Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1888-03-29
A. AMAS.


only ten. The printers mistake.
Gus. Erickson anl Frank Gaffeny cam.
down from the Weipps on Saturday and Pc
port the snow all goae again. Several new
set lers had crme in and that more v ere on
the way there.
Alb. Anderson has been on the night
watch the p,st week, having taken Sam.
Neweli's place. who was hurt by the runa.
way team two weeks ago. Sam. is SLOW V
recovering aud will soon be able to bs out
again.
The Wal'a Walla board of trade contains
among its members, seventy farmers, and
they harmonizs well with the tradesmen
and mechanics and sndeavcr to iniutly
work for the good Of the town and valley.
Nj. D, Egbert. secretary of the walla
Walla board Of trade, has been to Seattle in
the interest OF inducing the Seattle, Lake
Sh"re and Eastern railroad to consider the
claims Of Wsla Walls as point in the line
of their road.
At the miiliner store of Mrs. N. A.
White. on Monday evening, = grand Spring
opening of goods was had. The establish.
ment was elegantly Illuminated, an neatly
fitted up with the latest styles of millinery
goods.
Cl,ndining ! Dubuc laugh,ered a steer
last week that weighed, whsn dressed,
l, 200 pounds. 1t is The largest one that has
been IN the market Tor a nnmbtr If Years
aud WAS raised on the farm of r. lngh' ain,
near this iy.
The hoys of the two schools played =
L. i
Sunday, the public school boys winaiuy the
game. After the match game was over
two mines were cho en- and u social game
WAS engaged IN for a few hours.
Staver / Walker have established q
branch agricultural implem-n, house in
This city; their goods are now opened in
the building formerly occupied by A. S.
Binn-rd. H. J. Weir j, in charge Of the
business here.
Two men were here q day or two ago and
received bids for l.5OO. 600 feet of bridge
timber. lumber and tics for the road be.
tween this place and Riparia. They
claimed to BIZ ia the interest of the o. r.
+ N company.
A letter was received from Engineer
T. A. Clark, Nho had just returned home
from the wilderness IN Colorado. in which
he says hr is liable to come to Lewiston in
the seurs- of few weeks. he is silent rs
to his object in cunning, or what he proposes
to do vi hen he rives.
A telegram from Washington yesterday
says that the bill for the division Of Nez
Perez county, had been introduced and WAS
then before sub committee of the House
and was awaiting some remonstrances now
en route to Washington.
The lie vision Brass Band gave smother
street serennde gu Thursday evening in
some of the promin'nt places, and dis.
coursed some excellent music. This is an
en-, erprise that should he we'll encouraged
by our citizens. rs town with good band
in 1t, aud We have the material hs'e to make
it, always take the lead.
The Hemphill 4 Vine Concert and Cen
ven,ion Company of Chicago, will give
free concert in the Prrsh ytsrian church this
evening. Their object is to organize a mu.
steal convention, which will last five days.
q session in the afternoon aud one in the
evening. Their instructions are such a.
will enable the new beginner to read and
sing by nste. The Press sp, ak III high
praise Of them.
Rev. Mr.. Boyd has received a call to be.
c0ue pa tor Of tho Pr-shy terrain society at
Peudleton, Oregon. No membsr Of his
society here have any fault 18th him. and
ali regret h,s deci- sion TO make the change
Gu side Of his immediate society, the com.
munity generally, have shown high A..
precia,,on Of his services during the years
he has been stationed here aud no minister
in this city has been more highly respected
tor his affability and urbani'y and fdillty
Of character than Mr.. Boyd and Ill regret
the change. and the BEST wishes Of the
entire community will go with him where.
ever he may 60, and strong hopes will be
entertained that the new community will
tnA in him oil that their hopes have
pictured him 10 be, and their relations will
ever mutually be profitable to pastor and
people. He preached his farewell sermon
in this city on last Sunday evening to
large congregation.
SAVED FROM BEING DROWNED
Capt Sampson, purssr On the steamer,
Faxor, that arrived here on Monday, we
learned that On sunday evening one Of the
deck hands of the Faxon fell overheard 1t
Riparia; ropes were thrown to him from
different ones on the steamer but he would
not grasp any Of them. MIR. NJ Kelly.
who i. Capt. Of the barge At Riparia. stood
near by and saw that the man would Don
drown if he did not get sssis,ancs, and he
Immediately jumped in after him, and sue.
cscdrd in getting hold OF the helpless man;
and at great risk Of his own life, Is ,hs
drowning man grappled him bout the
neck - soon ND b. reached him and both
were drawn under the water, but arope
-LA t. -
NJ they were about to % under tine large
wharf boat from which place he could have
ne yer got out. and both would have been
drowned, hut they were both safely landed.
aad gr-A, credit 10 due Mr.. K-llv for his
courage IN jumping in af'er the helplsss
m n aud in place where several have been
drowned. THIS 10 the 6rst man we have
heard Of heiag savel after falling in At tha,
mint Once mora give nra!ae to MIR, X,