Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-12

farmers The first fields threshed have
yielded 40 bushels to the acre and the
best crops are yet to be harvested.
| A large number of niinrods from Spo-
kane were at Rathdrum bright and early
Monday morning, expecting to bag big
supply of chickens from the Rathdrum
prairie as it was the first day of the
chicken season in Idaho. The sports
we're much disappointed, however, as no
game birds could be found. On account
OF the late wet spring most of the chick
ems went to the timber TO incubate, and
have not yet returned As there is but
little grain cut on the prairie yet old
hunters say there will be no good shoot.
ing before August 10.
Sheridan, Mont, can now talk with
Butte and Helena.
Huckleberries are ripe around Kalis-
Ipell and the crop is said TO be good
one.
Farmers in the vicinity of Plains have
purchased more farming machinery this
year than in any previous one.
The Butte postotiice sells over $1,000
worth of postage stamps per week. Its
sales for the past II months have
amounted to $53,71l.
The experiment of driving ties down
. Lou Lou creek near Missoula and loading
them upon the cars at the bridge at Lou
Lou crossing has proved to be success.
, Fort Benton-Raneh property around
De- = - l. I'LL !
price, says the Review Press. For one
, of the we'll improved ranches in that vi
! entity an offer of SIS per acre was re,
Gently refused.
Acknowledgements are now at work
on the second story of the university hall
at the state university grounds, and the
Finishing of the science hall is making
good progress.
, Havre-The ranchers of the Milk river
valley are beginning to appreciate the
. profit which lies in the cultivation Of
small fruits, and many of them are grow
ing them successful.
w. L. Cowan, of Box Elder, near Fort
Benton, reports that his new irrigatins
pro ject is a great success. He has q
, reservoir covering about 500 acres, from
Y which irrigation of an immense area car
: be made.
The police magistrate of Great Falls
e reports $3.50 25 collected in fines durns
4 the month of July. The net receipts o
q the office were $3S075.
y The city council of Helena has by
5 vote of II to 2 passed an ordinance grant
+ ing to the Helena Water & Electric Pow
r er Company a franchise by means o
# which it will be permitted to deliver elec
e trio power in the city to encourage indus
tries that are benefited by cheap power
e The proprietors of the well-drillin,
y plant completed well, 81 feet, for tn
: high school at Lewiston the other day
# The vein was struck at ~ feet, and ros
: within III feet of the surface. There j
v such an abundance of soft water in tn
!. well that, although 100 gallons were tax
"a en- out in less than five minutes it coul,
Il not be lowered any.
i Advices, at Great Falls, from Chinool
d report the sale of the Joseph Hirschber
q clip of about 10000 pounds at Is cents
= The purchase was made by Webb & &C
of Philadelphia, firm which has no
o. heretofore operated to any great exten
a in northern Montana. The d. A. Crom
, ley clip was sold to the same buyer a
" Is IL cents. The clips of Fergus l. So
\. and David Hilger were also sold at CHI
,e nook, the price reported being l6a cent,
# and the buyers Nichols, Dupee & Co. Tn
" clips were from the Trail bands of Ferg,l
in county wethers that We're sheared at Oh
ii nook. At Malta the Marvin Jones eli
re was bought by Koshland Bros. at
Y. cents, and the Seymour Dane clip wen
I'd to the same buyers at l5i cents
,.. Judge j. q. Sanders of Montana, who's
$. appointment as paymaster in the Unite
States army has been announced, is
veteran OF the civil war. He joined TIL
- regiment in which he served at Cantor
II the home of President Mckinley He no,
holds the position of assistant quartel
~ master on the staff of the departmer
~, commander of Montana of the Gran
q, Army of the Republic, and has sever,
times been honored by his comrades
,v the Grand Army.