Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-05-22
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Cleaned From the Columns Of Various
Territorial Exchan1es.

Judge Stearns, Of Nampa, has been
appointed one of the Idaho commits
sioners to the Worlds Fair at Chicago
in 1892.-Caldwell Tribune.
The number Of letters and postal cards
mailed at the Caldwell postoffice last
week was l451, weighing thirty-three
pounds. The total number of pieces of
all kinds was 2OO2.-Tribune.
A failure Of crops in Genesee valley
Is now an impossibility. The recent
rains have insured this, aud we will
have rousing yield whether we have
any more rain or not until after harvest.
|-Genesee Advertiser.
New buildings seem to be the order
of the day, and in the next few weeks
1t will be impossible to supply the de-
mand for labor and supplies. Nampa's
progress in 1890 will be u surprise to us
us all.-Nampa Times.
We are informed by Mr.. Bray, con-
tractor on the Little Phyllis canal,
that it will be fully completed to Nam
pa In about ten days. The large force
of men employed will then be placed
on this end and will be able to COM
plete 1t to Snake river in thirty days.
Nampa Times.
Charles Snyder is bargaining for
steam drill which he will use in pros
pecting In his coal <nine, work on
which will be commenced soon. Mr..
Snyder entertains high hopes for the
success of his enterprise, and no doubt
this fall will show it to be first class
coal mine.-Juliaetta Gem.
A California company are going to
lay out townsite about half way be-
tween Blackfoot and Basalt. One of
the parties connected with the compa-
ny has contracted for blowing and seed
ing to alfalfa 200 acres adjoining the
townsite. They have made applica-
tons to the railroad company to have
a side track placed there.-Eagle Rock
Register.
Complaints have been frequently
made of late by business men and 9TH
ers about certain acts of hoodlums, such
as tearing awnings, defacing signs,
breaking glass out of windows I'M unoc-
cupied houses, etc. Constable Trato is
after the offenders, and unless the nui-
ssnce is stopped at once they will be
severely dealt with. The boys are al
lowed great latitude in town with their
sports and games, and any uninten-
tional accident is always overlooked,
But several business men in town have
been needlessly annoyed, and their
complaints are certainly not without
good foundation.-Hailey News-Miner.
The surveyors of the North and South
road, rs 1t is at present called, are now
camped near Emmett and are having
considerable difficulty in finding a
proper grade from the low foothills up
on which they have been running q
line since they left Caldwell on which
to drop down into the valley of the
Payette. After once getting there they
will probably encounter no difficulty
for long distance. The road alluded
to Is intended, among other convent.
ences, to convey timber to the Owyhee
country, where it ia claimed the SUP.
ply for mining purposes is not of a very
fiattering nature for the future.-Boise
City Statesman.
There was novel fight at Hope last
Saturday. 1t seems that two or three
booms had broken and the ties were
set adrift on the lake. The men al
work catching the ties got into dis
pute as to the ownership of some of the
floating pieces and a row ensued. The
men, who were standing waist deep in
water, pulled hair, bit, knocked and
slashed around regardless of all sport.
ing rules. When a man got a "solid'
back of the ear he'd just topic over into
the water and some one on his side
would fish him out. There was nc
blood shed or serious harm done, while
the crowd Of spectators on the bank en-.
jOyed the exhibition.-Kootenai Courier
w. c. Morley of Cleft, had a narrow
escape of being killed by tightening
last Sunday. What appeared to be a
heavy rainstorm was approaching and
Mr.. Morley started out after his chill
dren who were playing down the rail
way track mile or more from the sec
ton house. While walking down the
middle of the track there came a daz
cling fash of lightning and the next
thing Mr. Morley knew he was laying
In the ditch on one side of the track,
1t stunned him for a few moments but
he was soon alright except that he says
his head feels pretty sore. The bolt
must have passed very near to him