Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-23

An importation Of Dago laborers
arrived from Spokane Saturday
consigned to Contractor Zirngibl,
of the Lewiston Water & Power
Company. There are white men
enough in the country to con-
struct this work. but the con-
tractor is either too exacting or
the laboring men of this vicinity
are not qualified for this style Of
work, There is something wrong;
otherwise the work could have been
done by resident laborers.
Lester Martin, young man IS
years OF age, suffered the amputa-
tion of his leg last Sunday The
injury. which finally resulted in
the loss of the limb, was caused by
a slight sprain resulting from the
fall off saddle horse about three
years ago. No serious results were
suspected for year after the acci-
dent. 1t became a painful. wound
and medical skill failed to arrest
the Iprogress of disease. The
patient gradually failed in strength
from the effects of the suffering
and it was decided by the surgeons
that the only saletreatment was am
putatiom. Drs Morris and Kelly
Of this city performed the operation
The patient is progressing nicely
Canned fruit, dried fruit, pickles,
and canned vegetables are shipped
into Lewiston every year in large
quantities. These are natural pro.
ducts OF our climate and soil The
conditions which result in the i'm.
portation of what can be produced
at home are not favorable to indus
trial progress The boat las,
week brought up a thousand sack.
ofbarley to be fed to beef cattle
There is no better location in the
northwest for the growth of barle,
than the Tammany and Waha dis
tricts. II the farmers were little
more observant aud made prepara
tions to meet the exigencies o
trade there would be less ground.
tor bewailing fate.
The frost OF the past few week.
which has extended to almos
every district of the northwest will
disastrous results has fully sus
tanned the reputation of the Clear
water as a fruit producing belt
The effects ofthe freeze can now b,
fully estimated and this district ha
escaped without injury. The clos,
observer has not been surprised b,
the fact that this valley has es
capped bad effects from the col,
wave which extended Cover tn
country SO generally. This vale,
is the most thoroughly protecte,
from storms of all kinds of an,
considerable body of arabic land i,
the Inland Empire. The damag
to fruit on all sides of us has bee,
very great.
The case of Joe 1rescases vs.
Joe Richard and S. Nashwande
has been settled in the Probat
Court. In the first case agains
Richard the court dismissed the in
formation for lthe reason that n
ofense had been committed ia
which the defendant should b
held to answer before the Distric
Court. a complaint was then file
charging Richard with the posses
sion of deadly weapon with in
tent to assault. A jury tried tn
case. and defendant was acquitted
| The same disposition was made c
the Nashwander case, and the de
fendant was dismissed. Attorne
| O'Neill represented Nashwande
and Richards in the case, and J. "
Reid appeared for Mr.. Trescase,
Prot. FOX, the State Horticu'
tnral Inspector, has been in IL,
city on official business. He locke
the country over critically aud
favorably impressed with II,
Clearwater valley. Mr.. Fox
conducting a campaign of educ;
ton. The information he impar,
will be OF value to fruit grower,
His knowledge of the pests tn:
prey upon the different fruits
acquired and needed will advane
the iruit interests all over the Stat,
The laws governing the destru,