Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-03-25
TOWN AND COUNTRY NEWS

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er that's out of joint.
Reciprocity is free trade on a small
scale for the favored few.
Wallace Scott returned last Saturday
from swing around the circle.
Co. c. will have its regular drill to.
morrow Saturday. afternoon, at D. m.
P. McEptee came ont from Elk Sun
day and reports fine prospects on Min
eral Hill.
X. II. Richards and J. H. Babendorf
were out from Warrens this week Oh
their way TO Asotin.
The democratic club meets to- morrow
afternoon at . p. M. A full attendance
of all members of the executive COM
mittee is desired.
The trustees of White Bird school
district have engaged Mr. John Gould
to teach the coming term which COM
mences on April 4.
Are you thinking of fencing? If sore
member that G. C. Bunnell furnishes
the famous Glidden Barb wire. There
is none better, none cheaper.
E. w. Oliver. of Guy. WASH, is on
the prairie prepared to buy land. and
will doubtless negotiate the purchase of
well known ranch near town in a few
| days.
VIM. Won Berge has sold 800 acres of
land nine miles west of town to a Mr..
Ringgold, of the Palouse country. The
, sale was consummated through the FREE
I PRESS agency.
DIR. Turner was over from Cottonwood
Wednesday and mad welcome call at
the printing office. The DR.. is building
up good practice on the prairie and is
on the go all the time.
Until further notice the steamer will
leave Lewiston for Riparia on Mondays
and Thursdays at IN. Returning will
leave Riparia for Lewiston on Tuesdays
and Fridays at 1.30 m.
Mr.. Hall has taken down the old rail
fences that were standing on his addi-
ton and the effect is wonderful. This
addition is a beautiful one and property
there is bound to become valuable.
j. g. poss has purchased the 320 acres
of land in Lake district formerly owned
by Joseph Turpin, of Dram, Oregon.
The price paid was $1,000, and the sale
was consummated by the FREE PRESS
Real Estate Bureau.
Out of sixty voters seen by 7. B. Al
len during his canvass of the Salmon
river country with the county seat peti.
ton, fifty-six signed it, which conclu-
siyely shows the sentiment of the peo-
pie in that neighborhood.
DIR. Lock hart has set aside one after
noon Of each week for extracting free.
die Will extract teeth free OF charge on
Wednesday afternoon of each week.
The most difficult cases of extraction So
icited. Not more than four teeth ex-
tracted for one party.
The fine weather finally broke up Sat
urday evening last and we were treated
to heavy showers of rain, with some
snow, which dissolved as it fell. The
change was very timely, AS the fruit
trees were budding too early in the sea-
son for this climate, and the cold spell
checke the growth of the too previous
vegetation.
The county central committee on last
Saturday decided TO have the repubi.
cans of the county select six delegates !
10 the state convention at Pocatello on
May 7, on Saturday April 2. after the
meeting of the Republican club. A full
attendance is desired at that time. Re-
member The time and place, Saturday,
April 2, Grange hall. Grangevile.
John Hotelling's house burned to the |
ground on Wednesday. Mr.. Hotellng
was in Grangevile at the time, no one |
being at the house except an old man
by the name of Price, who is partially
paralyzed. Sheriff Wood and John |
Rice were going to Mt. Idaho and were
the first to arrive; but for them the old |
man would probably have perished in
the flames. None of the contents of |
the building were saved.
We are told that gentleman named |
Farnsworth, from Palouse City, has re-
Gently purchased two farms on the Cot.
tonwood side of the prairie, and is con.
templating the erection of roller pro-
cess Touring mill. He asks bonus of
$1,000 in cash. We are told, of which
amount 500 has already been pledged,
and there is no doubt but that the re-
mander will be speedily forthcoming.
and that the mill will be fact in good
time. Mr.. Farnsworth has looked the
field over with some care and has form
ed the opinion that the milling facilities
of thus county are totally inadequate TO
its requirements and that well equip
ped Touring mill will create for itself a
home market for home produce. Sue
cess to all such enterprises.