Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-09

George Sears pioneer Of the Clear.
water basin died at Mt. Idaho March
26, at the age Of 66. He came with the
rush to Elk City in 1862 and made
Idaho his home after that date. He
resided in Lewiston ut one time and
removed from this city to Mt. Idaho
ten years ago. He, like large class OF
the pioneers, was too generous to re-
tain the generous fortune he once
owned. He died q poor man, but his
good deeds will live after his years are
ended.
Easter Sunday the Catholic church
was filled with people to its utmost
capacity; every place was taken up
from the Communion rail to the rear.
The ceremonies of the Catholic church,
although always distinguished for no.
BILE grandeur, were quite solemn and
impressive OIL Easter Sunday. The
music was very well rendered, both
the vocal and orchestral part. The
church and altar were splendidIy dec
GRATED by Miss O'Brien and Mrs. Weis.
gerber
An Idaho editor being asked if he
had ever seen i bnld-headed woman,
replied: "No; We never did. Nor
have we ever seen a woman waltzing
around town in her shirt. sleeves, with
Il cigar between her teeth. We have
never seen IA woman go a-fishing with
q hottie in her hip pockee, sit on the
damp ground all day, and then go
home drunk ut night. Nor have we
seen woman yank off her coat and
swear she could lick any man in town.
God bless her! she amt built that way.
IN. w. Magazine.
An authority on slang produces the
following on popular term: \ "rub-
ber-neck" is somebody who is trying
to get next door to somebody's affairs.
A woman that keeps looking out of the
window to see what her next door
neighbor is dong, or pry into affairs
that do not concern her in the least bit
is one of th0.n, and the woman who is
straining every nerve to carry favor
and receive compliments from men by
shOwering upon them deceitful smiles
is also "rubber.neck You've seen
a man trying to read letter over an
other mans shoulder. He's "rubber
neck because you see he is stretching
his neck to get onto something that's
none of his business. 1t will be readily
seen that, according to this definition,
that every community has its "rubber-
necks."
One year ago Il poor family camped
in tent near the city and while the
husband worked the wife engaged in
! the poultry business. All the cash
available was five dollars which was
Expended in the purchase of chickens.
The increase was ten-fOld. In the
fall there were three hundred chickens.
Two hundred of these were sold to
dealer at ten cents a pound, bringing
thirty-four dollars. One hundred hens
were kept and the eggs from them
supported the family and purchased
chicken feed for the flock all winter.
And that is not all, the five dollars
worth of chickens have established =
fairly well arrayed chicken ranch with
an assured income for the future. The
stock of one hundred hens is composed
ofpure bred Leghorns and Plymouth
Rocks. This is demonstration that
the poultry business is profitable.
Having received numerously signed
petitions, letters and other applications
for surveys of ceded portions of Nez
Perce Indian Reservation, Surveyor
General Straughan submitted strong
recommendation recently to Commits
sioner Lamoreux. of the General Land
Office. urging that special appropria.
tion he made of $40, 600 for surveys of
the Nez Perce Reservation lands which