Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-07-02

Last Saturday as the Steamer Lew
Agatha. she backed into the Evans
ferryboat. The wheel of the steamer
struck the ferry boat and broke it loose
from the cable. The current carried
the ferry boat down the river with sew.
eral passengers on board for about u
mile, before il coul.! be secured The
steamer followed and towed the ferry
boat back. There was great excite
ment among the spectators for a few
minutes.
{. +. Leland aud family returned
Thursday from months visit in
the Sound country. They report a
pleasant visit with Mr.. Leland's
brother, II. &. Leland, of Seattle. \
reference to the family records in the
possession of his brother, furnished
Charlie the pleasant information that
he was uot as aged by two years AS he
supposed, and the benefit of the sea
breezes makes him look ten years
younger.
The big ditch on Lewiston Flats is
. finished. with the exception of the
slow process oi pudding" The
character of the soil on the hillsides
above Snake makes i!is last work t..
diOus in the extreme. The ashy heaps
Of gypsum are perforated with squir-
rel. gopher aud badger holes. and
wherever the water finds II passage it
bursts out in Obstructive torrent in II
few seconds. Benefited by experience
the managers have mastered the stu
alton at last and the water Is moving
toward the thirsty fields very rapidly
now.
Lewiston Is now experiencing IA sub
stantial building boom. The Wintsch
block has been practically completed
and two more business firms have
found homes there. The Beach prick
ia fairly under way and the ground is
being cleared for the Adams block. l..
Rowley has built new addition to his
residence; W. e. Caldwell Is building
II new stone and iron fence around his
residence block; o. A. Rios will bull
fine residence on The Hill this sum
mer and Harry Madgwick, Jack Pom
ting and Arthur Stacy will also build
in the same neighborhoOd.
The Ladies Aid Society OF Boise City
issued last Monday a special Woman's Is
Edition Of the Daily Statesman. The
object is to raise funds for charity by
the sale of the papers. The issue il
surely meritOrious and the cause u
worthy one. 1t possesses special liter.
ary features of interest to the fair sex.
The sketches of the pioneer ladies ol
Idaho is very interesting. There is II
. great deal of descriptive matter from,
almost every town in the state. Th,
n litery features are very good. There il
@ u story by Mrs. Mary Halleck Footc
# the Idaho lady who holds first place
t as artist and writer in all the great
west.
$ When the summer days come th'
! mind of man turns toward the noun
= tains. Lake Waha is II delightful re
5 sort for the busy people of the Lewis
$ iston valley. This beautiful sheet o
: water Is $500 feet above the valley il
n the cool shade of forest Of gan
o pines. The hills and the gleDs in tn
lake distsict are in their dress of sprin,
flowers. The fresh breezes are fragran
:, with woodland perfumes and they
:, stimulate the weary worker to reuewe,
, energy. There Is no medicines anon,
=, the pharmacists compounds tina
drives away the worlds cares AM
heals the wounds of heart and bod
like the pure mountain air
!, T.. +. Benson, Of Iakatna, made
:. business trip to this city Monday. Nh
=, Benson wa. one of the promoter, ,
the Sunnyside land company in Nah
=, ina He il one of the brightest bus
-, ness men that has ever been liItrreste
=, In the development OF our great north
I, west. He expresses confidence in tn
=, future of Lewiston. He says all col
-, ditions are favorable for mnteri,
~ growth here. He speaks from cXpeI
fence in Il similar case when he says tn
irrigation of Lewiston Flats wi
=, greatly benefit Lewiston. Mr.. Bcnso
n looked over the Lewiston Water
NJ Power Cos works and pronounce
&c them of the most substantial kind. Il
ef il enthusiastic over the future of Vim,
<, land IA well ~ the whole l.rwi>to
'h valley.
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