Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21
This and That
DO YOU KNOW

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has the honor of building the first
business house on The Hill; that
the "sooners" on the reserve have
an unique way of receiving news
paper men; that a man who can
overlook a fault will get interest
on his money; that S. 6. Thomp-
son has I5ooft of new sidewalk;
that San Francisco is entitled to
the name of the CITY of Criine,'
being a rival of London that
sense and cents sound the same.
and that in weighing them the
same rule is too often applied; that
Lewiston has been doing land
Office" business this week; that the
old building destroyed by fire was
for many years used as the Lewis
ton postoffice, with G. A. Thatcher
as post master; that wide Wide
/ World,.' by Elizabeth Witherell,
is being read extensively in town,
and that the N. =. railroad office
has all attractive sign; that lots,
situated one block from court
house, in the Nez Perces town
site are selling for 81, and that
Lewiston has more pretty women
than any town in the northwest;
that Charles Read, in his Auto
biography Of Thief refers to a
character as having "every trait
of an Englisman except delirium
tremens;' that our county re-
ceived its name from the French
words, NEE PERCEs, meaning
pierced noses,' and that it is
only correctly spelled by using the
S; that T. G. Wright was the first
mayor of Lewiston, DR.. Henry w.
Stanton, deceased, the first city
clerk, and that the first ordinance
was passed Oct. 18th, 1867; that
one of Lewiston's young men
should be made aware of the fact
that Robertine was intended for a
fairer skin; that the Lewiston
Historical Society has assumed an
important field of work, Astounding
in gems that will some day be Of
priceless value; that young man
lisp ordering over a letter from his
girl which ended with the words,
Yours Respectively" that the
Supreme Court has held that Mrs.
Hardy, the child murderess, was
legally convicted; that Lewiston
still retains her position at the
head of navigation; that Christ
mas goods are now OH display
everywhere; that the local secret
societies are making many initia-
tons: that the population of Lew
iston is estimated at $500; that
the date has not yet been set for
the production of Colleen Bawn;
that "Beauy is garb that butter
flies wear" which is solace to
many Lewiston young men; that
DR.. Morris is president of the new
townsite company; that the officers
should big init" the gang of
sure thing gamblers who are
operating in town; that A. Damas
is making a special sale in tobac-
cos; that the reservation is opened
to settlement, and that Geo. CAMS,
and many others, unknown to
fame, still exist; that ]. P. Voll.
mer has made a gigantic reduction
IN prices on his large stock of gen
eral merchandise; that Nez Perces
is the richest county in the State
III natural wealth, and that our
voting population has doubled in
the past five days; that Mr.. len
nings is building residence on
The Hill; that the band boys
dance should be we'll patronized;
that what is termed flattery is
often the very soul speaking aloud;
that this is examination week III
the public schools; that no man
knows another's heart; that the
booster is the middle1nan be-
tween the sucker and the bankroll;
that California Dick is in town but
the disastrous pail of the panic is
being lifted, otherwise life would
be intolerable; that Ray Arant is
in Wardner, erecting theatre
for ]. W. Marchbank, of
this city; that Cowper said II
would not enter on my list of
friends, though graced with pol
shed manners and fine sense, vet
lacking sensibility, the man who
would needlessly set foot upon
worm:' that Lewiston was chris
.ened on June Ist, 1861. the name
BEING suggested by Maj. Vic Trey
tt, and that James McGrane, ST.,
md Captain Eph Baughman wit
lessed the ceremony; that Clara
;. B .eman was the first woman
o file ON reservation land; that
Allie Vincent has quartz lead on
he reservation, the rock of which