Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-09-27

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At this office.
Those Of our subscribers who want to
pay their subscriptions in wood can do
50 now. When you bring the wood re.
port to Us so that We can give you the
proper credit.
We were at Melee d Hickey's, on
Race creek last week and were most
Hospitality entertained during our stay.
The boys are doing well and have lots
Of cattle to sell.
W II. Short is working three hours a
day on his bar up Salmon river and has
vast amount of good ground in sight.
With a good head Of water he will make
fine cleanup next season.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of I. o.
0. F., are in session this week at Colum-
bus, Ohio. a proposition was consid-
cred to change the age of eligibility
from 2l to is, but it was defeated.
Hon. J. w. Reid, Of Lewiston, and
Hon. Willis Sweet. of Moscow, will
shortly visit Idaho county in an endesv-
or to whoop up the people to vote for
the constitution Of the proposed state of
Idaho.
Over in Washington the campaign for
partizan supremacy in the new state is
rcd.hot and still heating. We think
ex-governor Semrle will be the only
man on the democratic ticket to be
elected.
F. l.. Evans has bought couple Of
lois south of w. f. Schmadeka's new
residence and contemplates building
thereon at an early date ana sending for
his family, who are now residing in SAL
mon City.
w. A. Jolly, formerly of Boise City,
has located Il ranch on Rapid river,
mile above Polock's and has raised a
splendid lot Of garden truck this year
and also set out an orchard of 100 trees,
which are thriving nicely.
In NJ. V. Jarrett's orchard, five miles
southwest of town, we saw last Sunday
a second growth of blossoms on apples
and pear trees. The orchard has pro-
duced abundantly this year the finest
favored fruit ever raised here.
Geo. Schmadeka's big well in the ad
dilon south of town is sunk to depth
of seventeen feet and has plenty of WA
ter. He intends to put up cistern and
a windmill pump after awhile and sup
ply the town with waterworks.
Some very fine gold bearing quartz
leads have been discovered lately on the
divide between Rapid river and Snake
river,in which Johnny Wilson and Tom
Pollock are interested. They are now
prospecting the discovery claim.
c. A. Sears and wife, of Elk City,
passed through last week on his way to
San Francisco. where he has been left a
fortune of $4,000 by deceased rela-
tive he goes TO administer upon the
estate and viii return in the spring.
Idaho is still in the front. On Sept.
l7th Mrs. Hiram Nell, of Malad, Onei-
da county, gave birth to six children,
three boys and three girls. They
weigh eight pounds altogether aud are
all quite hearty and promise to liye.
All parties who feel aggrieved about
their taxation can have an opportunity
to swear them down on Monday, Octo-
Der 9TH, as the county commissioners
meet that day for the purpose of hear
ing complaints and equalizing taxes.
The well drilling apparatus ordered
by the farmers in the Lake settlement,
has not been shipped and the order has
been countermanded. The money cub
scribed is still on deposit and another
effort will be made to get it here next
year.
Mr.. G. f. Cone and wife left yester-
day for Wankegan, ILL.,, where they ex-
pect to reside in the future. Mr.. Cone
has been resident of Idaho county for
the past twenty-six years. Before leav-
ing he ordered the +. 2. sent to him
regularly.
Mr.. Parker will interview G. w.
Hunt, the railroad builder, about ex-
ten ling his system TO Camas prairie,
while he is below, and says he is going
to guarantee Hunt bonus of $4,000 if
he will build it in time to remove next
years crop.
Weller & Wax will build MANN 9th
new store at Cottonwood this fall if they
can get lumber, and intend to carry the
heaviest and best selected stock OF
goods ON the prairie. to meet the de-
mands Of that growing and prosperous
neighborhood.
A private letter from Butte says that
politics are red hot in Montana, and
that there is every chance in the world
that the state will go democratic. Even
the republicans have given up hope and
will neither gamble nor work for the
result they desire.
Late dispatches from Washington an
nounce that Capt. Hawley, of Grange
vile, has been awarded a pension f)l
services in the war of the rebellion
Rufus P. Castle has also been granted g
pension for damages rec eiyed in an Or.
egon Indian war.
Sam Large is working on the Slate