Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-06-05


What has become OF our base ball
club?
s. W REYNOLDS spent several day in
t'wn this week.
This Issue closes the 9th year of pub
lication of the FREE Press.
B. K. Miller is the latest addition to
the Cottonwood list of subscribers.
II. s. Jones replenished the F. p.
larder with a twenty-seven pound ham
last week.
Rev. Howson B. Terry, of the M. E.
Church South, preached in the NJ. E.
church Sunday morning.
A nephew of s. W. Reynolds, accom-
panied by friend, arrived from West
Virginia short time since.
Or. Bibby was called to the Wee-ippe
on Wednesday to attend man who was
injured by tree falling on him.
Owing to the wet weather the town
has been very quiet this week, and a
dearth of local news is the result.
John Clark's pack train loaded at A.
q F Is store with 5000 pounds of freight
yesterday. 1t is destined for Florence.
Dressmaking. cutting and fitting in
latest styles, by Mrs. ]. H. Robert, at
the residence of Mr.. J. B. Cook. in this
city.
The family of Frank Wyatt arrived
Wednesday evening from Greeley. Col
orado, and will spend the summer at
the ranch across Salmon.
Negotiations are in progress for sew.
eral important sales of real estate on
the prairie. which we expect next week
to report as consummated.
The dance advertised for Cottonwood
on the evening of July 8 has been aban-
doned on account of Mr.. CARRIER not Sc
curing the lease of the hotel.
John Clark and sister arrived on Sat
urday's stage. having spent the winter
at their old home in Batavia, Iowa.
They left for Florence Thursday.
A. d. Bartley's house in Mt. Idaho
caught fire Monday and came very near
being consumed. A large hole was
burnt through the roof. Hard work on
the part of citizens saved the building
from total destruction.
The citizens of FairvIew met at the
school house on Saturday last to observe
Memorial day. After exercises at the
school house the people adjourned TO
cemetery and decorated the graves. A
large number of people were in attend
ance.
The Indians of the Colville reserya-
tlon, north of Spokane, have agreed to
sell to the United States government
1900 900 acres of the reservation, they
to receive therefore the sum of ST. ,5OO,-
600. This is the reservation on which
Joseph and his band of Nez Perces are
located.
The Elk City trail is fairly lined with
prospectors going to explore that region
In addition to these, every day parties
pass through town bound for the War
lens and adjacent districts. Idaho coun-
ty mountains will be pretty thoroughly
exploited This summer and sensation.
al lind any day would not surprise us.
Sherwin & Sons have sold their entire
band of cattle now on the Salmon riv-
er range. reserving the yearlings and a
few cows. to Bargen q Sears, of Wal
lace, Idaho. The purchase price was $40
per head, all around. The purchasers
intend butchering the calves for veal,
and fattenng the cows for beef. Bert
Sherwin is now on the range gathering
the first lot.
James Surridge arrived home Monday
from the Kootenai country, where he
has been with band of cattle. He re.
"orts Spokane as rather quiet. but the
Kootenai booming. thousands of men
being in that country. The Great
Northern railrod is pushing construction
AS fast as possible, having q vast nun
ber on the pay rolls. Mr.. Surridge says
there is considerable talk of this coun,
try in the various places he has been.
On Saturday the band turned out anC
marched to the cemetery, accompanied
by a number Of the Grand Army mer
and quite concourse of citizens. NJ
program had been arranged, but afte
marching around the cemetery, putin,
flowers upon the graves of the old sol
diers and that of Chas. Rochepierre, til,
bind discoursed appropriate music Will,
hose present decorated the graves o
friends. Upon request Rev. Maxey
made few remarks regarding tue OBJ
servaDce Of the day.
Among the ol '-timers in town las
week we're Jack German and Jess Brad
ford, of Idaho City, Ike Culp, of Rock,
Bar, Cal White, of Salmon Meadows
and Chas. Peterson, of Parma, in tbi
valley. Bradford and Peterson, in re
ferring to the early days of Idaho. men
toned that in Florence, in 1852, on
company's average daily clean up O
gold was twenty-six pounds, avoirdu
pois, which were weighed on a pair Q
store scales. The claim appeared to b
on top of decomposed quartz ledge
Florence was the richest district eve