Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-17
Caught on the Fly.

here this week.
NJ. J. O'Neil was here from Walla
Walla Saturday.
Mr.. Ebert, formerly with S. Widen
thaler was in town Tuesday.
After visiting friends in Grangeville
for several weeks, Misses Mary aud
Laura Benson returned home Friday,
Curtis Thatcher has left his position
with the Union Pacific and has entered
the public schools here for the winter.
Miss Mittie Wiggin, who has oeen
visiting at The Dalles, tor the past
twelve weeks, returned to Lewiston
last Thursday.
Martin Collins returned from War
rens last Friday, where he had been a
few weeks, looking after his interests
in that section.
Will Anthony visited Lewiston
again this week on a round of business
appointments. Mr.. Anthony is ac-
companied by his wife. u
John p. Volmer returned from his
visit to Portland and Tacoma last Fri
day. Not content with enjoying the
distinc ion of being the largest tax
payer in Idaho, Mr. Volmer is now
investing largely in Washington.
Leslie knaggs, now in charge of the
government work for the improvement
of Snake river, was in town Saturday.
He reports fine progress in the work
being done and thinks that all the
work planned for this year will be
completed within the season of low
water.
Dr. Elmer, of Spokane, capitalist
interested largely in fruit culture, has
been a portion of this week n visitor
with l.. A. Porter His wife and
daughter are with him. DR.. Elmer is
on the lookout for suggestions and plaEs
for developing his large ranch on the
Columbia, near Wallula Junction.
A. f. Parker, our illustrious contem-
porary of the Grangeville Free Press,
was in the city the early part of the
week. He accompanied his sister-n-
: law, Miss Helen Newman, this far, in
her departure for her home at Weiser.
1t is pleasure always to meet Bro.
Parker. His vein of humor, his clear
insight into the status of all current
topics, render him most companion
able and entertaining man. Mr.. Parker
is now largely interested in real estate
in Grangevi!le and i'm certain mining
claims in Elk City. and is actively en-
gagged in schemes to develop that upper
country.
4 The attention of our citizens is again
+ called to the Artesian well question
r 1t is one in which SO many are inter
: ested. The high success met with else
g where in the experiments made, re
: moves every element of uncertainty
y that could possibly attend the trial.
/, made here. Artesian water is foun(
| in the Palouse valley in any one of it
!. half dozen towus in abundance an(
= at comparatively shallow depths. A
t Boise City, whose location is yer.
D similar to our own, artesian water i
II found in immense quantities, both no
n and cold. AT Yakima, under condi
3 tioDs less favorable than exist here,
t. fine flow was obtained in the first wei
it tried. A flow of 100000 gallons pc
,s day was obtained, and now hundred
,, of wells are being put in. In the cit
of Lewiston and in the flats above tow
the conditions are very promising
~ The clay of the land" is favorable
" the highest success. The cost of max
" ing the trial experiments is only nom
= nal. Property holders could well affor
y" to make the trial. Calculate the in
mense advantages and profits thu
Y would arise from successful exper
" ment here. On the first flats aboy
,o the city fine flowing we'll would il
- crease the value of the lands five hui
n dred per cent Thousands of acr'
m would at once be put in fruits and vi
r. Ger careful cultivation yield abundal
as crops. Any ranch land with gol
rs artesian we'll will be worth 500 p
ia acre. When outsiders are willing
IN take real estate in part pay to get
ne make the trial, why are not the pro
ia erty holders themselves willing
ID carry out the project. There's milliol
10 in it for some enterprising man.
rv Down in Missouri they introduce
N hugging societies to swell the chur'
at treasury, and Missouri paper Civ
"a the following scale of prices: Girls u
.ic der sixteen, Is cents for a hug of tv
IN minutes or 10 cents for a short sqeez
N. from sixteen to twenty, so cents; fro
90. twenty to twenty-five, 75 cents; schc
marms, 40 cents; another mans wi
81; widows, according to looks, fro
!, 10 cents to So; old maids, 8 cents
60 snlr H.