Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-07-08

John y. King, the Lapwai merchant.
is in the city.
Will White is now employed at the
Lewiston National bank.
Miss Maggie Smith is at home again
after a brief visit to Grangeville.
Robt. +. Evans, an engineer of the
Clearwater Short Line engineer corps, is
in the city.
Miles 5 Johnson is home after deliver
ing the 4th of July Grafton at Ericksen's
mill on the reserve.
G. A. Taylor, representing the Glass &
Prudhomme stationary house OF Portland,
is doing the city in the interest of his finn.
F.. X. Davis of Leland is in the city Mr.,
Davis is one of the unfortunate ones, he
having lost his buildings in the confla-
grafton, that occurred at Leland about the
days ago.
Mrs. l.. A. Porter is enjoying a few
days visit in Spokane. Mr.. Porter will
join her the first of the week, at which
time they will go up to Pen d'Oreille
lake for few days.
w. p. Hunt, DIR G. ". SHAFT, J. W. Poe
ahd Alfred Hovey, left yesterday for an
outlining in Chamberlin Basin, in the vi
cinity of Warrens. The party will be alb
sent several weeks.
Vim. Hoffman left yesterday for Spo-
kane. after several months residence
here. having been employed at the Side
board saloon. Billy made many friends
here, They deprecate his departure.
Archie Nc Leod is in the city few
days visiting his family, Mr.. Mcleod
and Tom Crowley are associated to-
gether i'll some mining prospects in the
Malick and Buffalo Hump districts.
Couucilmen Wilkinson, Lane and Tan
nahill, in company with Morris & X trout
niger, owners of the property on the
point of Snake river avenue, were in
specting the same to day. This is the
property the city is DESTROYS of purchas-
ing to enable them to widen the street.
The Payette Independent, says that the
new dredge now being operated near
that place on Snake river, is success in
in saving the -four gold, 1000 cubic yards
are worked each day averaging I2H cents
yard. This is the first dredge operated
on the Snake that has been successful
AS we 60 to press the trial of Howard
VS.. Hughes is in progress before Justice
Sweet. This is an action asking for SO
judgment against the defendant for labor
performed partly in Oregon and Idaho
Nj. ID. Woolf represents the plaintiff, and
John Green and II +. Burleigh the de-
PENDANT.
Nv. Mckowan of Spokane, c. S. Crux
and ID. w. Weaver Of San Francisco, all
insurance adiusters, have been busy the
past few days adjusting the loss incurred
by the burning of Mnrchie's grocery on
July 4th. Fifteen hundred dollars on
stock was adjusted and allowed III the
sum of $3.50, and $26s allowed OH $500
policy for the building.
The Lewiston and Sweetwater Ditch
company have repaired their old bitches
and fumes, damaged during the winter
and in addition have constructed over a
mile of new ditch and flume, which has
brought the water across Tammany. The
company expects to keep pursuing the
enterprise during the summer, and prob
able have the water in this city by early
fall.
George Stonebraker is home for a few
days from his mines, located in the New.
some and Hump Districts, Mr.. Stone
braker is highly pleased with the pros
poets, and exhibits several very fine spec
linens. The group of twelve laims are
being developed and the interest of Mr.
Madison, one of the discoveries have beer
acquired by Stonebraker, Baird and Will
Jams.
Judge Steele is in receipt Of a rquees,
from +. +. Harrison This is the man ar
rested while burglarizing Alexander.
store last April, and when arraiyned a,
the preliminary, gave his name as Guy
he desires to go before his honor and
plead guilty. Harrison has served pre-
vious terms in the Utah and Idaho prisons
The Judge has not as yet answered the
petition.
Mrs. Carey. Spanish woman known
by many as "Kalota, !" had quarrel YES.
terday with Mrs. Holland, one of her
tenants; she desired to eject her from the
premises and on the contrary Mrs. Hol-
land AYERS that she is entitled to stay, as
her rent is paid in advance. In the
melee "kalota" struck Mrs Holland
with stick of stove wood. The case
will probably be aired in the Justice court
Monday.
- A. White, OF White Bros. agent of
the Great Northern Express Co.. of this
city, is in receipt of a notice Of reward
for the six men, who robbed train on
the Union Pacific Railway, June I'D near
Rock Greek Station in Wyoming. The
bandits are described, as is also the dis
er'ption of their horses they rode, SIS 200