Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-03-06
The Universalist bell arrived here this
week and was hung yesterday.


come up and settle to save costs.
Mr.. AL. Smith came down from the North
Fork Tuesday and says that the ice gorges
have not broke up We. in the river, so as to
allow RATS to run out.
Robert Nugent, who had charge Of B. r.
| Morris band Of horses in Montana has re.
| turned and We learn that he sold the band
at $35 per head.
As we learn, Capt. Stump now has Orders
to run his boat whenever he can yet freight
and MS often As he can without reference to
any regular day.
mar by the name Of Swartz, who lived
just below Jacksons bridge on the South
Fork Of Clearwater. committed suicide one
day last week by taking strychnine.
Don't fail to secure dress pattern of that
| elegant 36 inch cashmere in black and
| colors ouly 80 cents per yard, worth IS
cents at Thatcher 4 Sons. l6
| SUDDEN DEATH.-A man about 80 years
of age died suddenly on the Potlatch, last
| Friday morning; his name was Dorr. and he
leaves wife aud family to mourn his loss.
Mr.. r. II. Becman, of Genesee, gave our
city . visit this week. He is contemplating
selling out his property in that country, as
you will see by referring to his ad. this week.
| MIR. James Chamberlin died suddenly at
| the Board House station on Craig's noun
| tain last week. from disease OF the heart.
He was buried at Crangeville on Saturday.
F. B ston, dentist, will leave here about
| the 9th Of this month. to be absent for
some weeks. and those wishing dental work
done in first class manner had better call on
him before he leaves.
A. J. Shaw. Esq, entered upon the du-
ties Of the office Of receiver of the land office
at Lewiston, March lst. and Mr.. Monroe
vacated, much t. his relief, aud now Mon.
roe knows which one Of the boys he is"
Mr.. Jacob Camhitch, Of Thorn creek, gave
us a pleasant call this week aud SAYS that
| things in his part of the country are looking
| well. AL 'hough Jake. is not the heaviest
one OF the family. he says he is in good
health.
Now is the time to get your photograph
taken. J. W. Riggs. the photographer,
can execute as nice work. and do it as rea
sonable a. any gallery in the larve cities.
Gallery-Eugene st., back of Universalist
church.
The dispatches say that the o. r. h N
Co have secured the proposal Of loan to
complete the baker City branch to conncc.
ton with the O. s. L. at the mouth Of Burnt
river. But does not say that they have &C.
cepted Of the proposition.
The W. G. r U. assisted by the juveniles
will hold public temperance meeting at the
Universalst church on Sunday, March 9th.
from $40 to $50 pm. The exercises will
be readings, Rotations. singing and short
lecture from charts.
Martin Maulie, Esq. after spending the
winter in San Francisco and travelling much
in California, returned to Lewiston last week.
Satisfied tfst we have much the hest country
only give us railroad transportation to make
connections with the outside world.
"Do YOU know that always like To come
in hsre!" exclaimed Fogg az be entered the
store OF a man who never advertises. "Do
youT' ast ed .he delighted shopkceper
Eyes" said Forg; tits such relief to get
"dt OF the crowd you know. Boston Tran
script.
Brooks. who started the Nes Perez Nems.
OF thin city and WAS forced to leave the town
for acme dirty otfense against decencv, is
reported to have been arrested in Seattle
lately for similar otfense and fined 800. in
default OF the payment Of which he was
lodged In Jail.
NoTICE. Business Of importance, reouir.
ing the presence Of every member, will be
brought before Nee ferce Lodge. No 10, A.
F. 4 "A. NJ, At tine next regular communi.
cation, Saturday, March 8. 1884
by order Of the W. Nj.
}. d. McCoNKEY, See.
Tho Almota again made its appearance At
her landing at II o'clock on Tuesday night
With Niuht nd
Among the passengers were Judge Buck.
Fred. Hovey, NJ. Dunlad and W. McCon-
nell and wife. The Almota took yesterday
from Asotin and this place about 1875 tons
OF grain. the water being at good boating
stage.
From observations it is apparent that A
few gossips and mischief makers Of this town
are listened to by many as oracles of the
gods. and hence the enmity that is enp.n.
dered between families and neighbors These
gossips are not confined to one sex. Watch
for them and give them the cold shoulder.
they will do you no good.
The Steamer Aimota, Capt. Stump, ar
rived at midnight on Saturday, having left
Riparia at half past I I on Friday night with
a heavy freight. On Sunday she went to
the Asotin and took on quantity Of wheat
came back to Lewiston and took on more
wheat and left Tor Riparia at pm, with
about 50 tons Of cargo for Riparia.
The wash outs on the Northern Pacific
and On the Palouse Junction roads have been
very heavy, and have stopped all trains to
Ainsworth for about ten days. It is claimed
that these washoats have been mostly in the |
dry gulches where the soil is light and ashy, |
and the sudden melting Of the SHOWS carries |
Everything away before the tide that IL pro-
iuced.
Our half sheet is owing to arrangement in
between this place and Port
land. The cOMpany's cars were stopped on |
he Texas Ferry road from Halla Walla,
md the boats could not run. as soon as We |
earned that the communication was open
re telegraPhed for paper but it did not get |
here in time t. enatlc MS tO fill our usual
'dition and 8" we have given you a half size.
We hope to be able to better next issue.
FIRES On Saturday the dwelling house
# Mrs. ID wis caught on fire on the roof, but
. as soon exiting ,ished without giving much
II an alarm. On the same day the house
occupied by Louis Grosten and family
,sught on fire from a stove pipe aud an alarm
vas quickly given by some person who was
passing in the street aud discovered il. It
Ilso was soon extinguished hut not till some
lamag- was done to the furniture in the
house by reason Of wetting
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.-The fol-
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