Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-30
Drowned in a Well !!
LITTLE SAMMY HOLT FALLS IN
WELL WHILE PLAYING.
A Very Sad Affair {!
The Right Of Way Question.-A New
Bank Bull ing for the
Lewiston National.

At the hour of noon yesterday news
Of distressing accident was soon
noised over the city. Sammy Holt,
he little son and only child of Sam
Holt, while playing with some neigh
Dor children in the lots lately vacated
to make the depot grounds, had fallen
into an open well on the old MartinsOn
lot and had drowned. Many citizens
and friends rushed to the spot. Mr.
Nesbit, who had gone ont to hunt his
own child, saw the accident and was
first upon the ground. All possible
haste was made to get the little fellow
out. A man was lowered and the body
soon brought to the surface. DR..
Stirling was present and used every
effort to resuscitate the child, but to no
avail. Every spark of life was extinct.
The sorrowing parents are well nigh
heart broken over the accident. All
open well in an open lot, where chill
dren are running ab'ut to play, is GER
tainly a piece of criminal carelessness
that cannot be excused lightly. The
railroad company are first to blame in
not having the well filled or protected
on throwing open the property. The
city authorities, too, will have to bear
the censure of being careless in the
matter.
The right of way question on the
Indian reservation will Ike settled by
Il grand council of the tribe, called by
Agent Robbins, at I.apwai for tomor-
row. The whole affair will be easily
and amicably settled at once, and the
road will then be pushed on to Lewis
ton. Mr.. Robbins is ably assisted in
this conference by Miss Alice Fletcher,
government agent now in charge of the
allotment of Nez Perce lands. We
have been informed from most excel
lent authority Of the most excellent
service this lady has rendered this part
of the country by her influence in the
department at Washington, by having
the government take charge of and sur.
vey the roads running through the
Indian reservation. Through her in
fluence the work of surveying the pub
lie roads on the domain will be done
by the government ut its expense, thus
relieving the people of the county and
the new settlers from burden of ex.
pense in making such surveys to estab'
lish such roads. Miss Fletcher deserves
praise and due credit for her efforts tx
relieve the needy taxpayers of the
county.
The plans and specifications for the
Kettenbach bank building have been
agreed upon, and Mr.. Keenan,, the
contractor, has been telegraphed tt
come and take charge of the work
The new building will be located or
"E" street at the corner of Fourth. L
, will be fifty feet square and three storie
, high, to cost, when complete, $25, 900
The lowe floor will be occupied by th'
Lewiston National Bank. The uppe
floors will be rented for offices and pri
vate rooms. The whole building will
, be furnished by water from the main
and heated from the same plant. Tn
' building will be made from Magnesi
stone from Lewiston Magnesia Ston
Co.'S mine OH Asotin. A. Mcclure an
: large force of men will proceed a
. once to open the quarry. The buildin
y when complete will be the finest strut
= ture in the city.
v The guns and ammunition for the us
g of Company ."I" came to hand las
}, week. Fifty stands of arms and tw
thousand rounds of ammunition will
. issued tn the members at the next re,
= ular meeting. The company, und,
- the instructions of Sergeant Kittsmille
. are rapidly becoming proficient in a
a. movements in marching, counte
No marching In twos, fours, files an
a lines. Having heard that the sta
\ proposes to send its best drilled milit
=. company to the W. rld's Fair. Cap
10 Kroutinger has determined to captu
- tat prize, and the company are e
- thusias.ic in learning the drill.
Notice, Art Students!