Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-05-13


evening. Don't fail, with the whole family.
to take them H." All in black, eleven in
number with four end men.
Fox sALE.-The finest piece of property
| i'll Lewiston. Two good houses on the place
and one furnished throughout a good well
and fine shade. Apply at the residence of
Mrs. Connolly OF at THE Office. 32-3w
The Tridn"e is told that great part of
Virginia has such poor soil that the cattle
nave to be fenced off from it to keep them
from starving We should advise the Trib-
me to call for the papers from his informant.
The Fall races of Walla walla, ". r.
begin ON Sept. 9th and last six days They
nave good programme made up, and those
desiring to take horses there should at once
correspond with the secretary, j. W. Esteb,
and secure stalls.
| Or. Saunders, coroner of this county, and
who has been acting sheriff since the death
OF l.. W. Cameron, turned everything over
pertaining to the latter Office to the sheriff
selected by the commissioners, and depart
ed for Moscow this week.
A social hop was given in the G. 4 B. hall
| on Monday evening, after the excursinnists
returned from their Clearwater trip, at
which thirty eight couple participated in the
evil thereof until 2;30 o'clock A. NJ. A
good time was manifested by ALL
CARD OF THtNKs.-Mr. and Mrs. Turner
desire to return their sincere thanks for the
very pleasant surprise, and valuable present
made by their many friends on Wednesday
last, May ). The surprise was complete
and very enjoyable; we will long remem.
Der il.
1t is claimed that the local option law of
Washington Territory cannot effect the
precinct of WaIla Walla, because the
amended charter of that city is a later law
than the local option law, and the charter
authorizes Che useing of licences to sell
liquor by Wholesale or retail.
j. L. Eckert, Of Cottonwood, came down
on Monday night with Mrs Merrill who
left on the steamer on Tuesday Mr. Eckert
says his new stock of cattle he shipped there
last summer wintered well and he saws they
viii be hearty breed for that country.
He will return home from here in few DAYS,
II. b Hodgins and family. who had leased
their entire interests at Genesec last fall.
and left for Victoria to permanently reside,
returned to Lewiston by Fridays boat.
Mr., Hodgins has purchased the property of
f. A. Sampson at Genesee, and will make
this his future abode. We take it that Mr..
tIodgins finds many harder places than
Moth Idaho, and at any rate Nez Perez
county will welcome the return of such use.
full and honorable citizens as Mr.. II. has
proved to be.
Phillip Ritz, the great nurscryman of the
northwest, came up from Walla Walla On
Saturday evening. He was induced to 90
up the Clearwater with the excursion party
under the expectations that the steamer
| far Inf, l. !
give him the opportunity OF examining that
portion of the Clearwater. But the boat
did not 70 that far and he was disappointed
and 50 were many others. The excursion
party had only engaged the boat to 20 as far
as the Agency in their behalf, and the Cap
tain learning that their was not much cargo
at Fir Bluff, concluded to forego proceeding
beyond Lapwai.
THE EXCURSION. The excursion ami pie.
mic given on Monday last up the Clearwater
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid Socie.
| ty OF the Presbyterian church, was In every
| particular decided success socially, finan-
caly and otherwise, The steamer D. S.
| Baker with flags streaming at full mast came
| up at about j o'clock on Monday morning in
order to afford the excursionists an early
start. At $50 o clock fully three hundred
| including men, women and children were
/
nal and pulled ont from the wharf, aud
steamed up the Clearwater, the Lewiston
| brass baud, who were on board. Iiscuursing
| some lively airs for the benefit Of those
| who had uot lost any excursion, standing
| along the shore. The steamer arrived at
the Agency the Destination at IL O'clock
| NJ, where all got Off and with their luuch-
baskets in hand filed with ali the goodies
imaginable, repaired to the shady hooks
along the Lapwai creek to spread their
| lunch and satisfy the inner man, but to the
great dismay of all, as they were comfort
ably seated and engaged in this sumptuous
manner. heavy and sudden shower came
up aud to some extent injured the pleasures
of fcasting, but not to the extent that any
one went hungry. The black cloud soon
rolled over and the ''pc-nic-ers" were az.
forded the opportunity to strole about, some
engaging in fishing and Others in visiting
the different buildings of Interest at the
Agency, subject to the Indian. Agent
Monteth was very hospitable and attentive
in entertaining the visitors. All were on
board at !, o'clock, and the steamer departed,
homeward bound, reaching Lewiston forty
eight minutes from that time. The gross
proceeds on this occasion We're $253,o5 and
netted Sl19.45.
IIoRsE TuIRvEs. During the past three
| weeks all sorts OF rumors have come to Us
about there Icing an organized hand OF
horse thieves, promling around Asotin
Garfield and Columbia counties, W. T., and
Nez Perez and Idaho counties in Idaho, and
that much stock from each and all of these
counties had been driven off the ranges an d
concealed somewhere or driven out Of the
country. Some very valuable animals have
been missing for some time. About twenty
days ago u party of some ten or fifteen mer
thinking they had struck trail of The
thieves leading in the direction of tn,
Grande Ronde and Snake river, started on
the trail aud no one of them was heard from
till Tuesday night, when two OF them cam,
to Lewiston bringing man with them whom
they found somew here near the mouth Of
Sftmon river. who claimed to be detective
) sent out by the sheriff of Columbia county
} and seemed to know something of the move
ment of the gang, bat was reticent and CAV,
no satisfactory account of his doings. They
induced him 70 come with them to Lewiston
and they brought him to sheritfStannus tina
he might investigate him. The sheriff coulC
get nothing from which would Justify hin
to hold him, and those bringing him had II,
charge to make against him, and he was al
lowed his liberty about town. Others o
the searching party have not come in, they
report as having another Of the gang cacheo
and under guard in the hope that he may b'
induced to confess and make known thu
movements of the gang. Some OF the stoler
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