Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-05-22
Tempest Tossed to. morrow evening.

week st. Louis Republic through the
F. P. agency. Only one dollar year.
Mr.. Newcome. of the Spokane mar
BILE works, took 500 pamphlets with him
when he left, for distribution in the Big
Bend country.
School election notices are published
free Of charge In these columns, accord
ing to our contract with the county.
Clerks of districts should send in their
notices early.
DR.. Nickel has lumber on the ground
to build temporary residence on the
vacant ground OF the lot east of his
drug store. He will will build a finer
one later OH his block north of the acad-
emy building.
Mr.. D. Frew writes us from Colfax
that he has enquiries every day regard
ing lands on Camas Prairie and wanted
a supply Of pamphlets. We have also
sent additional supplies to G. L. Knox,
Spokane, and also to Gov. Wiley and
c. A. Clark at Boise City.
The boys at the sawmill are going to
put up the Foster monument Sunday
and fence it, and we sent them over a
bale of barb wire for that purpose. A
full statement of moneys received and
expended on account of the monument
fund will be published shortly.
The latest novelty is the new Charter
Oak stoves at G. G. Bunnell's. They
have the celebrated eAUzE door for ovens
Have you seen them? Call and examine.
No more burnt pie crust. No more
underdone biscuits. Everything baked
to turn by carefully distributed heat.
Governor Wiley has issued orders to
Col. E. Beck. chief mastering officer
Idaho National Guard, to muster into
the state service Co. L, 81 men at Mos
COW. and Co. M, SO men at Genesee, La.
tab county. Col. Beck will muster in
the Moscow company on or about me-
mortal day.
One of the stringers of the Clearwater
bridge was carried away recently, and
Che county commissioners as a precau.
tionary measure against an action for
damages. have ordered the planking re.
moved, 30 that it cannot be crossed.
The structure will be repaired as quick
ly as possible.
Jake Riebold is putting up a sawmill
at his ranch across Clearwater which
will prove great convenience to that
neighborhood, as well as money max
ing enterprise. The settlers there have
heretofore had to haul lumber from Mt.
Idaho or Rustic, but now they have q
mill situated in fine body of timber
almost at their own doors. The days of
the log cabin will soon be numbered.
Surridge Bros. started below last Sum
day with their first drive of 200 head of
Salmon river beef cattle. They are des-
tined to feed the laborers on the line of
the new Great Northern railroad now
building in the Kootenai country, and
will bring some of that much despised
British Gold" to Camas prairie. The
Surridge Bros. are very enterprising
and have worked hard to secure these
contracts.
Messrs. Fisk and Coulter are expect
ed to arrive from Portland every day.
These gentlemen bonded some Quartz
claims on Red river last spring and have
had much development work done
thereon In the meantime, and now thew
are on their way to inspect the proper
ties. From all accounts the claims
make fine showing and it is probable
that milling plant may be put In this
summer, which would be grand thing
for Elk City.
James McDermott called Tuesday
evening to say good bye to the editor
and family. He has sold his ranch ant
all his personal property on Camas Prai
rie. and is now on his way to Cali
fornia and will finally bring up in ole
Ireland. where he is bound on a visit L
his birthplace. Nc. is seventy years o
age. and is fully entitled to long vaca
tion. He has been a staunch friend O
the F. P. and its editor. and whereve
he goes We wish him good health, lon
life and prosperity.
There is more travel between her
and Lewiston than was ever befor
, known. Many parties from northern
Idaho, Oregon and Washington hav
gone into the Seven Devils country b
way of Camas Prairie and Salmon river
besides the travel to and from Elk Cit,
Warrens, etc. Other regions may hav
Il the start of us at present. but by and by
Q when the state is more thickly settle
and our means of communication al
more improved, Camcs Prairie will b
o the great rendezvous for all of centr,
It Idaho. Therefore we tell you to kee
.. both eyes on Grangeville.
The cricket scare is about over. an
everybody was more frightened. tha
y hurt. The only damage they did was
spots here aud there, and while,
u course, in some places they cleaned u
y everything, yet in the great majority ,
i cases they did no particular hurt
crops, because the grain is growing fa
T. ter than they can eat it. In few mol
y days they will lay their eggs and the