Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-05-08
THE CITY IN PARAGRAPHS

f. ID. Thomas has the frame work for
his hew cottage on Normal Hill almost
completed.
Dent & Butler began yesterday to
move into their new store. When the
furnishings are all in place they will
have one of the finest equipped estab.
lishments in the city.
George Culver has almost decided to
become permanent resident of Lewis
ton. He is seeking investments in local
enterprises here and will become an ac-
tive business man of this community if he
can secure the interests he is seeking.
The Idaho Exploration and Copper
company, through their local agency has
purchased the Blue Jacket copper mine
near Cooks corral. The terms are not
made public. The showing is remarka-
bly, rich. There is large volume of
shipping ore in sight.
The new Christian church in Vineland
was dedicated last Sunday Rev. Mr.
Barsley of Pomeroy preached the dedica-
ton sermon. The Lewiston congregation
of the same denomination attended the
ceremony in body. The occasion was
a sort of basket picnic and a very pleas
ant time is reported.
J. II. Claypool of Duluth, a mining
man of wide experience, visited the Birch
creek district last week, returning on the
boat yesterday. He reports the showing
OIL the Anaconda claim of that district,
which is owned by Messrs. Thompson,
Culver and others of this city, to be one
of the best showings he ever saw for the
amount of development work done.
F. c. Richie and DR.. J. F. Atkinson
visited Alpowai Sunday on fishing ex-
cursion. They report small catch. The
fish are barred from ascending the Alpo-
wal this year by a trap, which catches
every trout that tries to reach the spawn
ing beds above. This trap is maintained
in the face of strict law. The sportsmen
are protesting vociferously against this
fragrant violation of a meritorious statute
Superintendent of Census Savage is in
the city. Mr.. Savage is here in attend
ance to the duties with his Office He
has been experiencing some trouble in
regard to enumerating the Nez Perez In
dams. This matter was taken up by the
Indian department, they proposing to
take the census independent of the regu-
lar enumerators. This plan has been
abandoned and the regular enumerators
will now take the census.
Senator J. c. Helm is in the city. He
will receive for shipment 500 head of cat
men. He is superintendent for the lie
Roi cattle company, which is stocking a
big stock range on the Columbia. The
cattle will be held for the first boat of the
Mohr line. The first boat to run here on
regular schedule will arrive on the 25th.
Mr.. Helm hopes to get special AT all
llSl hS was W nav
come here last week, but a delay in the
arrival of her new boiler caused two
weeks loss of time.
The cowboys who are holding Harry
Dowd's cattle for delivery to Senator
Roach for shipment report fiendish work
of some miscreant on Snake river near
the mouth OF Alpowai creek. Some man
who perhaps entertains spite at the cat
tlemen because they hold their herds OF
his range, watches his opportunity and
shoots the cattle whenever they stra,
: onto the hillside where they will roll into
the river. Two big steers have beer
found along the river bank which did no
: float away. A greater loss is suspicioned
, The animals found dead had bullet hole
| in their heads. In one instance thu
herders heard the gunshot, and after find
, ing the dead steer they tracked the maj
who fred the shot till they became con
/ WINGED OF his identity. There is no wa,
d to determine how many cattle have thu
! been consigned TO the river.