Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

Mr.. Fulton returned from the rive
Monday and can be found at the F. I
office at all hours.
L. B. Boise has been appointed post
master at Lewiston, in place of Chas. G
kress, whose time expires October lst.
Prof. W. Bowser, a. NJ, the new
principal of the c. X. c. academy, al
rived with his family on Wednesday,
stage.
Andy MtQuade arrived out from th,
Warm Springs Monday and report.
travel as already Stacking up in the
mountains.
Idaho county real estate is a good
thing to have aud If you want slice
yon had better get it now while the
price is reasonable.
Levi Castle aud r. NJ. Henley left
Monday for the south fork of Clearwa-
ter, where they have claim they in
tend to open.
Rev. Maxey arrived from his trip to
Salmon river Saturday and speaks in
high terms of The good treatment he re-
ceived from every body.
Bny a nice building lot in Sahmad4ka
addition at once, while they are cheap.
They Will be worth double the present
selling price next spring.
Neil McMilen lost trunk and sixty
five dollars worth of clothing in the
Spokane Falls fire. lie left last week TO
reside there for some time.
II. Terwilliger has left Elk CITY for
the winter, after a seasons successful
development work on his quartz mine.
lie talks of taking in machinery next
year
DR.. Nickel aud Jas. Odle were elected
last Saturday night as delegates to rep
resent Mt. Idaho lodge No. 7. l, o. o.
f.. in the Grand Lodge, which convenes
at Caldwell on October 9th.
Surveyor Spedden was out from Elk
City Saturday and reports that the de.
velopment work done on the quartz
claims this season shows them to be of
permanent value. He returned again
Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. Spurock, guests Of j ohm
Hartman and wife, left for their home
IN old Missouri last week, and they will
be followed by Mr.. Spurlock. ST., short-
~, who will take run TO 'Fli.cu before
returning east,
RI. Rev. Bishop Talbot preached at
Mt. Idaho Wednesday night and at
Grange hall last night. He will also
hold services at Cottonwood school
house this friday evening. Further
notice next week.
The steamer running between Lewis
ton and Riparia is still making regular
trips, Capt. Baughman having been in
from headquarters to keep her
going at all hazards, because of the nc.
cumulations of freight at points along
the river.
{. b. Wood and Frank McGrane re-
turned from their Warrens trip Monday
and from all reports had high falutin
time and gave as good as they got all
along the route. The circus element of
the troupe is pronounced success and
will be repeated next season on a larger
scale.
The residence of ". c. Pearson was
Sunday of last Week to the
extent of pair of pants and forty dol
lars. The house was unoccupied about
thirty minutes and the raid was effected
by some one familiar with the premises
AZ the stops of the window were broken
and the key Of the escroitoire taken
from a lower drawer.
Hon. S. S Fem was n town last F,:-
day, for the first time since his sickness.
He seems to be recovering slowly and
can walk the length of the drug store
with only the assistance Of his cane.
The health of the old statesman was
very frequently enquirel after by his
numerous friends in Boise City during
our attendance at the constitutional con-
vention.
Profs. Freeborn, Crunk, ct al, reiurn-
ed from their prospecting trip Monday
They crossed SAlmon river at the mouth
nf the south fork and took their horses
as far as they could. aud then built
boat and went up the river nearly TO
the town of Shoup. They report fires
every where and had bard time get
tlrg through. Crunk had his fldle
along and had great success, as the boys
say it was a sure shot to bring game in.
to camp.
Mr.. Sven z. Nelson, of Cottonwood.
brought US over some very fine heads of
wheat grown on his ranch this season
from seed imported from Sweden.
They are hardy and healthy looking
grain and next year he will SOW about
a bushel more of the same variety and
will be enabled TO tell more about it.
For drouihy season they make won
derfuly good showing He reports
plenty OF water in his seventy-six foot
we'll.
The fire in the timber south of town
ragged fercely Friday night and the
flames climbed the ridge and assembled
heavenward in full view Of the prairie,
making a magnificent but fearful spec
tacle. joel Shearer was living in Ma
rion Williams house and he had "A pic