Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-09-10
LOCAL POINTS.

f VIM. Hill's sick child is recovering.
: Quartz location notices for sale here
c Iron-clad note books for sale at tn
Office.
Nate Earl was up from Freedom dun
} ing the week.
K. White will build new residenc
here sometime this fall.
A subscription is circulating to bu
tools for the graveyard.
Sheriff Talkington is busy these day
rounding up the jurymen.
Wheat is selling in Lewiston free OF
board at 4S cents per bushel.
The first white frost of the season
fell on Craig's mountain Monday night
Ten thousand tons of hay have beer
cut on Camas prairie this season.
This weeks issue completes the first
quarter of the publication of the FREE
PRESS
Both the big pack-trains are in Lewis
ton loading for the last through trip to
Warrens.
Aram's new livery stable was COM
pleted ard opened on Wednesday of
this week.
Rev. w. A. Hall is building a hot
house and conservatory on his property
adjoining town.
The Odd-Fellows hall at Placerville
in the Boise basin was destroyed by fire
last week.
Republican primary elections are held
one week from tomorrow, Saturday,
Sept. 18th.
There is good fishing on Craig's
mountain. You can fish all day and
get never bite.
Rev. ]. d. McConkey preached to
quite large audience at the Grange
hall last Thursday night.
Fred Hovey accepts congratulations
on the addition to his family with all
the suavity of a veteran.
There are 10000 graded merino sheep
in Idaho county, and the wool clip there
from aggregated 10000 pounds.
Amos Carver arrived in the metropolis
Monday with train load of fruit pro-
duce from his Salmon river ranch.
Oats, wheat, warrants, wood and
money are legal tender for subscriptions
to the Press until further notice.
The new Indian agent creates very
favorable impression in the minds of
the people of the Nez Perce country.
A party of prospectors from Pierce
city are on their way across to Elk city
to put in a month hunting quartz in the
Red river region.
Nearly all the Kamiah bucks are out
in the mountains hunting, but their re-
turn is looked for soon to attend the
waw-waw at Lapwai.
The new meat market in this burg
was opened for public patronage during
the week and starts out with fair
share of support.
The mining fever is breaking out in
Idaho county. Several quartz men
have visited us this year with view to
invest in mining properties.
No, Laura, no. They do not open the
campaign with can-opener. They do
it with a corkscrew. How little, alas,
do women know about politics.
The saw-mills in this county are un-
able to supply the demand for lumber,
and various contemplated Improvements
will be held over until next year.
An addition is being built to the Mt.
Idaho hotel IN which the post-of1ice
will be kept as soon as Matt Truscott-
the new Nasby-receives his commits
sion
The major portion of the lumber re
quired for the new Wilson building
west of the PRESS Office is on the
ground, and will soon rear its head
skyward.
Mr.. A. Binnard of Lewiston, came up
by private team last Sunday and
returned next day with Maj. Binnard,
who we trust will soon recover his old
time health and strength.
The finest wheat we have seen of this
years crops was raised on the Brock man
ranch on the Cottonwood road. He has
700 bushels of it, but has not pound
to sell at present prices.
1t was reported that Wells Fargo's
express company had abandoned all
their Idaho agencies, but the old
reliables are still doing business at their
old stand throughout the Clearwater
country.
The recent rains have greatly clarified
the atmosphere. and the lovely prairie
with its regal surroundings, once again
looms up fresh and green in the bright
rays of the September sun.
Messrs. Castle and Turpin were in
town Tuesday Quitting for their wing
dam claim on the south fork of Clear.
water. The boys are doing we'll down
there and have good thing.
Henry Wax returned from Lewiston
last Friday and will be joined by his
wife and baby and go to housekeeping
in their residence here as soon as they
are strong enough to travel.
Several refreshing showers fell al
over the prairie last Saturday and Sun.
day, not enough to thoroughly wet the
ground for fall plowing, but sufficien
to start the grass to growing.
Geo. and Chas. Chamberlain have
opened meat market in Grangevill'
and solicit a share of the public patron
age. They will also run an express
wagon to any part of the prairie.
Isaman & Co., of Lewiston, the we'll
known druggers and dealers in station
ary,.. school books and novelties. hav,