Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-02-14

IDAHO - SETTINGS

The Moscow. military band has dis
handed indefinitely, cause lack OF proper
6nacial support.
F.A. Murphy has been appointed post
master at Clearwater, Idaho, to succeed
Addie Lester, resigned.
Anton Hendricks has been appointed
nos,master at Keuterville, Idaho. to sue
coed J. T Mitchell, resigned.
Agent George Steele has forbidden the
Couer d Alepe Indians from going to Har-
r;sou until the town is rid of small pox.
The secretary Of war in his annual es-
,;nste shows that the available militia
strength of the United States is Io,343,I52.
Lewiston is not the only part of the
country that will suffer next summer
from an ice famine. Rathdruni, Koote-
mai county. makes the same complaint
through the columns of its local paper.
William J. Stoddard, postmaster at De
Lamar, has been found short in his ac-
counts TO the amount of $2,9oo. He is
under surveillance and his bondsmen
have been notified to make up the short
age.
The new wagon road to Kamiah by
way of the She noon-way gulch is COM
pleted and open to travel. 1t goes back
Of the Big Butte and strikes Lawyers
CANYON about FIVE miles above Kamiah
and then continues down the canyon on
splendid grade.
w. H. Savidge, superintendent of the
census for Idaho has returned from Ere
mont county, where he has been for
some time on business. He thinks that
Fremont county will have at least 10, 900
people this year and will show the larg
est percentage of increase in population
Of any county in the state.
Original pensions have been granted to
William Houtz, Boise, and Thomas Sulli
van, Slickpoo, Idaho, at IS month each.
The following named pensioners have
been awarded increases: Samuel T. Cham
bers, Princeton, Idaho, IS to IS; Anson
R. Gerald, Moscow, Idaho, IS to $40;
Owen Bentley, Tolo, Idaho, IS to IS.
The house committee on military af-
fairs has issued twenty-five subpoenas for
the investigation into the Idaho mining
riots, which federal troops under General
Merriam suppressed. The investigation
is to begin February 26. President Sow
ereign of the Knights of Labor and other
Il representatives Of labor organizations
were among those subpoenaed.
William Teller, sheep man was killed
near Minadoka by accident. His pistol
dropped from his belt. The hammer
struck rock and exploded the weapon,
the ball passing through his body. After
receiving the wound he rode Ave miles
to one of his camps and dispatched a
herder for doctor. When the physician
arrived he found Teller in a dying con-
dition. The wounded man expired du-
ring the night
5. {. Tweed, farmer residing about
TWO miles southeast of Moscow, was
severity injured last week by COW,
II seems that Mr.. Tweed went into the
corral to milk the COW, which, becoming
enraged, rushed upon him, goring him
severely and forcing him to the ground,
there to stamp and trample him till his
injuries were quite serious. He was
rescued by neighbors who at once came
Tor medical assistance.
During the month Of January there
were 5S7 permits issued at Wallace and
al Wardner. Thirteen of the number
were duplicates and the nativity of the
remainder were as follows: United States
$40 England AZ, Canada 40, Sweden and
ireland "a each, Germany Ie, Austria 10,
norway II, Wales 6, Scotland S, Switzer-
'and 4, Australia and Denmark 4 each;
hohem'a, Servia and France, each.
ihree hundred and twenty-six were min
cts aoS iaborers, II engineers, II mill
"eh' 10 blacksmiths. 9 carpenters, a
mechanics, firemen, mason, I assayer
81 o'SdHiltttf-
The open winter has been of decided
ahNahtage to the cattlenen who have
.nus lar not incurred any extra expense
'of Iced or loss from cold weather Very
.','e OF the winter feed supply has been
eu. Sattlemen from the Salmon river
.ouhtry say the open winter has allowed
'ae" TO pasture along the breaks of the
'''er to such an extent that their cattle
arc In better condition today than they
were last October. The Salmon rive
'ouhtry is the grazing ground for con
SIDERABLE number of beef cattle and sheet
ana holds the beef supply of this coun
Try. The favorable condition of tn,
weather will mean many dollars to tn
owners.
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