Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-29


were In town. Saturday. They are
with the survey party in the allot-
ment OF Indian lands. They report
Ihat the work Is reaching completion
1T last, and that 1t will be fully COM
pleted by December. James Stewart.
an Indian, who has also been with the !
party gave it as his opinion that the
work would be completed in four or
i've weeks. All the allotri,ents have
been made on Kamai, and there only
remain those to be made on Cotton
wood and the Clearwater to N N,rth
Fork.
In the late term Of the district court
held at Grangeville, the case of the
State vs. John P. Cox. indicted for
assault with intent to commit murder,
was tried, and young Cox found
guilty. The verdict reached by the
jury was, "We, the jury find the de-
fendant guilty of assault with deadly
weapon liable to produce great bodily
harm." According to this verdict
Judge Piper pronounced sentence
last Friday afternoon. The condemned
man Is to serve five years in the State
penitentiary In expatistion of his
crime.
Rev. Reg. B. Swift, P. E. of the spo-
kane district. East Columbia Confer
ence, M. E. church, South, will hold
the first quarterly conference, on Lew
iston circuit, at Upper Tammany next
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 31st, Nov.
lst, 1891. He will preach in the new
church Sunday at II a. m. and conduct
the services for placing the records in
the magnesia corner stone. This cerea
mony has been postponed until now in
order to get the stone. All of our con-
tributors are especially solicited to be
present on this occasion, also the entire
community are cordially invited to at.
tend this and all other religious
meetings.
Prospects are very flattering for the
establishment of the cannery spoken
of in the last issue of the TELLER. A
further conference with l.. A. Porter
has developed the plan of action,
Eastern parties stand ready to furnish
capital for the project, and the growers
on the river have agreed to furnish
their entire crop at reasonable and
regular price. 1t is likely that the
concern will be managed by joint
stock company. In which case the
growers will take part stock, and thus
stand a chance of d ouble profits. The
matter will be definately settled a
soon as the outlook for next years.
crop can be determined on.
Work on the river near the Red Ware
house has continued steadily all week
Nearly every morning the citizen
have been awakened by the explosion
of dynamite, which marked the TAX
ing off of some Tending boulder, ant
during the day the graphing hook
have been kept busy picking up Others
More than hundred have been pile'
along the beach near the ferry-boa
landing. The good effects are alread
experienced. Capt. Baughman on tn
last trip Of the Faxon took out 14O
sacks of wheat, where before he ha
only been able to take 600 from tn
warehouse. The scow will be towe
this week up to Swallows Nest, wher
another bad bar will be cleared.
The sad intelligence-ofthe death
the two young daughters of J. D. {
Thiessen, Tuesday last of malignan
dipbtheria, is dreadful blow upo
neighbors and friends. A. few week
since when this dread disease made II
appearance here no fatal results a
tended its coming, and every-bod
hoped for permanent safety. 1t no
seems that the fatal germs of the di
ease still taint the air: Puplic safet
demands that the board of healt
take decided and vigorous action In tt
matter. A thorough examination
drains and sewers should be ordere
and all garbage, waste and effite an
decaying vegetation ordered cleare
away and burned. That cesspool
rottenness, the floor of the old pac
shed should be cleaned at once, and
effected regions purged and disi
fected or other lives will pay Il
price of such criminal negligence &c III
neglect.