Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-06-14
All kinds of fruits at Michael's.

ALL kinds of fruits at MichaePs.
-Haziewood ice cream at Michacl's.
Commissioner johnson, arrived in the
city yesterday.
Rev. Henry Brown, of Spokane, came
in on the train yesterday.
George Erb, Ferd Roos and 5. Haaser,
departed for the mountains to-day on
prospectieg tour, to extend through the
summer,
Mr. d. Black. of Beeman, was in the
city yerterday. He reports splendid crop
| prospects.
The water in the rivers stands at 10 feet
this afternoon. This is fall of two feet
in two days. The danger OF high water
is past.
Thos. King, of Beeman, was in the city
Yesterday. He is the popular leader
of the Beeman band, first-class one Of
seventeen pieces.
! Capt. Works, who was married few
days ago in North Yamhill, Ore, arrived
| with his bride in Lewiston yesterday.
| They will make their home here.
| Mr.. Conway, recently from Bitter
Root valley, Montana is building bust
ness house in Vineland, 6oX25 feet, of
brick. He will engage III the harness and
saddle trade.
Ezra Baird and George Stonebraker,
returned from the new district on South
Fork They are highly pleased with the
showing in that district, and confirm the
best reports from that camp.
Harry White, of Genesee, has purchas-
| ed of Melvin Simpson, some thorough
! bred horses, which he now has i'll train
| ing, and he will make a showing i'll the
races hereabouts this summer.
| A. J. Preston, of Moscow, general agent
for Russell x Cos machinery, and II. II
| Callahan, travelling agent for the same
company, are III the city looking up the
affairs of J, III. Dorsey, the local agent.
J. Q. Hattabaugh, of Moscow, drove in
from Genesee yesterday. He has toured
the Palouse country, and he controverts
the report that the ravages of the wire
worm or other pests have caused much
damage to wheat.
Nelson A. Week, of Chicago, arrived in
Lewiston, yesterday, to remain. He
visited Lewiston in the winter and be,
came convinced after much travel and in
vestigation, that the gateway is the place
of most promise i'll all the country. He
will build home and make other in.
vestments here.
There will be grand celebration or
the Fourth at Lake Waha. G.. +. Crumn
will deliver the Grafton. Mrs. Margaret
Pape will read the Declaration of indie
pendence and there will be speaking by
the school children. Good music in at
tendance. All kinds of sports in after
noon, and fire works in the evening
Public invited.
The Armstrong bridge on the Contra
ferry road went out Sunday night abou
} 10 o'clock. Large quantities of drift
wood lodged against the piers all,
damned the slough till the weight o
water carried out the structure. Thi
bridge was built two years ago at a cos
, of $Iooo. The loss will Inconvenience
travel very materially during the higi
water period.
Emory Oliver, who was in charge Q
an engineering corps ont the o. r. & N
, work on Upper Clearwater started t
, Weiser yesterday to engage in Unite
) States work of surveying public land i
the region OF the Seven Devils. pac
train of fifteen horses is utilized in thi
} journey. The pack train is in the charg
. OF Al. Oliver. They have work for tn
summer contract.
The proprietors of the Troy laundry
! who were ordered to provide sewerage fo
, their place of business undertook Mon
; day morning to place drain under tn
) railroad, but the city authorities ordere
them to desist, on account of danyerou
highwater. There seemed to be som
) fear that the water would break ,hroupl
. and flood the city, if this work was pei
mitted at this time.
J. b, Perkins, the prospector, returne,
from South Fork last night. He report
a wonderful mineral showing ON tn
, north extension of the Buffalo belt. II
, made some promising discoveries in thi
) belt, and traced the lodges from tn
Hump to the South Fork, distance q
ten miles. He has confirmation of Tn
, claims had lost none of their yolum
or value when he found them.
The patriotic citizens of Beeman. O,
the reservation, are preparing Tor a rous
: ing celebration on the Fourth. T. O
Davis, the popular preacher-orator, q
this city, will deliver the Grafton, an,
the local band guarantees the best must
In the state for the occasion. The prc
CRANE provides for all kinds Of sports. am
the public will be royalty entertained i,
a style that will maintain the reputation
OF the reservation citizens for hospitality
) The wagon road which the railroa
. company built along the Ciearwa,e
above Spalding, and which was accepte
) by the old board county commissioner
. has been entirely destroyed BY the high
water. There is now no public road BIZ
, tween Lewiston and the Potlach. Tn
; acceptance Of this road was a mistak,
The county and the travelling publ
, suffered great damage at the hands q
. the railroad company in the destructio,
OF this, one of the most importan
. thoroughfares In the country.