Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-12-07
State News

Genesee, wet, married November 90.
Miss Emm Yerhaar and Ed Stotz
were married at Cottonwood last Wed.
nesday.
The Hotel Moscow has changed
hands. Mr.. O. j, Holmes Is the new
proprietor.
Genesee people expect the .. r. d n
road to be built into that town within
the next year.
VIII. Gibson has been chosen to
fill the place of deputy, under Secreta-
ry-of-state, Mark Patrie.
FL. Brattan, editor of the Spalding
Press. has been confined to his room
with infiamatory rheumatism.
III The fruit growers Of the Potiatch
Z country, have shipped from Kendrick,
1 alone, $1,000 worth of apples this
year.
The Administrator Of the I4itZmau es.
tate sold 1900 head Of sheep, at public
auction, at 50 25 head. at Mountain
home.
Six year old little Willie Hall, white
Z playing on the railroad at NSmps last
week was struck by q passing engine
and instantly killed.
The NJ. J. Shields saw mill, in Mos
COW, was sold last week TO eastern mill
y men. They will ship logs by rail and
supply the local demand for lumber.
The TOWNSHIP Of Stuart has been
patented under the government regu'
j lations, by the probate Judge Of Idaho
county, and town lots are now FOX sale
in that future metropolis.
Ole G. Hagberg, member of Com
pany D., Idaho volunteers, died at
Manila, q few days ago. He was %
years old, and student Of the state
University when he enlisted.
A bad man by the name Of !. +
4 Smith, who had been terrorizlng Ken
dtiok with threats and the nourishine
of gup, was arrested aud sent to the
county Jail last week. The city mar
shall shot him with a blank charge t.
N scare him into submission.
~ The mothcr.in-iaw affection received
NJ heroic treatment at the hands of l
Al bridegroom in Rathdrum on Thanks
giving day. He pitched the mother
IL his bride cut Of the sleigh into snow
bank In Is minutes after the wedding
and drove home to what Ia presumed
to have been peaceful home.
Edward Garrett has been appointed
n TO the receive rship of the Boise lau'
n office. His father, who held the otfic
n for three years before, died recently
81 The young man performed the du,ie
u for his father during his sickness an
be is rewarded by beng made his faith
R@ er's successor.
c. NJ. Fasset the noted assayer c
III spokane visited Placer basin In tn
1M Seven Devils district last week an
Nv made personal examination OF gol
al properties. He makes very favorh
2 BILE report Of the whole district. in ad
dition to the great gold.copper ledge
Mr.. Fassett found great free gold pre-
ia positions which he says will soon d.
M velop into producing mines Of latin
'& value.
@ The two candidates for sheriff l
Lincoln county adopted an novel al
rangment In settling their tie vot'
Before the commissioners east lo'
each candidate agreed, If successful
to give his opponent $1,000 In cast
Consequently Keefer gets that So,
and Jones gets the office. The d
feated candidate thus gets bis ele'
ioneering expenses back. and poss
M bly, little more.--Wood River Mine
John Barre, q prospector, who la
aM built up comfortable home, which
had occupied for seven Year,, near b
mining interests on Ruby creek. vi
- burned out last week. He was prepa
inv 8 bachelors breakfast when IL
8 caught on the roof Of his house. h
house, oil Of his supplies, and even h
=; coat and hat were consumed, leavir
I'M him without breakfast twelve mil
S from neighbor. In three feet Of s1os
The merchants are shipping In eg
n from St. Paul and retail them out
35 and 40 cents per dozen. This
wrong. Farmers should not negle
the hen industry In this great whe
country. II the farmers Of the cold
kHion can raise chickens and sell eg
25 cents and make money. q,
here the price Of wheat Is near the
int mark, our farmers in this mi
Inmate should do better With eggs
rs and 40 cents. Butter is also shipp
In from Minnesota. Now Is a go
time to study mixed farming.-tfer
see News.
The Herse-sll Bend corresponds
Of The Emmett Index says; "R.
Robb's coal mime Is tuning out 20
coal. He has two men at work getti
t out of the mine. They use u hol
ottachad IN an old fashioned swe