Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1888-06-21

TO CARPENTERS About $50 lbs of
assorted sizes finishing nails "a s4.OO per
hundred.
A. DAMAS.
SETTLE UP.--All knowing themselves
| indebted to f. Ross, will please come tor
ward and make settlement, and ob!ige.
A Coeur dAlene Indan was in the city
on Monday and titled himself Jessie
James" He was dressed in tuli attire of
race, with feathers in hat and bow and
| arrow.
Mrs. N. ". Brcarley and twn children
left on Wednesday for Hudson, Michigan,
where they will! remain during the Sum-
mer months. Mr.. B. accompanied them to
Uniontowa where they took the cars.
Commissioner Bundy. of Genesec in
formed us that the crops in that section
would be large the coming season, aud that
the flax crop looked more promising than
it has for number of years.
deuce of Mr. and Mrs. Maj. Geo. A. Man
they having Just arrived last week from the
Occur d'Alene country. pleasant time
was had and dancing KEEP. up tiil early
morning.
This week We publish the act grant
ing the right of way to the o. R. & N. Co I,
for a railroad through the Nez Perez reser-
walton. By the terms OF the act the com
pany are compelled to build and lave in
running condition, this road. within two
years from the date of the passage OF the
act.
All admirers Of the old de mocracy and Of
our presidential Nominees. will be presented
with nice bandana handk erchief at the o.
X. & N. Exchange. where the reliable old
lessee Moore Whiskey is sold. Three
cheers for Cleveland and Thurman. 81
Last week we mentioned that Booth d
Van Peit shipped ten tons Of -four to San
Francisco, for sale. We were mistaken
about it being for SALE as they had already
sold it before it left their mill, and for
twenty 6ve cents more per barrel than the
Roller mill -four can be sold for.
The pack train of A. Benson arrived on
Thursday last from Warrens. They
brought down ten thousand pounds of quartz
from the Bullion ledge on Salmon river.
The rock was unloaded at the steamboat
landing and was shipped to San Francisco
where it will be reduced.
| NOTICE. Excursion tickets will be sold
over the Northern Pacific railroad July 2,
3 and good for return July s. to points
within radias of three hundred miles.
f. A. MckINNA,
Agent, Genesee, Idaho.
Doc. Mcclure was in the city from Aso-
tin fiat on Friday and he informed us that
on Wednesday evening, June 18th, his
house caught on fire and was Totally de-
stroyed, including everything he had in the
building. just how the fire originated b.
could not learn 81 both hims II and hired
man were away when the house took FIRE.
A party of men women and children
passed through town this week en- route for
Camas Prairie, from Kittitas valley in
Washington Territory They had with
them about four hundred head Of cattle and
horses and said the range in the valley was
eaten out. They have now gone to en- ex-
cellent stock country.
II REDUCED FARE TO SAN Francisco.
Lewiston, June 18th, 1883.
We will sell tickets ito the National Con-
! vention Of Teachers. to convene in San
francisco July Is, 1857 from July lst to
18th, 1883, from Lewiston to San Francisco
| goth, 1883. T. J. PEABODY, agent, 81
The heavy rain that fell in this section
, also reached the lower country ana from in
, formation from there n much heavier fall of
water was there than here. The new rail
road grade Yves all washed away and mum
: ber Of wagons and cook outfits, belonging
to the constructors, were washed away
also two horses drowned. 1t was on the
road from Texas ferry to the Rebel Flat.
Mr.. Fisk, who went to see the Bullion
ledge on Selmon river, returned on Thurs
day and proceeded on below in private con-
, Iveyance to oyertake the steamer that was
loading at Alpowai. We did not get to see
him but was informed that he was much
D pleased with the outlook of tho mine and
, succeeded in bonding it, but the eonsidera
ton we did not learn.
We do not understand that the q. r.
N. company's right OF way, granted by
congress, across the Nez Perez reservation
is an exclusive right Of way; but we do IN
. derstand that said read will have to b
halt within two years from ths date OF tbs
passage Of this act, under penalty of for
/. feiture Of p!l right. Any ether company car
. obtain a similar right Of way.
We have received the first number OF tn,
a North SrGtt,c Acroca,e. pahiishei at E,rtl
!, Seattle, ". 7. By Henry Leland, late
compositor on the Post Inteti;gencer, ant
: formerly the editor and Publisher Of thu
: Idaho Signal, at Lewiston. The now can
q didat. for public patronage is well gotter
J. up, both mental and mechanical s,yle.
;, don t appear to be in the least pretentiou
: nor beastfll, but aims to represent thu in
y terests OF North Seattle, and the editor
= long experience and observation Of matter
n in Seattle and surroundings ought to quail
& ~ him to make 4 good and acceptable
a journal for that locality. Success to it an,
its editor.
"a The Beall pass OF the Bitter Root noun
A tains is 4 600 feet above sea Level, and 40
4 feet above the st. Mnry's river. opposit
Stevensville in the Bitter Root valley, IN
the summit of the pass 10 twenty-sevs
y miles distant from the st. Nary's river
- The Bsall pass is forty miles south of tn
81 Lo Lo pass of the Bitter Root and the eli
walton Of the Lo Lo pass is about $500 fes
~ above sea level. Tho Maulie pass Of I'll
"a Bitter Root mountains, which is about fv
y n,iles north Of the Bsall pass is 5, $50 fe.
above sea level.
The engineers Of the Spokane and PAloui
" left Gepesee on Monday morning to inves
u tigate the route to the river via. Cathol
or enlch. They sccm to be determined to fin
q good route to the Clearwater and Levi
ut ton and with less than 100 feet grade to Il
ct milo, and the opinion prevails among tho
81 well acquainted with the country that tn,
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