Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-04
State News

the Legislature
State Treasurer Storer has about $50,
900 on hand, and will turn it over to hi
successor i'll cash.
The wedding OF ex-senator Dubois
aud Miss Whited. of DeSmit, n. D., vii
he solemnized in Chicago OH the nth o
this month.
Miles w. Tate, of Boise, has been ap
pointed court referee for Ada county by
by Judge Beatty under the national
bankruptcy law.
In the eastern counties of Idaho from
900 10 TOO bushels Of potatoes are raised
70 the acre, and the average cash value
of an acre yield is $40, says II. A. Nc
pherson of the horticultural board.
Weller & Kohny of Boise advertised to
Give away hats to needy boys Christmas
dav and four clerks were kept busy fit
ting hats TO the two huvdred and fifty
bows that appeared i'll answer to the offer
Florence has badly felt the need OF
telephone connections this fall. If we
had been connected by telephone with
Lewiston says the Florence Miner many
hard trip between here and Grangeville
would have been saved.
An estimate of the production of metals
in Idaho during 1897 made by the assay
office in this city is: Gold, S2,273, 100;
silver, $7,74o, 900; lead, S5,375,755. Total,
s15,3se,455. This is an increase of 81
659,579 over 1897.
Since 49 every year with So has
seen a big mining rush" '49, Cali
fornia; 90, White Pine and the Constock
70, Leadville, Col, and Tombstone,
Arizona; So, Harqua Hala; SO, Buffalo
Hump ?--Free Press.
The governor of French Guiana denies
that there had been any modification of
the severe treatment of Dryfus, or that
the French government had ordered his
return to France. The documents for
reached him on December %, and his
replies will be mailed by the steamer
leaving January g.
A call has been issued to the LAWYERS
of the state to meet at Boise, January 10,
with the bar association Of the third iu-
dicial district for the purpose of forming
state bar association. The call is signed
by Judge Stewart, president of the third
district association, and Judge Blake, its
secretary. S. II. Hays, attorney-general
elect has also invited the county at
torneys to meet at the same time and
place.
We deem it advisable to warn
prospectors and laborers that it is not
best to go into the Buffalo Hump country
at this season unless they have an as
surance of employment, as the snow is
deep and prospecting is utterly impossible
and there are no accommodations or
provisions except what are i'll use by
parties that are developing properties.
Florence Miner.
A company called the Florence Gold
Dredging Co., has been organized to
operate dredging plant at Florence.
Among others interested are: R. Gordon
Wood and J. II. Myers, Placerville, and
W. H. Picking and W. SBlair, Bucyrus,
Ohio The company has secured 800
acres of ground on Sand and Meadow
creeks, about half mile from Florence,
and the dredge to be put in to work this
ground is of the New leland type.
Ex-Sheriff William Ireton, who is
superintendent in charge of big mining
enterprise i'll the Seven Devils camp, is
spending the holidays with his family
and friends at this place. Mr.. Ireton
predicts that the summer of 1899 will
mark new epoch in the history of that
nncf-talked-of copper region He
thinks the Seven Devils country is 60
ing to sci place that will make good
many people open their eyes.-Payett
Independent.
Were such discoveries as have recently
been made in Idaho been in Montana or
Colorado nothing could stop rush equal
10 that to Leadville or Cripple Creek.
Ana now with the railroads actually I'M
uer construction to make the Idaho dis
ooveries readily accessible it is almost
certain that the rush will be in equal
proportions here. The fact is that
nrangeville, Lewiston and Spokane are
all now filling up with spectators and
prospectors, eager to be among the first
Oh Tue ground.-DeL.amar Nugget.
lhere were I43 prisoners in the Idaho
Pehitentiary OH Jan. Ist On November
So 1897 there were I47 prisoners
puFing the present year AZ were received
50 were discharged, 10 were pardoned
ana died. Twenty of the prisoners are
'o'al abstainers, 100 are moderate drink.
efS and % are temperate according &c
'helr records when on the outside Forty
are married and 1903 are single. Ninety.
eight attended Sunday school before con,
Nctlon and Is did not, while IoS were
iehgiously raised and as had no religion:
training whatever, Sever have good
education, " have common education
" are Indifferent, 10 very poor and !
with no educat;o,, IT,. =, ,,...o.. 49, i.