Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-02-11
State News

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little amount of activity in the timber
holt around Kendrick. Timber is being
! 49, around Troy and up the Potlatch by
,r;,,;am Arnold of Kendrick, and on Ce-
dar creek, for ties for the Northern Pacific.
Another saw mill has been put in the
t;,rber at the Potlatch spur, about six
.,as above Kendrick, by Pullman par
! ties.
generous fall of snow over this en-
tive county allays all fears of damage to
the grain growing interests from cold
,reother There had been serious fears
throughout this county lest the intense
cold Of the past few days had wrought
damage to the grain-growing interests
But general inquiries among farmers and
| huvers brings the assurance that as yetno
injury has been done.
Tn the house of representatives BiXby
moved non-concurrence in the recon-
mepdation of the committee that the dis
trict mine inspector bill be indefinitely
postponed. The motion was lost II to "a
aud bv vote of III to 20 the bill was in
definitely postponed. Moody gave notice
of reconsideration The favorable recon-
,nendation of the committee on the bill
prohibiting outside attorneys from prac-
/ ticing in this state, was concurred i'll and
the bill was sent to third reading. When
it came up on third reading it was re-
committed with instructions to amend it
so as to exclude attorneys from those
states only that have similar laws.
Bert Jones, one of the representatives
from Boise county, the irresponsible lit
tie pop, was elected by Chinese votes.
Mr.. ZONES ran on combination republic
can-silver, republican-populist ticket
which was put up in opposition to the
democratic ticket. He had three Chinese
friends who were born in Idaho City, but
who took very little interest in the
campaign. They were anxious that Mr..
ZONES should be elected, however, and so
they registered and voted for him, proof
of their action being furnished by the
popularity of their marks on the ballots
which were noticed during the count
Mr.. ZONES was elected by majority of
three votes, those cast by his Celestial
friends.-Boise Statesman.
One day last week, says the Payette
Independent, when the storm blockade
was at its worst man and wife living
up near Boonville had family jar, ant
| the man lit out from the storm at home
to the storm outside and struck out ovel
the summit for Guffey and the tartar
away. The deserted wife would not have
it that way, and after the man had gottei
few hours start, followed him. Thu
stage tried, with superintendent aboard
to get over the summit that day blu
could not make it and turned back t.
a Dewey. The plucky woman on foot was
however, not daunted by storm or Dirt
but kept on the trail Of her worser hall
got down to Democrats, procured tear
and kept on to Guffey, caught her oil
man and made him come back with hel
The returns FROM the first carload {
dried prunes shipped from the Potato
country have been received, and nette
the growers about four and quarter
cents, {. o. b. cars here. This being tn
first shipment to an eastern market
complete with the dried prunes of Cal
fornia, growers interested in the prune il
dustry have naturally watched the result
and feels encouraged over the outloo
for their dried produce in the futur
They feel that this carload has paved tn
way for the general introduction of the
fruit into the eastern markets. Of til
carload shipped the largest pc
ton consisted of prunes that would {
from 80 to so to the pound, size TIL
commands a No. price in the marke
The car was shipped to Omaha, and Il
fruit is highly complimented, as beir
large and of a fine appearance and favc
In an attempt to punish one of the p
pills i'll the Russell school, in Mosco'
Principal Carsaw, the janitor and sever
students got into lively nlixup. II
trouble arose over the tipping over of
waste basket in the schoolroom, for whi'
Fred Gilbreth one of the pupils, W
blamed. He denied being guilty of t
offense. Later the controversy was /
newed, and the teacher attempted
punish Gilbreth. The latter resiste
and the teacher called upon the janit
to bring him whip. When the janit
appeared with the whip the pupil "
getting the best of the teacher, and t
Janitor promptly took hand. OH
students came to the rescue Of their {
low-student and the teacher The ia
tor used cane with good effect on
rebellious students. As consequer
Hiibreth was expelled from school a
several of his allies are nursing bruis
heads and injured arms. The form
principal, Professor Perkins, resigned
account of trouble with the students
this room. What the result of the
affair will be is not known.
The most interesting session of the S
ate apart from the anti gambling eve
was Thursday, when the consideration
the Bulge salary bill came up as sp,
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