Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-06-19

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A substantial rock drain is being bull
at the south crcs cssing of Main and Hal
streets, which will be great improve.
ment when completed.
A. B. r 'oke was in town this week
Tor the first time since February go
lie is making arrangements to drive a
band OF his horses to Oregon soon.
The editor returned from southern
Idaho last Friday. He was accom- pa.
MED by Miss Ehreudrich. who will
spend the summer with Mrs. Parker.
Owing to the heavy rains of last Sat.
urday the Pioneer celebration has been
postponed until July A, when the pro.
gram AS now arranged will be fulfilled.
A car load OF iron pipe In all sizes ius,
received at Bunnell's, which he will sell
in quantities to suit at low rates. Orders
from Camas Prairie receive prompt
attention.
At the annual school election in dist
rict No. 8, A. F. Nurss, Ii. Kribs and
A. l. Watson were elected trustees, with
Watson chairman, Nurss secretary, and
kribs treasurer.
Go to ]. II. Robinson's, when you
visit Lewiston, for your harness and
saddles. He employs large force OF
skilful workmen and uses only frst-class
material. Patronise home labor.
J. X Vincent with his family and his
household gods passed through town
Tuesday on his way to Mt. Idaho, where
he goes to take charge of the hotel
which he has leased from Mr.. Brown.
The descriptive pamphlets have done
much good already in advertising our
county all through eastern Oregon and
| Washington, and on our late trip we
were beset by inquiries about Camas
Prairie and the mountains beyond.
1t is limited that the railroad to Lew
iston will not be built beyond Juietta
| unless the citizens of Lewiston and vi.
cinity renew their subsidy obligations.
AS the railroad has a dead cinch on the
people they will probably renew.
Some machinery for Gov. Willey's
Knott" mine arrived in Lewiston on
the last steamer. The governor himself
is now in Warrens, having gone in from
the Weiser side in company with DIR.
Waterhouse and Mr.. Estabrook.
Al. Weisner, residing on Mason prai-
rie. had his left arm broken in a run
away last week. The team scared at
some wild horses on the road and in
the subsequent stampede the wagon was
capsized and Wesner was thrown hea-
Willy to the ground. DR.. SHAFT, of Lew
iston, set the injured limb.
Mr.. Cooper, of Grande Ronde valley.
Oregon, arrived at Cotton wood recently.
with fifty good horses, some of them be-
longing TO noted trotting families. He
sold trottIng filly to Mr.. Fountain for
$500 Mr.. Cooper has rented the Holo-
held place and thinks lie will locate on
Camas Prairie.
GiangeviIle is getting to be a widely
known town all over the northwest and
Its reputation as a substantial business
center makes II looked upon as one of
the most promising towns in Idaho. A
Union Pacific railroad official assured us
that his road would be extended to
Grangevlle as soon as the company can
borrow the money to build it.
Thirty emigrant wagons, each with its
full complement of immigrants, have
come to Camas Prairie in the last two
weeks from Potlatch. Moscow and the
Palouse country in general. Some have
gone across Clearwater, and few are
on the prairie, but the largest number
are gone to the White Bird and Joseph
Plains. to look at the land over there.
A letter from Chas. Wright, at Saw
tooth, daho, informs us that the min
Ing season in that district is very
favorable one. The Silver King COM
pany are working full force, and other
properties are showing up splendidly.
Christ Johnston is working a mine on
shares and is taking out ore worth 5000
per ton. Both Wright and Johnston
will pull out from Sawtooth shortly to
represent their fine properties in Alton
district, in Idaho county.
The old log buildings on the corner
OF Main and Fourth streets, Lewiston,
are being torn down and In their place
W. L. Kettenbach, of the Lewiston
national bank, will erect a magnificent
shree-story building of magnesia rock
from the quarries on Asotin creek. Mr..
kettenbach made his money in Lewis
ton and he isn't afraid to blow in few
dollars of it in local Improvements, as are
too many of the rich men down there.
Next week we will describe ihe Lewis.
ton water works plant, which is another
enterprise pushed to successful compile
tion by Mr.. Kettenbach.
The ad. of DR.. Boston, Lewiston's
well known dentist occupies its old
space in this paper. In the last two
years the doctor has visited the Atlantic
cities attending the dental schools and
posting himself in the latest scientific
improvements adopted by the profession.
besides travelling all through the West
Indies and on the south Atlantic coast
as far south as Buenos Ayres. where he