Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-02-07

| A DOH snow Will DE gwen al beu uiasS
hall on Friday evening Feb 22d, from p.
m to $3.50 p m. All the boys and girls are
invited to come and bring their dolls Prizes
will be awarded to the best dress, the hand
soonest and the ugliest doll.
| The hon bon party on Friday night was
quite well attended and the participants had
a very enjoyable time. Their net receipts
were near $40, after paying for their music.
their hall and other expense This net goes
towards paying for the fire alarm bell.
Universal interest having been manifested
| in last weeks spelling contest. held under
the auspcies of the Ladies' Social of the
/ Uniyersalist church. A second contest will
take place at the Cniversalst church, Fri
day evening, Feb. 18th. All are cordially
invited.
We are told that ex secretary, Ned. Cur
It's, contemplates visiting the mines III Occur
d Alene this spring. He has been tor some
time past in New York in the interest of
mining properties in Southern Idaho. Ned
is a genial and honest man and well posted
and has had large experieuce.
A Occur d Alcne man who is said to have
sold an interest in quartz mine IN that
section for several thousand dollars has been
doing the sights of this city, where he has
expended money without much stint to the
delight Of those who gathered it in. THAT S
the way the money goes. Pop goes the
weasel"
TROUT CREEK, Jan. Is Malachi john
son, an extensive claim holder in the Occur
d'Alene mines. oicd from blood poisoning in
Eagle city, last night
A. . Il. Il n}.I, F,.,tr
the Oregonian Of the 2Sth. W. lohnson i
well known in these parts, being riverman
and packer u THIS Ste ion for number OF
years. He was more fam,liarly known here
as "Big Johnson"
The bill for building post offices in every
town of coo inhabitants, is to be amended
so as to require 800 inhabitants and then
Postmaster Graham says he will approve OF
it. We always before understood that Con
cress passed the bills and that the President
approved them, and not the Postmaster
General
Two OF the frail females of Fourth street
have been reading SO much about the Sulli
van pu ,ilistIc combination, that they deter
mined to treat the good people of tina,
neighborhood to an entertainment OF tins
character For time the hair flew thick
and fast, when they were finally separat ed
No arrests.
Messrs. Shupfer and Thomas of the POI
latch are circulating petition for a horst
back mail route from Lewiston to Moscow
VIA of mouth of Potlatch, Julietta and
American Ridge, to be carried three times
per week This route is much needed tt
accommodate the settlers in that section
We learn that they have already large
number Ct signers.
The county Auditor, J. II, Evans, ha:
had force of clerks in the office for somt
weeks IN preparing plats, abstracts of titles
and indexing them all IN neat. clear ano
intelligent manner. and when completed fol-
the county they will eclipse those Of any
county in the territory, as We have reason
to believe from what We have seen of both
their design and execution.
A. +. Snell, arrived in town the fore part
of this week from the Potlatch where he is
erecting his saw mill He informs us that
he has got the most of his machinery down
on the Big Po,latch, and will soon hN,
it on the ground ready for putting up
Mr.. Ettinger of the Potlatch took the boile,
which was the heaviest piece, down the
landing it safe over such rough road
A Miss Stewart, who has been attending
the Methodist Institute, from the As tin,
was taken sick some days ago and was being
nursea by Mrs. Gordon, broke out on F,day
over the body indicating small box. and OF
Sunday she was removed to comfortable
room outside of town and good nurse pro
vided for her there, as a matter of sanitar,
caution But we have since learned that
physicians say it is not small pox The cir
is reported to have been exposed to blac.
measles, Oh the Asotin before She carne here
Hence some suppose it is case CT .hat
disease.
"A oNlE M. ~ NEArhhR' "A gen'iema'
the Potlatch, states that at his place in tina,
of January, 1884 registered 800 below zerr
and asks OF MIR, Grimes what it registered
here. lie sends HIM back letter, giving
the T. ). s,gnnl station record at this place;
ahnn" va ."' n.i wa ~. ,p Wv .n"" i ''o
than 30 30 above zero. showing difference
in temperature of over 65 degrees between
Lewiston and his Mac. of residence in hi.
nois, at the town of OGDEN. Champaipn Co
BE It remembered that Lewiston is rrwards
of 500 miles inland from the Pacific ocean.
A SAD ACCIDENT the DAYTON STAGE
was coming in Yesterday strangor in at