Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-06-02


Grangeville visitors this week.
Rev. J. S. Mcdonald. pastor of the
Christian church at Ilo, Is in the city.
i w. r. Wilson returned on the train
this afternoon from a trip to Moscow.
D. W. Greenberg sold his 100 acres
OF raw land south Of town this week
for $4,000.
The Mcdowell Pyle company are
presenting Indiana Folks" at the Tenn
pie theater this week.
| Owing to the absence OF an audience
the show at the Temple failed to show
Wednesday evening.
The city council has ordered the pur-
chase Of 800 feet of 2 1-2 inch fire hose.
to be of the best quality.
| The Spokane did not arrive last eve
4 ming until almost 9 o'clock owing to q
slight accident on the lower river.
THE FOOLS Paradise" will be pre-
scented by the Keith Stock company
at the Binnard opera house tonight.
Miss Della Shaff arrived home yes
terday afternoon from Moscow where
she has been attending the state uni
versity.
D. Allen made trip to his ranch In
the Peola section IS miles southwest Of
Lewiston. this week. He says crops
in that vicinity have never looked bet
ter and the farmers are all jubilant.
H. B. and J. H. Henley. prominent
business men of Pomeroy, arrived In
the city yesterday to make the trip
to Cello on the Mountain Gem. They
were formerly engaged in business in
this city.
The Indian Weakus tract of land on
the north side of the Clearwater. which
was purchased this week by A. r.
Trimble for $24500, will be subdivided
into lots i ma short time and placed
on the market. The tract contains
100 acres.
The Idaho Granite company has ask
ed the city council to lease to them
400 feet of the Snake river water front,
which belongs to the city. to be used
as a dock for the landing Of marble
from their quarries in the upper Snake
river country.
]. L. Haight was bound over We'd
nesday by Police Judge Coburn in the
sum of 5000. charged With assault with
a deadly weapon on r. A. Quarles. and
in default Of bonds he was sent to the
county Jail Haight assaulted Quarles
with a gun Tuesday. infiicting scalp
wound.
O. L. Conner. deputy u. S. marshal
Of vinita. Indian Territory. arrived last
evening on the Spokane. He came here
to get James O'Brien. alias Shannon
of the above place. who it is claimed
{ secured money under false pretenses
which was mentioned in The News
several days ago. ss
The engineering force at work on the
= Riparia Lewiston line is being increas-
ed daily. The contract for the con-
: struction will be let in the next few
days. Erickson & Peterson. railroad
l contractors, of Oakland. California, are
expected here today to confer with
, the chief engineer OF the o. r. & N
6 regarding the same.
: John Jack and Ed Davis expect to
leave shortly on a horseback trip OF
: two months or more through Montana
and the Yellowstone National Park
r They will 90 from here over the old
I Nez Perez trail into Montana. Harry
Jack is expected UP here to book after
: the waterworks interests during their
absence.-Crangeville Standard.
o. 8. Bass. whose grocery store wa.
completely destroyed by fire last Mon.
! day. has re-opened for business In thu
/" new Grostein block on Main street. Mr.
Bass carrid some insurance but says hi
does not know yet just what his los!
will amount to. His new quarters arr
ample to. carry his usual large stock O.
groceries and the goods are being plac.
{ ed on the shelf as rapidly as possible
He will continue to carry all the bes
n and popular brands and will be able I,
9 furnish his patross with anything the!
: may need in the line OF groceries.
Atlantic Garden. the pleasure resor
= in the east end of the city. was tn
scene of a pleasurable event last even
ing when the same was opened for tn
season. All present were treated t
an excellent dinner and during tn
: evening dancing was INDUCED in. Pol
lard's Open Air orchestra FURNISHING
: the music. Good order was had an
y everybody seemed to enjoy themselve
hugely. The Garden will be open a
:. all times and on each Thursday eyenin
3 a dance will be given.
Three runa ways occurred slmulta
neously from the depot this morning
n While waiting for the O'clock trai
re ore OF the teams of the Lewiston Ora
y company became frightened and start
i ed al full speed west on r street. Thi