Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19
NUMBER 26

Ground was broken on the big ditch
Tuesday morning.
Fresh alfalfa seed for sale nv the
Lewiston Commission Co.
ALI kinds Of garden aud flower
seeds for sale by the Lewiston Com
mission Co.
c. w. Morrison and wife sold II
acres of land at the Willows to Lizzie
Haner, Yesterday. consideration $l75.
Miss Maude Wildenthaler aud Pearle
Wickersham arrived home yesterday
evening from the university ut Mo-
COW.
The Misses Alexander gave y party
Tuesday evening for some visiting
friends, which was II pleasant social
affair
J. w. Reid began another suit
against Mrs. Mary f. Goddard, yestcr.
day aud attached the property recently
transferred by deeds, mortgages. and
bills of sale to others, rs it IL alleged to
escape the payment Of claims against
her. The present suit Is brought for
monies advanced aud services rendered
Little Benjamin Booth Boston cele.
brated his fifth birthday yesterday A.
ternoon. The following friends joined
HIM in the festivities accompanying
the event: Bert and Vivian smith,
Bernice aud Lawrence O'Neill, Louise
Shaft, Dorothy Dent. Isaiela McCon-
key, Harry Owens and Dwight I.eeper
The steamer Almota IL In service
temporarily while the Lewiston Ia be-
ing renovated. Captain stump, the
veteran riverman, IL captain Of the
Almota. Business In river traffic !.
unusually lively for this early date.
The ice business is not yet completed.
Mr. Weisgerber will receive two car
loads on Friday. The lumber for the
fiume will begin to arrive Monday and
will continue for two weeks. The travel
by the river route il increasing. The
fear Of winter blockades diverts travel
from the boats In winter. The boiler
for the HaI!ett and Morrison steamer
arrived yesterday on the Almota. Ths
machinery II all at hand and the trial
trip will soon he the excitement of the
day.
Harry Gordon, who was convieted
of murder In the second degree, for
killing Emmett Fox, at Genssee. was
sentenced to life In the penitentiary
by Judge Piper, ut Moscow. last weak.
Gordon IL the man who was around
Lewiston last winter, making u pr-
tense Of selling spectacles. He left here
upon request of the officers and was
soon involved in the crime which re-
suited in his conviction. smith who
is regarded more In the light Of an ac-
coinplice than IL principal, WAS found
guilty OF murder Ia the first degree.
There is some sentiment favorable to
giving Smith II new trial, since (iOrdO0
escaped the gnllOws. Sentence wNs
passed upon Smith, but the date Of ex-
ecution was not fixed, owing to the
molten for IA new trial which Is before
the Court. The sentence II that hs
shall he hanged III he il dead.
Mr.. NJ. l.. Murry has returned
from Florence. He extols the
camp out of sight. He says there
is not one blank in the whole
camp Every ledge that has been
developed has proved to be rich.
Mr.. Murry secured seven pros
poets on his recent visit which was
made in the interest of Lewiston
citizens. He had valuable infor-
nation gained by experience upon
tho ground and was good man
to act as agent for local capitalists.
Mr.. Murry has no doubt but Flor
ence will rank a. quartz camp as
high as it did as placer camp. 1t
is poor mans camp and with
very small mill poor men are max
ing money out of their ore. The
snow is deep in that district and
Mr.. Murry says no man should ven
,ure in there to prospect or to seek
employment before June. There
would be no hardships 20 encounter
in the journey but there could be
nothing accomplished by the ven
ture.