The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-08

goods department Of Holly, Mason &
Marks at Spokane.
An epidemic Of diptheria is at work in
Bear Lake county. The Mormon church
authorities have forbidden meetings Of
their denomination until such time as
the disease is stamped out.
Miss Martha Barton has been sufferer
for several days from appendicitis. For
time it was thought she would have to
undergo surgical operation but she is
now on the road to recovery.
]. B. Perkins left Tuesday for an ex-
tended prospecting trip up the north
fork of the Clearwater. He took boat
and will push up the North Fork Is far
as the boat can be carried by that stream.
Charles H. Springer is dead. He is
the man who had belief that no man
should be worth over ta5oooo. He
could have been worth $2oo, 600 900 but
retired when his iron business earned
that sum.
For the present the Wyerhauser syn
dictate and the Northern Pacific Railroad
Co. are holding up the Idaho State lands
commission. Just what these corpora.
tons now want is unknown. But every
thing in sight is what is usually figured
upon.
Thomas Kirby Of Peck is the man who
will arrange the Nez Perez county fair
exhibit for the Inter State fair. No bet
ter selection for this duty could have
been made as Mr.. Kerby has demonstrate
ed his special fitness in this line in years
gone by.
The Castle saloon has been removed to
q building on East Main street. The
building it formerly occupied will be
torn down and q two story brick erected
thereon by Eben Mouuce. The Castle
saloon will occupy the building when
completed.
A Kendrick paper tells Of q young lady
who came from the country to that city
to purchase supplies for q broken reaper.
stating she wore calico dress. Anderson.
you surely did not expect to see her clad
in the box Of . header wagon or : seal
skin coat this time Of year.
Chas. F. Leland, OF Lewiston, arrived
here Saturday to take charge Of the bust |
ness 0: the stage company At this place.
For several years past Mr., Leland was
Northern Pacific express agent at Lewis.
ton, and has large number Of friends
here who gladly hail his advent among
US. -Crangeville Free Press.
With temperature averaging over 100
for S days, not single report Of prostra-
ton has been made. and none occurred. |
Men and teams have continued work in
the fields without interruption. The
same heat in the east would have caused
suspense Of business and busy life. No
place like Grand Old Nee Perez.
Eben Mounce has force Of men tearing
down the old building on the corner Of |
Main and 3rd streets to make way for a |
two-story brick building. The removal |
of this building takes away another Of the
landmarks of the early Cos. The build |
ing was erected in 1862 by merchant
by the name of Kyger who was hrin- |
cipally engaged in the shoe business.
On its completion Kyger was chosen
postmaster and the post Office was there
during his term.
They have queer way Of dealing with
strikers in Tampa, Florida. For several
weeks thousand cigar makers have
been ON 4 strike and were successful in
getting those imported to take their
places to join the union. Even q
sweeping" court injunction was Of no
avail. Finally the business men
organized with the purpose to corrall
the strikers and transport them. The
boats were secured and the business men
went forth, and about so of the leaders
captured aud taken away to some dis
tant point. Now. they wonder why the
strike continues.
Sells & Gray's United Shows, travel
ing on its own special train and carrying
q big menagerie, car loads of superb
horses and over 100 performers. will ap-
pear in Lewiston for an afternoon and
evening performance on Aug. IL.
Fresh from winter quarters in Savannah,
Georgia, the show comes to Lewiston re-
splendent in the glitte-ing glory Of new
costumes, gorgeous trappings and beauti.
full band wagons. Its parade and per-
formances are described by the papers as
exceptionally bright, clean, refined. in