Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30
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The first strawberries of the season
We're in market this week.
The Rebekah- will give IA social thi~
evening with literary features.
j. :. Vincent aud wife, of kenifick,
spent several days in the city thu
week.
Mr. w. \. Austin has been appointed
agent of the q. r. X \. Company at
this place.
The Steamer Lewiston made "a sue
cessful excursion to Wild Coos" rapids
on saturday
Mr. Leslie Thompson has been sup
plying his residence on The liiIl With
"A new roof this week
The family Of Hon. T.. II. Winston j.
i'm Lewiston visiting friends ANA Will
remain ii month " more.
Ferd Roos has removed his business
toa tent, while II new floor j. being
placed in the old Palace Saloon.
VIM Hoffman, who attended school
in Lewiston year ago, is writing sue
res-iuly for daily papers IN the East.
Fred Hallet returned from hi. mine
Tuesday, lie reports favorable pros.
poets fof profitable out put this SUM
lner.
Mr. }. w. Bowlus, who is IA visitor in
this city, is n newspaper man, He was
for many years the editor of the Fort
Scott Lantern.
G. &. Runnell has arranged IL water.
ing place for public Use IN front of his
hardware store. This 60, venienre sup
pile, loug-felt want.
Messrs Small and Norris are work
ing bar ut Buffalo Hump, on Snake
river'which is very rich One cleanup
made $1GO to the yard of gravel.
The business men this week will
take up the question of II Forth of July
celebration. The city is ready to pro-
vide II grand program and to carry it
out.
The improvements on Snake river
Avenue will proceed next week. A
temporary delay was Occasioned by the
work on Main street, which has been
in progress.
J. h. Perkins returned from the
mining camps of British Columbia last
week. He has glowing accounts of the
wonderful mineral wealth of the Dis
trict about Rossland.
The Cash Hardware store has Sc
cured the contract for the pipe fixtures
of the Normal School grounds water
system. There will be thirty stand
pipes in this school yard.
Mr.. F.. l.. Russell's people have ar
rived from Walla Walla. His new
store has been nicely fitted up and his
goods are here. The new Cash Gro
Gerry Store will be opened next week.
Newton Hibbs has ego acres of land
near the city which he will sell in Il
body or in small tracts. This ranch
ing. This proposition can be secured
for 5000.
Two carloads OF sheep were shipped
to Portland by the steamer. Tuesday.
Experts pronounced them very fine
mutton. They We're just off the the
range and were not fed even during
the winter
&. y. Stranahan has some alfalfa in
his orchard this spring. His eXper
fence establishes the tact that the best
returns of fruit and the finest growth
Of trees are II. the alfalfa meadow. lie
thus gets two valuable crops from the
same ground every year.
l.. Goldsmith and George Clay, of
the Rimrock, had IA dispute about IA pri-
vate road through the ranch owned by
the former. The matter was brought
before Justice Thompson on Monday,
but the suit was postponed owing to
II defect in the complaint.
Mr.. &. f.. Butler will next week begin
the construction on The Hill of a::model
city residence. w. IL. Denny, the up
to-Ciate architect, has the contract.
Butler says be Will he broke when the
house Is finished, but that Is like his
fish stOries-received with grain of
allowance.
A pleasant surprise party was given
Friday evening at the residence of
Mrs. VIM. Miller on East Nam street.
A large number of friends enjoyed the
evening In the pleasures of darca and
song. a beautiful lunch was served at
midnight, after which the welcome
guests returned to their homes.
Rev. Lowry w. Sibbit will preach
in Nez Perez City next Sabbath. The
service In the Presbyterian church in
the morning will be conducted by
President Geo. f. Knepper of the
State Normal School. The evening
service will be under the auspecies of
thrSooiety Of Christian Endeavor, and
will be addressed by Prot Edward w
Mathes.
Three sermons next Sunday ut TIN
Methodist Episcopal Church. At q
II. M, Religious Stability; three >.
III. (men only. "'rhe Safe Road
81 hit p. m, PHILOSOPHY of Death
Other services as follows: Class-meet
ing ut 1880 a. M; Sunday School at
1900; Junior League at 800 p. m; Ep-
worth League at 700 p. IN. You are
cordially invited.
State Engineer Wills has sent out
blank forms for the purpose of collect
ing information concerning the re-.
sources of Idaho. This is an importan
matter. a biennial report will he