
THE HOP in Grostein & Binnard's new
hall last eve,, was very enjoyable affair
IND1ANs.-A number of Umatillas have re-
Gently made their annual visit to the Nez
Perces. No Indian scare this time.
WEIsGERBER's new dwelling house is near.
ly completed, and will be an ornament to
the city.
MIR. IsAMANs school had party on Fri
:. day evening last, which all enjoyed with
much gusto.
A. MCGREGOR has Just received a fine lot
of the purest liquors ever brought to this
country.
WILD Strawberries abound near lake Wa
ha. We know this, for our printers found
them.
THE Touring mill of Wesley Mulkey is
kept constantly in motion and doing good
work.
A heavy shower with considerable thun.
der visited this city and the country south
of us on Sunday last.
SEVERAL e'nigrant wagons passed through
town last Monday, going southeast we
suppose to Cana prairie.
THERE will be social Raspberry Festival
at the residence of Mrs. G. A. Manning to-
morrow evening. A genial good time is ex-
pected and everybody is invited.
SOME person, by accident, or otherwise,
smashed in one side of the little boat Lady
Aida" at lake Waha. Persons visiting the
lake should be more careful
CANVAS PRAIRIE.--The grain crop on
Camas Prairie is reported to have never
promised better than it does the present
year.
OFF1ELp who killed Montgomery has pub
lished letter, setting forth a narration Of
facts, which if proved should clear him on
the ground of self defense.
DAN WARDwELL has bought out the in
terest of Geo. Sears in the meat market
business in Lewiston and is now going it
alone.
PARKER says the old saying that ''stolen
sweets are the best" is a mistake, for that
freezer of ice cream which he got away with
last Friday evening made him sic. U.
RAILRoAD.-The operator at Spokane in
forms us through Mr. Blake that the cars
Of the North Pacific will enter Spokane
Falls on Saturday next.
The road to Waha Lake is very bad in
places. and we would advise those who
travel it to be we'll loaded on the up hill
side.
The Brearley Touring mill started up
on Monday morning with crowded ware
house Of wheat, and scores of teams hauling
more. It will be kept running night and
day as long as the supply of wheat lasts.
SOME ONE who has nothing else to do is
around again poisoning dogs, several valu-
able dogs were found dead during the last
week Whoever he is should be brought
to justice.
REPORTED DIscovERIEs.-A private let
ter received this week mentions that one or
two comstocks have recently been dlscov-
cred near Pen d'Oreille lake which are rich
in both gold and silver. Hope the report
may prove true.
RESCUE MINE.--A recent letter from the
Boston lessee informs us they will start up
the Rescue again so soon rs they can secure
proper man as superintendent and they
were negotiating for such person when the
letter was written.
THE Moscow MINEs.-Parties who are
good judges have recently visited the
quartz east of Moscow and report that
nothing of real value has yet been discov-
cred in that section i'll the shape of mineral
quartz veins.
The LAKEs.-Fonr printers forced their
way to Lake Waha on Saturday eve., aud
returned Sunday eve, with 1873 fine trout
which they hooked up. Several other par
ties were found there who had equally good
success.
DISTRICT CoURr Ar::Mr. IDAHO. On Mon.
day next the term of the district court
commences for Idaho county at Mt. Idaho,
Judge Buck presiding. A grand jury has
been called for the term. But few cases on
the calendar.
STEAM fERRY.-The new ferry boat
which is to cross the cars at Ainsworth has
arrived at that point. 1t is capable of con.
-eying eleven loaded cars and one lecono-
tive at each trip. Capt. ". H. Gray com.
mands her,