Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-07-16

An interesting Indian case occupied
the time Of the Pronatc Court Tuesday
and Wednesday. Judge StOokey will
announce his decision at . II. m. to-
day.
\ large crowd of Lewiston sports
visited on Asotin creek last Sunday.
They captured many of the filmed
beauties and report an excellent day of
pleasure.
The Mckinley Club will meet and
perfect permanent organization Sat
urday eve. About $50 members have
signed the rolls, and the number Is
daily increasing.
The services at the Methodist Church
next Sunday evening will commence
at the usual hour. Rev. Brown has
prepared an interesting sermon, and
everybody is invited.
A meeting of the county democratic
central central committee was held
Monday evening. Arrangements were
made for the Bryan rally to take place
next Saturday evening.
&. f.. Monteith has been appointed
on the Board OF Normal School Trus-
tees in the place of \. b. Wiley, re-
signed. The board is now made up of
Lewiston men with one execution.
Charles f.. Martin, young and
prosperous farmer on Mason prairie,
was in the city last week and strolled
into the TELLER and ordered the pa
per sent to his father in Kansas for n
'ar.
w. }. POitras, a young man of -
years, is dangerously ill at the home of
his mother on Enterprise Bar. He Is
suffering from an affection of the brain
aggravated by the excessive heat of the
past few weeks.
Land Inspectors Johnson and Nc
Connell have beei looking after the
interests of the various state institu-
tions in North Idaho for the past few
weeks. They spent some time in Lew
iston aud vicinity.
The Salvation Army will give an ice
cream supper at the Barracks next
Thursday night. The friends of the
cause are requested to contribute cake
and other delicacies for the benefit of
the organization.
The development work on the Snake
river copper mines, now being p:osecu'
ted by Assayer Strong, has been highly
satisfactory tn the owners of thi'
promising property. The quartz inn
proves with depth.
At the last meeting of the Official
Board of the M. T. church it was de
cided to make no change in the ordel
of service during the hot season cXcep
to omit the morning sermon and hay,
the Sunday School at II Il. m.
The NeZ Perce county deilnquen
taxes for 1895 were sold on July lOti
by Assessor Wing. S4042.G2 was bic
In by the county and S723.9O 10y pri
yate indlviduols. The increase in tn
delinquent list over that of 1894 i
SlOO.
The Queen Cafe is established IN it
new home. They have IA fan that is
source o, comfort that should sugges
more general improvements in th'
same line. II runs perpetually AM
drives the flies away as we II rs to sti
up bre. re.
In the five furlong running race a
Anaconda Monday, Del Fountain
beautiful colt, Tammany, won grace
fully from large field of starters
Many horseman place their judgmen
on this Lewiston coit as being the fast
est halfmile horse now on the Amer
can turf.
The little black horsetiies which in
flict such terrible punishment upo
the horses all over this country, al
| new ~ tIle WeSt. lie ScIltIdI Delicl
that they were imported with tn
shipments of thoroughbred cattl
which were brought from the east
few years ago.
f.. Texier Will commence the ere,
ton ofa One-story brick building o
| his Main street business property tn
week. Mr.. TeXier has moved his stOc
of groceries into the Weisgerber built
ing at the head of Third street, whel
he will supply the trade until the ne'
building is completed.
Ransom Coburn will move his stoc
OF harness and saddlery this week I'M
the Lindsay building, opposite II
Owl Drug Store. He will increase h
stock, and will be able 10 supply III
trade OF this section i'm his line. 1T
j. III. Clear shoe store will Occ,lpV