Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-10-25
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Northwestern News Notes.

Col Randolph Of the L. S arnyis pur
chasing horses in Willowa county, Ore,
for cavalry use.
A prominent citizen of Tacoma claims
the distinction Of helping start Sir Thomas
Upton into business
1t is reported the grain crops in north.
ern Bear Lake county this State, were a
failure, owing to early frosts.
Mormon elders in Eagle valley, Ore,
who are exponndine the doctrines OF JOS.
Smith, are receiving many converts.
Sumpter. Ore, boasts Of lady who is
engaged in the real estate and mining
brokerage business.
The T. /. < n. Ry. have erected an
sSooo structure at Weiser, which is used
Tor ,ivp.t ais. general ,:a!::se sss of The
road
The 10000 opera house recently de-
stroycd by fire at Pocatello will, il is re-
ported, be rebuilt on larger and grander
scale
An exchange in Douglas county, Wash
ington, says that it took a half million
grain sacks to sack the grain raised there
this season.
The Southern Pacific Railway will soon
begin the erection Of large brick machine
shops in East Portland TO replace the
wooden 81 ructures
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the Secretary of State at Boise
for the organization Of the Citizens State
Rank OF Mouniainhome.
| The city physician at Astoria, Ore,
vaccinatcs all school children free OF
charge. More than 600 were vacciuated
during two days of last week.
Boston capitalists recently purchased
$50 acres of placer ground near Quartz
burg, in Boise county. The consideration
was fIas,ooo The ground will be WORKED
with dredgers.
Governor Rogers of Washington is il
receipt from the publishing house Of tn,
first copy OF his second book entitled
Life" II is made up Of addresses dc
livered by the Governor at divers times
1t is said the largest steam whistle il
the world has just been successfully cas-
for use on the Bellingham Bay Improve
ment Co.'S new mills. An exchange IS
serts that il will be the time regulate
for Whatcom county.
Several cases of smallpox are reporte,
near Shaw, Marion county, Ore. on tn
Woodburn Natron branch of the South
ern Pacific Railway. Efforts are bein,
made to have the postal authe rites quar-
antine against the mails at Shaw.
II The municipality of Fairhaven viii
probably In the near future put in sew
crage system that will cost between
$4,000 and 100000. The charter allow
them per cent of the assessed valuatiol
OF property for this work. thus givin
) them $4,000.
, Capt. +. ]. Mills, who is charged witt
the murder of Chief Engineer O'Mclvs
ney recently at Salt Lake City. has ha,
his preliminary examination and bee
bound over to the district court. He wa
denied bail, and will therefore lay in iai
until put on trial.
Five hundred tons of beets were II
, ceived in one day during last week at tn
La Grande sugar factory. II is expecte
that the factory will have 90 days ru
this season against as last year The pei
2 ccntage of sugar contained in the beet
has run as high as al per cent and ave-
ages between IS and I6 per cent
The steamship, retartos. the first lin,
to be secured by the Philippine Tradiu
Association at Portland, to ply betwee
4 that city and Manila, will clear from ii
Portland custom house about Nov. is
= Most of the space for freight is alrea,l
engaged. so II is an assured fact that 81
will depart for the Orient with flu
! cargo.
(: Testimony is now being taken by
] referee appointed by Judge Knowles
1 Helena, Mont In the case of Missou
), county against some half breed Flathca
Indians. The county is endeavoring
= collect taxes upon personal property b
+ longing to these half-breeds on IL
c ground that they are not full-bloods au
r hence are liable to taxation. On Il
;, other hand the Government. which
represented by the u s. District Alto
ney, contends that the part-breeds,
: long as they are residing on the reserv
I tion and recognized as members OF Il
Fiathead tribe, are wards of the Cover
men, and not liable to taxation by II
: state or county.