Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-04-04
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but he got out on top and everybody was
glad, know l was. Capt. Len White
died many years ago. 1t was him who
built or superintcnded the building of
the steamer 40, during the Big Bend
excitement. He was off on steamboats,,
dead gone, as the saying is. A steam
boat engrossed all of his time and atten-
tion, in fact, be cared for nothing else.
l think he paid more attention to steam
boat matters than he did to matters per.
tanning to his family, or, at least, it
would look that way, and his wife often
remarked that he thought more about
steamboat than he did about her. Well
if he did he was foolish. l never would
allow myself to be so carried away, but
everybody has their weak point, but
never finds it out till too late, however,
such is my experience. Now sir, here
again l have to take the back track for
l cannot leave out such men in attempt.
ing to write up old reminisinces. Bill
Nixon kept the Deshutes bridge, and he
was a very clever, liberal, big hearted,
social, convivial, sporting gentleman a
true blue one of the blue hens chickens.
Poor Bill he has passed in his checks.
l hope be holds the top hand in the
other world, if they play any there. He
deserves square deal. Now comes old
gentleman Graham the Deschutes milk
man, Ben Morris, l think, married one
of his daughters. There were two or
three girls, one, l remember, had auburn
hair. Billy Kimball, who packed out OF
here for Bob. Grosteiu, peddled milk for
Mr. Graham. Another man who have
lost track Of, Jones, was the 0. S. N.
Co.'s agent at Deschutes. l must not
nor do l forget Fielding Brown. You
remember him keeping the Mount Hood
at The Dalles. The Mount Hood was
to The Dalles what the o. r. & N,
Exchange is to Lewiston, resort where
gentlemen congrcgated. Fielding went
to Boise in early days, embarked in the
soda water business. He never, handled
anything strong. He made money, went
to Georgia, married his first wife, SO
George Knaggs told me, George is good
authority for old timers, but now comes
the sad news-poor Fielding could not
keep away frcm frontier life-he went to
Arizona, made and lost fortune, 40
read in paper few years ago. In a
fit of dependency he jumped from the
window of nine story house 10 New
York, and was picked up dead. Old
timers will bear me out when l say be
was one Of natures noblemen. May the
sod rest lightly over him. I hope be
made good swap. Still another old
land mark and man who We all knew,
Johnny Moran. He was credited with
being the best Ten Pin roller on the
Pacific slope, aud general all round
sporting man. He died sitting in chai,
at The Dalles, outside Of the Moan.
Hood. Ben Drew, one time Drew &
Humason, frelghters from The DaIles tc
Deschutes, think is still alive and al
or about Boise city. Hunason, ono ol
your own school Of lawyers, is long since
dead. He had the reputation of being
. shining legal light. / do know he was
a nice gentleman. I also remember hi.
wife, a fine, portly lady. I think she i.
now living at Portland and married. Il
80, / hope she was fortunate enough t.
get good husband, for sho deserves
good treatment, but women don't Away
get their just deserts in this world Of 81,
and sorrow. Now as 1 have broken an,
have not kept well down to my work,
might just as we'll break bad, might jus
- we'll hang for . sheep as lamb. or 0,
the same principle the fellow said whel
hs had already oaroused into the We,
hours OF the morning: my wife is a
mad as she can get to be, 20 We 60 boy.
give u another drink and hurrah 70
hulrah. Now comes Frank Hunt, tn
first purser that the steamer, Col
Wright, had, he was. when last hear
Of him, At Silver City, Idaho. Bel
Drew married his sister, Sabby, I think
Col. Vic Trevett married another sister
Tho oolouel's wife, however, was wido,
when he married her, l forget her frs
husbands name. Now I zee BY th
W. ". Statesman that Joe Crabb
lJoc was always ambitious, I admire him