Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-05-24

Harry Thatcher Of Genesee was in the
city Monday. lie brought his mother
home IN carriage. Mrs. Thatcher had
been visiting in Spokane returning by
the way of Gcncsec.
(. u. Fleming was III the city yester.
lay from Colfax. His family will re-
mIin here, the guests Of Mrs. S. l..
Rogers for a month for the benefit to be
derived from Lewiston 5 spring weather.
4 union memorial service will be held
under the auspices Of the G.. A. X. at
the NJ +. church in this city next Sun
Day Rev. Walton Skipworth will
deliver the memorial sermon. The pub
lie is invited.
The Lewiston Mercantile Company
has received during this month II car
loads Of merchandise for their wholesale
stock. This company has taken high
rank from the beginning They have
very large trade.
Dell Butterworth and i. X. Rigley are
in the city. They attended court at Mt.
Idaho as parties at interest in the big
grubstake law suit, They will remain
here till the next payment on the Big
Buffalo is paid. 1t is due June ist.
T.. NJ. Pound, the prominent mining
man from Seattle who started to Buffalo
last week returned Monday having
been unable, owing to the soft snow, TO
reach his destination. He will return
home and wait for the snow to melt
He has great faith however i'll the wealth
of the interior camps,
1t is claimed by the promoters of the
stone quarry proposition on Snake river
that the very best quality OF building
stone can he put into buildings in this
city for the price now paid for common
brick. This price will include dress
stone fronts for the buildings.
This is surely an important matter for
the consideration of our builders.
State Horticultural Commissioner Bak-
er, OF Washington, after tour of inspec-
ton, reports the fruit crop in worse
candition than generally believed. In
sections Of the Palouse district there is
| not bud on the trees. Walla Walla i,
worse h,peaches and plums are seriousl,
affected, and only in the most favorable
situation will there be any crop at all.
| III. Z. Wmtstone new citizen recent,
from Texas has contracted for a ston
store building in Vineland 25x6o fee
with iSfoot walls, The stone will b
supplied from the new quarry opened b.
f. i. Bouck on Snake river four mile
below Lewiston. Mr.. Whitestone vii
put IN large stock of dry goods, shoe
and millinery as soon as his fine buildin
is completed.
The position of farmer on the reserve
ticn has been vacated by the government
James Conley who has filed this positio
for several years had won such favorabl
consideration from the government tina
he was offered an appointment on a
eastern Indian reservation in the sam
line of duty. He declined to leave tn
Lewiston valley even for a governmer
position He will make his home i
Lewiston.
]. ID. Lille arrived from Graugevill
Saturday evening for another load
freight. This is Mr.. Lilies fourth loa
TO Grlngeville this spring He pcrsis
III his former statement of the bad COZ
dition of the bridges over LAWYER
canyon, and would 90 before an
comp ,,ent notary aud testify to the c
feet that much valuable mercandise an
trade between Lewiston and the mir
will he DELAYED il not lost if tho'
, bridges are not improved. The connl
commissioners should look after til
matter.
Captain Baughman aud Ezra Bair
who undertook 10 explore upper Snail
river between Huntington and Lewistc
last week, were capsized and narrow
, escaped drowning, They had travel,
, one day making about IS miles and hs
resumed the Journey late the next tla
when they were caught in whirlpo
ut oN-how rapids aud their boat W
overturned in mid stream. They caue'
, hold of the boat and finally reach,
, shore. Their escape was almost merac
. olus. They were assisted and ente
tanned by railroadcrS and reached TOW
by saddle horses and teams to Bak
City and then by the O, K. x y. syste
! TO Lewiston.
The report is current in railroad circl,
that the contractors on the o. X. <
road between Wallula and Riparia vi
, ship their outfits to Lewiston in the ne
future. The suh-contractors on II
grade will soon have finished son
sections of dirt work on that extensio
When they have finished this they wi
come TO Lewiston with the iuformatic
, that they will he given work in tn
vicinity. The frs, of these outfits il
said will arrive next week, II is belle
ell they will begin work ON the mort
side of Clearwater on Clearwater e,
tension. 1t is known that these col
tractors have been buying supplies frol