Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-10-24

Fred Noyes is back from Elk City 70
the winter. He has been building th
Stuart flume for several months.
Henry Wax is in Spokane Falls will
a display of fine quartz specimens TO
the e xposition from Elk City district.
Mr.. David L. Elliott was over from
his ranch across Clearwater Tuesday OIL
land office business, and subscribed fol
the county paper,
Never since the FREE Press started
in June, 1856, has it had less adyertis.
ing patronage than at present. It's cir
culatlon, however, is growing steadily
right along.
1t is useless TO send anonymous letters
for publication to this Office. The name
OF tho writer must invariably accompa-
ny al communications which are desi-
red to receive attention.
The members o. Company c.. Idaho
Guards, are breaking in their hand
some new uniforms. and the town looks
like It was military post, with the
number of blue jackets around.
The advertisement of Rice & Day, the
new proprietors of the Grangeville liv.
cry and feed stable, appears in this
paper. The new firm have made good
beginning and will do we'll here.
jesse Smith was brought out from
Florence last Friday and placed in care
OF Geo. Chamberlin as county charge.
The poor old man is so helpless that he
cannot turn over without assistance,
and Ben Wing is still attending him.
J. IL. Robinson speaks in glowing
terms of the wonderful growth and
prosperity of Spokane Falls, and he says
that lie found very general desire ex-
listing there to aid in building a railroad
to Calmas Prairie.
A copy of to-day's FREE PRESS will be
deposited Tomorrow in the corner stone
OF the M. E. church, for the ed,fication
of generations vet unborn, who may be
interested in reading sunday school
organ of the year of grace, 1890.
J. \. Hartman has returned to his
ranch ON Shebang creek, after an alb
sence since last March at Genesee
principally, training horses on the track
at that place. and incidentally has been
attending the northwestern racing cir
cult.
George i. Smith, of Mt. Idaho, is able
to By around again after a prolonged
and severe spell of rheumatic fever.
For hirty-five days he was bedfast and
unable to move without assistance, and
he is now but shadow of his old self.
Behson's pack train arrived out from
Warrens Thursday on the return from
the last trip of the season. The bows
brought out two hundred pounds of re-
torted gold bullion. the product of the
Little Giant mine, valued at about S14
per ounce.
The young men in town got up a has
ty da nee last Friday night, and danced
Tor dear life until four o'clock Saturday
morning. Prof. Crunk and Frank Rob-
Inson furnished the music, and the most
enjoyable time since the last Fourth of
July was had.
A ate issue of the Walla Walla States
man says that Jas. McDermott, of Cam
as prairie, was a caller at the Office"
from which We infer that friend Nc.
has recovered. 1t will be remembered
that be was afflicted with dropsy and
went to the Sisters hospital for treat
ment.
Grangeville is not enjoying a so-called
boom, but it is growing faster than any
other town in the state. More dwelling
and business houses and Improvements
gene rally have been built this year than
ever before in the history of the town.
Come to Grangevlle and see what the
people of real live town are doing.
Mrs. J. P. Code returned from Califor-
ala, lately, whittier she went to attend
he funeral of her mother, who died
september 20. On her return she stop-
ped 10 visit her brother, Mr.. E. Ran
1all, of Castle Rock, Cowlitz county.
Was b., where they raise the finest fruit
IN the world, some of which Mrs. Code
brought back with her and sent speci-
mems over to the editor, which were
raised by Mr.. Whittle, Mr.. Randalps
father-ip-law.
b. +. Davis was a caller Monday, and
reports TINT he has done more business.
made more sales and had more inoui-
ries concerning his Thoroughbred short
horn stock this fall than ever before.
and he is we'll pleased with the outlook
for his business, and that he has made
sales to parties in Oregon and Washing
ton, People are getting aware of the
fact that it costs just as much to feed
and as long time to raise cayuse COW
as II does to feed and raise a thorough
bred.
The Bisland mine, on Red river. ia
spoken of as being a very valuable prop
erty that will make a name for itself
when further developed. 1t is owned
by W. V. Troutman and w. W. Smith,
and they have out fifty tons of very
rich ore, and will do further develop
meht work this winter. The principal
in that belt are all made in
the neighborhood of French creek and
ZieDier creek and m tho ;nfa,uo.:..