Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-14
State News


A train of seven rawhides will max
regular trips from Florence to Bnffalc
and as Mr.. Glidden has ordered 7,So
pounds of supplies to be taken in b
rawhide the trail will be kept open.
Word has been received here that H
p lee late school teacher at this camp
and who started for Weiser by way of tn
sbearer trail along the river, lost TIL
trail and had four of his fingers slight,
frozeu.-Florence Miner.
Sheriff Buchanan of Latah performed
his first official act this morning b,
closing up the Double Standard printing
Office. The plant was shut down on the
execution of mortgage held by ex
County Auditor Woodwork
Mayor Ryrie of Moscow has ap
pointed Henry Cummings, justice OF
the peace, to the position of police judge
for the city of Moscow. w. c. Barge,
formerly police judge, has resigned his
position to accept deput yship in the
sleriff's Office
The new board of county commissioners
has appointed DIR. w. w. Watkins county
physician Of Latah county in place of DR..
c. F.. Worthington, who held that
position under the democrats and pop
uists' rule in the county. The board
has also chosen John Ottness, out of a
large number of applicants, as janitor at
at the court house.
Plans will be made for the entertain
ment af the visitors from Lewiston when
the excursion to this city is run by the
Commercial club of that place. The
members of the chamber were royalty en-
tertained when they made their trip to
Lewiston last summer, and wish to make
the visit of the Lewistonites to this CITY
equally pleasant.-Spokesman Review.
Henry Wax and George K. Reed have
purchased quarter interest in the Brook
Ign claim, adjoining the Jumbo on the
south, i'll Buffalo Hump district, from
Jack Rankin, more Familiarity known as
as Quicksilver Jack" The Brooklyn
has all excellent water-power and mill
site, and will doubtless prove a good in
vestment for the ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Press,
The indications grow stronger that next
years mining boom is going to surpass
in proportions that of any former year
ending with the figure 9, which '49 in
California, SO in Colorado, White
Pine, Nevada in so, Leadvi1le, Colorado
70 and South Africa in 80 has marked
for that figure as the year for prosperity
and vigor in mining annals. In go Ida
no will mark an epoch in the worlds his
tory.
The Grangeville Daily Press says the
vast amount of money, the price of the
Buffalo mine, the largest sum ever paid
for an undeveloped prospect in this or, in
fact, any other country, will be divided
among B. R. Rigley and c. F. Robbins,
OF Florence, the original discoveries and
locators, and A. F. McKenna, Del But
terworth, Mike Green, Frank McGrane,
Henry Wax, George X. Reed and w. w.
Brown.
MIR. Evans, the owner ofGenesee ware
house which was destroyed by fire last
Saturday, carried $4,000 insurance on the
building, cleaner and engine. Being
large producer of grain he had stored in |
the house about II 900 bushels of wheat |
IRON his own fields, which was insured |
III the amount of $4,000. The house con-
tanned about $4,000 bushels of custom
storage, on which there was an insurance
Oh about $4,000. A few lots were unin-
sured.
MR.. u. {. Corners, near Uniontown.
VINO recently took his own life by taking
strychnine, met with an accident a year
ago and ever since used crutches in order
TO get around. Six months ago his wife
ieit him. OF late he had been
SICK and was discouraged. When diving
ne SAID; do the best you can for my
boy Rev. Fowler preached an inn
pressive sermon, the funeral being un-
der the auspices of the Woodinen lodge
III winch he carried $1,000 Insurance.
Genesee News.
ihe urgency in the homestead bill case
i'es III this, that it proposes to remit Ears
per acre which other measures provide
mat the settler shall pay for these lands.
lhe enforcement of which would cause
'ne settlers to lose their homes. The bill
poPosees to put these Indian reservation
amos on the same footing as other gov
eminent lands, and allow settlers to file
on them the same as on other
'aHds. Senator Stacy has touched a pop
u'af chord, and the Capital heartily sec
ohas ms efforts to save these homes to
the settlers of the state.-Boise Capital.
an interesting and unique wedding &C.
surred at Gregg on the reservation last
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