Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-03-20
Mira Ruck wife of Judge Buck deliyereJ


week, on the subject of intemperauce, to
appreciative audiences.
The Cutter whiskey does not make man
fight, but clears his throat well so he has a
good voice for singing. Ross keeps it for
sale at the Palace saloon.
Little Bessie Nollmer daughter of Mr..
and Mrs j. =. Vol!mer of this city. has been
quite sick for the past week with the scarlet
fever, but at present she is improving fast
road meeting was held on American
ridge last week at which they agreed to com.
nence work on the road and intersect the
one from here to the mouth of the Potlatch.
The people of Camas Prairie and also of
Salmon river seem deeply solicitous for the
Short Line to come down Snake river, SO As
to give them connection Herewith at Pitts
burg landing.
Dan. Mcpherson, who has been sick at
Cottonwood long time with pneumonia,
had s" far recovered on Monday last that he
was able To be up and about the house, but
was very weak.
Dentistry is something that needs skilled
hand at, in order to do good work, and DR..
Gay, who has his room on Main street, over
the Golden Rule Bazaar, can give you the
required satisfaction.
The White Sewing Machine appears to be
TAX ing the lead in this section, and there is
no doubt but what it is as good a machine as
there is manufactured, Morrison Bros, are
agents, in this city.
Rumors are anoat that the Lapwai garri.
son is to be abandoned, that the only posts
20 be garrisoned east of the Cascades III this
department are ALA Walla, Camp Spokane
and Occur d'Alene.
Four thou sand pounds of bacon and hams
will be sold at auction sale ON the ODD Of
this month at Asotin, w. T. A good bar
gain for some one who wishes to invest See
the ad. IN another column.
This spring weather is Just the time to
get good picture taken; don't wait until
it gets too warm. Call on j. W. Riggs,
the grapher-gallery back of Univer-
saist church, Lewiston, l. T.
Herman Loewenherg came up on the
steamer on Saturday, on business trip
He informs us that they had already started
their store in Spokane Falls. The firm name
being Sweeney, Loewenberg / Co.
dance was given at Grangeville on Mon.
for cornet band, formed by the young men
OF that place. There are 10 instruments in
the band and they have an instructor from
| the lower country.
4 Somebody borrowed all the ladders but
bne short one, and all the buckets from the
the hook and ladder trucks and failed to re-
turn them so they could be used at the fire
the other night. Such work as that should
be looked after little more prompt.
The game of base ball played between the
Lewiston and Lapwai nine resulted in the
formers victory by good majority, only
innings were played, being forced to stop
by storm that came up. They will play
the second game at the garrison on Sunday
next.
This month and next are the two most
dangerous months in the year for fire, be.
cause your tiues and stove-pipes are all
| clogged up with SCOT, and to save loss of
| property, it would be well for everyone to
get our tinsmiths to take down their stoves
and clean them out.
The Occur d'Alene Post claims to be ere.
| liably informed that the Palouse branch of
railroad will be taken up tor twenty miles
| and a new line run from lower Union Flat
| into the Potlatch country, and that the COM
pany wants a thousand men t. commence
work immediately"
!cttel from one of the 0. r. d N. com.
pany managers. to Messrs Grostein d Bin
nard of this city, states that they now are
repairing the John Gates. and as soon as
fully repaired will be placed on Snake river
with the Amota to move what grain is on
the banks, as fast as practicable
| CAMAs PRAIRIE.-The snow last week was
mostly gone from the east side of the Prairie
and the frost had left the ground. so that
| plowiog had commenced. Some little rain
mad recently fallen that made the ground
somewhat wet. The west side of the Prairie
still had some snow and the frost was still
in the ground.
A fire broke ont in CoIfax on Friday
morning last, and consumed the post office
building, with mail, express and records.
also a jewelry store that was in the front of
the building was a total loss 1t was evil
dent, says cur informant, who was an eye
witness, that it had been set on fire. WIN.
Groat furnished the above item to us.
There is much snow yet on Craigs noun
tam from the top of the mo ntain above
" htcs station till Cottonwood is reached.
and the stage proceeds on runners In some
places the snow Is SOFT and travelling is
anything but agreeable The stage company
have on the road good stock and good driv.
ers and they make good time in spite of the
bad roads a part of the way.
The following Is the grand Jurors cmpan-
nelled and sworn at the March term of court
IN Nez Perce county, 1854, r. J. Monroe
being appointed foreman:
= X Barnett Boise
NJ DAVIS John Burk
n reirault Lott "iggin
II Monroe l. A Wa, land
Davis Hale
s G Thompson RI Yantjs
VIM Hunter Al Smith
S Wildenthaler Faunce.
DISTRICT COURT AT Nit IDAHO The ses
sion OF the District Court for Idaho county
March term, was short, commencing ON
Monday OF last week and ending at half-past
two clock on Saturday morning. No grand
jury was called. Two cases were befor. the
petit jury. One for Islander, which received
verdict for the defendant, and one for
damages of 81 200, in which the plaintiff OBJ
tanned Tor $780, A few other cases were
tried by the court and determined Two