Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-03-22

until next December.
n The range through the Pomeroy ar
Dayton country is very poor and stool
men there have been feeding all winte
The ground, too, is very dry and unle
rain falls pretty soon there will be Il
crops raised this year.
Four inches of snow fell on the pra
rie early Tuesday morning, but by moo
the warm and thirsty soil had absorbe
1T all clear up to the timber on tn
foothills south of town. where it sti
looks decidedly winterish.
Messrs. Booth & Van Pelt, of th
Lewiston Touring mills, are offering 5
cents per bushel for wheat, free of sack
If you are going freghting this summe
haul down some of your last years sur
plus and get the cold cash for it.
The late war with Germany wa
based on bogus dispatches gotten up fo
stock-jobbing purposes. 1t was a crue
and wicked trick to thus excite the an
cry passions of the nation, but happily
all is again quiet on the Potomac.
The f. p. has quite a respectable cir.
| culation along the Weiser river settle
ments now, and as that country has
long felt the want of an aggressive and
energetic missionary, this great moral
organ will endeavor to fill the bill
Mr., Chase. the Wood river prospector
who put in the concentrator on Willey's
mill in Warrens last summer, was build
ing quartz mill in the Powder river
country, but he is now in New York
with Mr.. Lockhart, working up the bed
rock fume enterprise.
Mr.. Schmadeka has had two blocks
of his tract of land bordering OH south
Main street surveyed and laid off into
lots and plated as an addition to this
growing young metropolis. Heswill do
nate a lot to anybody who will build a
respectable residence on it.
The late legislature passed law re-
quiring that the sum of three dollars
must be paid to the clerk of the court
upon the institution of civil suit in the
district court, said sum to be deposited
with the county treasurer, to pay for
the services of a stenographer.
The eating houses on the stage road
between the prairie and Lewiston were
never in better hads and it is now al
most pleasure to travel. At the Cot
tonwood house, at Riley Dixon's and at
Fountains, the tables are literally sup
piled with substantial food and excel
lent service.
Last Saturday was lovely day, and
all hands were afflicted with an exag-
gerated form of spring fever, which ex-
hlbited itself in laudable desire on the
part of the combatants to chew each
other up by the ears. There we're four
such affrays, and all the combatants got
the worst of it.
Friend Edwards is doing a good busi-
ness with his new purchase, the Jersey
House, and even the chronic grumblers
among his boarders have quit growing
at the excellent bill of fare which is
daily served to them. There will be
still further improvement when Mrs.
Edwards RECEIVERS from her present sick
ness.
The farming community of Camas
prairie are invited to call and see the
celebrated "Canton Clipper" plow at the
agricultural implement warehouse of
Geo. W. Morrison, at Lewiston, when
they visit the metropolis. The Canton
Clipper is daisy and you will never re-
gret purchasing one. Also several car
loads of buggies, hacks and wagons at
the same place. If you can't come send
for catalogue.
The supreme court of this territory
in the case of Burk hart vs. Reed and
Curtis, denied plaintiffs application for
a writ of mandamus, which afIirms the
validity OF the special session of the late
lamented legislature. The new organi-
cations of Logan and Gilmore counties
are therefore perfectly legal, and old AL
turas has lost her grip. The opinion in
the case was delivered by chief justice
Weir, judge Logan concurring, and
judge Berry dissenting.
Geo. Brown writes from Warrens to
Ed. Brooks that the lower tunnel of the
Cornucopia is in eighty five feet, with
a good-sized ledge for the last twenty
feet, and carrying some broken quartz
that prospects well without crushing,
and he feels satisfied that the boys will
have the ducats to take trip to Paris,
or some other seaport, next fall. The
editor was 'mascotting'' on the claim
with pick and shovel on the very day
last summer when the ledge was struck
and We are going 'cahoots" with them
on that ParlS trip.
During the late protracted absence of
the editor the editorial and mechanical
departments of the f. P.were conducted
and alone by Mr.. f. f.
Fulton, and the result was the produc-
ton of the best and brightest little local
paper in the territory. The newspaper
men in the lower country remarked the
ability of the editor pro tenn, and praise
from professional experts is praise in
deed. We also note with pleasure that
Mr.. Fulton is building up good law
practice, and it is plain to see that he is
one OF the rising young men in this |
great and growing county.
Shissler & Ingram started up their
planning mill at Rustic on MondSy, and |
will have the sawmill running on a mil |
ion feet of logs in few days If the |
government don't interfere with them. |
As it is, all hands connected with the |
mill have been subpenaed to testify be.
ore the U. S. grand jury at Lewiston |
lext month as to charges preferred by
pecial agent Wayne Ferguson of cut
ing timber on nnyernmant lands No