Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-19
Northwestern News Notes.

The first consignment, consisting of
forty carloads of red sandstone, have been |
received at Pocatello This stone is to be
used in constructing the new shops Of the
Oregon Short Line at that place.
Frank Steunenberg, our good and
great governor, the same governor who
wants to be United States senator, spent
Sunday and Monday in the city visiting
with his friend II. b. Kinport. Steunie
has been up iii Fremont county fixing
up fences probably, but it is safe to wager
that he can't build those fences high
enough to keep back the landslide that
will overwhelm him when the "dear peo-
Pile" once more get a chance at him.
Pocatello Tribune.
The Boise committee who have charge
of soliciting funds to be applied to the
$500 900 bonus for the purpose of having
the main line of the Oregon Short Line
Railway built through the capital city,
are sending out circular letters to prop
erty-owners asking for 10 per cent con-
tribution upon the assessed valuation of
their property.
The management of the Intermountain
Fair which is to be held at Boise have
decided to have queen to reign durug
the fair. She is to be elected by popular
vote, each ballot costing the voter 10
cents. The contest has commenced and
several young ladies from different parts
of the state are reported in the States
man, noticeably Miss Genevieve Vollmer
of this city, at present attending school
in New York City.
1t is believed that this year will see the
heaviest sheep shipments from the state
of Idaho in its history. The Oregon
Short Line has orders for over 500 double
deck stock cars for this traffic
ExUnited States Senator Brown, of
Utah, while at Helena last week engaged
i'll law suit, suffered an attack of iritis
of the eye. Two years ago he lost the
sight of one eve. He left Helena hur-
riedly for his home at Salt Lake for
treatment, 1t is feared by his friends
he may become totally blind, in which
event the bar will suffer the loss of one
of the brightest attorneys practicing on
the Pacific slope
Government commissioners have eff.
fected an agreement with Crow Indians
which will become treaty when ratified
by congress. About 900 900 acres of
land will be purchased on the northern
end OF the Crow reservation from Fort
Custer to the Yellowstone river and
from Pryor creek to the eastern boun-
dairy of the reservation, embracing the
Little Big Horn and other smaller
streams. This leaves the Crows 500 900
acres, and will make them independent
i'll time and furnish homes for thousands
of civilized people. The price to be paid
is about 81 per acre, in payments. Con
siderable land is arabic, but most of it is
excellent for grazing, with timber on
the streams. The Northern Pacific rail
road runs along the northern border and
the Burlington diagonally through it to
the west.
w. B. Hepburn, who recently purchased
the Iowa group of quartz claims situated
near Quartzburg, Boise county, has been
on the property making thorough ex-
animation and is we'll pleased with the
outlook for the making of large paying
mine.
II is reported that an O. X. & n. en-
gineering party is engaged in surveying
line of railroad from the Peacock mine,
situated i'll the Seven Devils mining dis
/ trict, towards Cuprum.
The Philadelphia Inquirer launched its
boom for the Bryan Aguinaldo ticket on
: Saturday, with suitable caricatures of the
gentlemen named in the center of big
Democratic campaign banner. "Billy"
and "Aggie" will make fine combina-
ton for 1900, and would rake in pretty
' much all the disgruntled element of the
country. 1t is certainly a happy selec-
ton, and 1t would be pity if Million
aire" John r. Mclean of Cincinnati or
Ex-senator German of Baltimore should
spoil the combine" Let 'em rum FIX.
The latest form of swindle is a clever
one, and an eastern Oregon farmer was
few days ago made victim of trio of
+ swindlers. A well-dressed stranger,
having the appearance of a Clergyman,
called upon the countryman and shortly
afterwards an clipping couple came along
III search of minister to marry them.
/ The visitor officiated, and the farmer
; signed certificate. which later turned
; up as promissory note.
The home of Senator Shoup AT Salmon
city was the scene of a family reunion
the 9Th inst. All of his children, six in
number were present and the dinner that
was INDUCED in was served in the room