Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-07-12
MIR. Barnett returned from Sparta, Ogr
q few days ago.

MIR. Barnett returned from Sparta, Ogn,
few days ago.
S. Wildenthaler's family have gone on
the Asso.in visiting.
Baird Bros. are having Halliday wind
mill put up at their livery stable.
J. Alexander's new store has the frame of
the roof upon it, and it is being sided up.
f. Shissler, of Shissler Mathson, was
in town this week buying harvesting ma
chinery.
visit to friends. She leaves to-day on the
steamer.
Four agricultural warehouses are doing
business in this city, and all seem to be full
handed.
+. J. Bonhore, of this city will act as
agent for the Portland Daily and Weekly
Standard
The cellar of the National Bank and bus
mess house of J. p Vtllmer & Co. is pro-
crossing we'll.
Mr. P. H. Ready, CT Camas Prairie, offers
tine stallion for sale. See his ''ad." under
new to-day.
The bodies of neither Love nor Blackledpe
who were drowned up Snake river, have
yet been recovered.
The Panama canal has 1000 men at work
upon it besides Office clerks, at an expense
of $4,000 per day.
The new members of the school board have
Gully qualified aud taken their places at the
sittings OF the board.
Forest fires along the telegraph lines in
some parts Of the Sound country make it
difficult to keep up the wires.
The first green corn of the season was
taken from Weisgerber Bros garden IN Tues
day. 1t was just right for table USE
The Angora Goat Skin gloves are taking
the lead all over this upper country, for sale
by j. p. Vollner & Co. Of this city.
Mr.. Jerome, from Cottonwood creek, was
in town on Saturday to obtain farm and
household supplies. He left on Monday.
Our neighbor, of the Meas, made propos-
ais to the Council to do the city printing for
nothing, and the proposition was accepted
The County Commissioners are holding
their July session this week. Considerable
road business is before them for consi lera.
ton.
+. Baird left for, Mt. Idaho about 6 o'clock
on Tuesday evening, having received news
that his little boy was very sick at that
place.
Henry Payne killed a large badger in
Frank Hollis barn, in this city, on Tuesday
night, it weighed in the neighborhood of IS
pounds
Many of the families of Lewiston, are rus
ticating in the mountains and at various
places in the country, where the atmosphere
is cooler than here.
Tuesday night it threatened rain and did
give us few drops and then dried up. In
the mountains south and west of us rain fell
In considerable quantities.
The road down the Potlatch is progressing
and men from that section say it will be fin
lshed to connection with the Lewiston road
at the mouth, this season.
Thanks for the increased subscriptions to
the TELLER from Camas Prairie, as well as
for money paid on arrearages to young Mas
ter WILDER Leland, our agent
A proposition has been made to our city
council to build a bridge across Clearwater
for SIG per linear foot, and this will probab.
ly be accepted, aud will be left with the en-
glneer to select the place of crossing.
The Ledger says that the ground has been
broken for the Grand Hotel at New Tacoma.
The Northern Pacific Company contribute
100000 towards the enterprise.
Messrs Drury and Gibson, of Bear creek,
gave us call last week. They had quite
bear hunt in that country few days ago,
succeeding in killing two fine cubs.
DR.: Gay, the dentist, is getting fat, but
that has nothing to do with his repairing
or extracting teeth. He is always ready for
business. Rooms opposite telegraph Office
We noticed Mr.. D. ". C. Dunwell in
town on Iu sday for the first time since his |
accident at Grangeville just before election.
He still suffers from the effects Of his hurt
Reports from all quarters affirm that each
and every place for hundreds Of miles
around haG the best 4th of July ever known
anywhere and all made new declaration Of
Independence.
The surveyors who were running the
standard meridian north TO the Palouse and
sectionizing there, have finished that work
and now gone to survey the land on the
table lands on the east side Of the south fork
OF Clearwater near Pierce City.
Eight convicts escaped from the Oregon
penitentiary on the Sd. A full description
OF their persons, their dress when they left,
and the time of the sentence of each ant.
500 reward for the apprehension of each
appears in the Portland News.
ANOTHER COOP NAN MADE HAppY.-N.
D. Holbrook bought a'lot from the Lewis.
Ton Heal Estate Co., and he is so well
pleased with it that he has C mmenced the
efection OF beautiful residence upan it.
sale. Al