Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18
We take hams on subscription.

We take hams on subscription.
Railroad meeting tomorrow evening.
Go to the Bakery for Medical Lake
Salts.
The editor returned from Lewiston or
Tuesdays stage.
Aram & Sons sell the celebra ted Dick
ey Farm Fan for $35.
Contractor Palmer has commenced
making brick for Vollmer & Scott's new
business block. The yards are located
at the old fort.
DR.. +. A. Lockhart, the Spokane den.
tist, will he here one month. Call ear
ly, for it is the last visit the DR.. will
make this fall.
The county commissioners took trip
to Clearwater on Monday to inspect the
new bridge. They found the work al
done in accordance with conf tract.
WANTED TO EXCHANGE. Store at Slate
Creek for ranch in neighborhood O
Grangeville. Apply to owner,
CHARLES CHRISTIE.
The school trustees of the several
districts in Idaho county are requested
to send in their annual reports immedi-
ately to W. A. Hall. county school su.
perintendent.
The daily shipment of concentrates
out of the CGur d'Alene districts is 23O
tons per day for the past month. The
average price for this ore is $500, or
S27 ,5SS for the daily output.
Mr.. Fem informs us that he does not
expect to appraise any of the school
lands in Idaho county until the railroad
gets to Camas Prairie and increases
their value. An excellent idea.
l am prepared to supply the people
Of Camas prairie with Tropical and Do
mestic fruits in season, and at short
notice, to anyone who will intrust me
with an order.
4-S6tf. E. TIxIER, Lewiston.
There is a fine field of corn growing
on Judge Rice's place at Mason, and he
has had melons and squashes for four
weeks. And yet it is claimed that all
these things cannot be raised on Craig's
mountain.
Our late representative. ex-speaker
Frank A. Fem, having sold out his
merchandise business at White Bird.
has moved his family to Boise City for
future residence. Miss Mamie Hol.
brook accompanied them. They left
Lewiston on Sundays steamer.
RAILROAD NoTICE.-All parties who
are indebted to A. Leland & Son, on
back subscription to the "Teller" are
requested to make immediate settle
ment, and save costs. Accounts must be
adjusted before Nov. l, 1891.
A. LELAND & Son,
ID Lewiston, Idaho.
From two halves of the same pulyer.
ised sample of ore from the Crooks cor
raj neighborhood sent to two different
assayers, we get the following returns !;
McVicker, Salt Lake, silver $45. 20, gold,
81 90 per ton. Robt. Mobley, U. y. as
say office, Boise City, silver, $2.55, gold
$2.07 per ton.
Frank 81. Grierson, clerk of the dis
trict court of the old 1st judicial district
of Idaho territory under Judge Logan.
was married at Spokane last week to
Miss Adele Taylor, step-daughter Of
Judge Piper. of the second judicial dis
trict. The newly married couple will
reside at Murray.
The directors of White Bird school
district have been searching for months
for teacher for their shool. A notice
to that effect was inserted in last weeks
paper and now the directors and county
superintendent are thinking of taking
to the brush to avoid applicants. So
much for advertising.
There will be magic lantern exhi-
bition at Grange hall, Tuesday evening
September %, showing views of the bat.
tie of Gettysburg, historic places of
America, the Johnstown disaster. views
along the yine-clad Rhine, Irish seem
cry, an ocean steamer at sea. etc. etc.
There will also be recitations of fam GUS
poems, and an interesting lecture to
accompany the panorama. Admission.
80 cents, children under 12 years, 15
cents. Commences at 7.3O p. m.
Lafayette Cartee, one of Idaho's old.
est pioneers, died at Boise, Sept. 2. For
fourteen years he held the position of
surveyor general. Deceased was born
at Syracuse, New York, Dec. 2, 1928.
de went TO California in 40. The first
OF the now beautiful orchards in the
capital OF the state owe their origin to
his enterprise and intelligence. Deceas-
ed leaves four children, a son and three
daughters. all married, to mourn his
death. and all who knew the aged pion-
eer will feel that loveable old gentle
man has gone to his final rest.
Mr.. b. b. Stuart was out from Elk
City last week. and informed US that he
had not made the progress on his en-.
terprise this season which he had calcu-
lated, but that next year he would have
everything in shape for a long and sue
cessful run. He has been much delay
ed this season by having to build tun-
mel through intensely hard granite to
provide the necessary fall for the tail