Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-02-26
Throughout The State!!
INTERESTING HAPPENINGS OF
OUR COMMONWEALTH,
Carefully Scissored Out
From the Columns of Various State
Journals, for Your Parusal.
Nothing Old and Stale.

Nothing Old and Stale.
Snow Is two foot and three inches
deep at this place, but up in the noun
tains there is considerable depth. At
the Washington mine it measures five
feet.-Idaho World.
The Zedasphian society in the public
schools has established newspaper
with Miss Maggie McCallis as editor.
The staff is composed of every member
Of the society. The paper will be read
to the school Friday afternoons
North Idaho Star.
The Supreme Court refused to decide
whether this is an unlimited session,
Of the Idaho Legislature, or sixty
day session, for the reason that the
court has no jurisdiction to consider or
decide the question, and does not deem
It proper to express an extra-judicial
opinion in the mat!er.-Idaho World.
Master Mechanic Dunn has had
orders to put ten more machinests to
work, also two more boiler makers and
Ave more laborers in the car shops,
seventeen in all, and to increase the
working hours. 1t is now thought
that the forces in the shops will be
largely increased within few days.
Pocatello Herald.
B. Y. Hampton and Charles Spears,
two miners, were buried in snow
slide near Ketchum recently. When
exhumed, both men were dead. Mr..
Hampton was brother-in-law Of Mr..
W. e. Dunbar, Of this city, who went
to Ketchum at once on receiving the
telegram. He will take the remains to
Salt Lake City for interment. Caldwell
Tribune.
Were Judge Holleman to sit on the
bench from today until one year from
today he could not begin to dispose OF
the civil cases now on the docket
awaiting trial. There are now liz
cases entered, and among them can be
picked out at least 90 cases that will
take from one week to q month to try
Occur d'Alene Statesman.
The tunnel No. 2 on the Trade Dol
lar is still progressing favorably and in
rich ore. The ledge at the present face
Is eighteen inches wide and rich
yielding considerable fine specimen
ore. The face of the tunnel is still two
hundred and thirty-five feet away
from the Wine which it is running t.
meet. When they are connected the
ground will be in fine shape for stopping
the rich chimney cut in tunuel No. l.
Idaho Avalanche.
The trainers of the Constitution laid
great stress upon the economy which
would result from Statehood for Idaho
and among the many items mentioned
was the abolisment of the Office Of
county attorney. 1t is an utter impos'
sibility for the county commissioners
to transact business without a legal
advisor and the sooner each county
contract for the services of a responsible
attorney the better it will be for the tax
payers.-Idaho Recorder.
Last Saturday morning the large
frame building belonging to NJ. J
Shields located south of the brick store
building, fell from the weight of snow
on the roof. The machinery, carriages
ETC., stored therein were damaged t.
the amount of about a thousand dol
lars. No one was hurt as the fall &C
cured about four o'clock. The loss o
the building is quite heavy, although
cheap structure, as it is within the
fire limit and will necesitate the build
ing Of brick or iron structure to take
its place.-Moscow Mirror.
A. s. Hall, Of Squaw creek, writes
as follows to the World in regard t.
the mysterious disappearance of DR.
l. E. Mahan, of Emmett, who has
OCOu q correspondent VI WIG VOiAu Aoi
several years and has written under
the non de plume Of "Catchall:" CDR
Afallan, alias "Catchall," has been mis-
sing about three months. Thos. Nor
cross told me that Charley Parmel
brought Mahan to High valley and
camped on Sans Meadow. Then
Norcross and Farmer went over to the
Alpine mine, leaving Mahan at camp
alone. They were gone three days and
on returning found Mahan's coat and
hat on log at camp, but Mahan
hasn't been seen e."-Idaho World
Another fatal accident in the Occur
d'Alenes goes on record. B. f. Storr
Ed. Cook and G. b. Taylor, carpenters
employed at the Bunker Hill and Sui
livan mine, got on loaded car on the
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