Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-24
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Boise City will have free delivery
system after Jan. LIST. 1892.
p. Tllinghast is filling the office Of
prosecuting attorney In the illness Of J.
H. Forney, who Is seriously i'll at his
home In Moscow.
The HALEY Sampling works has
been sued by r. F.. Browne for $24OO,
the value of four sacks of ore, which he
claims were spirited away since he
sent them to the mill.
A heavy snow fell last Monday night
and Tuesday, and snow Is now lying
on the ground thirteen and one-half
inches deep by actual measurement and
winter is now fixed fact, the nights
being quite cold. On Sunday morning
last the mercury recorded ten degrees
below zero, which Is the coolest yet
this winter.-Ketchum keystone.
Idaho Is the only state in the union
whose legislature in one session elected
four United States senators. Three of
them have served, or are serving, and
the fourth, who Is there as q contest
ant, will, If nothing else, receive one
years salary and mileage. The Gem
Of the Mountains may be a lightweight
In something's. but she leads her sisters
in senatorial numbers.-Idaho Demo-
crat.
Miss Oleson, q young Swede lady of
this city, set trap for rabbit, but in
the morning found she had caught a
young bear. She threw shawl over
its head, picked it up and started home,
the bear being of an aesthetic nature,
began hugging the little damsel, which
caused her to cry out. She was soon
rescued from the arms of the bear and
in reply to her rescuers she said: II
tout vest would catch one yack rabbit
that yumps SO high. 1t were bear
and 1t most. hoge me to def."-Idaho
Falls Times.
Adam Sauer has been arrested as an
accessory to the murder Of Mrs
Mischler last spring. 1t will be re-
membered that Mrs. Misehler is Adam
Sauer's mother and that in the exam
ination this evidence seemed to shield
Mrs. Hawkins, the murderess, and
onlv until last week was it rumored
that he was an accessory to the crime
A complaint was filed and Sauer was
arrested, and when brought to the city
| he waived examination and gave bonds
to appear at the District court.-Idaht
Falls Times.
The people Of Kootenai station or
Friday last, met and organized for tn,
purpose Of devising means to rid tn
town Of hoboes and ''sure thing" men
The voice of the meeting seemed to b
that Deputy Sheriff Hunter was no
fitted for the position, and petition
was drawn up and signed, asking Sher
iff McClue to make new appointment
Judge Cole was asked to ignore Hun
ter and appoint two special constables
and accordingly Joe Warren and Ellis
worth were appointed. They startet
in at once to rid the town of lawles
element.-Post Falls Post.
!; The epidemic of Ia grippe, which !
now prevalent in nearly every section
of the country, has reached Boise, an,
. reputable physician yesterday in
formed reporter that there were q
least 100 cases in the city. None o
the cases are very severe, and the ply
stefan said that Ia grippe was apt to b.
milder here than at any place on tn
coast. Reports received from variou
parts Of Idaho are to the effect that tn
disagreeable malady is about as com
monty prevalent as it was last winter
Unusual care Is to be taken to keep tn
distemper out Of the state insan'
asylum and the state prison. Las
year Ii grippe made it very uncom
Portable for the insane people.-Bois'
statesman.
| E. G. Cameron came in from tn,
Ruby Greek mining district last Mon
day and brought more good news o
development work In several of tn,
mines. He reports q strike Of good di
mensions made in the Sunset min,
Sunday at depth Of about 80 feet
which promises to widen out AZ depth
h obtained. The ore Is carbonate
with indications Of gray copper, anG
will assay from 80 to $50 ounces to th,
ton. Considerable excitement wa,
created by the strike, and development,
work IL prosecuted more actively thar
ever In all the properties being worked
The same character of ore, although
not In such . large strata, has beer
discovered In the Mary May, Little
Maiden, Blue Bird. Black Hawk, Gray
Eagle and the Black Lead mines
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