Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-06-17
NEWS Of THREE STATES
WASHINGTON MONTANA IDAHO
Tacoma COlOred Men organizing n
Company of vOlunteers-MOngO
Ian PheaHants for MOntana-En-
coura ginw Crop Prospects From
All Around.

All Around.
There is deep water in Lewis river and
log driving is in progress.
Seattle women have taken steps to or
game rescue home.
A Catholic church is being built at
Ritzville.
New Whatcom has passed an ordinance
prohibiting horses running ut large.
Tacoma wheelmen may soon have BIZ
cycle path to Puyallup. The county COM
missioners have ordered the route sur
veyed.
Tacoma colored men will organize a
company of volunteers. At least 80 will
join. John Gonna, a prominent colored
republican, and veteran of the rebellion,
heads the movement.
II. w. Castleman, a wellknown bust
ness man, has been elected member of
the Tacoma city council to fill the va
There has never been more favorable
season for crops in Stevens county. The
farmers are all jubilant. and predict a
great yield, not only Of cereals. but of
fruit.
Four new. companies of the Fourteenth
infantry are soon to be organized at Van
couver, and recruits are now being en-
listed for the same.
l.. II. Northey, well known in western
Washington during boom days as real
estate Spectator, and who operated ex-
tensively in Centralia, died in Victoria
recently. He laid out several additions
to this city, and secured large immigra-
ton by extensive advertising.
George Stevenson, the Seattle man, who
is accused of swindling various people
out of sums of money aggregating over
$1,000, and whose case has excited con-
siderable comment, has decided to sue
three local gambling houses for return
of $500, which he gambled away in their
places of business.
Dakota Slim" Mcdonald will not have
to stand trial on the charge Of murder
On motion of Prosecuting Attorney Mat.
thews of Whitman county, the superio,
court of Garfield county has made an or
der discharging the prisoner, who at once
took his departure from Puneroy.
The Agar old girl of s. p. Vanderford
of Arkansaw creek, Cowlitz county, re
ceived very ugly cut on the forehead
by an axe in the hands Of her little
brother. 1t is presumed the boy wa,
chopping with the axe and his sister
stepped in the way and was cut acct
dentally.
| The Pullman volunteers have grea
hopes Of being called into active service
now that second call for volunteers ha
been made and are drilling hard and get
ting into good trim in case they are called
The statement Of Adjutant- General Can
ton that Whitman county will be allowet
but one company, the officers declare, will
not affect them, as they do not claim Il
be Whitman county company at all
The comfort cases made by Boise ladie
for the Idaho volunteers have beef
shipped by express to San Francisco.
| Crop prospects never looked better Of
present time. The late rain just cam
in time and all the late sown grain ha
taken hold. There is no reported dam
age to any of the fall wheat that has bee
sOwn.
Lieutenant Walsh says he believes tn
men of Idaho are much above the averag
size. A large majority Of those who hav
applied for enlistment in Tropp + sine
recruiting began have been rejected bt
cause of size. The maximums for tn
cavalry service are 5 feet 10 inches j
height and l65 pounds in weight.
The work of grading still continue
on the Lewiston extension being directe
along the south side of the river, whic
includes some high precipices of rocl
besides tough dirt. The men are d
vided in gangs, and even at the preser
rate of building it is said that it will /
the latter part of July before the roa
will be in condition for running tmir
over. Between Juliaetta and Iewisto
only two miles of the track has been s,l
faced. The surveys have been made u
the Clearwater as far as Big canyon, ar
the work indicates the immediate bull
ing of the road up the river.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telepho.
Company is extending its Occur d'Alel
system. At present its lines run fro
Spokane via Occur d'Alene City al
through the Fourth of July canyon
Wallace, with branches from Wallace
Burke, Murray and Mullan. Work
now in progress to connect us with Nj
soula. For 10 days or two weeks a gal
, OF men have been setting the poles I
: the new line, having commenced at NJ
soula, and working towards Idaho, so
not to get into the mountains until t
snow is off.
Boise, Idaho, June Judge Beattie
the United States court has rendered
, scorching decision in the case of the FIJI
National bank of Haley against the