Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-12

down from Pomeroy yesterday.
The city is laying a water main along
Fourteenth street on Normal hill.
The annual election of school direct
ors in the county will be held June 5.
Miss Mccoy is sending out election
supplies this week.
f. L. Spiker, of Nezperce, returned
,, to his home yesterday after a few
days in the city where he attended the
meeting Of the implement association.
William Robinson, who has been en-
ployed in the mechanical department
of the Grangeville Free Press for some
time, was a caller at this shop Tues
| day evening.
! G. NJ. Snyder the well known mining
man was in the city yesterday from
Pardee. He will spend the season in
owned by his company.
c. NJ. Stearns. of Nezperce, chair
man OF the republican county central
committee, arrived on the Clearwater
,
| ernor's reception tonight.
The federal grand jury at Moscow
has been discharged. Twenty-eight
cases were examined and twenty one
true bills found. Some arrests will
be made before the remainder of the
| indictments are made known.
! d. B. Rucker and wife, have gone
back to their old home at Chatfeld
Minnesota. They will be absent about
month and will be accompanied on
| their return by their son. who will
make his home in Lewiston.
| DR.. ]. B. Morris, of the Lewiston
commercial club. and E. A. Cox, its
secretary, were present at the banquet
given by the Charleston chamber Of
| commerce last night and made speeches
in response to toasts. The affair was
being in attendance
| Walter Mackey and William Jones'
prominent sheep men from upper
Asotin creek. were in the city yes
ing 2,10O head Of sheep and Mr.. Mac
key will bring 500 head to Lewiston
today which have been sold to Steve
Hepton.
A saloon license has been granted
John Des Chaps and EO. Grafton for
a saloon In Delsol park. which they will
open about the first of July. The
park will be fitted up with other forms
of summer amusement, special train on
the Northern Pacific will probably be
run to the park on Sunday evenings.
c. H. Natwick and Henry Nassau.
prominent mining men of the Elk City
district were arrivals in the city Tues
day and left Wednesday morning for
| Spokane, where they go on business
connected with their mining interests.
Ihey state that several strikes and new
discoveries Of considerable Importance
We're recently made in the district and
that everything pointed to a very act
i've season.
Peter f. Dorey, we'll known through
out this section, died Wednesday eve
ming at Pendleton. Oregon Pete
as he was commonly known among his
acquaintance was affected with con-
sumption and was confined to his room
In Lewiston most of the winter and left
FOR PendletOn about a month ago in
hopes that change Of climate would
be beneficial to his health. He was
, a member Of the Lewiston Arie of
Eagles. His relatives reside in Wis
consin
DIR. H. c. Frankenfield. weather fore
caster In the government Office at
Washington, D. c.. was in the city yes
| terday to make call on the local
: weather office. DR.. Frankenfeld is
making tour Of the Pacific northwest
to look after the river and flood service
OF the government stations. He was
entertained while in the city by OBJ
server H. F. Alps Of the local office and
left this morning for Spokane. from
which point he will return to the coast
for further observations along the CO.
d'iu us TRIBUTARIES.
A fire alarm was turned in yesterday
morning from the hill district where a
small blaze was discovered in the base
ment of the residence Of John NJ Fix.
The fire was soon extinguished and no
damage was experienced other than the
breaking Of some basement windows
and watersOaking some fire wood. The
fire originated from the ashes dropped
from the open CRATE in the room above.
Shavings and other rubbish had not
been cleaned away from the ash depos-
itory and some live Goals caught upon
this and started what might have been
serious fire but for the discovery of
the blaze and the propmt action OF the
department.
The steamer Mountain Gem charter
ed by the Normal school made the run
to Wild Goose rapids today, leaving