Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-06-17

For finely furnished rooms with excellent )
'enS' wlth board at prices to suit the times !
call at the Gem Restaurant, 37-tf
Robt Schleischer, F. VI. Hedger aud
H. +. Madgwicil spent several days on
rag mountain last week, engaging IN the /
pleasures of mountain life
ScofrfLD RANCH PAsrrRR.-Good grass
and running water. Horses pastured at
reasonable rates. Apply at Scofelj's, up
town. a. ,u
The prospectus Of the Grancevile Free
Press has been received. This journal will
be published by Parker e. Bee-on. Of tbi.
city, aud the first issue Will appear July l4t |
We wish them success in their new enter
prise.
The Randolph" will cut lower, with
level platform, than any other header
known to the trade. 1t will harvest flax.
and take UP and save lodged grain. where
other machines fail. Buy header that
stays onoEe sale.
}. b. Menomy retres from the city council !
the lst of July, after a service Of nine wears
with that body; eight years as councilman
and one year as mayor. He has made a
faithful and trustworthy official, and that
honorable body will, no doubt, feel at loss.
IIo For Ic: CRgAu.-The UNDERSIGNED
has opened an Ice Cream parlor, one door
west of NJ. J. Groenburg's grocery establish.
ment, where the best Of Cream will he
furnished at all hours, Give me trial.
31-lm L. O. ZANE.
The TELLER job Department has been
oVerrnn with work during the past two
week, necessitating the attention OF two
men. People know where to get iirst-cla
work done neatly and promptly, and at bed
rock figures. Bling on You. work.
Several Indians were in town Yesterday
from Kama We understand they came
with the expectation that the trial Of the
Indian, who killed Nine Pipes, would soon
take place. The case was sent from Idaho
county to Nez Perez Co., ON a change Of
reHue.
A grand musical entertainment will be
given this evening at the sisters school.
Everybody is invited to witness this grand
! treat Price Of admission j0cts On to-
| morrow evening the second annual com
mencement exercises will take place. Par
ents and invited friends only admitted
All Toy, Chinaman, was arrested This
week for firing off pistol at another one Ct
his race; he was stuck for $40 and costs
shortly after he was discharged, he threat
ened again to kill his foe, upon which charge
he was arrested the second time, and SEN
fenced by Justice Vincent to be put
across the river which duty was discharged
by under sheriff Stranahan.
Mrs. Judge Mix returned on Monday
from y business trip to her farm near Union
town. She will deliver series of
lectures in this city next week com nencing
Monday the 2lst, Ord and 25th The sub
/ iact for the first evening will be the Second
| Advent Of Cnst.' Mrs. Mix is high cul-
tured literary lady OF grand delivery, and
FIR eloquence she cannot be surpassed.
THE WARLIcK HANGING.-Sherlf Talk.
ington had his scaGod erected III the jail
yard at Mt. Idaho. Ga Wednesday after
noon at about | o'clock the doomed man
was swung Oft in the presence of about
thirty persons, who had invites from the
sheriff HIS neck was broken immediately
The convicted man made no statement to
the spectators, and met his fate with seem
ing fortitnde. In eight minutes from the
time of the drop he was pronounced dead,
and his body was taken down and hurled be-
fore & P NJ.
IIo FOR THE Mourn OF SAr.N y RIVER
1t has been aseertainel that the Baker
will leave Lewiston on the morning of the
9Th Of July. at an early hour, and proceed
up the Snake river to the month Of Grand
Roude, and thence on to the mouth of
Salmon river, if the stage of the water will
permit, the attempt to reach the mouth Of
Salmon river will be made at any rate.
The fare for the round trip VIII not exceed
81 50 per ticket, and children half price
All excursonists will provide for them
selves basket lunch. The trip will be
made in one day, up and down, and with
good luck the boat will return to Lewiston
before dark. More definite arrangements
will be completed and announced to the
public in time for such want to take the
trip to make due arrangements.
THE NEW ROAD VIA LAKE WAuA. M.
H. Rice and young man by the name Of
Holbrook left Grangeville on Monday with
two teams-oue with trail wagon
and SIN horses and one with trail wagon
aud four horses, and came over the route via
A. d. Green's place. and down the new
grade from the summit via Lake Waha
they loaded at SCOTS place with wool
They found the route much shorter than the
old one, and the new grade from the
summit excellent. They had no difficulty
in making all the turns on the grade with
their six horses and trail wagon The road
wants some work done between
the summit and Green's place. /. is short
er than the old route by fall ten miles and
on better ground. Fauuce who keeps the
Lake House will supply the travellers with
trout and all other good things at reasonable
rates. Soon the stage will travel this route.
Arson WITH MURDER lNrESr-On Sat
ufday night, man on Camas Prairie named
| Abe White. set fire to the house and barn
| of a Mr.. Butler, near neghhor, which
consumed the barn, and horse that was
inside. and would have also consumed the
hogSe, had not Butler been aroused by She
! light of the burning barn. and probably
burned up Mr. Butler. Butler on going to
his door found it locked from the outside.
| He managed to escape from a window and
discovered that his house was also on fire,
! but he managed to eXtnguish it, but he
could not save his barn. I he two buildings
were some distance apart. Shavings sat
urated with coal oil were found about the
house and all appearances Indicated that it
was the intention to burn Buffers house
and him with it, White has been arrested
and lodged in the Mt. Idaho jail. The men
had had some difficulty with each other
An OLD LESSON TAUGHT OVER AGATN.-
The result Of the city election is an in
struction from the voters of the city, to the
city council, to make arrangements II bridge
the Clearwater river under provision of a
law of the Legislature, The taxpayers of
the city, by large majority, gave tine same
Instructions to the council more than two
years ago, ny petition. But the council
failed to act, hence we, to-day, have no