Summit Tramway Company Incorporation Filed for Grain Route
George W Basher filed articles creating The Summit Tramway Company Limited to build a two mile two thousand foot drop tramway from Summit to Agatha. Capital stock listed at 25090 dollars with seven directors including Basher Castor Childs Rice Mustoe Clark and Ellis. The line would serve Summitt Melrose Myrtle Gifford Lookout and Cold Springs, handling grain and merchandise and delivering 300 sacks per hour. Grain savings could raise wheat by three cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Basher
Summitt
Court House
Summit Tramway Company, Limited
Clearwater
Agatha
W. L. Castor
W. G. Childs
W.S. Rice
Wm. Mustoe
Louis Clark
Pitts Ellis
Basher
Melrose
Myrtle
Gifford
Lookout
Cold Springs
Lenore
Rasher
William Evans
Myrtle-Agatha
Summit
Idaho Legislature Near End of Session Passes Lewiston Bills
Idaho lawmakers push final business as session nears close. Lewiston library and charter bills advance toward governor approval. Senate discusses crime, divorce grounds, and public works reforms while bills on filings, registration, and taxes move through committees and houses.
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Idaho Selons
Lewiston
Idaho
Senate
Morrison
Caton
House
Opera House
Boise
W. E. Borah
Clearwater
Committee On State Affairs
Committee On State Affairs and Federal Relations
Hase
Committee of the Whole
Dolman
Supreme Court
Brigham
Jenkins
Brown
O'Neill
Pence
Evans
Indian Heirship Lands Sale Begins in March
Indian Agent MacArthur announces listing of inherited Indian lands for sale under amended rules. Auctions will run from mid March to April 1, offering 80 tracts ranging 80 to 160 acres with varied quality. Bids must be sealed, include a 28 percent certified check, and bids for multiple allotments require separate envelopes. An 100-person turnout marked a Commercial Club meeting that organized the Central Idaho Mining Bureau, with officers named and $1100 in bonuses secured.
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MacArthur
Tazabie
Idaho
Railroad Company
Indian Affairs
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Commercial Club
Central Idaho Mining Bureau
Frank Brown
Buffalo Hump
Ezra Baird
Lewiston
Louis Dahl
Lixie
George Stonebreaker
Thunder Mountain
F. F. Gordon
Elk City
Geo. K. Reed
Grangeville
Thomas Wilkinson
Pierce
Fred H. Wood
Charles Richardson
Newsome
G. A. Nehrhood
Imuaha
Lester B. Coffin
W BR Hurlbut
Mining Bureau
Thiessen
I T
Clearwater timber bill amended to require safeguards on booming
Rival factions reach a compromise in Lewiston over the Clearwater Timber Company bill. The amendment mandates due diligence to prevent other parties logs from entering booms. if breaches occur, logs or rafts must be sent to the river at the company's expense. The measure moves to committee with broad support and little opposition anticipated. Also, Mrs. Foster D Hall dies in Lewiston after typhoid relapse. funeral held at Episcopal church with extensive floral tributes.
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Cleerwater Timber Company
Sewall
Lewiston
Bole
Messer
Allen
Skinner
Messrs
Thompen
Alien
Maid Corporation
Senate
Clearwater Company
Foster D, Hall
Foster D. Hall
Moscow
Episcopal Church
P. Smith
Meats
O. A
Fred Kling
P. T. Lomax
Annet Jeutte Kinceid
Harry Ly
Texas Rapids Portage Funding Aims to Open Snake River Trade
The Oregon legislature funds a portage railroad at The Dalles with 165000 dollars to move Lewiston freight to Portland. The barrier is low water at Texas rapids below Riparia. Shoals can be removed and Congress urged for river improvement. The Lewiston Commercial Club organized telegrams to Idaho, Washington, and Oregon leaders to secure aid. Once cleared, traffic from Lewiston to the sea spans about 500 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalles
Oregon
Lewiston
Portland
Texas Rapids
Riparia
Congress
Lewiston Government Building Bill Seeks $250000 Allocation
Senator Dubois introduced an amendment to the public building bill proposing $250000 for government buildings in Lewiston Cow, Moscow, and Pocatello. The Lewiston land office needs more room to serve officials, post office staff, a special agent, a U S commissioner, deputy marshal, and forest supervisor.
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Dubois
Lewiston
Moscow
Pocatello
United States
M. List
Ohio
Guy Seacrist
Washington's Birthday Public Parade In Lewiston
In observance of Washington's birthday banks post office and land office closed yesterday. The G I N G militia company led by First Lieutenant John Wiggin paraded through Lewiston streets in the afternoon in their first public appearance drawing compliments from onlookers. The Lewiston band performed an excellent concert at the opera house in the evening.
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Washington
Lewiston
John Wiggin
Opera House
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Dent & Butler
Uncle Sam
A.kjos
China
Main St
Idaho Tea Company
THE
Whitney
M’gilvery
Boston
Lewiston Bakery
Wildenthaler & Poweli
Alexander Building
Will Benton
Agar
W. P. Hurlbut
G. W. Thompson
Ed Thomas
J. L. Dibble
C. F. Allen
Clarkston
First National Bank of
Comptroller of the Treasury
Summit Tramway CO
Vollmer
D Street
First National Bank
Fifth and Main Streets
Kendrick
Kendrick Gun Club
Co. T. Stravahan
Spalding
Sele
Are
Foster D
Hall
Government
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