Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19

The report of the accidental drown
ing of young Richard Hodgins is con-
firmed by the papers this week. It
appears that in company with young
companion he went to pond near his
home, at Genesee, on Saturday after
noon. June 7, for the purpose of taking
a bath. There had been we'll dug in
the center of the pond for the purpose
of furnishing the stock during the dry
season. Young Hodgins was not aware
of this and accidently walked into the
hole and not being able to swim was
drowned. His body was recovered by
j. b. Clark. The father, H. B. Hod-
gins, who was on the Sound was at
once telegraphed for and arrived home
on Wednesday last. The funeral was
on Thursday, Rev. J. d. McConkey
officiating. The deceased was brother
of Judge Hodgins, of Moscow, and
leaves wide circle of friends who
mourn his untimeiy death.
| Tom Clark, we'll known pioneer of
the Florence basin, died last Wednes-
day while being conveyed from Flor
ence to Grangeville. 1t appears that
he had been seized with sudden fit of
frenzy one day last week at Florence
and had attacked one Pete Turnbull
with knife, wounding him severely.
He was captured and placed in con-
finement, but on request was allowed
to make the journey to Grangeville.
He was attended on the journey by
George Shearer and young man nam
ed Dycer. On the road he Became very
sick and weak but insisted on complet-
ing the journey, although his compan-
ions urged him to remain in camp. He
was so weak on the second day that he
had to be tied in the saddle. In this
condition they johrneyed along the
Melnor trail, Dycer in front, Shearer
following, leading the horse upon
which Clark was riding. Shearer no
ticing that Clark's hands no longer
held the reins, called to his companion
and on examination found that their
charge had died in the saddle. LASH
ing him to the saddle they conveyed
his body to Grangeville, where the cor
Oner held an inquest and decided that
his death was Occasioned from heart
trouble.
A casual discussion CONCERNING the
amount of rainfall during the last
shower has lead to the following COM
parisons gathered from the statistics
compiled at the Raymond House:
During the past forty-eight hours there
has been .88 Of an inch of rainfall.
The rainfall for the present month is
up to date Las inches while that of last
year for the entire month of June was
but 80. A comparison of the precipi-
t1tion deposited during each seperate
month might be an object of interest.
January, of the present year, the de-
posit was AZ inches, to Al inches of
last year; February, LA to .48; March.
1.90 to 1.3O; April, As to LOO; May, 1.20
to 283. June, we have already given
above. According to this comparison
there must be "a inches more of rain
fall during June that the amount for
the six months MAY equal that for the
same period last year. With the ex-
| ception of the months of April and
May the deposit has been greater every
month of this year than last. The
greatest amount of moisture last year
fell In May, 2.83 inches. The moisture
this year has been more evenly distri-
buted and consequently more beneficial.
1t will be seen that with only an equal
amount of moisture we have this year
| large wheat crop where last year we
had none. The failure of the wheat
crop last year was not due to deficiency
of moisture but to hot dry winds parch-
ing the wheat. This year, owing to
the heavy snowfall In the mountains
last winter, the winds are cool.
When the typos cry 'copy" and our
mind has nothing else to turn to, we
write up little squib on the sidewalk
question. 1t does not do any good, Of
course. You will fix up your sidewalk
when you get ready. We are well
aware of that. We admire your per-
sistence and independence, even II we
do protest against your lack of enter.
prise and general shiftlessness. The
sidewalks along both sides of sE"
street are In an execrable condition.
The boards In many places are loose
and two persons walking abreast are
liable and do often trip each other. The
nails protrdde an inch or 30, tearing
dresses, running shoes and tripping the
luckless pedestrian who Is compelled to
journey to and fro over its wabbly sur
face. On several occasions of late we
have seen persons fall headlong, being
thrown by o projecting nail or tripped
by tilted board. II such an accident
would result in broken limb the city
would incur heavy damage suit,
which would result as 1t did In the case
OF Black few years ago. It would be
D Iaf more economic measure to take
money and rebuild the walks than to
expend 1t for broken limbs, having in
addition to rebuild the walks also. It
Is the city fathers say, the duty Of the
property holders to keep in condition
the walks in front Of their respective
property, but II they do not do that,
whose business is It to sec that they do?
There IL gentle nurmur Of disapprov-
al abroad which Is rapidly ripening
into Q wall Of complaint. Let the au-
thOrities look into this matter.
i Bronco Riding.
i Saturday, June 21st., the city Of Lew.
: iston will give broncho riding match.
Let everybody come out. It will be
free for all. No entrance fee required;
no one barred. The. referees Nill
be chosen on the ground nom disinter.