Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-28

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The road between Juliaetta aud Neg
perce 10 20 steep and % muddy that
nothing but mountain shesp or VA
tive cayuse eau travel over It. The
malt carrier on that star route usss .
native Indian pony instead Of . burro
on that account.
"Black Arthur" was about the Arst
outside party t. share the Nss Psrces
mouey. He sold = bottls Of wh,skey
10 An Indian. Hs now lansuishes In
jail committed to the U. s. grand Jury
by Commissicu uer Poe.
A bill b - been introduced In the
Oregon senate, appropriating elSS, 900
for the construction Of . ship railway
ar'und the dallss n Oslllo. The schems
10 70 exact toll to esl,nburss the state
for the expenditure. This railway will
open the Columbia 70 the -. Al the
interior. and Lewiston in particular,
would b heneattsd by The succsss Of
this undertaking.
Tho public ars cordially invited to
attend = ineeting at the Methodist
Church, next sunday January sist.
at 7:S0 p. m. Subject. Mercantile
Firlns Observance of the Sabbath. {"
The following sneakers viii address
the meeting: Rev. l.. w. 9sbbet, Rev.
J. ID. McConksy. Rev. H. Browp,
Hon. James w. Reid, Hon. James r..
Bsbb. Hon. G. e. Monteith, Hon. E.
O'Netli.
The bob white quail 10 getting = good
start in this valley. They were intro
duced intO the P0tlatsh country two
yeess ago. They have drilsed down 70
the Hatwai and to tho Lewiston valley
TIL severai dosens are nov reported.
It isa matter Of importance that they
b protected. The general game law
protects them tlll next fall. After
that they should bs projected by
special legislation for . TOW yeArr.
DR.. G. w. Bha6 returned saturday
from Boise He was called 70 the CAP
ital TO attend the last meeting Of the
retiring board Of regents Of the state
university. Tho chief labor at this
meeting was to wind W the business
Of the year, strike the balanoes aud
put the house Ia order tDr the demo.
pops who will be called to the duties
Of managing the school ~ soon ~ Gov.
Steu unenberg reaches that part Of hls
ON clal r0utlns.
r. U. Muriagh. Of the Idaho Consoli>
dated Gold Placer MiniOs Co., Of PIercs
City, b In the city ON hts way from
Rossland, h. c. He will remain . few
days and then return to his mines -
French creek. He 10 the manager ol
the Idaho Consolidated Aiming Com
ranv Of the Pierce CITY district. He ID
we'll known In mining circles In bpo-
kane aud British Columbia. 1t 10 for
tunate that such men Of sterling worth
have become Interested Ia our mines.
The American Placer Mining Gem
psny. the principal Office Of which h
In Wallace, will hold = stockholden
meeting on tue Srd ult. Nelson Wing
and Angus Sutherland Will attend the
meeting. This company 10 engaged
In the important enterprise of develop
ing tho Or0 rinO bed rOck nums pro-
position. This has been an sxpensive
work. At least ~. 600 having bsen OK
pended before any Eetasns could b sx-
pected from the mi0e. The dums b
now In place and In early spring the
property will be big producer.
The fruit iuterests Of the North west
have been effected by the climatic
freaks Of this year Of surprises. The
interest has been greatly advanced in
the Lewiston valley. Very fuu reports
iron. all sections confirm the bad re.
ports OF month ego. Peaches and
cherries have suffered worst. but all
kinds are injured. A rood authority
reports bearing orchards 10 be hall
killed In somcssections. Even nursery
stock hes becn killed IN the row. The
fruit growers ars discouraxed in
some districts. In this valley there
has been no material damage. The
whole Snake river valley has escaped
This places u we'll In the lead ~ 4
fruit district.
A. r. Parker returned to Grange will,
on Friday's stage. His company CON-