Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

zen, and the following item gives evil
dence at least that one of our neighbors
has proven that farming pays: Mr..
NJ. G. Harris recently threshed from
eighteen acres OH his farm near Cen
esee 1850 bushels and II pounds of
barley, which, when weighed out and
sold, yielded him $4O.SO per acre profit.
The same land cost him two years ago
$ls per acre. His splendid crops of
barley, wheat and oats this year alone
makes him double the value of the pur-
chase price. Yes, farming pays if you
pitch your tent in the proper locality.
Engineer Briggs has been in town
this week and gives a most encourag-
ing account of the allotment work of
this year. If the Indians had not
gone away on their annual hunt he
thinks the work would have been COM
pleted this year. AS 1t Is but small
portion of scattering allotments will be
left for another season. The Indians
offer no objection now to obstruct the
work, but are taking their lands readily
and peaceably. The work will be conf
pleted early next season and the
richest reselv. in the United States
thrown open for settlement. Prosperity
and wealth will pour in upon the peo-
pie from this rich country dire, tly tri-
butary to our city.
Those who attended the republican
meeting on Tuesday night and listened
to Capt. Jack Crawford, received q
rare treat. The Captain was win
ming card and added greatly to the
success of the evening. He was the
first speaker of the eveningrand was
heartily received and called for again
at the close, when he entertained the
crowd fully u half hour with bits of
wit, eloquence and pathos. The poetic
fire burns brightly in the thought of
Captain Crawford and some of his
selections were rare gems of beauty.
Capt. Crawford is here on government
business making Investigation of the
recent Indian scare, and it is only by
a fortunate chance that we were
enabled to hear this famous poet scout
The Printers retrieved their lost re-
putation last Sunday by defeating the
boastful Clerks. In the opening in
; nings the Clerks gained ten runs or
the gross errors made by the printing
combination, but later the Printers
steadied down and pounded out {
victory though it took till the last hal
of the ninth to decide the contest
The score was tied in the eighth ant
1 victory pounded out wAen thing
looked scaly. The kicking was clos
e from start to finish with no odds OF
l. either side. sit was q glorious gam
: of base 'bawl,'" we heard one mai
# mutter as he disappeared over the hill
n Score, 10 to 20. The scattering frag
IS ments of the Clerks were removed t
g the hospital where they remain fo
t Identification.
"Better than gold mine." That
n what John Keenen, practical builder
says of the magnesia rock upon close
e. examination Of. its merits. Mr.. Keene
h came down from Spokane Saturda
d last, making special trip to examiu
s, the ledge from which the specimen
l. of rock have come. He is fully sati
g. fed, by tests he has made of the qua
1T ity, and wished to satisfy himself an
,e others as to the quantity and avail
id ability of the quarry. He has workt
10 tons of the. Kansas rock and pr
e? nounces this a better quality of Il
H. same material, freer from grit and 9th
impurities and equally durable. N
Keenen is the man who had charge
- the construction of the famous Grani
" Book in Spokane Falls. He also co
-. lstructed the building Of the Holl
~ Mason, Marks l. Co.'S block. He b
- in his employ at present hundreds
~ "a workmen. A new bank is soon to
M -. constructed under his supervision, a
~, ~ the company hearing of this rock sc
=. Mr.. Keenen to make investigate
He advises the owners of the ledge
"a make all due haste in opening up
~ quarry and asks only that he be
.. 20 lowed to have the refusal of the Il
stone put on the market.
With this issue the TELLER ent
tne upon the fifteenth year Of its publ
Ter ton. It has been the proud boast Of
oer management that through all the
pm. cisitudes Of it's existence, it has ne
l! missed an issue. Come what might
.nu all the disadvantages Of frontier
oi where news was scarce and transpo
y. ton of needed material always pr
anu rious task, the TELLER has never IA
ew' to show Its weedly budget Of news
one it's friends and patrons. 1t has in til
oAe- zone by. advocated warmly "