Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-07-24
STATE NEWS.
Cleaned From the Columns Of Various
Idaho Exchanges.

The Hon. John Fernan, Chairman Of
Kootenai County commissioners, has re-
ceived letter from the governor ofiic-
tally informing him that the state elec-
ton will be held Oct. lst.-Panhantlle.
The streets of of Wciser are alive with
strangers seeking investments and To-
cations; come everybody, you can't
find better business point than Weiss
er. There is room for profitable invest
ments for all and everybody is well
come.-Weiser Leader.
S. G. Holbrook, sentenced from Bing-
ham county for an attempt to assis
prisoners to escape, was pardoned by
Governor Shoup on Friday last. About
the time Holbrook was sentenced sew
ecll ventures of the same kind had been
made, and the court and people had
become very tired Of it. The sentcnc,
had been five years and ordinarily
! would hav been considered SEVERE
Boise Democrat.
! The credit of Shoshonc county II !
| getting better. Two or three wears ay,
the county's scrip wen. begging at .
to 80 cents on the dollar but now spec.
ulators are paying 70 cents for it, ant:
it may yet run even higher than that.
.. ID. Garrison is the principal buyer
this We, arl he is the first man whs'
offered 20 cents for it. In the last ye;l
scrip has been selling at so to 60 cents.
Occur d'Alene S atesmaD.
There are only few grasshoppers on
Deer creek left and those few are get
ting scarce. When they first Matched
out they were noticed by thousands OH
spots of ground about rod square. As
they grew and scattered over the coun-
try, they We're not numerous enough to
cause much damage. The farmers are
now cutting their hay, and the season
is getting so far along that there Is now
no cause of fear on account of the pests.
HALEY News-Miner.
There never was a time in the histO-
nv of Bingham county and there never
will be time when it will be more inn
p0rtant to elect good, honest, trustwor-
, thy county officers than at the coming
election. The people feel this to be so
and they will demand of all three par
ties in the county to put forth their
q best men. The party that fails to yield
, to such demand will commit party
| q: L. knsr
the race with an incompetent ticket
Blackfoot News.
Last week the Caldwell Tribune pub.
y lished that the man building the hotel
J. at Nampa, had left, and work on the
). building had stopped, both assertions
!. being glaring misstatements. Our pre-
h vious contemporary should be sure he
}. is right and not get off any al-k-lie sto
= ries. Mr.. Talley was allied to Denver
on business and work has progressed
= on the building uninterruptedly during
his absence. Brother "Trib.," dom
attend any more quilting parties, befor
y going to press.-Nampa Times.
Col. w. H. Petit, Idaho's recent!
=, appointed Surveyor General, reaches
d the capital on yesterday mornings ira !
Is with the Dubois party ofinvaders. Col
u Petit paid visit to the scene Of hi
future labors yesterday, when he toll
I. General Straughan that he had as We
h received no other notification Of hi
d appointment than that conveye
a through brief telegram following tn
at action of the Senate. The Colonel ha
70 been too long in Idaho to be classed
tenderfoot, and will no doubt b
AZ lease hardened" to the criticisms this
~ will follow his induction into offic'
X The Statesman merely voices the sent
ia ments of the people Of the new State I
tn Idaho In most cordially welcoming ii
~ new Surveyor General and In predic
10 ing for him a successful and useful ter
en- of office.-Boise Statesman.
h. An apportionment amounting
$4,000 has been granted for publ
he surveys in Idaho for the current fisc
w year, and three contracts have bee
,e. awarded by Surveyor General Strau
he han involving that amount. The
for contracts embrace lands in the "Tet
I'D Basin" and other parts of Bingha
r." county; some townships near Mounta
he Home; portions of Custer and Altur
~" counties, and some public lands
er. Kootenai county. The surveys In tt
zen latter vicinity will include the "wint
as pasture" attached to the Fort Coe
ing d'Alene military reservation. Gene
ing Straughan also states that the erro
eei eous located "winter PASTURE" as 81
red veyed in 1880, will be thrown open
i'm, settlement, under the homestead Ia,
ght at some future time, within the disc
was ton of the interior department.-Wa