Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-01-06

Charles Fairbank and Miss Ella STAN
last week.
Michael Behan OF Grangevile has been
granted an increase of pension from IS
to $I2.
Martin Meuli was down from Union.
town yesterday looking after his property
interests here.
The Dewey mine was sold yesterday in
Kendrick to Spokane capitalists for big
, figures, not made public.
Rev. J. o. Davis, who spent the holi-
days with his parents in Missouri, re-.
turned home Thursday.
]. d. Martin will leave tomorrow for
lmnaha to work in the copper mines for
the Idaho Exploration and Copper Com
pany.
The Moscow paDers report the small
pox, which has been very mild in other
parts of the country this year, to be ma
| lignant in that climate
R. b. TIibbs visited the Mascot mining
district on the upper Palouse river this
week. He reports great activity in de-
velopment work in that region
| Frank +. Johnesse aud Lucan Eaves
were summoned to New York today to
attend meeting of the directors of the
Idaho Exploration and Copper company.
| The protracted meeting is still in pro-
gress at the Methodist church. Rev. O.
w. Mintzer of Pullman is assisting Rev.
Skipworth. He will remain over Sun
day.
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w. M. Clemenson has petitioned for
the appointment of post master at Clarks-
ton, Mr.. o. A. James the present post
master will resign on account of i'll
health.
l Large shipments of lumber are being
received in this city almost daily from
the Sound mills and from the various
other lumber centers OH the Northern
Pacific railroad.
Otto G. Myer. S. S. Morrison. !. c.
Boyer. Robert II. Owen, Robert Kelley
and AL Arthur located quartz claims in
the Snake river mining district in this
county yesterday.
f! Ben Reeves, who has been buying
cavalry horses in Idaho county for the
, past month, was taken down with the
prevailing mild smallpox and was taken
) to the hospital yesterday.
The prospect for an ice crop is not
good. The general public is not much
concerned about the ice harvest this year
as the Weisgerber 2o-ton plant will sup.
ply the demands Of next summer.
Matt Costin is Quitting here to pros
pect in the vicinity of the mouth of Sal
mon river. He brought down some SAM
Piles for assay which were rich in copper,
and he returns to locate the lodges.
The county road near the Delsol farm
has been substantially repaired by coat
of gravel. This section of road has al
ways been an annoyance. These repairs
will be lasting source of relief to the
travelling public.
Rev. Cowden, superintendent of Mis-
sions for the Christian church, will be in
the city about the goth of the month, at
which time he and Rev. J. o. Davis will
conduct revival meeting.
The Tammany farmers are sowing their
spring crops. The soil is in fine condi-
ton for the pillow and seeder. The fall
wheat has continued to grow all winter.
The crop prospects were never better in
this valley than at this time.
cave in the gravel bank back of the
Wildenthaler block broke in the wall of
the bakery last Thursday night The
damage was slight The commotion
made the occupants of the building think
an earth quake had struck the city.
Scott Rogers returned Thursday from
Mica, Montana where he has been en-
gagged IN developing the property of
which he sold an interest to Sam Gillian
a month ago. He brought down samples
OF fine mica which would be worth ten
dollars pound in the markets. He has
one book which will weigh as pounds.
Regular shipments of mica are now
made from Vollmer, the depot for these
mines.
]. l.. Dunn of Wallace was in the CITY