Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-05-29
The rivers are rising rapidly with this
spell of warm weather.

Rehu ine revised llst OF farms for sal
, on our fourth page. The are all bar
gains.
The Warrens mail has been carrie
clear through to the camp on horsebacl
for the past two weeks.
: S. w. Smith started to Elk City las
Friday to resume operations on the low
or tunnel of lhe Buster mine.
Clerks of school districts will oblig
us If they will send in the names of tn,
newly elected trustees for publication.
Marion Williams sunk a well ON ]. F
McLean's residence property this weel
and found plenty of water at a depth O
eight feet.
Allan Baggs is back from his two
months vacation spent with his moth Ell
at Puyallup, and is back at his old pos,
with W. & w.
The father of the Farris boys is here
from Kansas and is so well satisfied
with the country that he proposes to To-
cate among us permanently.
The boys came over from Rustic Sum-
day and with help from Cotton wood
erected the Foster monument. 1t is not
yet fenced, and little more money is
required to buy roll of barb wire for
that purpose.
The crlckets are reported very thick
on both sides of the Salmon river can
yon. They have attained unusual size,
and our informant says they are as large
as jack rabbits. They ought to be can
ned and sold to the foreigners in the
next European war,
The China pack train pulled out for
Warrens Monday, being the first trip of
the season. A. & F. loaded il with
5000 pounds of supplies for the Andy
McQuade contract on Fection 3 of the
state wagon road. and the balance of
the freight was destined for Warrens.
George Fries. 1l6 Clinton Place, New
Pork City. writes that he wants infor-
nation about Idaho county, as several
Of his neighbors are seriously thinking
of emicrating to Idaho. He has read
the FREE Press in the reading room of
the Cooper Institute. and is sort of stuck
on our country.
Speaking at Boise City President Har-
rison said: ''You will take care that on.
~ so much revenue is taken from the
people az is necessary for the proper
public expenditure" The president
should have given this same advice to
the Billion Dollar Congress. Unneces-
sary taxation is unjust taxation, no mat.
ter whether the taxes are imposed by
the state or federal government.
Fl. E. Heppner, mining partner of
d. II. Summers, arrived from Portland
last Friday and is now in Elk City. He
and Summers together have prospected
for years in far off alaska, and are COM
petent to speak for that country, and
they say it offers no such inducements
for the investment of capital in any in
dustry as they can find in Elk City or
any other part of Idaho county. 1t is
distance that lends enchantment to the
view" of Alaska.
The Clearwater bridge is still passable
for teams and travel. Abe Harpster,
the supervisor of that road district, has
graded the approaches at low ford
above the bridge where horsemen can
nj hn ofrin
bridge has fallen. but loaded teams can
still cross by unhitching the horses and
pulling the wagons over by hand. Pack
mules are crossing all the time. The
bridge will be repaired as quickly as
possible when the high water has gone
down.
Zaning Bros, millers of Walla Walla,
have written w. & W. to ascertain
prices of carload lots of oats and barley
laid down in Lewiston. There is a
good surplus of these products stored in
the granaries of our farmers, but the
problem is how to get it to Lewiston at
such rates as these millers can afford to
pay. Every day emphasizes the neces-
sity of railroad from Lewiston to
Camas prairie. With this railroad we
could supply the lower country with
oats, barley, timothy hay, beef cattle,
horses and hog sin any desired quantity.
Josh Fockler came out Saturday from
the state wagon road. He is su-
perintending the construction of section
3. from French creek to the Warm
Springs, and informed us that the road
was completed from the river to Bald
creek, distance of six miles. They are
working twenty-five men and will have
the section finished by July l. H. C.
Brown is working ten men on section 2,
from Florence to the river and is max
ing good progress. Mr.. Fockler says
that one man can cut out in one day all
the down timber on the road between
Florence and Mt. Idaho.
Miss M. E. Robinson this week re-
ceived an elegant and extensive line of
millinery goods for the summer trade.
The ladies will take genuine pleasure in
inspecting the goods .as they are the lat
est STYLES; hats ranging in price from
so cents upward, 50 all can be suited.
In trimmings, flowers, plumes, ribbons
and hat ornaments, the assortment is by
far the best and largest ever brought to