Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-06-14
Mount Idaho Splinters.

Aaaho Sphhtefs.
Full report of Pioneer reunion in our
next issue.
Mr.. Dorman is at work ON the Indian
! houses in Mt. Idaho.
Mr.. Browns sawmill commenced cut.
ting lumber last Monday.
The county Offices are very quiet these
days, with nothing stirring.
Frank P. Turner sold 100 acres last
week to Albert Weber for ST 700.
MIR. Wall, of Clearwater station, was
in town Sunday doing his trading.
Editor Parker was over Sunday, shak-
ing hands after his long absence.
Ex-sherif Talkington spent last Sum
day and Monday with his friends here.
A new window has been built into
the sherifTs Office, which serves to make
the darkness visible.
B. C. Cowling and Mr.. Ruark were
over from the Clearwater and report
crops as being in need of rain.
Mrs. Forney and the children were
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Holt on the Cot
tonwood side during the week.
J.J. Manuel has been mining up the
Clearwater. He sold his dust at
verp high figure before he came out.
A. T. Reynolds was out from Elk city
trading Monday, and reports the same
as all others in regard to the drouth.
The new scales are expected next
week, and will then be placed in posi>
tion in front of Smiths meat market.
Lee Smiths new residence on the hill
overlooking the town looms up con.
spicuously with its tasteful coloring Of
new paint.
Mrs. Kelineer returned to her home
at Spokane Falls last week after visit
Of several weeks to her brother, w. N.
Knox. Mrs. Knox accompanied her
and will remain month or SO.
Jas. Witt hauled an immense twenty
foot log last week from the timber to his
ranch in the Fairview country, where
he will burn it out and convert it into
large water trough for his live stock.
The democratic and republican cent
raj committees will meet in joint con-
vention tomorrow Saturday to select
delegates TO the constitutional conven-
ton. A full attendance is requested.
Jim Buchanan has been appointed
supervisor of road district No. 6, and
from all accounts is doing some excel-
Melnor trail. Jim Buck" is thoro,
bred who does nothing by halves.
Hon. s. S. Fem was out from the
Bullion mine during the weeek and re.
ports 200 tons of ore on the dump, and
a carload of the richest rock ever taken
from the mine nearly ready for ship
ment to San Francisco for reduction.
MISS o. L. Randall has returned from
Lewiston where she has been teaching
the Critics school, and at the commene-
ment OF the next session she will return
| to the Clearwater metropolis and assume
charge of the primary department of
the public school.
Mr.. Brown has removed his cattle
from the reservation and will herd them
this summer on White Bird meadows
and in the American and Adams creek
basins. Joe Baker started in Sunday
with the necessary outfit to establish
the herders' camp,
| Several Mt. Idaho veterans attended
the G. A. Il. meeting at Grangeville.
and enrolled their names on the roster
of membership. BY the way, vrea,
many good people on Camas prairie
would feel highly gratified If the post
should be named after one of the heroes
of the Nes Perce war, if it can be done
without violating the rules OF the order.
S. ]. Genoway is in town canvassing
for the Geneva nursery, of New York
We are informed it is very reliable
firm, and he is taking great many or-.
ders for trees. He says this is \ fine
country for piunes and that there ought
to be more of them raised here, as they
are valuable crop, Some of onr old
residents may remember him when he
was selling sewing machines here eleven
years ago.