Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-03-18
Vineland Notes.

Geo. w. R. Peasiee, vinelsnd's enter
prising nurseryman, reports sales good
the past week.
Fishermen are still inducing salmon to
immigrate from the Snake to more con-
genial chimes.
Richardson & Hoag are shipping in
lumber. both by rail and boat. They are
having big trade.
Grandpa Berns says those newly i'm.
ported thoroughbred fowls down at his
place are birds. Just 20.
Asotin county taxes this year will be
only about IS mills. The average western
county taxes are about 50 mills.
The contract for the stone building ID
about TO be closed. Let her 90. The
more buildings the bigger the town.
Three 6rst-class schools in Vineland
this year, and two more next fall term as
sure as strawberries and pumpkins.
]. H. Betheis (the Lewiston jewellery
family have taken possession Of their
new home in Vineland, and nice home
it 10, too.
W. S. Jennings has several good rooms
ready for rent in his block in Concord,
but he anticipates little difficulty in dis
posing of them.
Concord, Washington, will be the sole
address of the Lewiston Water & Power
company as soon as the bridge is done,
say about May Ist.
A. L. Miller has his stock of drugs in
place on the shelves, and is now ready
for business. He carries large and
select assortment.
The Methodist society finds even our
new 1880 school house too small for
their meet mgr and WILSON begin the
erection of church edi6ce.
Present mail arrangements give us all
the mails within an hour or so after they
arrive in Lewiston. and the mails close At
the same time here as in Lewiston.
Two saloon men from Lewiston recently
purchased lots in Concord, ON which they
will erect residences for their own use.
No saloons here and they appreciate the
fact.
As this issue of the Teller goes largely
to correspondents Of the vineland COM
pany. we quote literally in this column
from that bright newspaper, the Vine.
lander.
The new house of Bernard Schermer.
horn, of the Lewiston Water and Power
company, occupies one of the most sight
ly locations in the valley, and is an orua.
ment to the place.
Fully 400 people now in vineland, in
Guiding Concord. As many ~ Lewiston
had three years ago. We will have 1000
or more by Christmas. Land sale con-
tract No. asa was signed yesterday.
Henry Reed sold four and half acres
of land in vineland this week to David
c. Fitzgerald. late arrival from South
Dakota. Consideration, $1,000. Pretty
good advance on $3.50 investment In two
years! ;
There are at the present time eighteen
new building in course Of construction in
sight Of the vinelander Office. Four Of
these are store buildings. There are
probably 50 going up in vineiand, ell
told, and fully hundred are contracted
for the near future.
The steel on the new bridge will reach
pier No. S by tonight. Work is pro
crossing rapidly on the cut on the wes'
bank for the Concord approach. and ev
erything now indicates that the work will
be completed much sooner than many
were disposed to believe.
w. S, jennings has contracted land fol
brick kiln and yesterday began opera
tons. Brick will soon be plenty. and
then the Concord ''6re limits" viii
show some handsome, creditable struc
lures. 1t is expected that half million
brick will be used here this year.
A. Robinson, Of the Concord hotel. ha.
rented the large building formerly occu
pied by the vinelsud bakery and will
furnish rooms for the accommodation o.
the public. His hotel Is constantly taxed
to its utmost capacity and additional
rooms were an imperative necessity.
Flowing and planting are going on in
every direction in vinelaud. The season
is very late. Early potatoes. onions, car
rots, peas, ETC.. are now being planted
In this climate, under irrigation, We car
and do plant from February to July
Irrigation makes US independent of rain
or drouth.
Yankees mostly in vineland. Germans
Scandinsvians. English. Scotch and Z
few sous Of Erin, also make up oar pop
slation. And mighty good lot Of PEG
pie too. They came here from nearly
every state, but naturally the cold belt Of
the Dakotas, Minnesota, Michigan, Vie
consin, Iowa and Nebraska leads most Of
them.
The townsite company on yesterday
made general raise in the price Of towr
property. Town lots are now quoted al
the way from Fifty to one hundred and
fifty dollars higher than they we're weei
ago. The completion of the bridge will
be the occasion Of another advance in
prices. Mark that. If you want to &c,