Reprimand of Indian School Superintendent Sparks Senate Clash
Washington dispatch May 5 reports Acting Indian Commissioner Tanner reprimanded Nez Perce agency superintendent C T Stranahan for an ill advised interview attacking Idaho Senators Heitfeld and Dubois over clerk hire funding. The dispute touches agency clerical payrolls and appropriation chances as juror drawings are ordered for Moscow May term.
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Washington
Tanner
Heitfeld and
Dubois
C. T. Stranahan
Nez Perce
Stranahan
Idaho
Spokesman- Review
Indian Department
Lapwai
Heitfeld
Indian Affairs Commttee
Farmers Grain firm chooses tramway site near Pardee Kamiah
Stockholders of Farmers' Grain company met Saturday evening to approve buying L. H. Wood tramway site midway between Pardee and Kamiah for the planned line to the Clearwater Short Line. W. Spiker shown as likely tramway manager. directors named include W. B. Martin and C. H. Cummings. Officers elected are President W. B. Martin, vice presidents C. H. Cummings and F. C. Hicks, Secretary Frank Jones, Treasurer A. Eitzen.
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Farmers’ Grain Company
Highlands
Clearwater
L. H. Wood
Pardee
Kamiah
Winslow
W. Spiker
Kamiah Trading Company
W. B. Martin
C. H. Cummings
N. Jackalus
Frank Jones
Peter Pincus
F. C. Hicks
J. W. Boyd
Silas Johnson
A. Eitzen
S. Fanning
Charles Brookey
Mrs Backfence and the Rainy Wash Day Worry
In a Boston Post exchange Mrs Backfence laments that the doctor cured her husband of zoomutism while Mrs Nextdore celebrates. The joke ends with Mrs Backfence fearing rain on wash day after this.
Banking the Logs at Small & Emery Camp
Harley Strong Jim Evans and eight crew join others at the North Fork Clearwater camp to bank logs for the big June drive Small & Emery cut about 3 000 000 feet of pine last winter and prepare for the largest Clearwater river log drive yet planned.
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Harley Strong
Jim Evans
Small& Emery
North Fork
Clearwater
Small & Emery
Supreme Court Sets Hearings In Advance For Boise Term
The Supreme Court changed its practice to have the clerk fix each case on a specific day before the term. For the forthcoming term, hearings are scheduled in Boise with Clerk Hasbrouck setting the docket and notifying involved attorneys.
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Supreme Court
Boise
Hasbrouck
The Socialists Gain Steam in Idaho Politics
The Wallace Press notes rapid growth of social democratic clubs across Idaho and predicts the party will be the third force this fall. It cautions the movement will not win the state yet but may draw votes from all major groups, altering the electoral dynamic.
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Idaho
Wallace Press
First Saw Mill in Camp Heads to Thunder Mountain
Samuel Gundaker passed through the city en route to Thunder Mountain via the Dixie route. This second trip aims to inspect the trail and coordinate a complete saw mill plant for shipment to the camp. Gundaker, formerly Idaho state boiler inspector, is a recognized mining and engineering expert who has secured valuable properties and plans to bring in machinery this summer.
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Samuel Gundaker
Thunder Mountain
Gundaker
Idaho
Gold Medal Shoot Plans Set by Nez Perce Sportsmen
At the Nez Perce county Sportsman Association meeting plans were finalized for a gold medal shoot with Kendrick gun club on May 18 on Lewiston grounds. Each club will field 10 men and have 25 birds. Lunch and a post contest dinner are planned. Geo. W. Tannahill was elected president, replacing R. E. McFarland. W. F. Kettenbach joins the board to fill W. L. Boise’s vacancy.
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Nez Perce County Sportsman Association
Kendrick Gun Club
Lewiston
Geo. W. Tannahill
R. E. McFarland
W. F Kettenbach
Board of Directes
W. L. Boise
A New 13 Cent Stamp For Foreign Mail Service
Postmaster General Payne approves a new 13 cent stamp for foreign mail. It will replace two stamps needed for registered letters by combining postage and registration costs. The design features a portrait of President Harrison seated at his desk in the executive mansion.
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Payne
Foreign Mail Service
President Harrison
Harrison
Executive Mansion
Lewiston Growth and Local Advertisements Highlight City Progress
Congressmen shift to democratic duties while Lewiston prospers with a new hospital cannery boat and water plant upgrades. The city expands with blocks streets sidewalks and a new post office, signaling booming commerce in the Clearwater country. Grant Mossprre offers merchant tailoring in Adams block and Lewiston Milling Co promotes wheat and ley market prices. Wanted ads seek trusted reps for an old estate business with weekly salary and expenses.
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Lewiston
Great Clearwater Country
Adama Block
Grant & Mossprre
Adams Block
Caxton Building
Chicago
Western Fever and Northwest Prospects Promoted by Nov Pac Ry
A promotional note urges sending names of potential western fever cases with information about the northwest and its prospects. It invites Sapam tips and offers low rates to all northwest points, directing inquiries to agents of the Northern Pacific Railway or Charles S. Fee, general passenger and ticket agent, at St. Paul Minnesota.
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Northwest
Pac. Ry
Chas. S. Fee
G.P
T.A
N. P. RB
St. Paul
Minn
Stray mare taken up near Cavendish in January incident
A white faced saddle marked strap mara with a left shoulder brand $ was taken up at a residence one mile north of Cavendish. The 12 year old mare weighs about 800 pounds and has a white facial spot. Taken in April 16 by Sripnry Nixon.
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Serrel
Cavendish
Sripnry Nixon
Stray notice from Lewiston area covers two mares
Taken up one sorrel mare seven or eight years old with a small star on the forehead and a C-P brand on the left thigh, and a gray mare seven years old branded C on the right thigh. Claim at Lewiston area, contact Captain Shattner Aetna agent.
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Estray
Clint Sherer
Lewiston
Perkins Builds Social Democratic Clubs in Idaho
W Y Perkins of Wood River country spent days in Lewiston organizing Social Democratic clubs then left for southern Idaho. He reported strong club growth in towns with populist influence and claims two hundred members across Wallace Burke and Mullen. He states the party will field a full state ticket and county tickets where presence exists.
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W. Y. Perkins
Wood River
Lewiston
Idaho
Perkins
Shoshone County
Wallace, Burke and
Mullen
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Glenn
Lewiston Milling Co
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Undertaker
White
Wheeler & Wilson
J. F. Atkinson
T. Waldo Murphy
Jamson
Spokane
Wash
James E. Babb
Lewiston Nations Bank
Lewiston Idaho
Sach
Nes Perce Co
George W.tannahill
Jame Block
Thomas Mullen
Lewiston National Contros
A. 8
E. O'Neill
Will
Oesse Main Street
Dent & Butler
Miles S. Johnson County
Atty
New Perce County
Imer E. Halsey
U.S. Land Office
Marquette
U. S. Land Office
Departmentractice
Washington and
SL. Thompson
Justice of the Peace
Donzac Block
Wm. F. Galbraith
Rambler Bicycles
Ideal Bigyeles
J. H. Return
C. R. & N. Saloon
A. Sempert
San Francisco
Lewiston, 1898
Merchants’ Association of
Adams Breck Lewiston, Idaho
Egon
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Union Pacific
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Dray and Express
W. E. Mathews
Thatcher & Kling, Tel
Social Democracy
J. H. Bethel
Main
F. W. Kettenbach
Fire Insurance and Loans
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Bee Hive
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Burlington
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the Mint
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