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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-20
NEZ PERCE PRAIRIE NEWS
Mohler Creamery to be Moved to Nszpsrcs-
Farmers Going into Dairyins Extensively
Lumber Companies Rsorsanize

! Nezperce, March 20, (Special--l \.
! Johnson has just closed deal for the
| purchase of the Mohler creamery aud will
move the plant to Nezperce and operate
it in connection with his milling plant
here Mr.. Johnson will develop his
power plant on the river ani operate his
great mill and the creamery plant here
The Mohler plant cost $500 when erected
and its capacity will be increased by the
owner. 1t is estimated that it will take
the product of from 800 to 1000 cows,
and the farmers of this vicinity are going
into the business of dairying to the ex-
tent of keeping from IS to so cows each.
The Craig Mountain Lumber Associa-
ton embracing all the lumber companies
Of the prairie and of the Craig mountain
region will meet at Ilo tomorrow to re-
organize for the season and to readiust
The scale of prices. There is strong de-
,nand for lumber this spring and there is
not yard on the prairie or the mountain
that has anything left of last season s
iAh oho scthS VI tuC ldteSSt udNE
have orders booked to take the entire
seasons output
O. W. Click, of Winchester, was in
the city this week aud claims to have
l 800, 900 feet of logs banked at his mill, i,
w. J. Ramey of Russell has probably a..
900 900 and F. Erickson of Kippen nearly
as much.
The committee appointed to select the
site for the artesian we'll for the city have
selected point on c. J. Fixes place
The site is elevated Ioo feet above the
own and if water is secured there a
reservoir will be installed to supply the
town. Work will begin as soon as the
proceeds of the bonds are available The
city recently voted $3.50 in bonds to
bore for artesian water.
J. X. Fullenwider, postoffice inspector.
IS in the city to settle the controversy
about the change of postoffice site, aud
another inspector is expected next week
to pass upon the question of giving two
more rural routes to Nezperce. Rou es
No. ; and No. d have been laid out and
will be passed upon by the inspector.
The basket social given AS a benefit for
the public library, netted over $Ioo to
the fund.
Jno. Ryburg and Rev Taylor who have
been instrumental in raising fluid for
the starving Finlanders report that up
to 9ate they have received $Io8.
Nezperce is getting ready for city
election but there is no issue nor any
likeliho d of any contest.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-20
TOWNSITE TROUBLE AT Sites
Land Office Refuses Patent and Owners and
Others Restake Their Claims - How the
Trouble will be Adjusted

7. F. Stookey returned from Sites yes
terday where he was called for confer
ence with the townsite owners over the
difficulty recently raised on the question
Of title to the town site.
Two years ago company of local busi-
| ented lands from Jacob Sites and the
land was plated and put upon the mar
ket. Many of the lots were sold and quit
claim deeds were given. The intention
of the company was to give clear title as
soon as the government title was secured.
The townsite company first filed forest
reserve scrip on the land but learned
subsequently, that such scrip would not
lie on the Indian reservation and later
they filed soldiers, supplementary scrip
but notice was received Monday that the
department has refused to issue patent
upon that.
AS soon as the news became known
there wassa rush to relocate. Every cit
izen in the town was out with stake
and LOCATION notice to secure his own
lots and any others that might be open
and to prevent any oversight alleys aud
side streets were located. Then began a
series of improvements, fences were built
and foundations were LAID on every va
cant lot i'll the city limits.
The question of what to do, Mr.
Stookey says, is of easy solution. Sites
is simply a government town site and
title to land must be brought through the
probate court as has been done in the
cases of all towns on the reservation. The
probate judge makes entry and final proof
on the townsite and individual holders
secure their titles from him rhe Sites
matter can be adjusted very easily
through well known channels of the
probate court
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-20

Captain William Thomas, for several
years in charge of the Northern Pacific
steamer, J. M Hanaford at Lewiston, has
been transferred to the Puget Soundterri.
tory and will have charge of the new
steamer Arrow, constructed at Portland
to compete against the Flyer, the speedy
boat that plies between Seattle and Ia
coma The Arrow is constructed with
the idea of out CHASING the Flyer. In
securing this boat Captain Thomas holds
one of the foremost positions in the COM
pany's service He has gone below 10
take charge of the boat as soon as she is
ready for service. Captain and Mrs.
Thomas will make their home nov in
Seattle.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-20
Normal Debate Tonight.

The Joint debate between the Normal
and the University will take place at the
normal auditorium tonight beginning al
8 O'Clock. The University deba,ers will
arrive on the afternoon train and will be
received and entertained by the students
F c. Miller. Robert Emmett aud Geo.
Stevens will defend the affirmative 0i
the question, Resolved, that Railroad
Rates should be Fixed by Governmental
Authority" Clarence Abeling, Este
Hunter and Charles Mudgett will de,
fend the negative. The judges selected
are Prof. R. n. Wright and Attorney.
Johnson and Grow An admission of 81
cents will be charged.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-20
Success Of the Cantafa.

The cantata of Queen Esther Was fe
pea,ed at tn. opera house last night and
though it IS the fourth Time i'll the last
four months il drew good house and
scored additional honors for the singers.
In the cast the personation remained
practically the same as when the play was
first given. Mrs. W. r. Kettenbach sang
the part Of Queen Esther; Mr. Hurlbut,
Ashauserus; Mr.. Barnett, Haman; Mrs
Miller, Zeresh, l.. Fl. King Mordecai,
Miss Clara Wald1nan, prophecies; Arthur
Stacy, high priest. aud Will Hoyt. Hegai
and the beggar. The singing and acting
excelled any other pei formance given BY
tn company and shows the capacity Of
the members under competent training.
The director, NJ. F.. Robinson, has fully
demonstrated his ability in the successful
rendering of his cantata here. He goes
from here to Dayton where he will put
on a cantata IN few weeks He has
also dates for Pullman and Colfax and
will be in this part OF the northwest all
summer. Mr. Robinson has expressed q
desire to return TO Lewiston after the new
opera honse is completed to put on some
one-of the popular comic operas. He is
much impressed with the musical talent
assembled at Lewiston and has no hest
fancy in saying tina, he could put on a
comic opera here with pronounced sue.
cess.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-20

BattIeshIp Named as Compliment to Him
lie Makes an Excellent impression at the
National Capitol

The selection of the uauIe Idaho" for
one of the 1900 ton battleships was
made by direction of the President as a
| compliment 10 Senator Hey burn, the re-
| publican senator from that state. Presi-
dent Roosevelt had conversed with SEN
| ator He, burn several times, and at once
| formed very great liking for him. As
| soon as the naval bill was passed and the
question of naming the battleships caine
up the president insisted that one should
bear the name Idaho, and so directed
Secretary Moody Senator Hepburn pre-
ferred no such request as this, although
he appreciated the courtesy. When he
| called on the president yesterday, he wa,
told that the selection Of Idaho" was
compliment to him, and made for no
other purpose ss,.
Friends of Senator Hepburn of Idaho,
and they are quite numerous in Wash.
ington, resent the silly aud false state
ments which have appeared in New
York newspapers concerning his
personal appearance. Stories to the eff
feet that he was a man Of abnormal size
and gourmand have been published
with the apparent intention of heaping
ri1icue on Mr.. Heyburn, He is a large
man, it is true, but not Of extraordinary
proportions, and as to being gourmand
or excessively addicted to the pleasures
of the table, he is a most abstemious
liver, and eats but twice day.
Mr.. Hepburn has made an excellent
Impression since his arrival in Washing
ton, on his future associates in the senate
and the public generally.
There is one III .tter," he s,d re-
Gently. that the press of the United
States might elncid ite to advantage, and
that is plan whereby deailocks in con-
tests for United States seuatorships might
be avoided. For instance, in drawing
up the call for our legislative caucus
prior to voting for senatori i'll Idaho, it
was provided th,t after tn fiGth ballot
the lowest man of the candidates should
be dropped.
"rhere is no reason why this scheme
of election should not come in use in
every state and il IS Car Ill pre practics
BILE of adoption than to get an amend.
ment to the federal constitution provid.
Ing for popular election Of United States
senators. Z"
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-20

] j. Jackson reports that farmers id
the vicinity Of caldesac are piowing but
ing
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-20

Tom Beale is in the city from Juliaetta
today.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-20
District Court Convsnes Next Monday

The spring term of the district court
will convene here Monday. 1t was post
poned one week to allow the supreme
court to conclude its calendar of business.
The coming term will be very busy one
The calendar shows over one hundred
cases and more will be added in the pro.
cess of the development of various mat
ters of litigation where the issues are not
made up. The jury is called for April ?,
and the first week will be used for calling
the calendar and setting matters for trial
The criminal docket is light containing
only eight cases as follows:
State of Idaho VS. w. W. ,McFan, a
charge of grand larceny. The defendant
it is alleged is complicated in the horse
stealing case in which Clay Sanders was
convicted and sentenced last term
State of Idaho VS., Andrew Fogarty, a
charge of murder against Fogarty for
killing an Indian.
State of Idaho VS.. Benton Denny.
Denny is charged with perjury in the
Chitwood case.
State of Idaho VS.. James Gibson, Glib
son is charged with assaulting Slickpoo
with intent to murder.
State of Idaho VS.. W. F. Murray and
Rita Murray. Defendants ara charged
with grand larceny. They stole a
restaurant.
State of Idaho VS.. Joe Roch, assault
with deadly weapon.
State of Idaho VS.. Louis Stevens and
Fred Stephens. assault with a deadly
weapon.
State of Idaho VS.. Lewis Roberts and
Thomas Vanartsdalen. Defendants plead
guilty last term and will probably be dis
missed
The civil calendar is heavy. containing
many cases of interest. Below is par
tial list:
Henrietta Harbour VS. Jno E. Harbour.
Suit for divorce. Eugene A. Cox, attor-
ney for the plaintiff.
First National Bank VS.. Thomas F.
Sampson, suit on note. Geo w. Tan
nahill and I. n Smith for plaintiff and
is. S. Denning and ID. Neehham for de-
fendant.
Chas. B. Halsted, trustee, VS.. E. S.
Sweet ct al, suit in settlement of the
Hunte Bankruptcy proceedings E..
O'Neill and Forney & Moore for plain
tifIs and Jas. L. Babb, ]. f. Aiishie and
ID Needham for defendants.
James Hayes ct al. VS. Frank H. Clark
ct al, a suit to quiet title. Jas. E. Babb
for plaintiffs and d. Needham for de-
PENDANTS
Kate Deeds vs.. Lottie Stevens, suit
for damages growing out of the Grand
Hotel lease. Lottie Stevens lost the first
suit, which appeal was taken and the
contention of Miss Stevens was granted
and a new trial ordered. Miss Stevens
now makes a suit to recover 10000
damages for being unlawful withheld
from possession of the hotel I. N.
Smith is her attorney and Mcfarland &
Mcfarland appear for Mrs. Deeds.
Ernest @dinkler VS.. Singer Sewing Ma
chine company, suit on account. @.
W. Tannahili for the plaintiff and Iohn
son & Halsey for the defendants.
First National Bank VS. r. G. Beach. a
suit for damages against Beach for the re
1noyal of the VolImer porch Geo. w.
TanEahtli and James f.. Babb for the
plaintiff and / N. Smith for the defend,
ant.
IIypotheek Bank VS. I. N. Hibbs el al
suit on foreclosure. Forney & Moore
and {. L. Mcdonald for plaintiff and Nc
Farland & Mcfarland for defendant
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-20

Fred Fem and wife Of Boise passed
through the city Wednesday en- route to
Kooskia to visit Mr. Fenns father, F. Al.
Penn. superintendent of the Idaho Forest
reserves. Mr.. Fem has for long time
been connected with the mechanical de-
parinient Of the Boise Statesman He
has resigned his position there and has
accepted position as machine operator
with the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-20

The cantata Of Queen Esther given at
the opera house last night as benefit for
the guild of the Episcopal church netted
between $50 and 500 for the fund. This
is splendid sh wing for the fourth pro
duciion OF the cantata in the last few
months aud speaks well for the talent o.
the singers,
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-20
NsiIl.Barnsss wsddins.

Miss Sue Nrill Of Spokane and Mr..
Marcus Barnett of Lewiston were married
at the home of the brides parents in Spo-
kane at p. m. Wednesday morning and
after dainty wedding breakfast the
couple took the Lewiston train and ar
rived in this city in the afternoon com.
pletely surprising their friends here who
were preparing an enthusiastic reception.
The young couple are well known in
Lewiston. This has been Mr.. Barnett.
home for many years and he has been
successfully engaged in business here
since he completed his college course
The bride is the daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs, Robert Neill Of Spokane As st,t
dent in the Lewiston Normal she made
many friends here who will welcome hel
as permanent resident.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-20
Death Of CA Er..m..

at ps.,. : death of c. a. Freeman occurred
eeiyed :, yesterday and the body was re.
ii. : y lewiston today for interment in
Vase "'S'on cemetery. Undertaken
ItAs trs;a ssised 'a' word to be in waiting at
|taLsa @,h IN this morning and tile body was
'ee' to The cemetery.
The colored American., 1903-06-27

pcOpIo anu MIS-
Q. E. Conick, Jr. Conick pere. who
bears a striking resemblance to Sir
John Fallstaff in the matter of girth,
was as jolly a host as could well be
imagined; If he put his modesty in
per some of the capital stories he
knows so well how to tell he could
make a book that would not suffer by
comparison with many books of travel
and reminiScence now on the market.
Mr.. Conick is a globe-trotter-a cos
mopolite. He has visited nearly every
country in the world and every State
in the Union. What? Certainly he's
a Marylander! So am l.
If anybody imagined that this sur
events of the week they were disap-
pointed, for it was week of surprises,
it seems.
Miss Lillian Jackson, formerly of
Yonkers and a cousin of Mrs Henry
Howard Ga charming little LADY,, was
given a surprise on Friday night.
There were gathered together Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Conick, ST., Mr.. and Mrs.
w. ]. Spannis, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Gid
dings, Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Jones, of
New York; Mr. and Mrs. E. COnick,
jr., Rev. Booker and family, Mrs.
Thomas Mason, Mrs. A. @. Thornton,
Miss c. Flora Patterson, Mrs. w. H.
Helmsley, Mrs. Kate Jones, Mrs. ]. T.
Gaskill, Miss Matte Griffin, Miss Hat
tie Conway, Eugene Conway, Mrs. J.
E. Bruce, Mrs. Robt. H Brown, Mrs.
L. a. Jackson, Miss E. Brown, Mrs.
John Adams, Mrs. G. E. Scott, Rev.
and Mrs. Conway, Mr.. and Mrs Peter
son. Miss Jackson is quite a favorite
here, where she resided some years
ago, and made many friends by her
amiable disposition and her unse1fish
work in the church.
AS an expression of the high regard
in which she is held by her former
friends she was presented with beau
tifully chased solid silver bracelet.
The gift was a genuine surprise to the
young lady, as she had expressed her
| admiration of it in New York, where
it was purchased, when her opinion
of it had been sought and had not the
slightest idea that it would be pre-
Sented to her. After the usual How
good of youi Isn't it lovely?" etc.,
etc., the company chewed cream and
cake and other good things and voted
Mr.. and Mrs Howard a charming host
and hostess. Miss Jackson awoke the
following morning, conscious of the
| truth of the old saw that true friends
are the medicine of life She is a
most estimable young woman and de-
| serves all the courtesies shown her by
Iadmiring friends
DR.. w. H. Johnson, of Albany. ad-
dressed the Mems Sunday Club at Zion
Church on Sunday last, and on Mon
| day night exhibited his wonderful col
lection of steriopticon views. under
the auspices of Zion Lyceum While
| in town he was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs G. E. Scott, of Woodwork ave-
nue..
BRUCE GRIT.
The colored American., 1903-06-27
BRUCE GRIT.
A GOOD SHOWING.

The Board of Directors of the Mu-
tual Aid Department of the U. B. F.
& S. NJ. T. of Texas met at the office
of the Grand Treasurer. The full
Board consists of w. F. Bledsoe, Mar
SHALL President; F. w. Gross, Victo-
ria, Secretary, and Joseph Nichols.
Huston, Treasurer. The Secretary
made the following report for the
quarter ending May 31ts, 1908: For
widows and orphans, s3,567.60; Grand
Lodge Texas, 51S.60; National Grand
Lodge Texas, $14.42; sales of supplies
SIS4.O5; interest on u s. bonds.
5000; home and business fund, $3.50
So- IotaI receipts for the quarter.
If,So5-4 Total receipts for nine
months ending May 31st. sIS.74I89
The Board ordered that s2.5OO be maid
WIDOWS and orphans. The total
amount paid these dependents to date
is $S4,701.13.
The colored American., 1903-06-27
Look at These

Elm street, near Third, two e.roan,
bricks, bath cellar, ETC., in good con
ditIon, at a close price, on S1OO caut
and $40 per month for balance Tbosa
Will not last for second Offering.
zI4I virginia avenue N. W., corner
$3.50, at s2,750; 5000 cash and soE sor
per month for balance. good -
Vestment or neat, attractive home
Seldom happens that you can pat
home in central Northwest and in lo
calities with an immediate prospect ~
enhancing for 1850. T street 10
tween 14th and 18th; rooms and
pain pain; lot 10 by 100, cellar under entire
mouse; newly papered throughout
Plenty of room to build two rooms o.
in front; present parking about o.
feet and the building line onIv 30
quires 10 feet. $500 cash and 500 ner
month. Worth investigating.
The colored American., 1903-06-27
John c. Keelan,
Brokers Representative,
REAL ESTATE, LOANS,
LIFE INSURANCE.
245 Elm Street NV,

WANTED:-A few boarders in pri-
vate family, 80 miles in Va. High and
healthy. $500 per week. No chill
dren. Address, E. N, this Office 2O-27
The colored American., 1903-06-27

If the race must initiate white men
let us copy their virtues only.
The colored American., 1903-06-27
SPARKS FROM THE ANVIL.

| SPARKS FROM THE ANVIL
| If the race must initiate white men
| let us copy their virtues only.
| The man who feels himself above
criticism is usually most vulnerable.
| Too often does the ten-cent argu-
ment end in a ten-dollar quarrel.
No man can live alone. All men are
interdependent. Let us each "act well
his part
| If we knew at forty what we
thought we knew at twenty this would
| be a wise generation.
| Business enterprise" is the key
note to the new song of our people in
tent upon advancement.
Let us first learn to obey the Ten
Commandments in english before we
learn to read them in Hebrew.
| Every unselfish act performed by us
is a large deposit to our credit in the
bank of character.
| Prolificness of promise and poverty
of performance are the characteristics
of too many of our colored debtors.
Race possibilities may only be meas
ured by past achievements. Here is
the bow of promise to the Negro.
| We sometimes congratulate our
selves at the moment of awakening
| from a troubled dream; it may be so
the moment after death.
| Industry is the basic economic vir-
tue and the education which makes
industry intelligent is the foundation
of civilization.
| The standard of Negro morality in
/ any community is never higher than
that of the neighboring whites and is
often far below it.
| No sincere Christian ever commits
suicide. The Negro race is a sincerely
/ Christian people. Hence suicide is
rare among them.
| No peoples rights were ever con-
served by supinenesS. Persistent pro-
test and agitation must be kept up
against aggression and injustice.
L
to-day, it is sad to observe, is develop
ing materialistic ideas among them
rather than the faith of our fathers.
| Some power or influence other than
our churches or Christian ministry
which have been ineffective must be
brought to bear upon our young peo-
pie to make them seek the higher life
| The capable colored physicians were
IunqueStionably the first of the new
generation Negroes to excite the white
mans ire. He literally took the bread
out of the white doctors mouth.
Religious pessimism finds its anti
dote in the verified report that nearly
S40,000,000 are annually expended in
this country in the erection of new
church buildings.
| A western clergyman has diScov-
Tered that the Saturday half holiday is
conclusive to Sabbath church going
| lEmDlOVprS Interested in ho Sn,,Ic of
The colored American., 1903-06-27

The Colored American could pay
handsome salaries to each of its at
taches and furnish employment to a
number of other capable members of
the race If its delinquent subscribers
would see their duty TO it and perform
it.
The colored American., 1903-06-27

Col W. A. Pledger, editor of The
Atlanta Age, and a veteran Georgia
reader was In this city a few DAYS last
week, guest at the Southern Hotel
The colored American., 1903-06-27

The man who feels himself above
criticism is usually most vulnerable.
The colored American., 1903-06-27

The closing of our public schools
leaves veritable army of young peo-
pie idle for three months It is sad to
reflect how few opportunities there are
Tor the older ones of them to earn an
honest dollar during vacation.
The colored American., 1903-06-27

If we knew at forty what we
thought we knew at twenty this would
be a wise generation.
The colored American., 1903-06-27

mrs Judson w. Lyons and children.
are spending their summer vacation at
their home in Augusta, Georgia
The colored American., 1903-06-27

Too often does the ten-cent argu
ment end in a ten-dollar quarrel.
The colored American., 1903-06-27

No man can live alone. All men are
interdependent. Let us each ''act well
his part
The colored American., 1903-06-27
THE SOCIAL WORLD.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Brown Set the
Pace-Mrs. E. e. Conick, Jr., and
others Agreeably Surprised--A
Birthday Surprise Long to be Re-
membered-Tributes to d Maryland
er-Notes from Yonkers.
The colored American., 1903-06-27

A Western clergyman has discov-
cred that the Saturday half holiday is
conclusive to Sabbath church going.
Employers interested in the souls of
their employees will please take no.
tice.
The colored American., 1903-06-27

Business enterprise" is the key
note to the new song of our people in
tent upon advancement.
The colored American., 1903-06-27

Religious pessimism finds its anti
dote in the verified report that nearly
S4O,OO0,O0O are annually expended in
this country in the erection of new
church buildings.
The colored American., 1903-06-27

Let us first learn to obey t
Commandments in english be-
learn to read them in Hebrew.
The colored American., 1903-06-27

The capable colored physicians were
unquestionably the first of the new
generation Negroes TO excite the white
mans ire. He literally took the bread
out of the white doctors mouth.
The colored American., 1903-06-27

Every unselfish act performed
is a large deposit to our credit
bank of character.