Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-11-11
GENERAL NEWS
TENS FROM THREE STATES
Minor Occurrences Here and There
In Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana-A Lively OctOgenarinn Tn
characterization Killed by Bear
miscellaneous Notes.

ID. c. Eaton OF Waitsburg sold $500
worth of apples to eastern parties, the
purchasers TO pick the fruit.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Sinclair OF st,
Andrews have just celebrated their gold
ell wedding.
s. T. Cox of Ellcnsburg was out -
days and threshed over 10000 bushels OF
grain. He says he finds the cook house
system a grand success.
Nelson Bennett, the railroad contractor
is looking over the situation at Golden
dale with il view of putting IN prop'-
sition to build Il road to Lyle.
Myrtle Mills, the 10 year-oid daughter
OF Sheriff Mills oil Pierce county, was Il
tally burned while sitting before a fire
in an open crate Wednesday morning.
The suit oil the Northwestern lmmber
Company against the city OF Aberdeen
for nearly $1,000 worth OF street improve
ment bonds has been decided by the SUI
preme court in favor OF the city.
Samuel Ii. Erwin, living l. miles tins
side of Prescott. has sold 800 acres OF his
old home ranch to a MIR. Dice Tor $4,000,
This leaves Mr.. Erwin with only 100
acres, and that i nearly all fruit ahd'
During the month ending October IS
the number enrolled in the Olympia city
schools was 139 -;ilS of whom we're boys
and 4O3 girls. This is an increase over
last month OF five boys and IL girls. The
average attendance during the month
was 6ls.63, gain Of 5O,.3 over last
month.
A needle was located in the bones OF
Henry Newmans hand by DR.. Grant
Hicks by the X-ray apparatus made by
J. l.. Mcdonnell Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company at Tacoma.
The actual deposits in the nine banking
institutions of Olympia September ~
amounted to 81 90 ,664..5, an increase OF
$5,l8l ,33s.6l since the reports OF the var
ious national banks, made October u.
1896, amounting to a gain OF 1856 per cent.
Adjutant General Canton has received
notice from the war department tao
ordnance stores have been shippeds his DC
partment from the Rock Island and BeE
ecia arsemls. The valaso Nhese. stores is
$27sO, and they viii shorty be received
This week. afphfty M aginecrs belong
ing to the United Stais geological sur
vey.sscre in Pasco The party consist
ofslI S. Grove, clief, and q. f. Evan
!. gsanasa. W. fIdens 81 They are running
, 9lns OF levels rom tidewater at lacom
~ to epokanc md establishing elevations
"a This work IS being done preliminary +
4 VI ,na1pfiss ~ state, IN accordance wit
i. N an acx passed several years ago provid
= I'M ms mapping Of the whole Unite
nj p
Ill les in the State running levels. Thes
lM 70 be followed by other parties, VIII
.ilf coniplete the work. They found tn
, elevation at Pasco 10 be 37S feet abo'
sea .leyel. and put a plate in the ne
s re,nd house marking it.
~ The enrolment at the normal scho'
at Moscow has reached ll5.
Superintendent Locke OF the India
school at Blackfoot reports l73 scholar
in attendance, only lacking two OF ha'
ing the school capacity.
J. G. Medley of Weiser has gone to Gi
bons, Neb., with II cars of sheep II
freight on the sheep was S225o.
j. NJ Dixon and party of Northern +
cifc surveyors left Juiiaetta for upp
Clearwater. This makes the third GU
fit in there, says the Press.
The contract has been awarded by q
Vineland company for bridge aero
the Snake river, the total cost to be SIT
OOO
The state treasurer of Idaho compsdl
that called warrants are not prompt
presented for payment. OF the last ca
for some $4,000, only $500 has 50 |
been paid
X. r. Green has filed notice of locati
of $4,000 inches additional water of
Boise river to be run through the DO
l. Nampa Irrigation, Land Lumt
Company's canal.
The Lewiston Tribune says: "a lar
number Of Indians arrive in the city da
on the train from Spalding. The lndi
payment has supplied them literally vi
cash, and they come to Lewiston to ira
and also enjoy the novelty Of ride
the cars.
Postmistress Clilbert-on and Harry II
assistant postmaster at Burke, were
rested BY the federal authorities /
week The arrest is said to grow I
of the recent disappearance OF Sll
mostly money order funds. Two WEE
ayo Mrs. Culbertson reported the loss
the money saying she had placed it
AN clubhouse while she went to Wall
and on her return she found 1t gone
A settler from the reservation brou.
an account to Troy of an Indians ia
encounter with a silver tip bear near
miah last week. which tend, to vel
the report that bears are numerous
those parts and are responsible to a gr
extent for the missing cattle that are
/ ing complained about. The untortun
y Indian was alone in the timber and a
ed with a small % rifle when he met
bear, who showed fight at once. The
Man commenced shooting, with little
1t beyond sggravating the bruin. '
Nd lin, and fter hard stIal