Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-04-16


engaged.
Wheat in Lewiston has advanced To 81
cents ger bushel. Another battle between
England aud Rus,ia will bring it / little
higher.
An agent for the Scotch Loan Company
OF Portland, was here last week looking up
tne interests OF that company. IN the way Of
The Lewiston National Bank is refittine
up the building recently purchased BY them
of Thatcher 4 Son; and they soon intend
to move into il
| DR.. II. W. Stanton, who has b.en con-
fined to his room with aickness for the past
few weeks, We are now pleased to chronicle
IL able to be about AGAIN.
The Morrison Bros. are doing quite an ex-
tensive business in their line Wher in
want OF anything in the musical limo they
will give you good bargain.
The Brearley ditch after repair. had the
water turned in, and leaked 90 as to wet
the fire-proof cellar Of Buhfietl Bros. and
damaged some Of their goods.
Miss Kate Thatcher, who has been the
guest Of Miss Nellie ,Trua4 1T Truaxs Land.
Ing on Snake river for several weeks past,
arrived home by Mondays steamer.
| G. E. Faupce and wife will move to their
summer home, at Lake Waha, about the
I'D inst. and will be prepared to receive all
who are seeking good fishing and pleasure.
The rumorthat was ioat last week about
q white Woman being murdered, by squaw
near Fir Blun, on Clearwater, was untrue;
l ha c..
are Informed by the expressrlan from that
place.
Several petitions for the appointment of
county superintendent Of schools for this
county, in case the auditor gives up that
branch Of his office. We trust good, COM
petent and efficient man will obtain the
place.
A. J. Shaw, Esq left with the Esther
troupe on Friday for Pomeroy, and per-
formed his part in the orstoriu that night,
and left the next morning Saturday On his
way east rejoicing. He will return in about
six weeks.
Indians whether belonging to the Nez
Perez or any other tribe will not fare weA
if found driving off ranchers horses into the
mountains. They had better '.iopk leetle
oad." There will be no trifiing hereafter
about this business.
The Gem Baking Powder is being sold by
all our dealers very readily, and its sales are
increasing rapidly. For good pure baking
powder, the Gem will always satisfy. Try
it and be convinced. Manufactured by W.
NJ. Rice, Of this city.
! The Potlatch low water road is completed
to the Clearwater. Some portions will be
made wider. Now we want the county to
repair the road down the Clearwa err and
then we shall have good route to the Pot.
latch country, at all seasons.
| An Indian from the Lapwai came to ne
yesterday. and want d to know If Chief J6.
seph was going to be sent back to the Nez
Perce reservation. saying that the Nee Perces
dad not want him /; that they feared trouble
with the whites 10 case he and his people
should come.
little daughter Of j. X. Vincsnt. of
Tammany, was kicked by calf on Tuesday
Of last week, and did not complain much at
the time, but day or two after she com.
planned of pain internally, aud vomited up
much blood A physician was summoned
and he said that she had been injured inter-
| nally by he blow and treated her according
ly. The little sufferer seems. 10 be n w doing
quite we'll.
| Aaron f. Parker, ESQ, has made ar
rangements to again take the Ners and pnb
lish it At Lewiston. Mr.. Parker made
lively paper of it when he published it be.
fore ana his subsequent experience ought to
enable him to publish good paper. He is
. vigorous writer and we shall expcct him
to maintain his former reputation, and that
the change from the recent condition of the
Ne,cs will be for the better. Success to the
new management.
| At the meeting of the city council ON
Monday eve, motion he made which
was carried, that the city attorney was in.
structed to draft an ordinance requiring all
residents and owners of buildings within
certain defined limits Of the city, to con.
struct brick fues. where fires were used, IN.
stead of stove pipes leading cut of the sides
or roofs of the buildings, and making it
penal effense for every neglect Of the pro.
visions OF the ordinance. This ordinance
will soon be prepared and submitted to the
council for their adoption.
| RErURNED.-rhe two companies OF cav
airy which came up from Walla Walla to
investigate the cause Of the reported kill.
ing OF white woman by squaw, when
they on arriving on the bank Of Snake river
opposite Lewiston, heard that the white wo.
man was not dead, concluded to return back
to the garrison. and started for quarters ear.
~ yesterday morn g. Il has given the
boys in blue" 4 good exercise, and 1t has
shown that 1t requires abont six DAYS To
move detachment of cavalry from Walla
walla TO Fir Bluffs go mile.). in case that
another squaw kicks up disturbance on
tie reservation:
YER MYSTERY. was some very
rich rock. assaying upwards Of SIC. 900 per
ton, in 1861, found east Of Orc Elmo. found
| by parties Who did not know it's value. and
no one else then in the Orc Elmo camp knew
its value, aud it was left there. Afterwards
during the next year, and after the discoy.
ers hal left and gone, {no one knows where
pieces OF this rock were assayed and its real
value learned; but the discoveries cannot he
found, and no one else knows the location Of
the lead. The rock wis bronQht to Orc
Elmo in the summer Of 1861, and when its
value could Tot BE ascerthined by the finders
left it in dbur sack in the tent of procerer.
from whom they had purchased supplies
when they went out prospecting. Ii the
finders are living they may see this notice
end learn something Of great value to them,
INCoRREcr.-The recent reDort that a
white woman had been murdered by asouaw
proves to lie untrue. We gave the report
la ~ vaal 80,