Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-08-13

Gins. Bunnel and Web Wardwel! .
departed on IA hunting and fishing
trip Monday. They will take i'm the /
mining camps of Florence and War !
rens before returning.
l.. II. Jursens of Waha Landing was
! in the city with fruit this week +,
O'Kecfe & Jurgrns will buy the gram
at that point this year and eX pect to
handle 5000 bushels.
/ J. T. Mitcham, of Kendrick, was IN
- city the fist of the week. Mr.
/ Nlitcham has recently been appointed ;
no.,mastrr at kehdrick and will take
charge of the Office soon.
| The assessment rolls of both the city
| ana school district were TUNED in on
the 10Th inst, the former shows an in
crease of S35 ,OOl of taxable property
and the alter an increase of $4,000.
The first wheat deal Of the seasons
new crop reported took place vester
day. +. W. Kettenbach bought for
cash 500 sacks from James Mel son.
The figure paid was 63i cents bushel
Senator Heit'e,d and b. F. Morris
took Il trip to he senator's farm last
; Sunday. The outlook is very fine in
that part q. the country. Every acre
the senator says will bring in from $50
to $50.
Before starting on a journey of any
kind toi't forget to provide yourself
with an accident policy in the Old
Reliable, "rhc Travellers Insurance
Co." f. Greene X Co., Agents, Lewis
ton, Idaho.
Prof. f.. r. Mathes an.! wife returned
Tuesday from their trip to Willowa
country. He reports successful week
anon. the educators of that county.
Next week he will toe in Rathdrum
kootenai county, and the week follow.
ut lewiston.
Rev j. c. Kirkmrn OF Cotton lost Il
buggy AID harness in the fire Satur
day night. He had come Gown to oc-
! cupy the ruipt at the NJ. f. church
Sunday. His loss was made good to
t him through the efforts of ], y. Stacy
l in raising subscription.
Jap Mounce has been engaged about
one week with his harvest. His wheat
II 4 .n A..
acre. The quality Of the grain is very
good. He has 500 acres of wheat to
;. ha, vest and cutting and threshing will
, require two weeks more. He expects
to market 10000 bushels of wheat this
i fall.
? The o. r. a. n. Co.'S boats will from
and after Aug. IL make six trips
weekly. The steamer Almota will al
$ 1ernate with the Lewiston IN the
= The river traffic has greatly increased
and the years business will be double
: any other year in the history of the
q country.
y +. Greene has been called to HeldAna
tn accept position AS superintendent
Z of the Montana Railroad new feeder
e the Northern Pacific system. Mr..
u Greene has closed out his business here
to accept the position rendered by the
. company. He ia an old railroad
|, superintendent having served ten
il year. in that capacity on one division
of the main line.
A dozen distinct departments in
e the Me- Perce Magazine will
y cover every bit of information de-
sired by intending settlers. 1t is
: just the thing to place the truth
= about the grand country before the
: people. J l.. Harper will be in
.. Lewiston in few days to talk to
IS the citizens about the enterprise
:, 1t deserves a ready support.
Mr.. Sam Sweeney, son of the
pioueer Rev. \. W. Sweeny has
e leased the Lewiston warehouse. He
If will be in the field as a wheat buyer
If during the approaching season. Lew
i-ton will be one of the principal
wheat centers of the North west this
- fall. There will be lively competition
. among the dealers and the best posi-
bic price vii! he paid at this point.
The Cash Hardware Co. supplied J
S. Mounce with Il United State, Cream
- Separator. This is the first piece 81
modern dairy machinery brought tt
tn" country. 1t has IA capicity of re.
n ducing 35o to 400 pounds of milk pei
II hour, taking it FRESH and separating
n the creaiu from the milk. This is thu
II first movement tn Introduce modern
methods in tie dairy business but II
- rre-ages "A time when great dairy in
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