Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-05-13
TOWN AND COUNTR NEWS


Betting and lace leather at Bunnell's.
j. W. Bonebrake is again up and
| around.
Walter Hickerson 10 clerking in A &
F's store.
s. L. Cowen is building q new barn
on his lots in the south part Of town.
J. s. Sample sends the F. P. to his
father, ]. Sample. at Eureka, Kansas.
BoRN:-To the wife of Ed. Liston, on
Stock Creek, May 9th. 1892, ten pound
boy.
The democratic club did not hold a
meeting Saturday on account Of the
heavy rain.
For SALE:-Thirty head of good stock
cattle. for sale cheap. For further par
ticulars inquire at this office.
The date of holding the republican
convention to nominate state officers
has been changed to August IS.
E. M. Haworth and family lerve this
week for northern California, where
they expect to reside In the future.
Vollmer & Scott are erecting a frame
structure adjoining the store building
on the west. to be used as quarters for
the new bank.
Prospectors are beginning to turn
toward the mountains. The snow will
lay on the high ridges very late this
season. making travelling bad.
In this weeks issue will be found q
letter from J. N. Banks, written to the
! Palouse News while he WAS visiting our
prairie recently. Our resources are fast
becoming known and appreciated.
A. B. Halloway, recently from New
York. has been on the prairie the last
week looking at our beautiful country.
Like all new comers he is highly
pleased, and will inyest in real estate
| here.
w. II. Campbell arrived from Cross
Keys, Oregon, on Monday. Mr.. Camp
bell has been away from the prairie for
two years. and expressed surprise at the
substantial growth Of the town during
that period. He will probably remain
permanently among US.
H. II. Tucker and wife, of Moscow
have been on the prairie this week
! Mr.. Tucker owns 100 acres of land sis
miles west of town. With him wert
two brothers, who have gone to th,
Salmon river country, and will probabl,
locate upon unsurveyed land there.
The republican convention at Poca
tello elected F. T. Dubois, Willis Sweet
Monte b. Gwynn, James NJ. Shoup. w
b. Hepburn, and d. c. Lock wood a
delegates to the convention at Mime
apolis. The delegates we're instructe,
to vote for no man as president who i
known as an enemy of the free coinag
idea. and indorsed James G. Blaine a
the preference of the Idaho republican
for president.
c. B. Noah, who has been for som
and Salmon river, was In town Monda
and left money to pay his subscription
to the FREE Press. Mr.. Noah has pror
critics on Craig mountain which he Ina
made assays Of which run very higf
His latest discovery is on White Bird, {
ledge Of fine looking rock which h
thinks is veritable bonanza. We hon
that the most sangune expectations c
Mr.. Noah will be more than fulfilled.
1t has now been two years since th
farmers of Camas Prairie raised the fun
to print the pamphlets which wei
distributed under the auspices OF tn
Fairview Farmers Club. Thes
pamphlets turned the attention
homeseekers to our beautiful countr
and were the means of increasing th
price Of every acre of good land on til
prairie at least forty per cent. 1t doe
not pay to hide light under a bush,
and wait for some one to kick over tn
bushel to see it. Advertise our resourct
and the money expended will be repai
hundred fold.
Messrs. A. T. spotswood and J. "
Blscker of Moscow called at our offis
Tuesday. They are members of tt
Denver Land and Town Compan,
!. They took in Grangeville and Mt. Idah
to-day and have been looking over Ii
, agricultural lands In Idaho county ft
the past week. They are greatly d.
lighted with the outlook and are su
prised at the magnitude of the prair
and astonished when they figure VIII,
it will produce when put in cultivation
Tney further say there is no doubt b,
it is ample to support half dozen lare
towns, of which they think Denver wi
be the great metropolis. Mr.. Spotswoo
gave us liberal advertisement, as /
desires to purchase few choice piec,
of wheat land, and we hope be will fin
it. He evidently understands b
business and knows his way to Ii
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