Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24
Won a Game al Last!
THE LEWISTON BALL CLUB
DEFEATS COTTON.
An Interesting Contest!
The J. M. Harrington Saw Mill Site
Paid for and Deed Secured
Work to Begin Soon.

Paid for and Deed Secured
Work to Begin Soon.
The base ball enthusiasts were treated
to a fine exhibition of the game Sun
day, when the Cotton team crossed
bats with the Lewiston boys. A fine
day and gentlemanly lot of oppo.
nants added greatly to the pleasure of
the game. In fact the gentlemanly
conduct of the visitors was in marked
contrast to the etfervescent small boy,
who was allowed to stand around and
make insulting remarks to the visiting
nine. A little chaff if thrown from
the distance of the grand stand would
DO no harm, but personal remarks and
accusations made in Sundays game
should not be permitted on the ground.
The game opened with Lewiston at
the bat. After the first man struck
out the home team found the ball and
succeeded in knocking out one run,
then for three innings about all the
home team came in for was to get
drink, while the Cotton battery prac-
ticed. A, the end of the fifth it stood
five to three in favor of the Coltons.
The sixth seemed to open auspiciously,
Thompson grasped the bat and struck
three times viciously at the ball, and
only succeeded in bunting it; and made
a desperate effort to out sprint the
pitcher to first base, but the Cotton
twirler crossed the bag half length
ahead. Lindsay rapidly famed the
air and Billy Crow came to bat with a
look on his face that would have pied
a galley of type, but could only repeat
Thompson's performance and end the
inning. Cotton failed to tally in the
sixth, seventh and eighth, while in
the seventh Lewiston tied the score.
AT the beginning Of the ninth Lewis
ton struck winning gait and pounded
out three runs. Cotton succeeded in
placing two more to their credit before
being retired. The battery work of
the visitors was exceptionally fine, as
was also that of the home team. The
umpiring was excellent, as was shown
by the readiness with which both
sides accepted the decisions. The left
handed stop of a hot grounder by the
Cotton pitcher, in the seventh, was
we'll done. Coburn's steal from third
home in the fifth was the richest thing
of the game. The score at the close
was to 8, in Lewlston's favor.
Lewiston has secured a new industry
that will add materially to her trade
and business interests. The location of
the big saw mill here is now an as
sured success beyond the quibble of a
doubt Mr.. Harrington has forwarded
the purchase money for the site by
check, and the deed for the same has
been turned over. One thousand dol
lars was paid for the Rogers land, on
on the Clearwater slough and the mill
will be located there. 1t is an excel
lent location. None better could have
been chosen at point SO favorable in
transporting either the logs to the
mill, or the lumber to the market.
Mr.. Harrington writes that a force of
men will be on hand in a few days to
begin operations on the construction of
buildings, and pref aration of the
grounds to receive the plant. The
plant is large one and has been used
by Mr.. Harrington in doing work in
Michigan. He employs forty men in
and about the mill. Many Of these,
men of experience and of families, will
come here from Michigan with the
plant. Others will be employed from
t the help here. A large force of men
will be sent at once into the timber
belt on Clearwater, to get out the logs
for next years work. Mr.. Harrington
himself, made a trip back into the tim
/ Der and pronounces it the finest he
: has ever handled. Immense amounts
of white pine and cedar lie back in the
mountains. at points easily accessible
. to the mountain streams, and the log!
t can easily be driven to the mill sit.
, from these points. The numbering in
: dustry is one of the best resources Lew
f iston has, and the city Is to be congrat
ulated that it now seems in so fair
t way to be developed.
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