Lewiston daily teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1901, 1900-12-07
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Joseph Nosack, native of Austria,
filed his first citizenship papers today at
the auditors Office.
The steamer Norma will arrive today
and will leave in the morning at 7 a. m.
/, for Wild Goose rapids and intermediate
points.
A meeting Of the r. B. Hayes post, No.
IA. department of Idaho, G. A. X. will
held tonight to hold their annual election
of officers.
A warranty deed was fled today con-
veying title from Jno. H. Morrison to
Geo. w. Tannahill of Lot IS, Block 3,
town of Leland.
Justice S. l.. Thompson has moved his
Office into the Brearley building on Main
street, formerly occupied by the Lewiston
Bottling Works.
Ground was broken today for the
foundation of new business house to be
erected on the Mounce property on Main
lstreet near Eugene.
County Assessor Speaker turned over tc
County Treasurer G. A. Hastings today
$S2oI.33 tax collections for the past two
weeks for the taxes of 1900.
County Assessor Staas Speaker reports
that county taxes are being collected now
at the average of S25o to $500 per day
One day last week netted $1,000.
White Bros. are loading car load Of
apples here today for shipment to Kan
sas City. They are also loading cars to-
day at ST. Johns, Juliaetta and Oakesdale
for shipment to Denver, Great Falls and
Kalispell.
The steamer Spokane made a record
breaking trip to Waha landing yester-
day afternoon. She left the wharf
here at ) p. M, made the run to Waha,
loaded 1000 sacks of wheat and was back
at the Lewiston landing at Gas p. M.
The ladies of Mountain Gem chapter
Order of Eastern Star, will give fare
we'll party to William Robnett and wife
tonight, and an informal reception to
Claude Vassar and bride. A short mu-
steal and literary program will precede
the social aud banquet.
| Major w. F. Allison and his brother A.
c. Allison of Brookings, South Dakota,
are stopping in Charleston on a tour of the
west for the purpose of seeking perma-
nent location. Major Allison was in
command of the First South Dakota reg
iment in the Philippine.
The first bank notes issued by the
Idaho National bank were signed today
and have been passed over the counter in
the business transactions of the day.
They bear the name Of w. P. Hurlbut,
president, or G. w. Thompson. vice pres
ident, and F. M. Hinkly, cashier.
| Work on the subgrade of the new street
extension is practically complete. All
the men and teams employed in moving
the material to make the fill were laid
off at 3 O'Clock. The roller is now being
used to pack the gravel to receive the
macadam. Work will begin tomorrow
on the curbing.
The Redmen of Lewiston and Asotin
had social and supper at their lodge
room last night. The members of Tsce-
minicum tribe, No. 8. entertained about
rs members Of the Stootki tribe. The
Ipreliminaries included an initiation cere-
mony and the subsequent proceedings in
cluded high jiuks and turkey supper.
| The Clearwater train is not running
into Sites today. It failed to make the
trip yesterday because Of a big landslide
lust above Stuart. The railroad com.
pany has large force of men at work
clearing away the debris and expect to
have the road opened in about three
days. The passengers and mail enroute
are now transferred at Stuart.
| Edison Briggs returned yesterday from
a trip to Lapwai where he made the sur.
vey and started the work on new county
bridge. The new bridge will be located
just above the mouth Of Tom Bell creek.
The people of that section are so eager to
have it completed and have easy access
to Lewiston that they have contributed
the work, the county paying only for the
lumber.
| Yesterday at the land Office an adverse
claim was fled by the Buffalo Orphan
Belle Gold Mining Co.. against the appli-
cation for patent made by the Buffalo
Hump Syndicate for the Ridge and Dead