Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-09-06

DR.. Morris and wife came down yesterday
from Mt. Idaho on a visit to friends in the
city.
Mr.. Martin left at our office sample bun.
die of very fine wheat grown on his ranch
, near the reservation.
| Frank Mcdonald. night Waterman at
! Moscow, arrived in town last evening with
a man by the name of Matthew, whom he
arrested on charge of horse stealing, and
being d.serter from Fort Occur d Alene.
Mrs. Hayes, the wife of Mr.. Hayes, form
erly of Hays & Dupuy, died at Lapwai
Agency last Sunday. and her remains we've
taken to Moscow for burial She had been
acting AS matron Of the school at the Agency
and had been in i'll health for some time.
| A BIG CHASCE.-The Lewiston Real Es-
tate Co, have for sale l60 acres of decided
land with two timber claims adoning said
farm, making it the most desirable place for
| any person wishing large farm. x3'Call
on Judge Buck or J. III. Evans for further
| particulars. Att
LUMBER. This city has been very poorly
supplied with lumber the present. year.
Much building has been abandoned because
good lumber could not be had early in the
siderable quantities from near Camas Prairie
and other points remote from the city. We
learn the steam sawmill up town will soon
be set III motion, when lumber will be more
plenty.
| AN EDITOR SHOOTS AND HIrs.-A tele-
gram to Mr.. Parker announces that on
Monday, Charles Besserer, of the Waterman
shot one +. krebler, the ball entering the
hra oafo y. !
| The case was heard before u justice on Tues.
day, and Bcsserer proved that Krebler
bought pistol with the avowed purpose
to kill Besserer, and Besserer was dis
charged to the satisfaction OF the public.
1t is claimed by some that the wheat to
be shipped by Moore and others to Mime.
apolls, Is the first shipment East over the
| Northern Pacific ard called Walla Walla
wheat, twas raised in Idaho about miles
south of Lewiston on the script land bur.
chased and owned by Moore, Reese and
Others. They raised good crop on this
land this year and have shhpped most of it
to Walla Walla.) We trust the parties
will give the credit to Idaho, if the ship
ment to MinneaI oils is Of this wheat
Controller J. l.. Onderdonk, came over
from Boise to this part of the territory last
week, to see the country. He remained
here few days and meantime visited the
country north of us as far az Moscow. He
expressed himself highly pleased with the
country. He says that Nez Perez county
makes the best showing of any county in
the territory, as far as an agricultural coun-
ty, and that he thinks her future brilliant.
especially it the O. S. l.. comes down Snake
river.
FROM ENGINEER CLARK.--Mr. Clark in
writing to his family under date of August
3lst says they were .nen rs es from Lew.
iston, had about 80 miles more to revise, to
complete the revision of Moscrip's line, " hich
they hoped to complete in II or Ii days,
when the party would return to Lewiston.
LARK and Wells coming via. Mt. Idaho, and
the others coming down with the boats At
point about Go miles above Lewiston they
found the body of Blackledee among the
rocks, this they buried in the sand not far
from where it was found The party were
all quite we'll.
Several immigrant families came into this
section the present week. They hail from
Kansas. They were debating the question
OF making locations up in Shoshune county,
where they can find good st. ok ranges That
section has recently been surveyed and con-
tains much valuable land with timber and
prairie, and will soon be made accessible to
market. The p as will be returned to this
Office so that filings can be made, in about
three months hence. But the present is
good time to make selection Of good local
tiles.
Our junior says he had very pleasant
time during his trip to War; us. His recre.
alton at the Warm Springs was luxury.
The quartz interests in Warrens. SO far as
work is being done are proving remunera
tive, One OF the gold ledg $ worked by Geo.
Riebold turned out over 500 per ton in
gold The W. b. Knott Is being operated
by N. B. Wiley and is constantly proving
remunerat,ve. The Cinnamon are doing the
principal placer mining, aud are obtaining
!air pay for their labor. The "Tramp5
owred by Benson, Collins 4 Brooks is be.
ing opened IN good earnest, and the general |
outlook for the old camp is good. Things
looked as of oil to him. even the
little mule jennie wa ere on duty as of
old, reddlng meat, ami olt Jack the dog.
is till with the boys. L e. body in ca,,p
is well pleased VITA the future quartz pros
pect.