Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-14

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b. F. Davis called at the FREE Press
oiiice on Tuesday and left three dollars
to Keep the printer in good humor
Mr.. Davis reports that his stock hns
wintefed epionally well, and that
he has fei less than any other winter
since coming to the country. The grass
on the reservation he reports rs first
Class and cattle are getting fat.
II. B. Ferguson. of Pataha Washing.
ton, came in last week ard to morrow
Starts for Elk City to inspect the work
done during the winter on the ledces
owned by the Idaho Consolidated Min
ing Company, of which company Mr..
Ferguson is one of the incorporators.
All winter the company have had a
force OF men doing development work
ana as soon as spring opens so that the
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taken in to reduce the ores.
Id tho County is beginning TO attract
attention in the east. Almost every dav
we receive requests for sample copies of
the FREE Press. The articles d,scrip-
tive of the mineral resources of this
section which have appeared from time
nave been extensively copied in the
3. Louis and even New York papers,
are beginning to bear fruit, and men Of
capital are beginning to cast their ewes
In this direction as place in which to
make profitable investments.
Capt. NJ. MaCarthy's resignation. as
commander Of Co. "A, ;" has been accent
ed. We are sorry TO see the veteran of
White Bird" fame sever his connection
with the National Guard of which he
has en- an tive member for the past
nine years, holding various position of
trnst' among which was the office of as
sis'aut inspector general on Gen.
OBren's slal1,and also succeeding Cant.
Nlngerhol'z as captain of the first Militia
company organized in the territory of
Washington.-Wal Wala Statesman.
once again we wish to call the atten-
tion of our cilizens to the matter of
wagon road to the Elk CITY country.
Hundreds of men will be at work in
that district the coming summer and
were there q wagon road to the camn
heavy quartz machinery would at once
be taken in. The best hope of Camas
prairie is in the development of these
mines, for then there will ALWAYS be n
ready and good market for the produce
OF our fertile ranches. We are satisfied
mat every business man and every man
Interested in the welfare of Idaho conn
ty wonld do all in his power TO aid in
constructing the road. A Il that is nec-
essary Is to have some head to the en-.
t'rpiise and the road will be bnilt.
A p' tition has been circulated and is
now in the hands of the county SUPER
'ntendent, to be presented at the next
meeting of the board of county COM
missioner, asking for the formation of
new school district out the north part
OF thus district. No. .. Acting in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
statute, the board of trustees of this
district have called meeting of the
voters. to be held at Grange hall on S u-
urday (to-morrow) afternoon at one
O'Clock to take some action in regard to
such proposed change. If the citizens
of this district wish to maintain the
district as it is, it will be necessory to
have remonstrances prepared and pre-
seated to the board at the same time as
the petition.
W. d. Kelly arrived out from War.
rens on Saturday, having been hired by
private parties there to bring out some
mail which they could not afford to wait
to have transported by the means af-
forded by Uncle Sam. But four mails
have been received in the camp since
the lst of December and the citizens
are very indignant over the condition
OF the service. Mr.. Kelly reports that
w. ID. Yandell, the mail carrier from
the ferry to Warrens, left Warrens on
tie 24'h Of January and had not reach
ed the ferry when he pa sed through on
last Thursday and had undoubtedly per-
ished in the snow. In the mail which
the carrier was bringing ont was consd-
cradle registered matter, containing in
the neighborhood OF $1,000. Mr.. Kelly
reoor's the health of the lamp as gener.
ally good. Snow is about 6 We feet deep.
The use of the Cplarado MidIand's
rotary snow shovel on the Denver. Texas,
and Fort Worth seems to have created
wild sensation. A local paper says:
1T was put to work in big cut where
the snow was about 20 feet deep and
made excellent headway. throwing an
avalanche of 80 feet into the air at every
revolution OF the great plow which liter
ally bored itself through a mass as COM
pact as sand. When about the center of
the cut a strange site was witnessed.
Those who were standing on either side
of the plow were suddenly deluged with
shower of beef steak. On all sides fell
porterhouse, sirloin, round steaks, small
steaks, shoulder steaks, with. OCCASION
ally a'slice of liver or a nicely cut rib
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