Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-05-07


family here to locate. perm anently.
The lease of the o. r. q. N. jointly to the
U. and n, Z. is matter to be postponed
until later day no one knows when. The
Y. Il. q N. have too great a floating debt.
The soctable given on Friday evening last
by the Handel and Haden club, was we'll at
tended and good aud enjoyable time was
had by all its attendants. They Melted
about $25
N. Is. Holbroois, who has been in the
east for the past Ave months, returned on
the steamer Oh Fri lay last. looking quite
well although he hal been sick some time be-
fore leaving for home.
Walla Nalla correspondent OF the Bal
tlmore Sum- complains bitterly of the treat.
ment received by the soldiers at that gar.i.
son during tue Indictment winter just past,
The matter will be fully investigated.
W. d. Martin, who lives on the opposite
side OF Clearwater. had his team ran away
with him on Friday last throwing him out
and lislocated his left shoulder and brui sed
him up considerable about the head and face.
LAWN SoCrABLE.--A lawn sociable and
ice cream party, under the auspices of the
Ladies Aid Sooiety, Of the Presbyt -rian
church. will be given at the house of Messrs
Lake and brown on tomorrow friday ev.
ening. All are cordially invited.
A telegram was received here BY z Baird
from Hon. John HALEY. vest rday, that C..
g. kress had been appointed postmaster If
this city This is the first appointment in
the territory made under the new albums.
tration, and good selection was made
Mr.. James surriige of Mt. Idaho re-
| turned from Yamhill, Oregon, on Mondays
| steamer lie brought with him a thorough
| bred Clydesiale stallion, two years old
| He says he is in for improving his stock,
and we thnk he has made good selection.
On Monday last Mrs. Maj krout,nger
| dislocated the left ankle joint and broke the
| small bone Of the same leg, caused by the
| single-tree of the OIL horse separating from
| the double tree, the horses running and up
| setting the buggy. DIR. Kelly was sum-
'noned and Mrs X. is improving rapidly.
| On Tuesday morning last while Vim.
Caldwell. accompanied by his wife and
child, were starting out to ride the team
became FRIGHTENED at dog that run out at
them and tne, became unmanageable, they
brokr the pole in The buggy and soon freed
| themselves. No ne was hurt and no great
damage done to the vehicle.
| GRAIN.---Two steamers per weel, visit
Lewiston from Riparia, and carry away
| full cargo of gram and yet the wharf boat
and all available storage is, filled None of
| the grain on the Pc latch has vet been dis.
tur red, and will not be unit about the 10th
of this month, when hauling will commence
| over the new road down the P,tatch aud
| Clearwater to Lewiston. 1t is claimed that
| a large number of tons will come from that
section. which will keep the boats in mo-
toh until low water.
BLcoDED STocK-Mr. J. L. Eckert of
Canas Prairie pa sed through town on Sat-
nrlay last with eleven head Of booaed cat
tie from the east en- route for his farm on
Cottonwood creek. A portion of them are
the short-horned Durham and a part are
What they call the Galoways Oae of the
Galloways was recently imported from Sc IT.
land. They We're pronounced by maay
stock men here as very pure blood. We
| shall expect to hear from this stock in terms
ofpraise within very few years.
VIM Ellis came to iowa last week and
recorded placer claims about 45 miles east
of here on the Potlatch or IN the vicini of
the head waters of that creek, on high
ground. He and party fnunl gravel which,
when washed wonld yield about $40 per
day to the man. when water is plenty But
| water to be got on tn the drgings is scarce
aud especially after the mouth of May or
the lst Of une Ia ls6l men went in there
from Orc Fino and fpund this ground or
ground like it in that vicinity, bat fnnnal no
water that they conli get on to the dig
1 he nronna ,.,.. 49,. IN S.. -. 80"
/ strssn, ~ .nv r,a,,n;tu Ia tI.t ,u,.,,,1
water On d; ion, ~ sl,;ca h.,J go
who lateIv h,vo str,..k r,on th;s crn,,ra
think tbev .an GOT y,tsr earl,, in th. s,,r,,,
snfI;r;eot 81 o,,...te t,yo ,,,,,nt,s .ad ~
inc To male = tsss g.
lNsoLHNr INDIANS. Last week two lndi-
ans armed with revolvers and guns, and who
could talk some English, made their appear
anee at a school house west of Viola, some
little distance from the set lers Of the dis
trict. while school was in session. The
teacher was woman and the older scholars
we're girls. They commenced Abusing the
teacher and old scholars, and used obscene
language towards them. This they did for
some time. refusing TO leave the premises.
At last they discharged their fire arms,
| which frightened tae teacher and pupils
very much after doing this they rede off
No one knew them, nor from what parts
they were from. The settlers think rope
tition OF tins indignity will induce trouble
~ that section. We CLEAN the foregoing from
dav nr two after ,hs svsn. WV" a mss 'n. nd
received the account of the affair from Mr.
Mcqueen and Others who live in the school
district.