Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-11-06

fully pushing the work of allotment,
has recently been appointed to the
chair of ethnology in Pennsylvania
college, salary $4,000 per year. She
has gone east to conclude arrangements
to accept, and the work Of allotment
here will probably be the last she will
ever do. She will give up the career
of successful Indian employee for
the more lucrative and quiet one of
college professor.
At last, at last. there has been de-
cisive action taken OH the sidewalk
! question. Send the good news on
! apace! Lumber has been bought in
large quantities and new crosswa. ks are
being put down all over the city. The
sidewalks have been condemned in
many places and he citizens will now
have to fall to and remedy, yes re-
novate, the old wrecks of better days.
Nothing, 1t seems, stops the wheels of
progress. Now let somebody corral the
town cow and we die happy.
J. H. Smith, of the late firm of
Smith & Wilmarth, has returned from
his Kansas home and shows his faith
in the future prospects of Lewiston by
bringing, not only his own family to
| make permanent location here, but
also in inducing Mr.. Wilmarth, his
faiher-in-law, to accompany him. The
gentlemen have brought with them a
full printing press and complete outfit
for a newspaper plant. They expect,
as soon as convenient, to start new
newspaper here. We heartily wei.
come them to the field and wish them
abundant success.
Miss Fletcher, government allotment
agent for the Nez Perce reservation,
has just closed her second seasons
work and returned this week to Wash.
ington. She will return to the work
early in March and estimates that the
task will be completed in every par.
ticular by midsummer. This done, and
one of the richest tracts of land in the
world will be released to the hands o
civilization. The reservation lands ART
but a continuation of the Potlatch
country, now 80 famously known fol
its abundant production of cereals and
fruits. The opening of this reservation
Is another event that will hasten the
growth and prosperity Of Lewiston fol
the coming year. Everywhere we looh
the horizon looms with prospectiv,
enterprises.
The council in its meeting of Mon
day night took the initiatory steps to
ward building a new town hall. TIL,
building projected is to he of capacity
ample to have on the first floor a coun
, Gil room and a room for storing the fir,
apparatus necessary for use in the frs
ward. The upper floor will be devoted
to the general use as city hall and pub
lie assembly room. A committee wa
selected to look over the possible site
and make further investigation in re
gard to the probable cost of ground ant
construction Of the building. Ever.
public spirited citizen will applaud thi
action of the city fathers and lend hi
sanction to the furthering of tn
project. The moyement is q progress
i've one and will set the pace for man.
other additional improvements neede'
for the welfare and prosperity Of ou
city.
! The Moscow Mirror reports that tn
railroad grade has at last been com
> pleted across the Lieuallen farm, and
that obstruction being removed, tn
, road is being rapidly pushed on towar
I Kendrick 1T the rate Of nearly tw
miles per day. All the grade from tn
= Lieuallen farm to Kendrick will b
q complete for the track in ample tim
I not to delay the work Of rapid construt
!, tion. Other late information assert
= that the road will reach Kendrick bt
> fore December. Whether or not 1t wi
= reach Lewiston by the first Of the yea
= is still . matter Of conjecture. Eng
4 |neer Fletcher, who has charge Of th
division Of the construction, stated |
. recent interview that, notwithstant
. !. ing the popular belief to the contrar!
the thing Was entirely possible. an
. that the company meant to carry thu
! point. Toward this end they are dali
!. increasing the working forve on Il
= road. This week will see an additions
: force Of thirty-fve teams and mo-
:; than two hundred men Joined to Il
u force already labOring between KeI
'e drick and the reservation line. III
force Gere will be increased by fftee
teams and about fifty men, these beir
3 the remainder Of the force under Il
g. supervision Ct the O'Leary Bros. NJ
n q foot Of track has been graded on Il
~ reservation yet, but the commission
!" to allot damages II expected fro
n n n.