The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22
IDAHO.


There are 25 persons and corpora
lions in Shoshone count paying taxes
on $4,000 or more.
SiXty-seven instruments were filed
for record with the county auditor last
week, making total for the year to
date of 1885 as compared with PATS for
the same period last year.
The estimated crops of wheat and
fax for Nez Perez and that portion Of
Asotin county tributary to the river
this year is put by grain men at from
2,250,00O to 100000 bushels, which Is
As to so per cent greater than last years
crop.
Wheat and fax are being delivered to
the warehouses at Cul de Sac, Lapwai
and Sweetwater stations on the Lap
wal branch, at a rapid rate. Most Of
the grain SO far delivered is fax, Of
which there is large acreage tributary
to those points.
Work on both the mining building
and the girls dormitory at the univers-
ity is progressing slowly. The brick
walls Of the dormitory are now up to
the top OF the windows on the first floor,
where work has been stopped, awaiting
arrival of the arch brick for the win
dow arches.
Paul Corcoran, who was sentenced
to II years imprisonment for compile
ity in the murder of James Cheyne dur
ing the Occur d'Aiene riot April 20,
1899, has been pardoned. Governor
Hunt and Secretary of State Bassett
voted for the pardon and Attorney Cen
eral Martin against it.
John Quinn, cook who has been
employed at Wallace several months,
was found dead In bed in his cabin
in East Wallace recently He had been
seen going into his cabin about the
middle of the forenoon. and when his
partner came home in the evening he
found Quinn lying ON the bed dead.
An inquest was held, the jury deciding
that he died of heart disease. Nothing
is known Of his antecedents or rela.
tives.
Ex-senator Shoup is In receipt of q
letter announcing the postal depart
ment is only waiting for Lewiston to
comply with regulations relative to
street lights. sidewalks and the mum.
bering Of houses before establishing a
free delivery system. The city has met
all the requirements except in the mat.
ter Of house numbering, and this has
been done in part. Receipts Of the Lew.
iston pOstoffice have been suficient dur.
ing the last two years to have free de-
livery.
The Boise chamber of commerce has
notified E. H. Dewey. representative OF
his father, Colonel Dewey. that 1t ia
ready to proceed with the construction
Of road to Thunder mountain from
the present state wagon road in Bear
valley In conjunction with Colonel
Dewey, as proposed by him. The colo.
mel offered to duplicate a subscription
made here to the extent of $4,000. The
chamber has just had made an estimate
OF the cost and finds that the road will
cost a little more than $4,000. 1t IL
proposed to build most of the road this
year. Reports from the district con.
tinue to be Of sensational character.
MONTANA.
There appears to be quite a little
village at the south end Of the Boulder
Wickes tunnel.
Miles City is the second town in the
state to receive an offer of $4,000 for
library from Andrew Carnegie, pro.
vidine the citizens furnish a site and
$1,000 q year for its maintenance.
Before the flames could be gotten un,
der control seven buildings in the bust
ness part Of Belt, large coal mining
camp In Cascade county. were destroy
ed by fire recently, entailing loss esti
mated at $4,000, with nominal insur
ance. Mrs. lena Hendriclson, In Whose
millinery store the IRE originated, mar
rowly escaped with her life.
The postofnce at Corvallis was burg
larixed last week. the safe blown open
and 500 in money and money ORDER
numbered 1922 to 100 inclusive taken
The money orders have since been re
covered. A considerable number q