Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-12-17
State News

While Captain DE- LAMAR has been
waiting ID Paris for Ills experts to tiud
him a mine Investment in the west,
he took flyer IN south African stocks
and within the last six weeks cleaned
up 81 100000 profit.
A Fort Hall Indian while aiighting
from his wagon in Pocstello recently
dropped five dollar gold piece In the
snow. He looked for it minute and
then told man standing near to hunt
1t up and keep it as he had 500 more.
Mrs. J. l. Mitcham of Kendrick, wife
of Postmaster Mitcham. met with q
most painful accident Saturday while
making soap. III putting some lye
into the boiling kettle 1t splashed over,
/. completely covering one side Of her
face. Her face was terribly burned.
MIS-. Thomas Sailing Of Murray shot
and killed James Urquihart last week.
Urquihart was drunk aud tried to
break into the house where Mrs. Sail.
ing and her small children were alone
for the night. Mrs. Sailing fired
through the door with q rife killing
! the man.
Neg Perez is the banner fruit county
of Idaho. and with proper railroad
facilities will become one of the richest
spots In the Union. The Nez Perez
fruit exhibits at the Spokane FAIR this
year and at Omaha were advertise
ments that the older states were
jealous of.-Wallace Press.
The bad man from Skaguay is the
latest criminal freak. He was Ia
Boise last week and there he held up
half dozen men and q street car.
. Finally he rode away persued by q
sheilff7s posse. The latest bad name,
"the bad man from Skagusy," seems
to have intimidated the officers Of
Bose. The name will be popular
now.
William Swanson, the superinteud.
4 ent Of the Iron Crown mine of Nv
son creek, WAS in the city Tuesday.
1 He avs the mine is producing good
pay The ore that was being crust cd
/ WHEN Mr.. Swanson left Newsome the
Y mill was running on ore that would
yield 500 TO the ton. The Iron Crown
Z is now a dividend payer. The esti.
mated net returns for December is
v $4,000.
" About two years ago Methodist
i minister, Rev. Alexis Burke, was lost
in the northern part of this county
while hunting, Searching parties sent
out at the time failed to find any trace
of the missing man. Last week his
n remains were discovered on the sum
NIT Of mountain by WIN. Keller, 8
prospector. The Identification was
complete and Mr.. Keller will receive
Il reward of $500 for making the dis.
covery. Deceased carried life in.
surance policy for $1,000, which will
4 be paid to his widowed mother
y Occur d'Alene Press.
Those people who insist that the
Idaho white pine is not up to the first
class of timber ought to be interested
In knowing that a shipload Of Priest
river pine shipped to England was
there pronounced the finest grade Of
timber, and orders were placed for all
that could he supplied. As result
the firm who shipped the first lot
n will get out 5000, 900 feet aud ship 1t to
Il England next year. The cost Of labor
In getting out this amount will be
about $4,000. II the Latah county
pine was accessible, it would find q
ready market and large sum monthly
would be paid out for labor. Idaho
Star.
u The Namps, Idaho fruit dryer was
started up late this fall. There was a
partial failure of fruit in that district,
but IS 900 pounds Of green apples were
used and 10000 rounds of dried prunes
Y OF superior quality were turned out.
Expert eyaporatOr operators from
4 California and other states who have
4 visited and examined the plant and
the process, express surprise at the
Favorable results obtained. Prepara.
tions are under way to operate the
establishment to Its full capacity of l5,-
u BOO pounds Of fresh prunes per day,
next season, also to install complete
set Of canning machinery in connection
with the evaporator, using vegetables,
small fruits, etc, in their season.
II OF the Idaho mines, only four are on
The pay list, the De Lamar leading with
] ~, 45l 600 paid to date. The Other
three are ali Occur d'Alene properties.
Tne Banker Hill & Sullivan is cred
TIED with having paid $579 900, the last
payment being S2l,0 900 November 4,
making total for the year Of 1907 900.
4 Tue Helena Il Frisco is listed rs having
paid Si7h, 900, but Is not credited with
any payment since August, 1896. Tue
Empire State-Idaho, which Is the
New York company fioated by Clark
h Sweeny of spokane last spring to
Operate the Last Chance mine and ad-
jouing properties, has paid $40 ,587, In,
cludlng a payment Of Sl2,054 on No
vember Is, which is the last one
repcrted.