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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1901
Page
8
The Bittner Company arrives from Spokane to present La Belle Marie at the Opera House for nine nights. A strong touring troupe adds continuous performances with new acts each evening. Reserved seats are available at Dent and Butler's.
A stream of Lewiston notices covers residents arriving from Moscow and Portland, local business openings, a boot repair shop, a new weather observer, and street improvements. Rail and stage lines adjust offices, land disputes favor contesters, and barley shipments boost eastern brewers. A Rod and Gun club forms as rates linger amid court actions and city life continues.
The Clearwater country reports twenty tons of beans sold at Kendrick for four cents a pound. Four or five car loads will be shipped from Kendrick. A flour war between local millers and merchants allowed farmers to buy winter flour at 45 to 50 cents per barrel. Kendrick contemplates municipal ownership and may vote on a bond issue to fund a city water system.
Tuesday's train brought all Presbyterian ministers from Clear Water country en route to Asotin for the Walla Walla Presbytry meeting. The session began Tuesday evening and ends today as members proceed to the Synod gathering at the Presbyterian church in Lewiston tonight.
D V Dowd leaves for winter teaching in Uniontown while T P Landon visits Lewiston. Mrs McCune resigns as post mistress and Ernest E Kershaw named postmaster with a new office four miles south at Kershaw's store. Central Ridge crops peak with 32 acres of oats at 66 bushels per acre and 60 acres of flax yielding 1025 bushels. Eight threshing machines operate as two weeks remain to clean up. Rural mail route from Fletcher serves ridge residents this week. Many residents plan to attend the Lewiston fair, weather permitting.
Dowd Bros of Tammany began work Monday to deepen their deepest artesian well on the Dowd ranch. The 240‑foot well now yields 130 gallons per minute and is expected to hit a gusher before 500 feet. Charles Dowd discussed expanding diameter and depth as the drilling continues.
Wanted several persons of character to represent an established business in each state. One in this county required. Salary eighteen dollars weekly plus expenses, all cash. Horse and carriage furnished when needed. References. Enclose self addressed stamped envelope. Manager, 316 Caxton Building, Chicago.
White Bros. of Lewiston has shipped seventy carloads this season from river and rail points and now works in Moscow with about thirty packers for pruning, aiming to move about ten carloads of prunes. The winter apple crop is expected light in Potlatch and Palouse counties, with small apples. Potato shipments have begun, with three White Bros. cars en route to Kansas points as the harvest accelerates and prices fall.
The Lewiston Cottonwood stage line shifted ownership Tuesday October 1 as J F Titus, sub contractor for California Stage Co, was released. E E Travis, superintendent, arrived from Grangeville with stock to restore service. A daily six day service will operate with Geo Binstein and Clay Robbine as drivers, promising improved equipment to attract more travelers.
The piece notes the America's Cup campaign costs rising from 75,000 for the winner to 1,755,000 to win and defend. Public spectators spent about 3,000. Building and sailing yachts have escalated, with 1880s races costing 250,000 to Americans and Constitution costs at 259,000, plus 200,000 spent by Lawson on Independence.
W Bloom veterinary dentist will attend Mallory and L stable during fair week. He offers practical experience and satisfaction, fully removing sharp projections from horses teeth. No gagging, no confinement, and no charge for examination.
All persons must return their old lamps to receive renewed lamps. Lamps available at the cub-station office or from secretary R Grostein, at Grostein's store. Notices dated Sept 27 1901 signed by S H Rexp, Secretary.
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