Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-04-14
NEzPERcE CITY IN THE SWIM
gWnI Meet Monday Night and Sub
scribe Literally for the Line.

The new town we'll at Russell is 22O
-ssaet deep and an abundant flow of
aEater has been secured.
Miller & Miller will put on daily
mack between Nezperce and Kamiah
on May 1, and will meet all trains with
their service.
Deputy Sheriff Robbins, of Latah
county, is in this vicinity looking up
a man suspected OF violation of the
aaaw, and a fugitive from justice.
Ben Palmer has sold his Winchester
-sawmill to Harding Bros, recent ar
rivals in this section, and will remove
his family to Nezperce to make his
permanent home.
The old Catholic church building is
being torn down by z. A. Johnson who
recently purchased the property and he
will begin at once the erection Of a
r-rrodern residence for his own use.
Nezperce prairie has never had bet
+s-er crop prospects than now prevail.
The season Is fully month ahead Of
1hat Of last year and the splendid rains
Of the past few days has put every
thing in fine shape.
1T is estimated that there are still
.sramway the bulk OF which is wheat
ind belongs to the Woods company.
All the other grain companies operat-
ing on the prairie have cleaned up for
the season.
There is much disappointment over
the failure to get bids on the contract
to repair the Kamiah grade. 1t is said
that the specifications were at fault
and were made up from old field notes
and that the bidders could not tell
what was to be required and conse-
auently did not bid.
Saturday night the store Of Stephen
Badger was broken open and about
$65 was taken from the till. 1t is sup
saosed that the thief hid in the building
and was locked in when night came for
xhe door was sprung from the inside
sitter the till was tapped. There has
been a great deal OF pilfering in town
for some time and this may lead to the
arrest of the guilty parties.
The well being bored here to supply
depth Of 1870 feet. The basalt cap has
dnsf been pierced and the first water
struck but not supply equal to the
Remand. The contract calls for a flow
OF 20 gallons per minute and the con-
tractor expects to make such strike
between the present depth and 200 feet
though he is prepared to go 500 feet
IT necessary.
The Nezperce public schools viii,
close Thursday, April 20, with the can
tata columbia" presented at the will
SON opera house by over 100 school
children in the cast. All teachers at
present in the school have been re-
xained except the principal Mr.. Bar
ssoor, who does not wish to be employ
ed another year. The school has had
The most successful year in it's history
and will open in the fall with more
! teachers than are now employed
lewiston is not the only town that
rs entertaining the electric line with
Eagh favor. 1t is talked here with en-
: s.husiasm and the public meeting fixed
. Tor next Monday night will be mass
meeting of the whole Nezperce prairie.
. Some Of the rominent citizens of Nez-
perez will attend the meeting at
: Grangeville on Saturday night and
Grangeville business men and business
: men from Lewiston are expected here
; sun Monday night 1t is estimated that
Eiiis town alone will subscribe $25, 900
toward the project and that the prai-
lie will add $4,000 more.