Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-25

close the first months work. Next
week the grade cards will be issued.
1t should be the duty Of each parent
to examine these cards. They show
the teachers estimate of each child's
work. Examine them as you sign
them.
d. M. White had a force of men
working on his rock ledge all last week
The soil and float rock were removed
from the Ledge and several specimens
of the solid rock brought in. The
opening is very encouraging and there
Is now no doubt but that the ledge will
yield an exhaustible supply of this
valuable rock.
Nos. l and 2 of The Hornet, a new
illustrated weekly published at Boise
City, have reached our desk this we k.
The Hornet does not belle its name. i.
1t is sharp, pithy aud pointed. 1t is
republican in principles and strikes
straight and hard at the opposition
with blow calculated to raise a we'll
developed welt
For the Northwest Industrial Ex-
position, Spokane Falls, WASH, Oct.
lst to 3lst, 1890, the Northern Pacific
will sell excursion tickets at is fare
for round trip. Sale of tickets COM
mences Monday, Sept. %, and COLI
tinuing Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays of each week until close of
Exposition; return limit four days from
date of sale.
Harry T. Madgwick is just COM
pleting new dwelling house on Larson
street. The building when finished
will be for rent, or we understand is
already rented. The need of dwelling
houses to meet the demand of orr in
creasing population should be looked
into. There is not vacant house in
town and many families are seeking
location here.
Low RATEs.-The U. P. will make
special rates on grain, -four, feed, mill
stuffs, flax seed and potatoes in car
loads from Fir Bluff and mouth of
Potlatch creek, to Portland and San
Francisco, and at Lewiston the rates
will be at all times the same as rates
from Moscow to points In question. 1t
will cost no more to send grain from
the points named on Clearwater than
from Lewiston.
i While a strong wind was blowing
one evening last week, the stage being
unable to cross on the ferry attempted
to ford the Clearwater. Getting in
mid-stream, the water proved to high
and the whole outfit Of stage, horses
and passengers came near being swept
down stream. The passengers were
rescued by small boat and the horses
being unhitched swan ashore. The
stage and mail sacks were hauled out
without loss Of any kind to any part
of the outfit.
i An enumeration of the Nez Perce
Indians, recently made, shows that
there is 1,75O Indians on the reserva.
ton. OF this number moro than one
thousand have already been given their
lands In allotment Of land in severalty.
Miss Fletcher has nearly completed
her work at Kamai. Most of the re-
mainder Of the lands will be taken
about Lapwai and north of the Clear
water. The allotment will be com.
pleted early next year. The opening
Of the reservation for actual settlement
will soon follow.
Engineer Bloomfield Of the Lewiston
Light and Water company, has been
In town since Thursday working on
; the plans and specifications Of theil
work hero. All machinery and ma
terial for To construction Of the plant
have been bought and shipment haa
been made Of parts Of it. Under thu
!. instructions Of Mr.. Bloomfield woFl
Q has actually begun. The contracts foI
!, the buildings viii soon be opened and
a the contractor with . large force vii
a hasten the construction with all posi-
Q bic speed. When completed this plan
y will cost fully 800, 900 and be the mos
excellent and efficient system in tn
west.
III The Vincent Comedy company hav
l. been playing At the Grostein L Binnar'
l. hall this week to excellent and appre
;. ciative houses. The troupe Is the bea
y that has visited at Lewiston for som
years. Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent in th
principal characters are popular an
, the minor parts are well sustained
!, On Monday night the company pm
~ sented Father and Son, and on Tuesda
!. night the popular and humorou
=, comedy entitled Our Boys. Both play
were well presented and abound In VI
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