Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-07-23


sanity took the teachers examination. {
Here Is Il portion of what she wrote in I
answer to question In physiology:
',The body is divided into three parts
the head, the chiss and the stum-
mick. The head contains the eyes
and brains, if any. The ch,st contains
the lungs aud piece OF the liver. The
stummick Is devoted to the bowels,
which there is tive-a, g, o, u, and
W and y. These also are
divided int" number of ali'nentary
sounds"
Andrew Stone, while canped on the
bank OF Clearwater above this city last
week, found piece Of gold bearing
quartz in the root of Il urift log from
which he crushed seventeen dollars in |
gold. This bit of rock was clamped In |
the roots OF "a cedar which had been
washed INTO the river by the flood. 1t
was piece Of Il ledge that would assay
more than $4,000 to the ton. The
tree had grown above this bonanza
and broken off bit of the ledge when
It was up-rooted. The man who is
versed in wood craft might be able to
find the Immediate spot from which
this tree floated. If so he woulb doubt
less find n fortune.
w. III. Smethurst ana o. A. Farran,
Do Afis,n ~ fha isktv
These gentlemen have just received
from the publishing house, descrip-
tive pamphlet and business directory
OF the country tributary to the North
ern Pacific Rpilway system, and are
circulating them throughout the
Northwest. Lewiston business men
are represented in the book, and 1t con-
tains an excellent article on the city
and contiguous country. The wide
circulation given this class of literature
will undoubtedly have beneficial re-
suit. Mr.. Farran is Il capitalist Of st.
Paul and Mr.. Smethurst Is a journalist
They are much impressed with Lewis
tons bright prospects and signify their
intentions Of making business VEN
ture here.
| &. II. kistler, the defaulting sewing
machine agent, dropped out ofsigbt HI
II the earth or the waters had swallow
ed him. He was short about $500 In
| his accounts which money he had
doubtless squandered at the gambling
table and the dav of reckoning was at
hand. He left Moscow ostensibly 10
visit Pullman, one day last month.
He hastened to Lapwai where he sold
his team and wagon for ten dollars,
and before the trade was completed
took fright ut the appearance of team
from Moscow and fled bdfore receiving
the pay. That was the last seen Ct
him. The shertfs Of three counties
have been looking for him. canot
was caught adrift in the Clearwater IN
which Kistler had been navigatin {
that stream. In the canoe was an ole
dustrr in which were u lot OF kistler''
business cards. This nwn, who wa
ruined by the passion Of gambling, lef
an interesting family in trouble. H'
was a good business man and hat
many friends. The money was forti
3 coming to balance his accounts whe'
, he took fright and fled.
A general demand Is made by th
4 pc ,ple for reduction Of public expen
l ditures. The salary of all officers &
e the country are excessive when con
t pared to the wages paid tor like wor
:. in private life. Nez Perces county ha
: always been IN good financial condi
n ton but the time has come when som
}. balances should be drawn and the les
z son of the comparison sh"uld Il
X needed. The extension of county jur
h isdiction over the reservation is IA sui
e ject for further apprehension. Th
r additional expenditure resulting irci
|, litigation relative to the Indians no
n confronts the taxpayers. There WI
d be no increase of income from tt
& reservation to meet the expense of ei
t. forcing the laws Of the state over tn,
c. extensive district. The present SO
e. aries and fees If officers are fixed
" the constitution and cannot be r
duced by acts Of the Legislature. i,
ID only hope seems to be in the exercI
to of economy as far as practicable al
@. then depend upon the increase
" wealth to redeem our county bo .ds
H. the future.
H. Mrs. Conner, IA restaurant keeper
IN Lapwai, was arrested last Friday
introducing whiskeo upon the resei '
''s ton. The peace officers were on I
~ alert to locate the source of supp
IA which caused drunkenness among I
ur Indians for week or more before
ed arrests, and suspicious box was {
'at served in transit from Lewiston
ng Mrs. Corners restaurant last Thursd