Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-12-10
State News


The two railroads, the n. P. and O.
r. & N, paid into the county treasury
of Kootenai county last week S49, 767 IL.
Attorney E. J. Frswley Of Boise was
married last week et Blackfoot to Miss
Eva Rogers, daughter of J. c. Rogers,
OF Blackfoot.
Daniel Prescott who WIS confined in
the penitentiary from Shoshone county
for assault to murder, was pardoned
last Monday by the board Of pardons.
He had only short time to serve to
complete the original sentence.
The Insurance money obtained
through the courts by the administra-
tor Of the estate Of the late E. J. Curtis
has been set aside for Mrs. Curtis,
widow Of deceased. 1t amounts to
$500.
.After being out many hours tue Jury
in the Stone murder case at Idaho City
unable to agree were called In by Judge
Stewart and discharged. He was hello
without bail unit! the next term Of
court. It Is current here that the jury
stood eight to four for acquittsi. Court
adjourned and Judge Stewart has re-
turned home.
There 10 new disease hitting many
people In Boise. 1t commences with q
succession Of chilis accompanied with
pain in back Of the head and neck
and sore throat In which large white
patches appear. Those who have mad
both say they prefer the old Russian
grip, but 1t readily yields to the physl-
clans treatment.
The historical ease OF Diamonds field
Jack was before the board OF pardons
several days last week. The case was
finally postponed until the January
meeting. The condemned man wss
again reprieved. The date for execu.
t,on Is now axed for Feb. l. Attorney
General Mcfarland opposed the post.
ponement and reprieve.
The State Senate 10 composed Of
nine republicans, three straight demo.
Gratis. two populisss, two fusion demo-
Gratis and Ave fusion silver republicans.
The house has twelve republicans,
fourteen straight democrats, six
straight populists, seven fusion demo-
Gratis. seven fusion silver republicans
aud three fusion populists.
Some 40 warrants were sworn out
last week against prominent citizens
Of Moscow for violating a gambling
ordinance. Pantiinonium reigned 70,
while. SAID prominent citizens ap'
pealed to thesympathies Of the officials
and upon solemn pledges being regis.
tered by said prominent citizens that
they would gamble no more the war.
rants we're piled Up and sacrificed 10 a
bonfire.
Idaho has blt Of international
boundary. idaho 10 figuring in an IN.
ternational dispute. Some Canadian
built a dyke on Boundary creek which
flooded farms on the American side,
The question has been in the torturous
course Of diplomacy between depart.
ments OF two great governments. A
government commission la now 10 the
SHOWS Of Selkirk mountains studying
the phases OF the trespass. Idaho hat
all International dispute and Other
spectacular advertising schemes In
hand.
President blake, OF the North wes'
Railway company, states that they
viii begin grading In three weeks on
the proposed line down the Snake from
Huntington. Bonds have been given
for the completion Of the railroad with
in a given time. the road is designed
TO open I'D the Seven Devils coupe,
region. but 1t will eventually be pushed
uorthward TO Lewiston to c0nnec,
with the O. r & N. from Wallula, DO
coming link Ia the trsuscontiuenta
line having water grade from Wyom
ing through 70 the Pacific coast. --H,iss
Democrat.
1t Is not generally known that Their
has been 2 band Of mountain sheep II
DIS county tor several Year,, but It is
nevertheless fact. They have In
creased until now they have dividet
hto two bands. one containing ahop
me hundred and forty and the othe
sbout sixty. They range In the fav'
nnyons along Deep Creek and Rsttl
Creek. The most singular thin
about It il that they are ouiy forty O
fifty miles from the Duck Valley 10
dian reservation, and the Indisns 70
anne reasoa do not molest them
There Ia one old RAM In one Of th
bands said to have pair Of horn
which will weigh nearly fifty pound
aad curl In their coil tour times. II
has peen known by the vaquercs 70
tue past ak years, and was roped b.
one of them and kept tied up for tw
days and turned loose again-DeLana
Nugget.
Jeff Gray appeared before the boar
- .arAnnp and ctofa5 that ha hiIlal