Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-01-17

week to receive severe bruise taking one
nail off Of one of his Gngers Of the right
hand, wrcnching 1t ia the pump handle.
The city is now without city marshal,
and we think it would he wise tot the coun.
Gil to either appoint one or abolish the Of
fee and place police force on in ito stead.
According to the Sun there has been
some Jumping of mining claims since the
first OF the month, wnich may lead to some
| difficulty among miners, and perhaps law.
suits.
". A. Caldwell came in from his place
on Monday. He says that be will rebuild
| in the spring a more substantial building
than the oue that was burned down . few
weeks ago.
Bro Sweet is At Boise City trying to in.
| duce the legi.la ure to build a territor,a!
university at Moscow. lie nAy succeed
but it is doubtful if he gets any money for
the purpose.
| The legislature may pass q wagon road
bill, providing for a road from Little Sal
mon Meadows to Mt. Idaho, bn. they will
not appropriate any money out Of the ter
ritorial treasury.
Following oflicers of Lewiston Lodge No s,
100 f. were installed an s: X. z. Nudge,
n. G.S l.. X. Chapman, V. G.; r. h.
Riggs, r. s.. J. H. Gaut, ?. S. ; Geo.
Glass, treasurer.
| The new board Of county commissioners
arc in session, which consists of Jasper Rand
Of this city; NJ. s. Freeman, of po;latch,
aud ". J. Eakin, Of Tammany. They
| took oath of office on Monday,
! No mail arrived from the lower country
on Saturday, owing to mails not connecting
| below. The same day he stage was upset
on the Alpowai bill, which came near re.
sulting seriously to the driver and horses
D. Spurbsck, one of Frank Bros handy
men at Genesee. was in the city Sunday.
He informed us that the Owens family Of
that place los. their little bcy-aged about
ii years--on Saturday morning. He died
Of Group.
1t has been reported to US that certain
parties induced the arrest of about 80 of the
citizens of Iulietts aud vicinity, under
charge Of criminal libel against one Jameson
They were taken to Moscow and had
hearing and were discharged.
A fellow has been forging on the banks
of Spokane. One $l5 check was changed
to 1850, and paid one of SIS was
| changed to S. 500, and paid. Two or three
other checks are out, and they may yet DO
presented. and the telsw be caught.
Central Music Hall was packed to witness
the and opening night of Lew Johnsons
Black Baby Boy Mnstrels Tie perform.
ance was excellent and the company Ger
tsin!y deserve their place in the front ranh
Of this profession. -CAicase Inter- ocean,
Tho Robertiue Carnival Cc~psry will
give their entertainment in the G>Ii b.
hall this evening. Like all masquerade
balls one is unable to tell how many will
be present in masque. The company offer
500 in prizes for the best sustained char.
acters
Attention is called to the persons hav ing
chances in the proposed rattle a. Grcenburgs
10 take place ut his store on next Saturday
night. O'Clock sharp. All interested ones
are requested to DO on hand. few mum.
bers remain unsold. which no doubt will
command a premium.
| Capt BauGhman left on Tuesday in
small boat tor Log Cabin Island, where hi.
ST. amer has been moored since the freeze
up lie Informed us teat lie would begin
to run again as soon as the weather would
permit. which will probably not be before
the first of February, il then.
On Tuesday Herbert Cohurn on horse.
back was trying to lasss calf, tho horse
jumped on pond of ice aud bis feet fell
over the frozen ground striking against the
the sidewalk breaking his shoulder. The
horse may have to be shot He was a valua-
BILE horse and the property Of Jasper Rand,
Chas. Baker, Harry Msdgwick and Geo.
White left here on Monday for the
Butcher Boy" mine, which is situated
about IS miles above this city on Snake
river They will be absent some days, and
probably on their return will bring out more
ore for testing. We are informed that the
company will put up smelter on the mine
this year if the ledge still holds with the
good prospect that 1t now has.
Ed. Hammond, of Pierce City. passed
through town last week en- route for Muir
ray on county school business. Mr.. H. in
formed us that most all of the residents in
his portion of Shoshone county were in
favor Of organizing . county Of their own.
They are so isolated from other section. and
60 far from the county seat, which can only
BE reached by a round about way of several
hundred miles, we think it no more than
just to grant them their wishes.
Saturday evening. Jan. 10. Lew johnson
Black Baby Boy Ministries will give q per.
formance in Grostein l. BnDard's ball.
The company consist Of 20 6rst class per-
formers, introducing an entirely new aud
novel prograume. They are, beyond a
doubt, the most complete organization of
this kind that ever appeared here. Watch
for their grand street parade headed by the
drum major. J. c. Carr and young H. Re-
} served seats for sale at Isaman q Co. S
drug store.
INsTALLAr1oN.-On wednesday Jan. 9,
1889, the following officers were duly in
stalled in Excelsior Lodge No. p, of this
city. Knights of Pythias. by D. G. c., W.
A. Simpson: c. c., S. H. Reed; V. c..
G. F. Leland; F., II. Gaut; NJ. of E., A.
Biunard; K. of r and S. and NJ. of F. ].
D. McConkey; NJ. of A., E. NcConvillei
l. G., J. Fleming; o G., j. Akin. The
inst allat'on was given public to the Knights
and families, and after all ceremonies were
over splendid supper was prepared BY the
Ladies Of the Guild A social hop was given
in the hall aud all seemed to enjoy them
selves until early morn. After the excellent
music Of the Lewiston brass orchestra.