Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-12-06
- .-..-.--.-.+tt+. r+-.--'--t-t
{ IDAHO SETTINGS. t

-As,e are 400 StutltiltS Nh'" "
State University
,,orv of 20 people arrived from
Colorado last week to make their homes
!, Canyon county
The New York World has sent rep
.,o,;ve TO Idaho to make an investi-
..,;o, If the Crur d'Alene riots.
.,rd Of Indians, camped on the sum-
!. h.,weeu Warren and South Fork,
titled forty deer in a hunt last week.
1.s, week c. f. Arney, Of the state
land hoard, sold $50 acres OF state lands
!. we;ser Washington county, for $oI25.
Weiser is figuring on water and
mower pl,nt to be worth about SIoo'oo
ror,v per cent of this is to be subscribed
lcally.
.-ss;an water has been found near
Wiser, and several farmers are prepar-
;,a IN nut down other wells to be used
With reservoirs to aid in irrigation.
Forty tons of corn silage were put up
ON the University farm this year. This
is new experiment fer Idaho. This ma
,srial will be fed to steers i'll some expert
mental feeding undertaken by Prof.
French.
Warren correspondent to the Weiser
Signal says that the saloons OF that place
have closed for the winter. There will
be Christmas tree and big dance. There
are twenty-six ladies in camp this winter
and social life will be pleasant.
l. Eighty men and forty teams are EN-
gagged on the reconstruction of the New
York canal near Boise. where the pro-
ectors propose to carry 10000 inches OF
water Ia miles and irrigate and redeem
10000 acres of arid lands near the city.
The Famous Bull Pen at Wardner
closed its doors December 2. The pris-
oners were dismissed on promise to be
good and sin no more. The last man out
was Vedo Ragenovitch. The camera
fends who stood by all have him on theii
list.
There will be a poultry show at Mos
COW in January. 1t will be held in con
necton with the farmers institute. 1t is
planned to have Theodore Hughes as one
Of the judges of the poultry. He is one
of the greatest poultry judges IN the
west.
Auditor Sinclair has received informa
ton that his permit system is being
evaded in the C9ur d'Alenes. Dummie
have been securing permits which wer
sold to dynamiters. An investigation
shows that seven permits have been oh
tanned in this manner.
They are electrocuting horses at Boise
Jno. B. Wood, a Boise Valley farmer, wa
driving into the city last week when h
came to an electric-light pole that ha
been blown down by the wind. Hi
horse SHE'D, struck a line wire and fel
dead. The Boise electric company pal
SIS to the owner.
The signal service records of Shoshon
county, taken from observations made q
Murray, show that the rainfall for Nov
ember was "a inches, considerably lie:
than the average for the past six years
That section, which is 6.9S inches Thei
was only one clear day in the month I
November in the Occur d'Alenes.
supervising Architect Taylor has re
advertised for proposals for the constru
lion OF the government public buildir
at Boise, in accordance with the modiht
pans The proposals opened some tin
ago were all in advance of the mon,
available and they were consequently 7
Jected' The only thing done is the wo
Oh excavation and the laying of the fou
dation.
A farmers institute will be held
hendrlck Dec. and 9. Following is t
programme: apple Growing" by Elm
Evans; "Orchaid Conditions i'll Horticr
tural District No. l." by II. A Russo
running" by Prof. f. A. Huntley; Il
anstrial Education" by Prof. II.
french; Address, President Blanto
Nursery Stock" John Williams; &c
I'm MOTH by Prof. Aldrich, THE De
Low, by Prot. French; apple Seal
oy fTot Henderson,; "Prune CROWNS
john H Hutchinson; Insect Destr
ers,' DR.. s. Avery.
"A Boston syndicate will put in an el
"'c power plant of 5ooo-h horse power a
an electric railway IS miles long, on
rayette river. The power plant is to
constructed IS miles up the Payette ri
rom the town of Payette. The elect
railway is to be built over this distau
inef' wires to transmit. power to Bo
. miles, to Silver City, IS miles; to
s"e' IS miles, and to Caldwell, are to
put up. The total expenditure will
"een 81 10000 and 81 400, 900.
,an~ay will run both passenger I
eight cars 1t will be of standard gau
81 mat freight cars from the Short L
@f De taken to the various stations
me river. The enterprise promises
O'0m the rich Payette valley.