Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-06-12

Eggs wanted on subscription.
Betting and lace leather at Bunnell's s
The stage has arrived promptly OF
time all this week.
f. +. Robinson, formerly of Warrens
is at Granite, Montana.
Grangeville will have first-cass pho.
tograph gallery after June Is.
Nick Ingram was over from the saw.
mill this week transacting business.
Remember it is easy for the Moscow
Art Studio to give satisfaction in al
work.
Mrs. Henry Jackson returned last
week from Walla Walla fully restored
to health after her recent illness.
The citizens of Moscow last week
voted $4,000 in bonds for putting in
water works and funding the present
city indebtedness.
Quite strong spring of water was en-
countered in scraping out the ground
for the drain being constructed at the
street crossing west of A. 4 F. g store.
w. F. Schmadeka has his splendid
new stock of saddles and harness goods
open in the building owned by him lust
east of the China wash house. He will
erect bis new building as soon as possi-
bic.
The present storms, la grippe, heart
failure, and many other bad things, are
said by scientists to be brought about
by sun spots. That may be, but sun
spots cannot begin to rival the disasters
that spots on the cards bring.
Call and see samples at the Moscow
Art Studio, then have your photos ta-
ken, and you will receive as fine a pho
to as can be taken in the largest city
He will give II cabinet photos and a
large crayon portrait for $40.
BACON For SALE.-I have some of the
best bacon ever cured on Camas Prairie
for sale in quantities of 1000 pounds at
eleven cents per pound, hog around
Smaller quantities, twelve cents per
pound. JAMES CARNEs, Cottonwood.
VIM. Won Berge's child wandered
away from the house Tuesday morning
and for time fears were entertained
that it had fallen into the mill ditch
and been drowned. After considerable
search The child was found south of the
Cemetery.
Hon. [. S. Weller, in company with
Messrs. Moore and Z,briska, of Taco
ma, went TO Florence last Saturday, to
inspect the Bullion mine. The gentle
men We're much pleased with the mine
and took samples of the ore to Tacoma
to exhibit to their associates.
John Aram left Saturday for Medical
Lake. Mr Aram's health has been
very poor for some moni hs past and he
hopes that the medicinal properties of
the waters there will benefit him. He
Will do some missionary work for Idabo
county by distributing pamphlets among
the strangers who throng that resort.
Th Saudburg was up from Rocky
canyon Monday. He reports that Jones
cattle broke into his vineyard and de-
stroyed most of the grape vines. which
will be quite loss. About half a mile
above Sandburg's place there was a
cloud burst, breaking old man Neider.
haus's irrlgating bitches and doing con-
siderable damage to his vineyard.
Our citizens have been tremb bling with
apprehension of frost The past week;
the wet cold weather and fresh snow on
the mountain being very threatening. A
heavy frost at this season would have
caused untold damage. But there was no
frost, the danger is now over and soon
we will be reveling in lhe delights of
Strawberries and cream, while che, ries
will be steady article of diet.
J B. Crooks, George and Doug. Adki-
son think they have struck a bonanza
in the way of quartz. The ledge is sit
uated at Newsome creek, the trail pass
ing directly over it. The boys ooticed
a quartz stain, and sinking hole about
thirty feet away from the trail, found
the ledge two feet below the surface.
They cross-cut the ledge to a width of
six feet and know they have plenty of
rock. The ledge has been named the
Mckinley.
w. f. Schmadeka this week sold his
meat market, including the building
and lot, slaughter house and tools, to
Chas. Benlz and Evan Evans. The
price paid was ST 500. The purchasers
will take possession the first of the
week. Both Mr.. Evans and Mr.. Bentz
are practical butchers and good reliable
business men. Mr.. Sehmadeka will
hereafter devote his entire attention to
his large and rapidly increasing harness
and saddle trade.
A party of ten men, each with pack
h 7rse, passed through town last week
from Asotin. bound for Warrens. The
most of the gentlemen already have in
terests in the camp and are going in ful
iy prepared to develop the properties.
Among the number were Z. Baumeis-
Ter, partner of Vollmer x Scott, Jas.
Jnstis, sheriff of Asotin county, AL. Stiff
fel, ex-sheriff..J. P. Fulton. brother of
X. f. Fulton of this place, and two