Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-10-18

w. {. Mallory returned Monday from |
a short stay at kendrick.
Thos. b. Reed, the merchant of Forest.
was doing business in the city Monday
Matthew Scully returned in by Mon,
days train from brief visit at Spokane.
Receiver Chas. II. CARLY returned yes
terday from brief visit to his farm on
the Po,latch.
Louis y. Roos returned by yesterday
train after a brief visit 10 the Roos farm,
situate on the Palouse river.
Edwin l.. Minis, who is under trial at
Pendleton for the murder of ]. II. Miller,
was formerly a resden, of this state, hay
ing lived at Occur dAlene City.
Attorney j. Il. Fogg, one Of the State
Code Commissioners, arrived in by train
yesterday and proceeded to Grangeville
I this morning,
Evan Lien, Andrew T. Lien, Peter
Hanson and Mrs. Bertha Nye all of
Forest, mace proof upon their home
steads Monday before the local land Of
hce.
| Col W w. Hammell, right of way
| agent for the Clearwater Short Line, ar
rived in yesterday from the reservation
where he has been purchasing right of
way for his company
J The Misses Annie NJ and Mary CLARK
! arrived home from Spokane where they
enjoyed few days visit at the exposition
accompanied by their sister Mrs. NJ. A..
Means and daughter of Geuesee.
Jerry Mcguire of Asotin arrived in by
train yesterday en- route home. Mr.. Ma
guire has been absent several weeks at
different points i'll the Eastern States dis
had shipped thither.
The local land officers have become SC
cramped for room in their present office
quarters they have recommended to the
commissioner of the general land Office
that they be allowed the additional room
that adjoins that of the registers on the
east.
The local hunters have been engaged
during the past few days OF damp weathe
endeavorimg to bag ducks and vii,
geese that have came into the sloughs
Few bags of any considerable size hav,
been made for the reason that the hunter
have no way of secreting themselve
while creeping to the waters where tn
fowl abouuds.
J r. Pigs of Windsor, Mo-, who ar
rived III Saturday night, left for Grange
vile yesterday. Mr.. Piggs is traveliu,
route agent for {. W. Underwood larg,
L. 5, mail contractor who resides a
. Clinton, Mo. lie is contractor for tn,
mail lines from Grangevillc to Florenc,
and also from Peck City to Cavendisl
and they are in need of attention by tn,
agent at this time
w. A. Burghardt of Howard, accom-
panied by his sister, Mrs c. w. Mead
arrived in the city yesterday and left b,
this mornings steamer for San Francisco
where Mrs. Mead will take passage fo
Manila to join her husband, MIR. Meat
was an officer in the Montana volunteer
regiment which campaigued in the Phil
ippines, aud upon their leaving the
Islands he remained, accepting a cap
taincy in the goth Infantry.
We are informed that many of tn,
. small sub contractors on the Clearwater
extension of the Northern Pacific as fast
as they are completing their contracts
are shipping their outfits to different
points on theo. X. & n which COMPANY
is engaged at different points straigh,en,
lug out curves and filing in trestle work
Some however ship to the p & n. Rv
where there seems to be plenty of work
in all branches of railway construction.
Local grain buyers aud shippers O
this city are feeling the effect of the cal
famine which is prevalent ON the railway
systems that tap the inland wheat belt
A prominent buyer alleged yesterday the
new ware houses that have recently been
constructed on the Clearwater extension
OF the Northern Pacific are getting into
congested condition tor want of storing
capacity on account of the railway com
pany being unable to furnish cars to
transport the grain now ready for ship
ment to tide water, On the other hand
last season and the season before the
transportation companies leased cars
from eastern roads in order to keep
cereals moving and the farmers held
their grain for better market price and
the railways were crowded for side track
| age to store empty cars