Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-11-15

| line in all its branches, and is an honorable
house to deal with.
John Mcpherson left Monday morning EN-
route from Southern Oregon, to his home
i'll Mt. Idaho His wife he left below not
being able to travel at present. She viii re-
turn when sufficiently recovered from her
! sickness.
The steamers on Snake river above Riparia
carry away about 500 tons of wheat per
month. At this rate it will require 331
months to take away all our grain OF the crop
Of this year
SEE LIST for important reductions in our
prices and III jobb;ng lots, we yet make more
reductions, all departments are full. We
invite comparison as to the quantity, variety,
quality and prices of our goods.
G,tf a. DAMAS.
A special committee Of the board of COM
merce in New York, reported condemna-
ton of the practice of watering stocks, in
strong and fervent terms. and urges that
stringent laws should be enacted against the
practice.
Several of the clerks in town are very de-
sirous that they have leisure time on Thanks
giving day after II clock at noon till the
succeeding day, and their desire should be
accorded to by their employers.
TO FRUIT MEN.-E Texier has refittcd
his stand near Wildehthaler's and is now
ready to pay cash for fruit of all kinds. He
purposes to buy where he can get the best
and cheapest bargains. Those who have
fruit to sell will do well to communicate
with him. z. o. Lewiston |. 7. Aft
Morning subject the Universalist church
Sunday, Nov. Is, 1883: ''Call no maa COM
mon unclean," Acts 10Th %. Evening
subject: "Sowing to the flesh and Spirit
Reaping Corruption and Life, Gal. 6, and
s. Seats free. Strangers welcomed.
| A. u. HUTCHINS, acting pastor.
Where is the Finance Committee of the
Council to whom was referred the matter of
accepting the bid of the San Francisco firm
to construct our bridge for $50, 900. Our
citizens generally are anxious to see the
bridge building so forward without unnec-
essary delay.
| COME TO A CoMPRoMISE.-Th Northern
! Pacific and Central Pacific are reported by
i telegram to have agreed to not interfere
with each others territory, 50 that each can
make rates to suit themselves respectively.
The Union Pacific is not reported as having
entered into any such arrangement, and the
Short Line will go forward as usual.
SHORT LINE.-Flour will be delivered
from the Clearwater Mills, to any part of
the city. in lots from sack to 4 barrels. for
o1cts. No. -four at the mill ST. per bhl
2r 81 sack, oi 50 lbs. Any flour that does
not give satisfaction. may be returned.
Leave your orders with city express.
34w ". MULKEY.
Clearwater Mills Oct -, 1888. Prop.'r
New .FLorRISG MILL.-Mr N. b.
Holbrooli has purchased of Mr.. Nudge his
inter. st ina water right on the Potlatcl. and
the ditcl, in process OF construction, where
he proposes to build Touring mill adequate
in capacity to meet the demands of the peo-
pie of the Potlatch AMI to prosecute the
work OF construction as fast as the condition
OF the weather an ample means will allow.
BREAK II TIE LEWISTON Dir H.-On
Tuesday morning a break occurred in the
Lew ston ditch opposite the biz shed OF Gfo-
EN- Il mari and the water entered there
in all wet the bottom Of large stack Of
wheat and flax stored there in sack, upoA
tie ground. 1t is difficult to determine how
much this grain has been damaged. The
water lett the ditch Though an underground
passage
We are sorry TO learn that the entorpris
| " urn bl NJ D. N'tttiDufg N 70. are y ny z
10 retire from tbs business oirclas of Lewis.
ton, but there is oae thing certain that it
enables the pc, pie of this country to buy
goods at a rcrs DIE figure. This GOLDEN
opportunity sh u not he nege ted. hit all
sholll avail then s Ives at once of the cl ice
h re offered. No OH ship wo n goods but
all are bright and fresh.
Lewiston is growing, building is going for.
ward quite steadily and of t. mach letter
character than former,y and the general ap.
pearance OF the place is fast inn rowing. The
past year has made many chan .es for the
better. The iron fronts ol j T. Volimer l.
COS brick have been elevated to their posi-
tion and the h;ic!. work is fast going up 1t
is now up to the second story. All good
artisans and mechanics are steadily employed
in the town, and good prices paid.
Mr.. Pierce, the artist for Elliott & Co.,
is here and says he will take view of the
city OF Lewiston to be inserted in Elliott's
History OF North Idaho if he caa get suliic-
lent encouragement to justify the expense
from the contribution of the citizens. He
proposes to publish in pamphlet form his
| tory OF the town, size ski inches. His terms
are s., for five pamphlets $40 for Is, and %
cents each for any greater number than Is.
We think our town will be well advertised
by this proposition, and that we should i'm
prove this opportunity.
The Boss SEWING MACHINE. The ROYAL
st John is the only sewing machine in the
world that turns either forward or backward
and still continues to sew in the same direc.
ton. 1t is the simplest the strongest, most
durable and .he best. 1t will do fine or course
work 1t can be worked safely by young
girls. 1t is finely finished and has the most
tasty wood work. 1t does perfect stitching,
scanning. hemmng. filling, gathering, bind
Ing and hemstitching. Mrs. J. i. Sprenger
Is the agent for this machine in Lewiston,
and has several sizes, where they can be seen
and tested Tnose who want the best ma.
chine IN use would find it to their advantage
to call and examine her samples.
On Tuesday mornings boat came Messrs.
j. n. Lindsay and {. A. Thatcher who were
among the Oregon and Washington pioneers
who accepted the terms of the Northern Pa
citc Company, for going and returning East
over their road, having left on said excursion
from Portland, Oct 2nd. We have convers-
ed with Mr.. Lindsay end from him we lear
that his trip was pleasant one both going
and returning, and that the provisions made
| for the comfort and accommodation of these
passengers, was fully equal to what they had
promised. The company was generally A
pleasant and jolly one. MIR. Lindsay only
went as far east as Ohio, and then he diverg-