Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-12-24
MARKET REPORT

nay. $40 per to
) Eggs ........... 20 cents Ger ioz
buter....... cents per poun
Ch'ckens...... ...........$2 % to 81 per doz
We are prepared to take wheat, At highes
market price, and to right parties. lower gu
price list prices. A. DAMAS.
WAN TED.--A girl TO do general house " ork
Enquire at the residence of }. W. Poe.
Don't forget to call into Isaman's 4 Cos
and select a present for your father methe
sisters. brothers. or sweethearts to pu
on the Christmas tree tonight.
It's reported that the road up the Pc,
latch creek is much obstructed by high wa
ter and at creek crossings. Our neighbour
will have to build the high water grade I.
make the road a success at all seasons of tn
year.
A threatened Indian uprising from tn,
fact OF one Coombs killing an Indian on tn,
Flat Head reservation in self defense. Tn,
Indian who was killed was son Of Chic
Partie of the Flat Head tribe.
The largest stock. the biggest assert ent
the newest style. the cheapest prices, il
Creckery. Glass. Stone and Silver ware in
Guiding all kinda Of Lamps in Lewiston a
NJ. j. Greenburg's.
Senator Mitchell has been put on the Sen
ate committee ou transportation to the sea
board, this will give him All opportunit,
to work for the opening Of the Columbi,
river At the Cascades aud Dalles.
About ten inches Of snow had fallen about
Pierce City before the express of Saturday
bu. the rain had taken off the most of it,
aud the same was true on the Cold Spring
road over Craig Mountain towards Pierre.
City
l have at present larger stock thar
ever before, and ASK for an inspection
No trouble to show goods. have some
Ere bargains in Diamonds and Lady's
Gold Watches. c. G. Kress, Jcwelry
In the case of the people vs. A. A. Lieual
len. he motion for a new trial was granted,
and the bail for appearance to receive sent
ence was reduced from $1,000 to $500, al.
though the defendant was not present ia
court, only constructively.
| Dec. 18th big land slide took place about
l2 miles west of The Dalles, aud knocked O
loose engine into the Columbia river in 90
feet of water and detained passenger train
ten hours. The engineer saved himself bv
Jumping from his engine,
| U S. marshal Fred Dubois and John II.
Richards, superintendent Of the Idaho pen-
Tertiary at Boise went through Walla " ALA
on Sunday eve. having in charge 1. N
Hobs. the Ascending Lewiston postmaster.
They were en- route for Boise City.
Saturday night the steamer Spokane ran
| int Of ho,,
which happened along soon after relieved
the Spokane of load, aud by continuous
pumping she was able to be hoated taken to
Raparia where she will be repaired.
| the dance given at the school house on
Waha last Friday evening was grand sue.
cess. A large party from town went out
and all report as having an enjoyable time
The supper was served nv the ladies' Of the
district and the proceeds went tor the ben..
Fl Of the school Prof. Ross string band
furnished the music.
Now is the time to select Holiday
Presents. You will find the largest and
most complete stock If Watches. Clocks,
Jeweky aud Silverware at the popular
J"welry store ot c. &. Kress, Post Office
Block. He is offering the finest goods
ever shown in Lewiston at bottom prices
MISsrRELs The Lewiston Brass Band
will give another one of their grand min
st'el performances on or about Jan. ]. 1886,
consisting of negro melodies, burlesoues.
pantomInes. speeches, &C., &c The boys
last entertainment spoke for itself, and We
sh uld conclude that the programme they
have drawn up for this occasion excels the
former Tickets will soon be on sale at
Isaman Co a. 80 cents to all parts of
he house, and prog,a will soon be out
with full particulars. Save so cents fro n
Christmas and ali b. ddr.
II Hihhs be taken out of the hand of Du
bos on the order of the u :. Judge, he
need not care 1t will only he one branch
"f the U. :. state government interfering
with another, and the government can stand
it and pay the 6ddlers Who dance to tn.
music We supposed tina. the jurisdiction
of She U. s WAS ample to protect its Of
ticers. in conveying q prisoner from one
part of the territory to another, even
though tie usually travelled route might be
across tate and territorial lines. without
protestatlon from different branch of the
same COVE nment.
ATTEMPT AT SuIcrDE.-Mr. L. Stannu.
furnished us the following item, he having
received the same from F. Taber: A man
named Smith who married widow He'd.
''rick. aud became in debt bv baying q
steam engine and thresh r, was Respondent
on that account. His wifi. left him for un.
known reasons. On l'ec Goth he cut his
throat from ear to ear. but not deep enough
t" sever the jugular vein. He then took
dose of strychnine and tried to shoot him
self with pistol that missed fire. Friends
have gave him antidotes and sent for DR..
Sanders Of Moscow, who sewed up his neck
aud he will recover. He says he is going to
try it again. He seemed to be a nice me n
aud was well liked by his neighbors,
The TELEGRAPH BETWEEN LEWISTON AND
PoMERoY. The government telegraph line
between Dayton and Lapwa is to be sold
on January 6. to the highest bidder The
Western Union are already constructing q
line to connect their line as far as Pom
Grey via Starbuck, but d. not propose to
come to Lewiston, and say they do not
wish to buy this government line, and the
prospect is they will not buy it, Hence
it will be left to some enterprising person or
persons, who understand the business to
buy the line and keep it Is telegraph line
or change it to telephone line Many per-
sons ject to the telephone line especi
ally 0ierchantile men for the reason the
messages sent are more liable to he given
publicity, amt hebce much If thei~ private
business they do not desire t. send by
telephone, aud without the business uf the
merchants and the trading men, pure bases
fear the telegraph would not pay a good profit
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