Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-01-28

Barley ........................7O "
hay..."............... $50 per ton
Eggs. ...-.......20 cents ger dos.
butter. cents per pound
Ch'ckens"....... '."....".$2 30 to % per dos.
We are prepared to take wheat, at highest
market price, and to right parties, lower our
price list prices. A. DAMAS.
The telephone between this city and Day.
ton will b. in operation the last Of this
week.
The Actin Sentinel appears In new dress
patent outside aud been somewhat reduced
in size and makes much better appearance,
and its matter is such ~ ought to commend
tself to all the citizens Of Asotin county,
and is conducted by two sts ady men, NJ
proprioters.
Since the sleighinG season in tfis city,
much hoodlumism has developed itself upon
our streets, from s till IL aud even and 2
o'clock i" the morning. greatly to the die
turbaBce Of the quiet and order Of the city
Many hard snow balls have been thrown at
persons passing peaceably along and several
were seriously hurt about the head and face.
On Sunday the wether became warmer
and the IL inches of snow which had fallen
during the two previous days soon settled
down to about four or five inches, intown.
and disappeared in many place on the hill
side above town. The sleigh riding was i'm.
proved on Sunday by nearly all who could
obtain teams.
Felix Warren with the mail from The
north did not arrive at Lewiston till Sun.
day afternoon. The cause OF the detention
was the non arrival of the mail At Moscow
from the no, tn till p. NJ. on Saturday. too
late for Felix to reach Lewiston that night,
owing to the storm and drifting snow and
he consequently delayed At Moscow till
Sunday morning.
NOTICE - All parties
knowing themselves indebted
to us on book account are re-
spectfully requested to come
forward and settle same up to
January 3lst, 1886.
JNO p. VOLLMER l. co.
l7-tf
The Lewiston band boys were out sleigh.
ing on monday night in = seven seated
double sleigh, with their instruments ard
torches, and escorted by some fifteen Other
sleighs OF all sizes and shapes aud filled with
persons Of both sexes. The bows with theiI
escort perambulated all the principal street.
Of the city from s o'clock to 10 in the even
ing. the music occasionally enlivened tn,
procession, when the party was suddenl,
interrupted by . break. down Of the bane
sleigh aud the splling out Of the boys, ant
the bruising of some Of their instruments
aud the fun ceased.
BRIDGE. I'd is an unpleasant dirty to ure,
our city father to preform work which i
srsatay ueeNe1b by the inhabitants of the city
aud the expenses OF which is already provid
ed for by the Legislature and petitioned fo
by over two-thirds of the taxpayers in tn,
city, aud all that remains is for the cit,
council to grid up their loins, and have tn,
courage to inaugurate the work and direc
its movements till completed, and ther
Lewiston will be no longer derision In tn.
eyes OF her own citizens. a. we'll as in tn.
eyes of those who do business here. W,
refer to bridge across the Clearwater river
The pros and cons of the enterprise hav.
long since been thoroughly discussed ant
the verdict of The people has long since beer
rendered IN favor Of the enterprise. If w
ever intend to become town of enterprise
and progress in business. we must have this
bridge. We need the bridge in our bust
ness. This will suffice at present.
Lewiston. the nearest town in NORTH
Idaho t" Boise City. where the Legislator,
Of Idaho and the supreme court meet, tn,
former once in two years and the lattel
yearly. and both in the mid winter, is so;
measured miles via the nearest Travelled
route by stage or railroad. All other town,
are still at greater distance, varying from
= to 200 miles. In making . trip there
our Legislators and persons having bushes.
with the supreme court. have to travel ov.l
one hundred miles in Washington Territory
and about three hundred and twenty Fl ',
in the state of Oregon. Is it wonder thai
the people Of North Idaho desire to b. an
nexed to Washington. upon which il
borders for nearly two hundred miles. with
out the Intervention Of mountain or stream
for more than thirty miles, the latter O
which can be easily crossed, except wher
running with ice for few days in the cold
est of the winter, and whose people living
along the border, can intermngls daily il
business or in sociahility without any ex
pense or Inconvenience?