Suburb News Highlights From Leland To Lewiston
A busy update lists visitors and residents in cities including Leland Spalding Sweetwater and Grangeville. Names seen include Burgess Ward William Wann Maud Warren and Miss Lena Martin with notes on delays travels and local postings. The season's heat is noted with a 102 degree reading and plans for trips to Craig mountain and the St Maries area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgess Ward
Leland
William Wann
Spalding
William H. Fitzpatrik
Myrtle
Frank
Fount Vaughn
Lenore
Lena Martin
Grangeville
Government Station
Prof
C. M. Carson
Charles Fitzpatrick
Mt. Idaho
Wisdom
Dayton
Julia Scofield
W. H.dent
Kendricks
Ellen la Bole
Dr. Boston
American Ridge
Kendrick
Adeline Smith
McGrew Mercantile Company
Fire alarm misleads as blaze report turns out false
A fire call on G Street led the Joe Alexander tenement house to be checked by the fire department who found no fire. The supposed blaze originated from a stove near a pile of papers west of Lewiston laundry with smoke escaping and giving the appearance of a fire. The flue failing to draw caused the smoke to spread. Milling ops near Winchester. A B Hazeltine reports eight large saw mills nearby with over 6,000,060 feet of output this season. Prices for lumber range from 8 to 25 dollars per thousand. large portion of logs will yield clear lumber. The Yellow Pine district north of Winchester shows strong demand and active planing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Alexander
G Street
Lewiston
Winchester
A. B. Hazeltine
Yellow Pine
Hazeltine
Blaze on the Dunwell Ranch Destroys 800 Acres of Winter Pasture
A fire last night on the Dunwell ranch seven miles east of town burned about 800 acres of winter pasture. Officials traced the start to cinders from the Spokane Lewiston passenger engine passing earlier. Smoke rose high while the wind shifted and later died, sparing surrounding wheat fields. thirty head of stock escaped to canyons unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunwell Ranch
Lewiston
Lapwai Creek
Lapwai
Weyerhauser Visits Lewiston Amid Timber Talks
Frederick Weyerhauser head of the timber syndicate traveled by private car to Lewiston with stockholders and spouses touring the Northwest. The visit spurs renewed talk of a deal involving Clearwater lands and a potential extracting plant. Meanwhile a fatal runaway near Anatone, Washington injured several, with George A. Kiesecker dying from a broken neck and others sustaining serious injuries. The party then moved on to Spokane with Mr. Porter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Weyerhauser
Weyerhauser Timber Syndicate
Lewiston
Portland
Weyerhauser
Northwest
Weyerhausers
L. A. Porter
Porter
Clearwater
Mr. Porter
Spokane
Anatone
Wash
George A. Kiesecker
Mr. Kiesecker
Hirshman
Stein
Weisenfels
Mrs. Stein
Kiesecker
Amazone
A Railroad Fish Story and Summit Townsite Plans
Conductor Smith and Express Agent Brew fished the Clearwater six miles from Kamiah with extra railcars rumored to haul fish home. Engineers Lewis and Maxon surveyed Summit Townsite for 40 acres of town lots and 15 acres for three warehouses. Lot prices jumped from 25 to 50 inside and 100 corner as surveys began. Gritman buys two lots for 150 and plans a branch implements house. A church site is donated, while water will be pumped 700 feet to a hilltop reservoir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Harry Brew
Clearwater
J. W. Fenderson
Kooskia
Quinlin
Idaho
N. P
Middle Fork
Kamiah
Spokane
Lewis and Maxon
Summit
Summit Townsite Company
Congregational Church
Ellis
Gritman
Lewiston Trading Company
Lewiston area property transfers and market prices
A compilation of land transactions in Nez Peace County shows transfers to Dreps Black, Thomas Ray, C T Stranahan, Edward Braum, Justin Delsol, George Vetter, Cynthia Talko and others with varied deed details and values. Local market prices list produce like wheat, flax, cattle, mutton, veal, butter, eggs, chickens and bacon yields, reflecting a bustling agricultural economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Vetter
Chicago Lodge
O. F
Cynthia A. Talko
Ada S. Lenz
Chicago
Oklahoma
S. T. McGrath
Albert Sogard
Culdesac
J. F. Edwards
Magnolia Lodge No
John B. Morris
Catherine L. Odle
Gabreal Tivezle
Holcombis
City of
Lewiston
Notice to Contractors for 12 Room High School Building
Bids will be received until July 30 1903 for the construction of a 12 room high school building including plumbing heating electric lights and ventilation plans on file at the clerk's office The board may reject any or all bids Dated Lewiston Idaho July 20 1903 H K Barnett Clerk of Independent School District No 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Idaho
H. K. Barnett
Independent School District No
For Sale: Buffalo Pitts Traction Engine and Headers
Auction style notice lists a Buffalo Pitts 16 HP rivalling separator, a 24 inch Jackson side feed, a 28 inch Buffalo Pitts separator, a Woodbury 14 HP engine, and two No 3 ige headers 12 foot out. All are preceer new. Apply to John Nelson Tammany near Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Pitts
Buffalo Pitts Traction Engine
Jackson
Woodbury
John Nelson
Tammany
Lewiston
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Ninneman Hardware Company
Studebaker
Ninneman Hardware CO
Main Street
Fletcher Hardware Co
Gandy
Lewiston, Idaho
A. S Thurber
Steinway
Kranich & Bach
J. D. McGary
Schaeffer
Behr Bros
Chant Music CO
James McCall
Tom Beal Creek
F. KE. Fogg
KE. P. Edmonston
Orofino
Geo. P. Edmonston
Russell Precinct
Henry Nagle
Harry Ault
Telfer
Sound Cities
Charles Smith
Northern Pacific Depot
George Campbell
Harry Webster
Potlatch
Charles E. Chapman
Evans Place
J. D. McConkey
A. W. Kronzinger
Fred Hoyey
William Barnes
Clearwater Grain Company
Basalt
Fred White
Moscow
E. W. Raves
Dan Pool
Central Ridge
Pomeroy
Fred Sears
Wallace
Sixth Avenue
Mr. Sears
Coeur d'Alene
Campbells
Nez Peace County
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THE
J. Alexander Company
John P. Vollmer & Co
Lewiston Milling Co. Ltd
Century
Clyde J. Vassar
Undertaker
Meuli & Lomax Clothiers and Furnishers
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