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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1903
Page
2
The Lewiston Teller under publisher W A Foresman lists telephone contact and subscription options. Notices indicate weekly publication, with pricing for six months and three months and postal registration as periodical matter.
Railroad attorneys argued before Idaho’s state board on the need for rail access to develop the vast undeveloped territory. The spokesman urged fair treatment and minimal tax burdens to attract capital, noting north Idaho seeks more lines and the Short Line’s extensions, all essential for irrigation and transportation to unlock markets.
Caldwell Tribune reports the appointment of T C Egleston as Commissioner of Immigration Labor and Statistics. He is praised as a former Caldwell mayor, Pioneer Irrigation District leader, and Republican with proven integrity. Capital secured for Lewiston Waha irrigation project, construction to start soon, underscoring regional development.
The article touts adding 30 000 acres to Lewiston valley fruit belt as a model for investors, notes transport as the main hurdle, and foresees rapid orchard expansion once river improvements unlock the Columbia basin. It highlights a grand Inter-State fair, rising Nez Perce tax base, and a timber industry boost with pending railroad activity in Clearwater country.
The assessment roll for 1903 is on file at the clerk's office and open to inspection. The board of equalization will meet in Lewiston on August 17, 1903, to hear complaints or reduction applications. H. K. Barner, Clerk.
A dense notice sweep from Lewiston Idaho detailing multiple Timber Land Act filings under June 3 1878 and August 4 1892 extensions. It lists claimants Jabez Kenyon Stephen Jacques Marie Damas and others with land descriptions in Nez Perce county and surrounding townships, dates for hearings and witnesses, and an order to show cause for sale of an estate in the probate docket.
Lewiston Water Power Co touts Clarkston Vineland growth with 2500 residents, electric lights, water service, sidewalks and two banks. The ad promotes land contracts at 20 down and 10 monthly for homes, urging a drive to inspect new houses and orchard profits valued at 2000 dollars per acre.
Compiled notices from the United States Land Office Lewiston Idaho dated 1903 1908 and 1963 detailing final proof filings settler notices and contest actions including CRANDELL ARON RICH EDWARD WILLIAMS and ISAAC MANNING cases with witnesses and dates for residence cultivation and land claims across sections and townships in Idaho with references to Timber Land Acts and public publication requirements.
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