Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-07-23

Barley ......................55
Eggs ........20 cents per doz.
communicable to 20 cents per pound
Chickens..s... '...-.."..s2 80 to 50 per doz
Moscow l. T. July 20 1885.
The quarterly examination Ct teachers for
Nez Perce county. l. 7. will be held at Mos
COW, commencing Wednesday, August 9th
at 10 A. NJ. w. p. Cattron, School Supt.
The scrip field south of Lewiston. is sstis
mated by different parties as promising a
yield OF from thrty-iive to forty bush.
els to the acre. We shall soou know as
the threshing will soon take place.
Construction train arrived in Colfax on
Tuesday, with railroad officials end gang Of
laborers, to commence work on the Moscow
branch.
We learn that parties from below have re-
Gently attempted to either purchase or rent
the Breasley mill and ditch property, but
could not get the property on terms to SUIT
them, and may buy the Asotin mill prop erty.
Geo. w. Morrison has received a large
lot of the celebrated Mitchell Wagons, Road
Carts and Buggies, which he offers for sale
at reasonable price. He has erected
shed near the court house, where you can
have an opportunity of examining them.
Mr.. J. Schorr proprietor of the North.
West Tribune. of Cheney, W. T.. made us
very pleasant call last evening. He COM
plimertei our city and surrounding country
very highly aud seemed think that we
were little ahead of his section OF country.
Mr.. Hesse, government surveyor from
Salt Lake, has been ordered by the depart
ment to resrrvey the north and south lines
Of the Nez Perez reservation, and remark
the boundaries which have been obliterated,
He organized his force and commenced the
work this week.
Coma gentleman of good authority
states to us that he was out beyond Tam
9 many Hollow and saw q field Of corn, the
ears of which upon the stock could no. be
Q reached by him while sitting upon his rid.
ing animal, they were so high and that
the stocks were twelve feet in height.
Ie Bro. Bacon, of the REPUBLICAN, and mayor
Pinney. of Boise City, are in q personal row.
"a Pride, the attorney general, and jeweler Of
5 Boise City had an alteration, in which
8. Pride struck the jeweler who is feeble
man. All growing out of the late election
in which the Pride and Pinney ticket wa,
Overwhelmingly beaten.
i. Mr.. Hesse halls from Salt Lake and saws
- that the Mormens threaten to again hoist
the U. s. flag at half mast on the oath Of
w July, in defiance of the u. s. Authorities
and if they do there will be trouble, and
the dispatches say that U, s troops in The
~ vicinity are instructed to be in readiness tc
suppress all demonstrations of insult to thu
ID U. S. flag.
A report is made that the @. r. 4 N. arr
in again figuring on the building Of rairoat
to Camas Prairie, whether in connection
with their Pataha road or simply independ
no ent Of it and connecting with their boats q
Lewiston. we do not know. If they leas.
Is to the Northern and Union Pacific they will
v. doubtless feel strong enough to enlarg'
much in the way of further building.
he We are informed that some Of the bridge
across culverts and mud holes on the Mt
Idaho road on Craig's mountain need repair
at ing to prevent the breaking of the legs o
Oh horses aud other animals in crossing on them
Whether they be in Neg Perez or Idah
u county, we know not, at any rate these re
I'd pairs should be made by the authorities O
which ever county they belong to and saw
accident and expense.
IS In the case of NJ M. Williams W. Ezr
~ Baird, Mayor, the court decided that ther
had been collision between the city counc
of and the plaintiff. and that the case was on
or in which equity would not interfere an
utStfiSScu tHc CAUSE WlltluuU CCBtS W tfSflC
party. A motion will be made to have
ed new trial on account of alleged error in til
Ike findings upon which the dismissal was o.
dered. We publish to-day the findings an
ro- conclusions of the court.
on It was reported last week that the O. I
4 N Co. had determined to complete the
road from Colfax to Moscow forthwith, an
IN that work would be commenced on la
u" Monday In consequence of this prospet
parties had come from Colfax and bougl
ISIS property at Moscow and were going to ope
,m business there. We hope the road will |
built as soon as possible 1t will help til
people greatly in the vicinity Of that tow
ed when they can get their surplus grain off .
We speedy and cheap rate.
U. s. marshal Dubois received dispatc
nd from Washington to proceed to Victor
in and hold himself in readiness to recei,
Hibbs, in case he was given up by dominic
government on the extradition papers whic
ng have been signed and forwarded by the pre-
no ident, through inspector Brown, whom NJ
Dubois expects to meet in Portland on Tue
nd day. Dubois left on Monday morning +,
ect Portland en- route to Victoria. The ca
indicates that our government is fully
the opinion that the proofs in the case
II, sufficiently strong to warrant the Coloni
ay judge at Victoria to order. his surrender
the United States authorities for trial.
es, The Cry DECISION. In the findings
nd f'ct and conclusions of law, the Judge CLAIM
kin that equity will not interfere to relieve cit
er party for the reason that the parties we
u, collusve at the time of the purchase of Il
ne sale. We think that the Judge was in t.,
sas much Of hurry to wind up the busine
hsS and get off to meet his engag cement at Coe
d'Alene and did not fully investigate IL
IN. facts. The facts as shown by the court she
the the plaintiff to have been present and votil
the for his own bid, which was not the fact ;
was not present at that meeting of the cou
ell and took no part in the proceedings al
'ro, was not cognizant Of them, only as seen
MI the record of them afterward. There W
are no evidence introduced by either side, b
the record which the Judge has quoted, al
lot this disputes the presence Of the plai
md tiff and voting on this occasion OF 4
his acceptance of the bids. He was prese
when the ordered the survey and receivll
Of bids. but no further. He afterwards D
DOL in bid, which he had right to do, i
Dys same as any other citizen there is no Ia
&c, and there 10 none to-day to prevent mel
Der of the city council buying land Of L
nan mayor trustee if so, then much of tn. lal
20 sold and purchased by councilmen whe
"a ~ holding that position was sold by collusio
bn; The council was required to direct the 90
'"' of the unsurveyed lands, and the plant
voting for putting il up to the highest hi