Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-05-05
TOWN AND COUNTY,
A FINE shower last night.

A CHINAMAN is to be habeased next week
in this city.
BorH the city public schools are again in
operation.
SEE in to-day's paper the gist of the new
school law for this city.
JESSE HUGHES and family are packed and
gone for Wood river.
THE Grostein l. Binnard building is fast
approaching completion.
GRAIN of every description is looking we'll
in the country south of Lewiston.
5000 men are employed grading the N. P.
railroad up the Yellowstone.
Mrs. MANNING has been dangerously ill,
but is now as we learn improving.
L. GRosr1EN is putting up fine private
building next to VIM. Kettenbach on Snake
river.
SEE Mr.. Thateher's tad" in relation to
St organs and pianos. He offers large induce
ments.
The engineers have already commenced
the survey of the N, p. road between Ka.
lama and Portland.
LIEUT.. EARLE has been appointed as
freight agent for the government, at Lew
iston.
THERE were SO births al Justice Vincent's
ranch last week, consisting of Chickens
pigeons and hogs.
e. BAIRD lost very fine stallion yester-
day afternoon. The glends of the throat
swelled and choaked him to death.
H. w. HOWARD, county assessor, arrived
in town this week, and started out again on
Tuesday for the north.
THE Literary society on Saturday cve,,
last adjourned until the first Saturday in
October next.
THE snow is reported as nearly all off the
trail to Warrens and pack trains will soon
60 into that camp.
THE Episcopal Society as we learn are to
have the use of the new church building
built by the Universalists.
A school park is talked of where the old
school house now stands, and new build.
ing erected in the rear lot.
MIR. CHURCH, of Tammany, was quite SER
ously injured last Monday by being trod on
by young horse he was breaking.
THE Faxon arrived last eve. with about
20 tons Of freight and few passengers.
She left this morning.
GRAssHoPPERs.-Every indication now is
favorable to exemption from the grasshop.
per plague IN this section the coming season.
LEWISTON, At present, is considerably
thinned out of idlers, the river men, miners
and resident pre'emptors having gone to the
field Of labor.
WRITING ScHooL.-Mr. D. C. Murphy
has opened = writing scoool at the upper
school house, giving his lessons on Monday
and Friday evenings.
GEO CHURCH, who has been keeping a
restaurant during the winter in this city, has
closed his place of business and retired to
Warren's camp.
ExAMINED.-Miss Mary Clark of Waha
and Miss Brigham of Potlatch were exam
ined on Wednesday at the regular county
school examination and both were given
certificates to teach.
EZRA BAIRD has for some time past own
ed the harness business formerly carried or
by T. 8. Billings in this city. Mr.. Billing.
is now working for Mr.. Baird.
THE county school teachers examipatier
is now in session in this city, having com
menced yesterday, and will continue til
all applicants are, xamined, not exceeding
four days.
j. E. TosKY Of Moscow is prepared to dc
al kinds of bout and shoe work, also bar
Der shop is attached to the same premise.
where anyone can get good shampoo OIL
shave.
FENCE LAWN another column we pub
lish the new fence law which requires that
in all cases of wire fence. the rail or board
must be at least four feet from the ground
and those fences now built that are not in
this manner must be changed before the Isl
Of July, or penalty will be inflicted.